ORCID Profile
0000-0003-4927-0231
Current Organisation
University of Wollongong
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Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 09-02-2023
Abstract: Introduction: The COVID-19 outbreak resulted in an increased demand for telemedicine worldwide. Telemedicine is a technology-based virtual platform that allows the exchange of clinical data and images over remote distances. This study aims to examine the impact of the perceived risk of COVID-19 on telemedicine use in Bangladesh. Methods: This explanatory study was conducted in hospital settings across Dhaka city in Bangladesh. Patients were eligible to participate if they were aged 18 years or over and had used telemedicine in a hospital at least once since the COVID-19 outbreak. Outcome variables included sociodemographic, the perceived risk of COVID-19, and telehealth use. Study data were collected using an online and paper-based survey. Results: A total of 550 patients participated in this study, mostly male (66.4%), single (58.2%), and highly educated (74.2%). The means of the different domains of telemedicine use reflected a high degree of perceived benefit, accessibility, and satisfaction but a lower degree of privacy and discomfort, care personnel expertise, and usability. COVID 19 perceived risk predicted between 13.0% and 26.6% of variance in telemedicine domains, while the effects of demographic variables were controlled or removed. The perceived risk of COVID-19 was negatively correlated with privacy and discomfort, as well as care personnel concerns. Low and high levels of perceived COVID-19 risk were less likely to encourage the use of telemedicine as a risk reduction tool. Discussion: The participants were mainly satisfied with telemedicine, finding it beneficial and accessible however, many were concerned about privacy, care personnel expertise, and its usability. The perceived risk of COVID-19 was a strong predictor (contributor) of telemedicine use, suggesting that risk perception can be used to encourage telemedicine use as a risk reduction strategy during pandemics however, a medium level of risk was more promising.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 28-06-2022
DOI: 10.1002/HPJA.631
Abstract: Critical thinking is essential to health promotion to overcome increasingly complex health issues. International students from Middle East and Asia are however disadvantaged when required to demonstrate critical thinking mainly because of their previous training in memorisation. This study addresses this need by evaluating the effect of case scenario‐based teaching on transition from memorisation to critical thinking among international students in an Australia university. This was a pre and post intervention study and data were collected from a convenience s le of 79 international Master of Public Health students specialising in health promotion in 2019 at the University of Wollongong. Most of the participants were female (73.4%) and aged 25 years or older (64.6%), predominantly from India (40.5%), Nepal (31.6%) and Saudi Arabia (11.4%). A paired t ‐test analysis showed that the intervention – case scenario‐based teaching – significantly improved the mean post‐intervention critical thinking skills ( P 0.001). Case studies improved critical thinking among international students, irrespective of demographic attributes. Multiple regression analyses indicated that critical thinking predicted 78.6 of the total marks, after controlling for demographic attributes. In terms of assessment marks, improved multiple solutions skills yielded better marks for tutorial participations while improved problem identification skills improved marks for report assessments and exams. Improved communication skills led to better marks for essay assessments. Case studies improved critical thinking and was a reliable predictor of student performance among the participants. This study makes a strong case for case scenario‐based teaching to improve critical thinking among international students. However, given the limitations of this study, including the small, non‐representative s le, further testing is required.
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