ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Worldwide Students’ Satisfaction with Virtual Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
Background: With the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, most schools and universities worldwide were forced to cancel their face-to-face activities and switch to e-learning and online education. This study aimed to investigate students' satisfaction with virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and Methods: The present study is a systematic review of Persian and English articles extracted from Persian (SID, Magiran, and CIVILICA); and English databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and EMBASE) up to November 2021 using the related Mesh keywords.Results: The students’ satisfaction with virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic across worldwide studies ranged from 26.4% (Jordan) to 82% (Saudi Arabia). The highest satisfaction was related to students from Saudi Arabia, Poland, and South Korea, and the lowest satisfaction was related to students from Jordan, Iran, and the USA. According to respondents’ answers, the main advantages of online learning were the ability to stay home, continuous access to online materials, learning at one’s own pace, and comfortable surroundings. The results showed that the quality of e-learning was mainly derived from service quality with administrative, technical, and learning assistance through tutors and the library, teachers’ active role in the process of online education with their responsiveness and timely feedback, and the overall system quality with the mode of delivery and IT infrastructure.Conclusion: Satisfaction with the quality of virtual education varied in different countries from 26.4 to 82%. Online learning is essential in current times but is not an effective alternative for all college students. The blended method that combines face-to-face classes and practical sessions with online learning can be a practical suggestion.
https://www.medicaleducation-bulletin.ir/article_142130_8463e869cc400ad0dd7f0ca4519d107b.pdf
2022-03-01
351
362
10.22034/meb.2021.320974.1043
E-learning
Satisfaction
Students
Virtual Education
Worldwide
Ali
Niknaee
aliniknaee401@gmail.com
1
Municipality of the City of Damghan, Damghan, Iran.
AUTHOR
SeyedRamzan
Miremad
seyedramzanmi0@gmail.com
2
Municipality of the City of Damghan, Damghan, Iran.
AUTHOR
Hasan
Salmannejad
hasansalmanne8@gmail.com
3
Municipality of the City of Damghan, Damghan, Iran.
AUTHOR
Neda
Khalili Samani
neda.khalili.samani.1368@gmail.com
4
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran & Social Security Organization, Isfahan, Iran.
AUTHOR
Fatemeh
Babakhanian
fateme_babakhanian@yahoo.com
5
MA in Business Management, Iran Insurance, Damghan, Semnan Province, Iran.
AUTHOR
Saeedeh
Piri
saeedepiri@yahoo.com
6
MSN, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Madani Hospital, Khorramabad, Iran.
AUTHOR
Hossein
Akhavan
akhavanh@mums.ac.ir
7
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Intensive care, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward COVID-19 among University Students Worldwide: A Systematic Review
Background: Lack of accurate information about epidemic diseases or lack of a comprehensive clinical picture of the disease and its ways of transmission in the past decades have resulted in high fatalities. This study was designed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of students worldwide toward COVID-19.Materials and Methods: In this systematic review, a systemic search of online databases (Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CIVILICA, and Google Scholar search engine) was conducted for related studies with no time limit up to November 2021. Two reviewers evaluated the quality of eligible studies and carried out the selection procedure.Results: A total of 33 studies from 19 countries across all continents assessing the COVID-19 KAP of 28,081 participants were included. The overall correct answers for knowledge, good attitude, and good practice across worldwide studies ranged from 29.8-97.2%, 28.1-91.15%, and 51.5-99.5%, respectively. The highest and lowest knowledge scores were related to Indian and Indonesian students. The highest positive attitude was related to Indian students, and the lowest positive attitude was related to Malaysian students. The results also showed that the highest positive performance was related to Indian students, and the lowest rate was related to Indonesian students. In addition, gender, university year, level of education, and field of study were determined as factors associated with the overall KAP of students (P<0.05).Conclusion: The results showed that medical students had higher knowledge and attitude on COVID-19, but non-medical students had more acceptable performance. KAP scores were higher in Indian students than students in other countries.
