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Improving Learning and Study Strategies in Undergraduate Medical Students: A Pre-Post Study.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Sisa, Ivan Garcés, María Sol Crespo-Andrade, Cristina Tobar, Claudia |
| Editor | Adsuar Sala, José Carmelo Carlos-Vivas, Jorge Mendoza-Muñoz, María Muñoz-Bermejo, Laura Gómez-Galán, Rafael |
| Copyright Year | 2023 |
| Abstract | We aimed to describe the impact of a structured interventional program to improve learning and study skills in undergraduate medical students from a Latin American medical school. The interventional program’s design was based on diagnostic/prescriptive assessment test scores measuring ten scales. The program consisted of five tailored workshops. The cohort studied consisted of 81 third-year medical students. The outcome variable was the difference between “pre” and “post” test scores. The unadjusted score percentiles were used to compare improvement in learning and study skills. In addition, a sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess variation in the mean difference of the test scores by the number of workshops attended. The response rate was 100% (81/81) for the pre test and ~77% (62/81) for the post test. After the interventional program, nine out of ten scales showed statistical improvement, except for the scale of motivation. The scales with the highest and lowest percent change improvement were time management (66%, p-value: <0.001) and motivation (14.9%, p-value: 0.06). The students who attended more workshops obtained a higher percent change improvement in the post test. These findings suggest that through a well-designed interventional program, it is possible to improve learning and study skills among medical students. |
| Journal | Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC9914150 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| PubMed reference number | 36766950 |
| e-ISSN | 22279032 |
| DOI | 10.3390/healthcare11030375 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2023-01-28 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). © 2023 by the authors. |
| Subject Keyword | learning and study strategies study habits Latin America |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Health Informatics Health Policy Health Information Management Leadership and Management |
