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Attitudes and Opinions of Biomedical Students: Digital Education Questionnaire

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  • Tamara Nikolic Turnic

    (Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića Street 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
    N.A. Semashko Public Health and Healthcare Department, F.F. Erismann Institute of Public Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia)

  • Sara Mijailovic

    (Department of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića Street 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia)

  • Maja Nikolic

    (Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića Street 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia)

  • Jelena Dimitrijevic

    (Department of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića Street 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia)

  • Olivera Milovanovic

    (Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića Street 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia)

  • Katarina Djordjevic

    (Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića Street 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia)

  • Marko Folic

    (Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića Street 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia)

  • Ljiljana Tasic

    (Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića Street 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia)

  • Vladimir Reshetnikov

    (N.A. Semashko Public Health and Healthcare Department, F.F. Erismann Institute of Public Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia)

  • Maria Mikerova

    (N.A. Semashko Public Health and Healthcare Department, F.F. Erismann Institute of Public Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia)

  • Dragan Milovanovic

    (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića Street 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia)

  • Vladimir Jakovljevic

    (Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića Street 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
    Department of Human Pathology, 1st Moscow State Medical, University IM Sechenov, 8 Trubetskaya Street, Str. 2 119991, 119435 Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

(1) Background: the purpose of this study was a preliminary analysis of current methods of online teaching at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia, in order to define the attitudes of biomedical students about education during the COVID-19 pandemic and to validate of the education medical questionnaire ( eMedQ ), a new tool for the assessment of the students’ perceptions about digital education. (2) Methods: this was a qualitative cross-sectional observational study that used the originally developed 45-item questionnaire ( eMedQ ) as an assessment instrument conducted on biomedical students (n = 209) of all study years at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac (Republic of Serbia), during winter semester or between September 2021 and January 2022. (3) Results: In this study, a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.904 was obtained, which indicated good internal consistency; the correlation matrix revealed many coefficients greater than 0.3, denoting high correlations between the items. The Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin measure of sampling adequacy was 0.866 and Bartlett’s test of sphericity was significant ( p < 0.001). The PCA revealed the presence of seven components with characteristic values over one, while three factors explained the highest percentage of variance. (4) Conclusions: this research developed and validated a new tool for evaluation of biomedical student perceptions about digital education.

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  • Tamara Nikolic Turnic & Sara Mijailovic & Maja Nikolic & Jelena Dimitrijevic & Olivera Milovanovic & Katarina Djordjevic & Marko Folic & Ljiljana Tasic & Vladimir Reshetnikov & Maria Mikerova & Dragan, 2022. "Attitudes and Opinions of Biomedical Students: Digital Education Questionnaire," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:15:p:9751-:d:882862
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    1. Giorgio Di Pietro & Federico Biagi & Patricia Costa & Zbigniew Karpinski & Jacopo Mazza, 2020. "The likely impact of COVID-19 on education: Reflections based on the existing literature and recent international datasets," JRC Research Reports JRC121071, Joint Research Centre.
    2. Antonio Jesús Ramos-Morcillo & César Leal-Costa & José Enrique Moral-García & María Ruzafa-Martínez, 2020. "Experiences of Nursing Students during the Abrupt Change from Face-to-Face to e-Learning Education during the First Month of Confinement Due to COVID-19 in Spain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-15, July.
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