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Home > Vol 32, No 6 (2014) > Pitanupong

Psychiatry and Self-Assessment of the Development of Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Awareness in Sixth Year Medical Students, Prince of Songkla University

Jarurin Pitanupong, Supawan Kanapikkhu

Abstract

Objective: To compare knowledge, attitude, and self-awareness of psychiatry among sixth year medical students in the 2012-2013 academic year before and after studying in the Department of Psychiatry.

Material and Method: This was a prospective comparative study using a self-administered questionnaire among sixth year medical students before and after studying in the Department of Psychiatry. Data were presented descriptively (frequency, percentage, mean), and comparisons between the pre- and post-test scores were made using the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test.

Results: Out of a total of 354 sixth-year medical students 347 (98%) participated in this study. The mean age of participants was 23.6 years (standard deviation (S.D.)=0.9, range 21-30); the grade point average was 3.3 (S.D.=0.2 range, 2.50-3.95). The results showed that student scores were significantly higher at the end of the study period in knowledge, attitude, and self- awareness (p<0.0001).

Conclusion: After studying psychiatry, the self-assessed student scores were higher in knowledge, attitude, and self- awareness.

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ความรู้; จิตเวชศาสตร์; ตัวตน; ทัศนคติ; นักศึกษาแพทย์; attitude; knowledge; medical student; psychiatry; self-awareness

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About The Authors

Jarurin Pitanupong
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand.
Thailand

Supawan Kanapikkhu
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand.
Thailand

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