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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,424 Views
18 Pages

Final-Year Dental Students’ Perceived Confidence: Competencies in General Dentistry

  • Navodika Yaparathna,
  • Iresha Udayamalee,
  • Megan Gray,
  • Cheree He,
  • Rachel Wu,
  • Chelsea Taing and
  • Menaka Abuzar

16 June 2025

Background: Competency in providing high-quality, comprehensive patient care is essential for newly qualified dentists. Dental curricula are designed to equip graduates with necessary skills to develop competencies. Outplacement training has been inc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,303 Views
10 Pages

This study aimed to examine the relationships between student satisfaction and self-confidence in learning (SCLS), the simulation design scale (SDS), and educational practices in simulation (EPSS) and to identify the influencing factors on SCLS in nu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,054 Views
12 Pages

28 February 2025

This study investigates how perceived parental criticism is associated with career confidence in students and workers, considering the mediating role of the fear of an uncertain future. In a rapidly changing labor market, students, as young individua...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,020 Views
11 Pages

Under a surging demand for palliative care, medical students generally still show a lack of confidence in the provision in abroad studies. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the confidence and its association with knowledge, attitude and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,406 Views
20 Pages

14 March 2025

This study examines the impact of ChatGPT on university students’ employment confidence, utilizing comprehensive methodologies such as regression analysis, Inverse Probability Weighting (IPW), and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,233 Views
12 Pages

Nursing Students’ Satisfaction and Self-Confidence After Short-Term Clinical Preparation: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Asim Abdullah Alhejaili,
  • Bassam Alshahrani,
  • Abdulrahman Muslihi,
  • Paul Reinald Base Garcia,
  • Mark Yuga Roque,
  • Rawan Saud Alharbi and
  • Hammad Ali Fadlalmola

1 September 2025

Background/Objectives: The transition from theoretical knowledge to clinical practice poses significant challenges for nursing students globally. This critical period requires comprehensive educational support to build confidence and competence. Whil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,495 Views
13 Pages

Vaccine Attitudes, Knowledge, and Confidence Among Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, and Midwifery Undergraduate Students in Italy

  • Ersilia Buonomo,
  • Daniele Di Giovanni,
  • Gaia Piunno,
  • Stefania Moramarco,
  • Giuliana D’Elpidio,
  • Ercole Vellone,
  • Enkeleda Gjini,
  • Mariachiara Carestia,
  • Cristiana Ferrari and
  • Luca Coppeta

30 July 2025

Background: Vaccine hesitancy (VH) represents a growing concern among healthcare professionals and students, potentially undermining public health efforts. Nursing, pediatric nursing, and midwifery students are future vaccinators and educators, makin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,909 Views
8 Pages

Simulation-based training (SBT) is increasingly recognized in medical education for enhancing clinical skills and confidence. This study evaluated the impact of SBT on satisfaction and self-confidence among final-year medical students at Jazan Univer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,004 Views
18 Pages

Satisfaction and Self-Confidence of Moroccan Nursing Students in Simulation-Based Learning and Their Associations with Simulation Design Characteristics and Educational Practices

  • Hicham Blaak,
  • Abdelmajid Lkoul,
  • Hayat Iziki,
  • Abdelhadi El Haddaouy,
  • Ahmed Kharabch,
  • Rachid Razine,
  • Lahcen Belyamani and
  • Majdouline Obtel

25 April 2025

Background: Nursing students must be able to enter clinical practice as safe, accurate, competent, and compassionate professionals. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of simulation training on the satisfaction and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,452 Views
9 Pages

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-Confidence in Patient Treatment in the Endodontic and Restorative Procedures of Dentistry Students at the University of Novi Sad

  • Milica Jeremic Knezevic,
  • Milana Bojinovic,
  • Daniela Djurovic Koprivica,
  • Aleksandra Maletin,
  • Aleksandar Knezevic,
  • Marija Sarac,
  • Tatjana Puskar,
  • Zeljka Nikolasevic and
  • Bojana Ramic

10 July 2024

(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a change in the concept of teaching with the introduction of online lectures and “distance learning.” The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,727 Views
14 Pages

21 January 2025

Many university students report anxiety and low confidence when undertaking research courses. In the field, healthcare professionals have further identified that new graduates lack basic research skills. The research aims were to (1) ascertain what r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,090 Views
24 Pages

31 October 2025

The present study pursued three objectives: (i) to examine whether self-access web-based instruction could significantly improve EFL students’ ability to formulate pragmatically appropriate email requests; (ii) to determine whether L2 proficien...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,136 Views
18 Pages

