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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2025

Time management and readiness for self-directed learning among medical undergraduates of a tertiary healthcare institution- A cross-sectional study from Eastern India.

Bijaya Nanda Naik, Rajath Rao, Manisha Verma, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Sanjay Pandey, Chandramani Singh, Alok Ranjan, Pramod Kumar Manjhi

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Bijaya Nanda NaikDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Rajath RaoDepartment of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India.
Manisha VermaDepartment of Community Medicine, NAMO Medical Education and Research Institute, Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India.
Santosh Kumar NiralaDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Sanjay PandeyDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Chandramani SinghDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Alok RanjanDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Pramod Kumar ManjhiDepartment of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.

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background"Emphasizing time on task" has been included in the seven principles of undergraduate medical education. Improper time management (TM) leads to frustration, dissatisfaction, anxiety, and depression of not achieving the desired academic performance. This study was planned to examine the relationship between TM, self-directed learning readiness, and academic performance among the medical students of a tertiary healthcare institution. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among 295 medical undergraduate students for six months using a standard tool Fisher's self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) questionnaire for SDL readiness and Britton and Tesser's TM questionnaire for TM-skills. An SDLR score of ≤150 and a TMQ score of ≤58 were taken as low readiness for SDL and poor TM skill. Descriptive analysis was performed, and a multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was performed to discover the correlation of good TM skills.

resultsA total of 175[59.3%, 95% CI: 53.6-64.9] had low readiness for SDL, and 216[73.2%, 95% CI: 67.9-77.9] had poor TM skills. Academic scores showed a weak positive correlation (r = 0.2,

conclusionEvery six and seven out of ten medical undergraduates were found to have low readiness for SDL and poor TM skills, respectively. Emphasizing SDL as a part of professional education and the importance of TM in professional courses such as Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is important.

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Academic performancemedical educationmedical undergraduatesself-directed learningtime management

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PMCPMC11940022

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