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ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2017

An Analysis into Metacognition and Family History of Diabetes Mellitus among First Year Medical Students.

Ak Sunitha Priya, Rose Babu, Pallavi Panchu, Biju Bahuleyan

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Article in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Ak Sunitha PriyaAssistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Rose BabuAssistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Pallavi PanchuAssociate Professor, Department of Physiology, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Biju BahuleyanProfessor, Department of Physiology, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute · IN

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Abstract

introductionMedical course requires immense effort by the students to deal with vast curriculum and hence, the need to adopt metacognitive skill to cope up. Diabetes mellitus has an impact on cognition. Metacognition, being a component of cognition, is likely to be affected by diabetes. Children of diabetic parents have demonstrated insulin resistance which may contribute to metacognitive dysfunction. Hence, it is important to focus into the link between family history of diabetes and metacognition.

aimTo evaluate the impact of family history (parents and grandparents) of diabetes mellitus on metacognition in medical students. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe present study was a questionnaire based cross-sectional study. Hundred first year medical students were recruited and they filled the Metacognitive Awareness (MA) questionnaire along with the details of the family history of diabetes. The metacognitive awareness questionnaire evaluated MA, its components (metacognitive knowledge and regulation) and their subcomponents. Positive history of diabetes in parents and grandparents were taken into account. The participants were then divided into two groups: with family history of diabetes (n=73) and without family history of diabetes (n=27). The metacognitive awareness and its subcomponents between the two groups were analysed using Student t-test between the groups (with and without family history). Pearson correlation was done to analyse the association between metacognition and family history of diabetes.

resultsMetacognitive knowledge (global score) was significantly lower in group with family history of diabetes (10.25±3.01 vs 12.04±3.2, p-value<0.05) as was metacognitive regulation global score (7.08±1.83 vs 7.99±1.36, p-value<0.05). Declarative knowledge and information management showed significant difference. Metacognitive knowledge showed a significant negative correlation with family history of diabetes (correlation coefficient = -0.263, p-value<0.01).

conclusionStudents with family history of diabetes had reduced metacognitive awareness. The awareness that metacognitive dysfunction can occur in early age in individuals with family history of diabetes would help us to identify them and device strategies to delay or prevent metacognitive dysfunction.

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Cognitive dysfunctionHyperinsulinemiaInsulin resistanceMetacognitive awareness

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