Sayeed Naqibullah Orfan
Instructors' perceptions and use of first language in EFL classes in Afghanistan
Heliyon
one new educational systems mentorship method study aimed investigate effect peer mentoring program clinical academic progress psychological characteristics operating room students research randomized controlled trial conducted undergraduate students operating room department khomein faculty medical sciences markazi province iran number operating room students 70 divided intervention control groups random allocation using permuted block randomization inclusion criteria included operating room students internship exclusion criteria included failure complete questionnaires data collection tools demographic questionnaire depression anxiety stress scale rosenberg selfesteem scale situational motivational scale control group clinical training done traditional way intervention group training done peer mentoring method obtained data analyzed using descriptive statistics independent ttest paired ttest chisquare test ancova univariable multivariable linear regression study revealed significant differences intervention control groups postintervention intervention group demonstrated substantial increases selfconfidence mean difference 597 p 0001 significant reductions stress levels mean difference 322 p 0001 conversely minimal changes noted control group selfconfidence mean difference 0057 p 0934 stress levels mean difference 0142 p 0656 although groups experienced decreases anxiety depression levels changes statistically significant p 005 furthermore intervention significantly enhanced academic progress intervention group compared control group mean difference 2031 p 0001 results showed implementation peer mentoring program effective improving academic progress selfconfidence reducing stress operating room students therefore educational method used addition usual methods improve education operating room students