Fater A Khadour, Younes A Khadour, Bashar M Ebrahem
A qualitative survey on factors affecting depression and anxiety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study in Syria
Scientific reports
field medical education students faced significant challenges covid19 pandemic abrupt alterations made form preventative precautions virtual classes replaced onsite classes clinical placements canceled social distance interventions prevented facetoface practical sessions present study aimed assess students performance satisfaction transition psychiatry course onsite entirely online covid19 pandemic retrospective nonclinical noninterventional comparative educational research study included students registered psychiatric course academic year 2020 prepandemiconsite 2021 pandemiconlineto assess students satisfaction utilized national commission academic accreditation assessment ncaaa students satisfaction survey used academic quality unit ksu college medicinesatisfaction assessed six domains course organization learning resources faculty experiences clinical teaching practical sessions overall satisfaction reliability questionnaire measured using cronbachs alpha testto assess performance students grades periods obtained exam center total 193 medical students enrolled study 80 received onsite learning assessment another 113 received full online learning assessment students mean indicators course satisfaction online courses exceeded corresponding indicators significantly compared onsite courses indicators included students satisfaction terms course organization p 0001 medical learning resources p 0050 faculty experience p 0050 overall course p 0050 significant differences regarding satisfaction practical sessions p 0050 clinical teaching p 0050 students performance mean significantly higher online 9176 compared onsite courses 8858 p 0001 cohens statistic showed medium level enhancement students overall grades cohens 041 students perceived switch online delivery methods favorably students satisfaction significantly improved regarding themes course organization faculty experience learning resources overall course satisfaction similar level adequate student satisfaction maintained terms clinical teaching practical sessions transition course elearning addition online course associated trend toward higher students grades however assessment achievement course learning outcomes maintenance positive impact warrants investigation