Comparative changes in psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and concordance attitudes between online and face-to-face undergraduate psychiatry education in a university in Borneo, Malaysia
Introduction: Psychiatry posting is one of essential posting for medical students in Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Apart from learning about mental health disorder, students are also exposed to various psychotherapies techniques are crucial in psychiatric practise. However, in view of COVID-19, online...
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| description | Introduction: Psychiatry posting is one of essential posting for medical students in Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Apart from learning about mental health disorder, students are also exposed to various psychotherapies techniques are crucial in psychiatric practise. However, in view of COVID-19, online learning had to be adopted, instead of the traditional face-to-face learning. Methods: The study aimed to assess the difference in diverse psychological constructs, such as psychological mindedness, flexibility, and mindfulness; pre- & post-psychiatry posting, and to determine whether online learning was comparable to face-to-face learning. The study was done on 58 undergraduate medical student populations, utilizing a set of scales to determine the psychological constructs, viz., balanced Index of psychological mindedness, Leeds attitudes to Concordance Scale II (LATCon II), the mindful attention awareness scale, and the acceptance and action questionnaire-II, which were administered before & after completion of the posting. Results: Results were subsequently analysed using IBM SPSS. Interestingly, both control group (mean difference= 15.155, p= 0.004) and online psychiatry posting (mean difference 12.691, p= 0.014) had higher mindfulness level when compared to face-to-face psychiatry posting. Despite the common perception that psychiatry posting raises awareness regarding mental health, it was found that there were no significant differences in psychological constructs pre- and post-psychiatry posting. Interestingly, the online psychiatry posting also found to be as effective as the face-to-face psychiatry posting. Conclusion: This study highlighted the applicability of online learning in psychiatry, which could be crucial in maintaining continuity of learning during these uncertain times. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-342552022-09-29T03:29:33Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34255/ Comparative changes in psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and concordance attitudes between online and face-to-face undergraduate psychiatry education in a university in Borneo, Malaysia Pang, Nicholas Tze Ping Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim Shoesmith, Wendy Diana James, Sandi LB2326.4-2330 Institutions of higher education Introduction: Psychiatry posting is one of essential posting for medical students in Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Apart from learning about mental health disorder, students are also exposed to various psychotherapies techniques are crucial in psychiatric practise. However, in view of COVID-19, online learning had to be adopted, instead of the traditional face-to-face learning. Methods: The study aimed to assess the difference in diverse psychological constructs, such as psychological mindedness, flexibility, and mindfulness; pre- & post-psychiatry posting, and to determine whether online learning was comparable to face-to-face learning. The study was done on 58 undergraduate medical student populations, utilizing a set of scales to determine the psychological constructs, viz., balanced Index of psychological mindedness, Leeds attitudes to Concordance Scale II (LATCon II), the mindful attention awareness scale, and the acceptance and action questionnaire-II, which were administered before & after completion of the posting. Results: Results were subsequently analysed using IBM SPSS. Interestingly, both control group (mean difference= 15.155, p= 0.004) and online psychiatry posting (mean difference 12.691, p= 0.014) had higher mindfulness level when compared to face-to-face psychiatry posting. Despite the common perception that psychiatry posting raises awareness regarding mental health, it was found that there were no significant differences in psychological constructs pre- and post-psychiatry posting. Interestingly, the online psychiatry posting also found to be as effective as the face-to-face psychiatry posting. Conclusion: This study highlighted the applicability of online learning in psychiatry, which could be crucial in maintaining continuity of learning during these uncertain times. Penerbit UMS 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34255/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34255/3/ABSTRACT.pdf Pang, Nicholas Tze Ping and Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim and Shoesmith, Wendy Diana and James, Sandi (2021) Comparative changes in psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and concordance attitudes between online and face-to-face undergraduate psychiatry education in a university in Borneo, Malaysia. Borneo Epidemiology Journal, 2. pp. 13-24. ISSN 2735-0266 (P-ISSN) , 2716-7070 (E-ISSN) https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/bej/article/view/3237/2139 https://doi.org/10.51200/bej.v2i1.3237 https://doi.org/10.51200/bej.v2i1.3237 |
| spellingShingle | LB2326.4-2330 Institutions of higher education Pang, Nicholas Tze Ping Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim Shoesmith, Wendy Diana James, Sandi Comparative changes in psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and concordance attitudes between online and face-to-face undergraduate psychiatry education in a university in Borneo, Malaysia |
| title | Comparative changes in psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and concordance attitudes between online and face-to-face undergraduate psychiatry education in a university in Borneo, Malaysia |
| title_full | Comparative changes in psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and concordance attitudes between online and face-to-face undergraduate psychiatry education in a university in Borneo, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Comparative changes in psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and concordance attitudes between online and face-to-face undergraduate psychiatry education in a university in Borneo, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative changes in psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and concordance attitudes between online and face-to-face undergraduate psychiatry education in a university in Borneo, Malaysia |
| title_short | Comparative changes in psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and concordance attitudes between online and face-to-face undergraduate psychiatry education in a university in Borneo, Malaysia |
| title_sort | comparative changes in psychological mindedness mindfulness and concordance attitudes between online and face to face undergraduate psychiatry education in a university in borneo malaysia |
| topic | LB2326.4-2330 Institutions of higher education |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34255/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34255/3/ABSTRACT.pdf |
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