17 February 2023

Teaching death education and palliative psychology in universities has proven to be of great importance, especially in the health professions. The present study aims to evaluate the similarities and differences in interest and confidence in death edu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,444 Views
20 Pages

28 October 2024

This investigation pioneers an examination of the scarcely explored terrain of social diversity in medical education, assessing the complex impacts of socioeconomic status (SES), prior working experiences, and completed apprenticeships on a spectrum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,189 Views
10 Pages

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education for schoolchildren is emphasized, as bystander CPR is a vital key to increasing the survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims. This study was conducted to verify the effect of CPR edu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,888 Views
15 Pages

Within a socio-situational and socio-behavioural context, the relationships between the Big Five personality traits and the academic confidence of university students and how they differed by sex of the student was explored. Previous research has ide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,404 Views
13 Pages

Exploring the Effect of Virtual Education on Student Pharmacists’ Confidence toward APPE Readiness

  • Edith Mirzaian,
  • Samara Jasmine White,
  • Mona Karim,
  • Kari L. Franson,
  • Maryann Wu and
  • Ying Wang

22 September 2022

A drop in confidence in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) readiness was observed in students in the Class of 2022 prior to starting APPEs. We aim to investigate potential causes of students’ low confidence in APPE preparedness to pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,413 Views
11 Pages

9 August 2024

(1) Background: The number of university students experiencing mental health problems has been a growing concern over recent decades, and support for them is now considered an inevitable part of the role of an academic. Research into the role of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,112 Views
8 Pages

13 July 2019

The General Dental Council expects United Kingdom graduating dentists to be competent at providing crown and bridge treatments and graduating students should feel confident to undertake these treatments. The aim of this study was to explore the confi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,340 Views
18 Pages

Students claim that multiple-choice questions can be tricky, particularly those with competitive incorrect choices or choices like none-of-the-above (NOTA). Additionally, assessment researchers suggest that using NOTA is problematic for assessment. I...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,463 Views
29 Pages

24 October 2025

This study, by analyzing processes taking place in physical education (PE) lessons, sought to identify how traits of self-confidence and intrinsic motivation developed in pupils with special educational needs (SEN). The research employed a micro-ethn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,071 Views
13 Pages

Are You Sure About Your Career? Predictors of Vocational Confidence in Engineering Students

  • Marina Sousa,
  • Alexandra R. Costa,
  • Leandro S. Almeida and
  • Eunice Fontão

The increasing flexibility and rapid, profound changes in the labor market require employability skills from graduates, dem1anding greater attention from higher education institutions to training opportunities that foster the development of these ski...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
10,423 Views
12 Pages

Evaluating Satisfaction and Self-Confidence among Nursing Students in Clinical Simulation Learning

  • Sara Moreno-Cámara,
  • Henrique da-Silva-Domingues,
  • Laura Parra-Anguita and
  • Belén Gutiérrez-Sánchez

25 April 2024

Background: Clinical simulation is effective in nursing student education, fostering autonomous learning and critical skill development in safe environments. This method is adaptable to dynamic educational approaches and integrates technology. Satisf...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,446 Views
9 Pages

3 September 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between nursing students’ acceptance intention of a smart device, information literacy, and problem-solving confidence to explore the factors that may improve nursing students’ problem-sol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,044 Views
13 Pages

Vaccine Confidence and Coverage among Medical Students at a Federal University in Brazil

  • Ricardo B. Feijó,
  • Jordana V. H. Bertotto,
  • Amanda C. Pinto,
  • Maria Eduarda T. G. Leal,
  • Víctor M. de Souza and
  • Vitória F. Sakai

30 August 2024

Background: Declining vaccination coverage (VC) and vaccine hesitancy among medical students are global challenges. These challenges reflect individual and logistical barriers to a sufficient adherence toward essential vaccines for healthcare profess...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,512 Views
9 Pages

1 July 2021

Local anaesthesia is taught early in the practical part of dental programs. However, dental students express uncertainty and concern before their practical training in local anaesthesia. The aim of this study was to evaluate how extra educational ele...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,335 Views
22 Pages

Antimicrobial Prescribing Confidence and Knowledge Regarding Drug Resistance: Perception of Medical Students in Malaysia and the Implications

