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Background: Medical students are the future doctors who are the primary caregivers for the society. High level of stress can obstruct the learning of medical students by impairing their concentration, problem solving, and decision-making skills. Improving mental well-being of medical students will ensure community safety. The stakeholders need to realize positive role of mental well-being on academic performance of students. This will not only benefit the students as well as the society as a whole. Aim and Objective: The present study was innovatively planned to determine the impact of the motivational sessions on relieving perceived stress and anxiety of the students along-with impact of such sessions on motivation for learning. Materials and Methods: An interventional cross-sectional study was designed for 2nd year MBBS students. A module comprising of eight sessions for improving mental well-being of undergraduate students was designed by an interprofessional team comprising a medical teacher, clinical phycologist, psychiatrist, and medical students. The pre-validated scales used were Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) to assess anxiety level, Perceived Stress Scale to assess perceived stress, and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire to measure the types of learning strategies and academic motivation of college students. Results: About 64% (n = 46) of the participants were male and 36% (n = 26) were female students. The present study showed no significant association between the gender and stress. It was seen that number of students with high perceived stress before the session were reduced by as much as 72.41% and that of students with highest motivation for learning strategies doubled from 18 to 36 (100% improvement).The difference in means of HAM-A scores in post-test and pre-tests is highly significant (P = 0.01). The students were very much satisfied with the mode and content of the module. They expressed that these sessions made them feel thought of and cared for. Conclusion: It is strongly recommended to apply this interprofessional interventional approach to improve the mental well-being of medical students for better academic performances.
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This integrative review aimed to investigate the structure of successful interventions in the development of self-regulation for learning to optimize reading comprehension of Basic Education students. The search for articles was carried out in five databases, and by the method of searching for quotes. Of the 137 items retrieved, 13 were eligible. The samples of the reported interventions were composed of students from the 3rdto 6thgrade, from American, German, and Slovenian schools. The interventions were of an instructional type, focusing on developing self-regulatory strategies to develop reading comprehension. The studies indicated that participation in the interventions increased the students' performance in this cognitive-linguistic skill. It is assumed that this review can assist psychologists and educators in preparing, applying, and monitoring the results of intervention programs to develop students' self-regulation in carrying out tasks that involve reading comprehension.
O objetivo desta revisão integrativa foi investigar a estrutura de intervenções bem-sucedidas no desenvolvimento da autorregulação para aprendizagem a fim de otimizar a compreensão da leitura pelos alunos da educação básica. As buscas pelos artigos foram realizadas em cinco bases de dados, bem como através do método de busca por citações. Dos 137 artigos recuperados, 13 eram elegíveis. As amostras das intervenções reportadas eram compostas por alunos do 3º ao 6º ano de escolas estadunidenses, alemãs e eslovenas. As intervenções eram do tipo instrucional, com foco no desenvolvimento de estratégias de autorregulação para desenvolver a compreensão de leitura. Os estudos indicaram que participar das intervenções elevava o desempenho dos alunos nessa habilidade cognitivo-linguística. Presume-se que esta revisão pode auxiliar psicólogos e educadores na elaboração, aplicação e acompanhamento dos resultados de programas de intervenção para desenvolver a autorregulação dos alunos na realização de tarefas que envolvem a compreensão de leitura.