Research practices and publication obstacles among interns at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2011–2012

Alsayed, Nouf; El-Deek, Basem; Tayeb, Safwan; Ayuob, Nasra Naeim; Al-Harbi, Abdullah

doi:10.1097/01.epx.0000417978.44502.61

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“…Nevertheless, despite these limitations, it is important to note that participant responses to the anonymous survey used in the current study may have been more honest than those from other research utilising different methods of data collection. 25 …”

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Attitudes of Saudi Arabian Undergraduate Medical Students towards Health Research

AlHilali

Al-Kahtani

Zaman

et al. 2016

SQUMJ

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abstract:Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate attitudes, perceptions and perceived barriers towards health research among Saudi Arabian undergraduate medical students. Methods: This cross-sectional study took place between August and October 2014 and included 520 students from five medical schools across Saudi Arabia. An anonymous online survey with 21 close-ended questions was designed to assess students' attitudes towards research, contribution to research-related activities, awareness of the importance of research, perception of available resources/opportunities for research, appreciation of medical students' research contributions and perceived barriers to research. Responses were scored on a 5-point Likert scale. Results: A total of 401 students participated in the study (response rate: 77.1%). Of these, 278 (69.3%) were female. A positive attitude towards research was reported by 43.9% of the students. No statistically significant differences were observed between genders with regards to attitudes towards and available resources for research (P = 0.500 and 0.200, respectively). Clinical students had a significantly more positive attitude towards research compared to preclinical students (P = 0.007). Only 26.4% of the respondents believed that they had adequate resources/opportunities for research. According to the students, perceived barriers to undertaking research included time constraints (n = 200; 49.9%), lack of research mentors (n = 95; 23.7%), lack of formal research methodology training (n = 170; 42.4%) and difficulties in conducting literature searches (n = 145; 36.2%). Conclusion: Less than half of the surveyed Saudi Arabian medical students had a positive attitude towards health research. Medical education policies should aim to counteract the barriers identified in this study.

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Attitudes of Saudi Arabian Undergraduate Medical Students towards Health Research

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“…The study questionnaire also included questions about the obstacles and barriers preventing students from conducting or participating in medical research. Barrier items included in the questionnaire (n=22 items) were formulated according to the data available in the previous qualitative studies, 2 , 5 , 9 , 10 , 14 , 15 and then categorized to include personal (n=6 items) and institutional aspects (n=16 items). Each studied barrier item was scored as follows: 1= totally disagree; 2= disagree; 3= neutral; 4= agree; 5= totally agree.…”

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Perceptions, barriers, and practices of medical research among students at Taibah College of Medicine, Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Noorelahi¹,

Soubhanneyaz²,

Kasim³

2015

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BackgroundResearch is an extremely crucial element in the advancement and improvement of health care services provided to the public.AimTo assess perceptions, barriers, and practices of medical research among students at Taibah College of Medicine, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.MethodsA cross-sectional, self-administered, validated, pretested, and structured questionnaire was completed by 233 medical students (third, fourth, and fifth study year). The questionnaire consisted of demographic data, students’ attitude, practices, and barriers. The collected data were analyzed using appropriate statistical methods including predictive logistic regression models. The level of statistical significance was defined as P#0.05.ResultsThe overall response rate was 64.7% (233/360). The mean age of the studied students was 22.6±1.1 years, of them 50.1% were males and 48.9% were females. The average attitude score was significantly higher among fourth- and fifth-year medical students compared with that of the third-year students. There has been a statistically significant difference between male and female students regarding their practice of medical research where the higher percent of students reported participation in previous medical research was among female students (79%). The most important obstacle predictors implicated in not conducting research among all the studied students were inadequate facility for research, lack of interest by faculty or guide, and unavailability of the samples or patients.ConclusionThe students in the study showed a moderately high positive attitude toward medical research. Addressing and solving perceived students’ barriers by faculty staff and administrators are essential in order to ensure an improvement in research activities among medical students.

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“…15,16 Integrating the research further into the curriculum was among the recommendations concluded from previous studies conducted at the FOM, KAU. 17,18 In response to that, the curriculum committee at the FOM encouraged integration of research skills into the course and modules. One interesting finding in the present work is the students' satisfaction regarding the newly introduced module objectives related to the scientific research skills.…”

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Effect of integrating research skills with basic sciences in an interdisciplinary integrated endocrine module on students’ satisfaction and performance

Alrefaie¹,

El-Deek²,

Ayuob³

2017

IJPER

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Background: A system-based integrated curriculum has been implemented at Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University since the academic year 2006/2007. There were many calls to increase the integration level and to integrate the scientific research skills into the medical curriculum. Objectives: This study aimed to document the steps taken to establish a higher level of integration of basic sciences along with the scientific research skills and to assess the effect of such changes on student satisfaction and performance. Methods: The integration level among the endocrine basic sciences was increased from the temporal co-ordination to the interdisciplinary level. Students' assessment methods were modified accordingly. Scientific research skills were incorporated into the module. Students' satisfaction and performance were compared before and after implementation of these changes. Results: A significant increase in students' satisfaction with the module organization was recorded. A significant increase in students' self-reported motivation to study the endocrine subject matter as well as improvement of their research skills was also reported compared to that of the students studied the module before the reform. The percentage of students got grade an after modular reform was significantly higher compared to those who studied the traditional module while the overall success rate showed non-significant increase. Conclusion: This interdisciplinary integrated endocrine module provides framework and tips for module construction that would improve critical thinking skills, research skill and prepare the students to be life-long learners.

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Research practices and publication obstacles among interns at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2011–2012

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Attitudes of Saudi Arabian Undergraduate Medical Students towards Health Research

Attitudes of Saudi Arabian Undergraduate Medical Students towards Health Research

Perceptions, barriers, and practices of medical research among students at Taibah College of Medicine, Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Effect of integrating research skills with basic sciences in an interdisciplinary integrated endocrine module on students’ satisfaction and performance

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