  • Mainul Haque,
  • Tasim Ara,
  • Md. Ahsanul Haq,
  • Halyna Lugova,
  • Siddhartha Dutta,
  • Nandeeta Samad,
  • Abdullahi Rabiu Abubakar,
  • Sharifah Shasha Binti Syed Mohdhar,
  • Md. Mahabubur Rahman and
  • Salequl Islam
  • + 5 authors

Background: Worldwide, microbes are becoming more challenging by acquiring virulent skills to adapt and develop antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This is a concern as AMR increases morbidity, mortality, and costs. Consequently, physicians need to be tr...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,461 Views
9 Pages

1 August 2024

College students may have limited access to produce and may lack confidence in preparing it, but cooking videos can show how to make healthy dishes. The Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning suggests that learning is enhanced when visual and audito...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,067 Views
11 Pages

9 September 2023

Nursing students frequently believe that they are clinically incompetent. The objective of this study was to identify the effects of alexithymia and patient safety management on the clinical competence of nursing students. A cross-sectional design wa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,048 Views
9 Pages

Dental Students’ Knowledge, Confidence, Ability, and Self-Reported Difficulties in Periodontal Education: A Mixed Method Pilot Study

  • Amirsalar Mofidi,
  • Arnaldo Perez,
  • Ida Kornerup,
  • Liran Levin,
  • Silvia Ortiz,
  • Hollis Lai,
  • Jacqueline Green,
  • Seongju Kim and
  • Monica P. Gibson

6 April 2022

Evidence on periodontal education areas in which students have difficulties and their factors are limited. In this study, third- and fourth-year dental students’ knowledge was assessed as well as their confidence and ability in five periodontal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,838 Views
14 Pages

Increased Perceived Confidence in Professional Role Skills among Undergraduate Dietetic Students Following Simulation-Based Learning Experiences

  • Makenzie Barr-Porter,
  • Elizabeth Combs,
  • Lauren Batey,
  • Dawn Brewer,
  • Aaron Schwartz and
  • Tammy Stephenson

24 April 2024

Simulation-based learning experiences (SBLEs) are effective for teaching healthcare students clinical and communication skills. The current study assessed self-perceived clinical and communication confidence among dietetics students completing a seri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
989 Views
14 Pages

Knowledge, Confidence, and Comfort Regarding Sickle Cell Disease Among Medical Students: A Pilot Study in Two Universities

  • Christina M. Abrams,
  • DeAsia Witherspoon,
  • Everette Keller,
  • Andrew J. Picca and
  • Maria Boucher

5 August 2025

Background: Quality care of individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) is dependent upon education of the providers on their care team. Previous studies demonstrate lack of resident and provider comfort regarding care of patients with SCD, yet none h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,431 Views
16 Pages

16 October 2023

Background: Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide health concern that necessitates antibiotic stewardship. Medical students significantly impact future healthcare practices; thus, their trust in antibiotic prescription and administration is crucial. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
16,854 Views
14 Pages

9 January 2021

Physical Education (PE) is recognized for its value in developing personal and social development. However, the instructional approach adopted by the teacher may affect the achievement of positive outcomes. This study aimed to examine the effects of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
671 Views
16 Pages

15 September 2025

In a large, urban US public school district that began a new identification system for gifted education focused on the equity and inclusion of twice-exceptional (2e) students, a need for the further training of educators involved with assessment, ser...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,175 Views
11 Pages

Perceived Knowledge and Confidence of Beta-Lactam Allergy Management Among Pharmacy Students on Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences

  • Jamie L. Wagner,
  • David R. Oliver,
  • Bruce M. Jones,
  • Kayla R. Stover,
  • Misha T. Watts,
  • Wesley D. Kufel,
  • Lena McDowell,
  • Edoabasi U. McGee,
  • T. Lynn Stevenson and
  • Christopher M. Bland

18 September 2025

Pharmacist engagement in allergy clarification has demonstrated increased appropriate antibiotic use. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and confidence of pharmacy students in their final professional year regarding beta-lactam...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,594 Views
23 Pages

29 August 2025

The study investigates the interplay among second language (L2) learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC), L2 self-confidence (L2SC), and academic self-concept (ASC) within a cohort of Vietnamese university students studying in the United King...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,337 Views
12 Pages

6 December 2022

Background: The detrimental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental education prompted the Scottish Government to fund an additional year to the dental course to ensure that the students had the necessary clinical experience. The aim of the study w...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,074 Views
13 Pages

Estimating Vaccine Confidence Levels among Healthcare Staff and Students of a Tertiary Institution in South Africa

