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Lumley, Sophie, Ward, Peter, Roberts, Lesley and Mann, Jake P. (2015) Self-reported extracurricular activity, academic success, and quality of life in UK medical students. International Journal of Medical Education, 6 . pp. 111-117. doi:10.5116/ijme.55f8.5f04 ISSN 2042-6372.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5116/ijme.55f8.5f04
Abstract
Objectives: To explore the relationship between academic performance, extracurricular activity, and quality of life at medical school in the UK to aid our understanding of students’ work-life balance.
Methods: A cross-sectional study, using an electronic questionnaire distributed to UK final year medical students across 20 medical schools (4478 students). Participants reported the hours of self-regulated learning and extracurricular activities undertaken each year at medical school; along with their academic decile (1 = highest, 10 = lowest). Self-reported quality of life (QoL) was assessed using an established screening tool (7 = highest, 1 = lowest).
Results: Seven hundred responses were obtained, across 20 participating medical schools, response rate 16% (700/4478). Factors associated with higher academic achievement were: graduate entry course students (2 deciles higher, p< 0.0001), more hours academic study during term and revision periods (rho=-0.1, p< 0.01), and involvement in teaching or research. Increased hours of study was associated with lower QoL (rho = -0.13, p<0.01).
Conclusions: Study skills may be more important than duration spent studying, for academic achievement and QoL. Graduate-entry students attain higher decile scores despite similar self-reported duration of study.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Medical Education | ||||||||
Publisher: | International Journal of Medical Education | ||||||||
ISSN: | 2042-6372 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 19 September 2015 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 6 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 111-117 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.5116/ijme.55f8.5f04 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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