https://www.medicaleducation-bulletin.ir/article_142450_2575435fd675c59a802c31d6eda45631.pdf
2022-03-01
363
373
10.22034/meb.2021.321832.1046
Attitude
Knowledge
Practice
Students
Worldwide
Shahabaldin
Sorouri
shahab_s59@yahoo.com
1
Assistant Professor of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
AUTHOR
Benyamin
Fazli
benjamin.fazli@yahoo.com
2
Assistant Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
AUTHOR
Samaneh
Noroozi asl
norouziasls@mums.ac.ir
3
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
LEAD_AUTHOR
Masumeh
Rafiee
dr.rafiee10353@gmail.com
4
Pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
AUTHOR
Vahid
Soheili
vahid_so82@yahoo.com
5
Department of Pharmaceutical Control, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
AUTHOR
Adeleh
Khodabakhshi
khodabakhshiadeleh@yahoo.com
6
Student Research Committee, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Factors Associated with COVID‐19 Vaccine Acceptance Worldwide: A Rapid Review
Background: While vaccines are acknowledged as one of the most successful public health measures, an increasing number of people doubt the safety or necessity of vaccines. We aimed to assess and identify the factors associated with COVID‐19 vaccination acceptance worldwide.Materials and Methods: In this review, a systemic search of online databases (Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CIVILICA, and Google Scholar search engine) was conducted for related studies with no time limit up to December 2021. Results: The percentage of individuals willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine across worldwide studies ranged from 23.1% to 92%. Willingness to vaccinate was dependent on factors such as male gender, older age groups (aged 65 or older), race (Asian race), higher income, ethnicity (Hispanic ethnicity), specialists’ recommendations, access barriers (location of vaccine delivery, relative cost, time and distance to access vaccine), and a higher level of education. Hesitancy was mostly driven by vaccine safety concerns, perceived effectiveness, distrust in health officials or public health experts to ensure vaccine safety, lack of vaccine offer or lack of communication from trusted providers and community, vaccine characteristics (i.e., ways the vaccine will be administered and where the vaccine is made), and speed of vaccine development and was associated with fear of known or unknown long-term side effects.Conclusion: The top three reasons people agree to vaccinate were "to protect themselves and others", "belief in vaccination and science", and "to help stop the virus spread". Willingness to vaccinate differed by age, gender, race, income status, ethnicity, specialists’ recommendations, access barriers (including the location of vaccine delivery, relative cost, time, and distance to access a vaccine), and education.
https://www.medicaleducation-bulletin.ir/article_141238_b74db67569f13240173eb9b5ed8f9bce.pdf
2022-03-01
375
385
10.22034/meb.2021.318247.1040
acceptance
COVID-19
Hesitancy
Vaccination
Worldwide
Abolfazl
Fattah
drabolfazlfatah@gmail.com
1
Velayat Hospital, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
AUTHOR
Mohammadjavad
Mohammadtaghizadeh
dr.taghizadeh87@gmail.com
2
Atherosclerosis Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
AUTHOR
Hamed
Azadi
azadi-h@medilam.ac.ir
3
Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
A Survey of Medical Students' Opinions on the Quality of Virtual Education Courses Held in Bushehr University of Medical Sciences during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Background: Evaluation is necessary to reform and advance activities. The main purpose of the evaluation of education in universities is to improve the training programs and activities of faculty members. This study aimed to investigate the opinions of medical students about the quality of virtual education courses held during the COVID-19 period.Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was performed at Bushehr University of Medical Sciences in 2020. Consensus sampling was used to select medical students. Data collection was carried out using baseline characteristics and a valid 13-item questionnaire. Medical students were asked to rate the items based on a five-point Likert scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16.0.Results: Ninety medical students participated in this study. Of the participants, 57.8% were women and 11.1% were married. Findings showed that 84.5% of students agreed to have virtual education courses and 57.7% of students expressed satisfaction with the quality of virtual education. The results also showed that 84.5% of students expressed dissatisfaction with the occurrence of technical and infrastructural problems during online education sections, and 70% of students expressed dissatisfaction with unresponsiveness to their homework activities. There was a statistically significant relationship between satisfaction with virtual education and the gender of students (P <0.05).Conclusion: A total of 84.5% of students agreed with holding virtual education sections, and more than half were satisfied with the quality of virtual education. Two-thirds of the students were dissatisfied with the occurrence of technical and infrastructural problems during online sections, as well as students' homework and questions on time.
https://www.medicaleducation-bulletin.ir/article_131601_21d1bb350a4b0b112637a9c33ca676f2.pdf
2022-03-01
387
396
10.22034/meb.2021.290014.1002
COVID-19
Medical students
Virtual Education
Quality
Amer
Yazdanparast
ameryazdanparast1964@gmail.com
1
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
AUTHOR
Hashem
Lashgari kalat
masumeh_saeedi@yahoo.com
2
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatric, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandarabbs, Iran.
