Knowledge in Statistic and Epidemiology Among Malaysian Postgraduate Students : Is it Difficult of Our Trainees To Perform On The Mock Critical Review Paper?
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
;
: 19-31, 2009.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-625908
ABSTRACT
Objective:
Critical appraisal is a process of systematically examining research evidence to assess its validity, results and relevance before using it to form a decision. A basic knowledge in statistic and epidemiology is important among postgraduate students in psychiatry to acquire the skills for appraising clinical research evidence. This is a descriptive study that attempts to look into the level of knowledge among the postgraduate psychiatry students in terms of statistic and epidemiology.Methods:
A total of 31 postgraduate students in their second (N= 26) and third year (N=5) Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) and Master of Psychological Medicine from three different universities, namely Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaya and Universiti Sains Malaysia participated in this research. The participants were asked to answer 7 questions within 30 minutes. The passing mark for this critical review paper is set at 25 out of 50.Results:
Overall, only 32.3% passed the mock critical review paper. About 67.7% of the students passed their epidemiology component and only 19.4% passed the statistic component.Conclusion:
We found poor performance in basic statistics among psychiatric trainees which highlights the need for further improvement in the subject’s training.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Screening study
Language:
English
Journal:
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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