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MED NORD–A tool for measuring medical students’ well-being and study orientations

Lonka, Kirsti, Sharafi, Parvaneh, Karlgren, Klas, Masiello, Italo, Nieminen, Juha, BirgegÅrd, Gunnar, Josephson, Anna·2008·Medical Teacher

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BACKGROUND: The relationship between medical students' well-being, motivation, and their conceptions of learning and knowledge has not been previously explored. AIMS: This study aimed to validate a research instrument intending to measure medical students' (n = 280) (1) experiences of stress, anxiety and disinterest, (2) motivational (thinking) strategies, (3) conceptions of learning and knowledge (epistemologies), and (4) approaches to learning. METHODS: We developed an instrument, MED NORD, which is a composition of scales measuring different theoretical constructs that previously have shown good predictive value, validity and reliability. A principal component analysis with Varimax-rotation was performed in order to see how the scales related to each other. RESULTS: The internal consistency reliability was found to be satisfactory or good for each scale. The results showed five factors: Dysfunctional Orientation, Collaborative Knowledge Building Orientation, Cookbook Orientation, Social Orientation, and Individual Abilities Orientation. These study orientations were related to how medical students perceived their learning environment. CONCLUSIONS: The new tool showed consistency and validity and was judged appropriate for future use in measuring medical students' well-being and study orientations.

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  • In pilot studies, teachers appeared very similar to medical students in terms of not tolerating long series of questions.

    “In our pilot studies it appeared that teachers were very similar to medical students in terms of not tolerating long series of questions (Lonka et al., 2008; Vedenpää and Lonka, 2014).”

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Authors
Lonka, K., Sharafi, P., Karlgren, K., Masiello, I., Nieminen, J., BirgegÅrd, G., & Josephson, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
  • Uppsala University (SE)
Corresponding author
Lonka, Kirsti
Venue
Medical Teacher
Published
2008-01
Volume
30
Issue
1
Pages
72-79
ISSN
  • 0142-159X (ISSN-L)
  • 1466-187X
OpenAlex
W2097086096
Cited by
76
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 8
FWCI
3.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Medical Teacher (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Vetenskapsrådet
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Medical Education and Admissions
Keywords
medical students, student well-being, study orientation, stress and anxiety, motivation, conceptions of learning, epistemology, learning methods, learning environment, instrument validation, scale development
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Mental Health, Motivation, Pilot Projects, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychological Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Perception, Students, Medical, Sweden, Reproducibility of Results, Principal Component Analysis

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