AUTHOR
Nahid
Marvi
marvin1@nums.ac.ir
3
MSc, Counseling in Midwifery, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran.
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Challenges to Online Education in Medical Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Background: The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has affected the world medical education system and has led to changes in conventional teaching methods in most universities. This study aimed to review the challenges of online education in medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and Methods: In this review, a systemic search of online databases (Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CIVILICA, and Google Scholar search engine) based on Mesh keywords in related articles was conducted for related studies from January 2020 to December 2021. The evaluation of eligible studies and selection was done by two reviews.Results: The findings of this study indicated the challenges of online education in the crisis caused by the COVID-19 in three areas of student and cultural, education and research, and management, administration, and finance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these challenges can affect the physical, psychological, social, educational and behavioral status of students and professors and educational and research processes, and cause irreparable damage to the administrative, executive, and financial infrastructure of universities. Therefore, ideas and solutions to solve these problems can facilitate high-quality and sustainable education for students.Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic could have a positive effect on some aspects of medical education. However, numerous challenges have arisen, involving issues related to the student and cultural fields, education, and research, and financial issues. In the field of medical education, the development of online medical simulators, the promotion of virtual hospitals and telemedicine (telemedicine), the provision of virtual cases, and the conduct of online examinations can help to promote virtual education.
https://www.medicaleducation-bulletin.ir/article_142560_a93dc63f6d542e6dc1a04dc2926553ac.pdf
2022-03-01
397
405
10.22034/meb.2021.322084.1047
Challenges
COVID-19
medical education
online education
Fatemeh
Rajab Dizavandi
rajabf2@mums.ac.ir
1
PhD Student of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad, Iran.
AUTHOR
Abbas
Heydari
heydaria@mums.ac.ir
2
Professor of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad, Iran.
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Examining Effective Factors, Inhibitory Factors and the Most Common Methods of Cheating in Students: A Systematic Review
Background Cheating is a common unethical phenomenon in educational systems. This study aimed to investigate the effective factors, inhibitory factors, and the most common methods of cheating among Iranian students.Materials and Methods: This systematic review was conducted by a systematic search of electronic resources in English such as Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE with no time limit from inception up to June 2021 using the following keywords, alone or in combination: "Cheating", "Students", "Inhibitory factors", "Iran", "Iranian students" and "Common factors".Results: Ten to 80% of students have experienced cheating at least once throughout their education. Some effective factors on cheating include fear of rejection or failure in subjects, difficult course/subject, the large volume of content, insufficient study time, and professors' unreasonable expectations from students. There are inhibitory factors that limit cheating, such as individual conscience, individual beliefs, and the atmosphere in the classroom. The most common methods of cheating mentioned by students include looking at a classmates’ paper and copying their answers, showing their own exam papers to other classmates, and exchanging answers through certain gestures. Cheating was more frequent among male students compared to females (p <0.05), and also among students in the 18-24 age group compared to other groups.Conclusion Cheating is prevalent among university students, particularly in difficult subjects and large volumes. It is possible to reduce this phenomenon by strengthening personal and religious beliefs, improving the classroom atmosphere, formative tests, and changing the type of exam questions.
https://www.medicaleducation-bulletin.ir/article_132893_b072bcb00e2247f67bf70cf58cd40c8e.pdf
2022-03-01
407
416
10.22034/meb.2021.293126.1006
cheating
Inhibitory Factors
Effective Factors
Prevalence
Students
Masumeh
Saeidi
saeidi.masumeh20@gmail.com
1
Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
AUTHOR
Masumeh
Noori
2
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
AUTHOR
Homa
Jajarmi Khayyat
jajarmikh971@mums.ac.ir
3
MD, Pediatrician, Department of Pediatric, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
AUTHOR
Mohamad
Ashraf azimi
mashrafazimi@gmail.com
4
MD, General Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnourd, Iran.
AUTHOR
Molood
Bolourian
bolourianm971@mums.ac.ir
5
MD, Pediatrician, Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
LEAD_AUTHOR
Maryam
Mirzaei
6
Jiroft University of Medical Science, Jiroft, Kerman, Iran.
AUTHOR