  • Elizabeth O. Oduwole,
  • Tonya M. Esterhuizen,
  • Hassan Mahomed and
  • Charles S. Wiysonge

27 October 2021

Healthcare workers were the first group scheduled to receive COVID-19 vaccines when they became available in South Africa. Therefore, estimating vaccine confidence levels and intention to receive COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers ahead of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,023 Views
14 Pages

19 September 2024

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an interactive program designed to reduce nursing students’ perceived stress and improve self-efficacy and readiness to professionally address incivility during clinical prac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,932 Views
20 Pages

Mapping Adult Vaccine Confidence in Future Health Professionals: A Pilot Study among Undergraduate Students at Two Universities in Greece

  • Enada Leshi,
  • Ilias Pagkozidis,
  • Maria Exidari,
  • Georgia Gioula,
  • Maria Chatzidimitriou,
  • Ilias Tirodimos,
  • Theodoros Dardavesis and
  • Zoi Tsimtsiou

15 July 2024

Health professionals’ recommendations increase vaccine uptake. We aimed to document stances, practices regarding adult vaccination, and their predictors among undergraduate medical and biomedical science students, as well as their perspectives...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,017 Views
16 Pages

30 April 2025

Background: Stress affects 45% of NHS staff. More research is needed to explore how to develop resilient mental health nurses who face multiple workplace stressors, including interacting with distressed clients. Higher Education Institutions are uniq...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,451 Views
11 Pages

In self-directed learning, students take the initiative to identify learning goals, choose learning strategies, and evaluate learning outcomes. This study aimed to explore the effects of a self-directed clinical practicum on nursing students’ s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,777 Views
18 Pages

Background: research shows that university students’ academic engagement and performance can be usefully predicted by academic behavioural confidence (ABC), a set of self-beliefs in study-focused behaviours. While demographic and institutional...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,537 Views
8 Pages

The aim of this study was to assess vaccination perception and the prevalence of the overall vaccination coverage (VC) and associated factors among university students. An online study was conducted among students of a university in Rouen (Normandy),...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,985 Views
10 Pages

Self-Confidence, Satisfaction, and Knowledge of Nursing Students with Training in Basic Life Support in Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Rocío Adriana Peinado-Molina,
  • Sergio Martínez-Vázquez,
  • José Félix Paulano-Martínez,
  • Antonio Hernández-Martínez and
  • Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano

21 February 2023

Background: A flipped classroom integrating clinical simulation has been shown to be effective for basic life support (BLS) competencies in nursing students. Cardiopulmonary arrests (CPAs) in pregnant women have a low incidence but high morbidity and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,909 Views
11 Pages

VNursLab 3D Simulator: A Web-Based Nursing Skills Simulation of Knowledge of Nursing Skill, Satisfaction, and Self-Confidence among Nursing Students

  • Restuning Widiasih,
  • Maria Komariah,
  • Iqbal Pramukti,
  • Raini Diah Susanti,
  • Habsyah Saparidah Agustina,
  • Hidayat Arifin,
  • Yulia Kurniawati and
  • Katherine Nelson

19 April 2022

The use of technology-based learning methods in nursing education is necessary in the era of digitalization, but these methods are limited, especially in developing countries, including Indonesia. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Virtual...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,301 Views
15 Pages

20 July 2025

Nursing students encounter several challenges as they progress through their educational journey, particularly in integrating theoretical knowledge with practical applications using simulation-based learning (SBL). This study aimed to comprehensively...

  • Study Protocol
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,674 Views
9 Pages

The Use of 360-Degree Video in Developing Emotional Coping Skills (Reduced Anxiety and Increased Confidence) in Mental Health Nursing Students: A Protocol Paper

  • Caroline Laker,
  • Pamela Knight-Davidson,
  • David Hawkes,
  • Paul Driver,
  • Maxine Nightingale,
  • Ann Winter and
  • Andrew McVicar

17 July 2022

Higher education institutions are uniquely placed to introduce emotional coping skills to promote resilience in pre-registration nurses in order to reduce anxiety and increase confidence before they enter clinical placement for the first time. In thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,635 Views
12 Pages

Exploring Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Perspectives in Managing Mental Health Situations

  • Suhyun Jang,
  • Matthew J. Drescher,
  • Tara A. Armstrong,
  • Elizabeth R. Neil and
  • Lindsey E. Eberman

Background: Most people believe that student–athletes experience fewer difficulties related to mental health than non-sport participants. However, several studies have shown high depression levels or emotional difficulties in adolescent athlete...

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