1.Association Between Self-Efficacy and Psychological Distress with Readiness for Online Learning Among Nursing Students
Akbar Satria Fitriawan ; Dedi Kurniawan ; Yuyun Nailufar ; Listyana Natalia Retnaningsih ; Bayu Fandhi Achmad ; Wiwit Ananda Wahyu Setyaningsih
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2023;19(No.1):125-134
Introduction: During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, online learning has become an important strategy in the implementation of nursing education, in order to prevent the SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the
education sector. This study aimed to assess: (i) the correlation between self-efficacy and psychological distress; (ii)
the correlation between self-efficacy and online learning readiness; and (iii) the correlation between psychological
distress and online learning readiness among nursing students in Indonesia. Methods: The cross-sectional study was
conducted from October until December 2020, and involved 500 nursing students from 3 universities in Yogyakarta,
Indonesia who were recruited using consecutive sampling methods. The instruments used in this study were: 1) the
10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) to assess the psychological distress, 2) Online Learning Self-Efficacy Scale (OLSES) to assess online learning self-efficacy, and 3) Student Online Learning Readiness (SOLR) to
assess online learning readiness. Spearman’s rank test was used to analyze the correlation between online learning
self-efficacy, psychological distress, and online learning readiness. Results: Most of the nursing students (70.6%)
had psychological distress ranging from mild to severe distress. The self-efficacy had an inverse correlation with
psychological distress (Rho=-0.488, p=0.001). Contrarily, self-efficacy was positively correlated with online learning readiness (Rho=0.708, P=0.001). Psychological distress was inversely correlated with online learning readiness
(Rho=-0.423, p=0.001). Conclusion: Online learning self-efficacy and psychological distress are significantly correlated with online learning readiness. Strategies to increase self-efficacy and ameliorates psychological distress,
such as appropriate online learning training, adequate technical assistance, and psychological support were required
to improve students’ online learning readiness.
2.SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS ET CAUSA STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS: A RARE CASE REPORT
Dodik Tugasworo ; Happy Kurnia Brotoarianto ; Retnaningsih ; Aditya Kurnianto ; Yovita Andhitara ; Rahmi Ardhini ; Josep Rio Rambe ; Jethro Budiman
Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre 2021;24(2):86-91
Background:
pinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare disease, difficult to detect, high defect rate, and can be lifethreatening. It is characterized by accumulation of pus in the epidural space causing suppression of the spinal cord and spinal roots. This study will describe a case of a 35-year-old man with SEA in Indonesia.
Case presentation:
A 35-year-old male with pain in the lumbar region 1, radicular pain according to thoracic dermatome 10, flaccid inferior paraplegia, hypoesthesia as high as thoracic dermatome 10, and retention of alviet uri due to SEA caused by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius confirmed by abscess culture. Management of this patient was through an operation, debridement, and administration of antibiotic.
Conclusion
This patient was diagnosed with SEA from anamnesis, physical examination, laboratory finding, and radiology finding. This case is rarely found and is a big problem for neurologists due to the difficulty of early diagnosis.
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3.EPILEPSIA PARTIALIS CONTINUA AND INVOLUNTARY HAND MOVEMENT IN CHILDREN WITH SCHIZENCEPHALY: A CASE REPORT
Rahmi Ardhini ; Aris Catur Bintoro ; Amin Husni ; Dodik Tugasworo ; Retnaningsih ; Yovita Andhitara ; Aditya Kurnianto ; Jethro Budiman
Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre 2022;25(1):13-17
Introduction:
Schizencephaly is a rare congenital malformation of cerebral cortical development. Epilepsia partialis continua and movement disorders often display abnormal movements with overlapping phenomenology in schizencephaly
Case Report:
A 6-year-old-girl with normal prenatal and labor history, presented with continuous left hand movement since 1-year-old. Neurological examination showed left spastic hemiparesis. Electroencephalography (EEG) showed sharp and spike wave in right temporoparietooccipital, frontocentrotemporal and centroparietal region. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a cleft in right frontal lobe extending to the right lateral ventricle classified as open-lip schizencephaly, and an agenesis of septum pellucidum leads to monoventricular features, and polymicrogyria. She was treated with valproic acid, haloperidol, and regular physiotherapy.
Conclusion
This patient was diagnosed with schizencephaly from the anamnesis, physical examination, EEG, and cerebral MRI. The therapy of this patient was pharmacological treatment and physiotherapy.
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