Neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia
Background: Neurophobia is defined as the fear of neural sciences and clinical neurology. Our study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among family medicine spe...
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| author | Chua, Leng Yien Yahya, Normaskinah Syed Khairuddin, Sharifah Hanim Mohamad, Nor Faizah Jaganathan, Pusparani Hoo, Fan Kee Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Siew, Mooi Ching Lee, Kai Wei |
| author_facet | Chua, Leng Yien Yahya, Normaskinah Syed Khairuddin, Sharifah Hanim Mohamad, Nor Faizah Jaganathan, Pusparani Hoo, Fan Kee Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Siew, Mooi Ching Lee, Kai Wei |
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| description | Background: Neurophobia is defined as the fear of neural sciences and clinical neurology. Our study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among family medicine specialist trainees. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine the factors associated with neurophobia. Results: A total of 415 subjects were enrolled into this study. The prevalence of neurophobia was 66% (n=274/415). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, having poor knowledge in neurology (odds ratio [OR] 3.85, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.87-7.94), those with self-declared phobia toward neurology or neuroscience subject (OR 2.56 95% CI 1.30-5.03); those whose practice were in government sector (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.09-2.88); those who perceived basic neuroscience (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.03-3.67) and the complex clinical examination were important (OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.19-3.72); and those who perceived textbooks were not a useful method of learning (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.05-3.02) were more prone to have neurophobia. Conclusion: Two-thirds of family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia found neurology a difficult subject. Among the factors associated with neurophobia were those with poor knowledge in neurology, and those who self-declared to have phobia toward neurology or neuroscience subject. |
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| spelling | upm-868932022-01-03T03:22:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86893/ Neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia Chua, Leng Yien Yahya, Normaskinah Syed Khairuddin, Sharifah Hanim Mohamad, Nor Faizah Jaganathan, Pusparani Hoo, Fan Kee Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Siew, Mooi Ching Lee, Kai Wei Background: Neurophobia is defined as the fear of neural sciences and clinical neurology. Our study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among family medicine specialist trainees. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine the factors associated with neurophobia. Results: A total of 415 subjects were enrolled into this study. The prevalence of neurophobia was 66% (n=274/415). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, having poor knowledge in neurology (odds ratio [OR] 3.85, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.87-7.94), those with self-declared phobia toward neurology or neuroscience subject (OR 2.56 95% CI 1.30-5.03); those whose practice were in government sector (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.09-2.88); those who perceived basic neuroscience (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.03-3.67) and the complex clinical examination were important (OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.19-3.72); and those who perceived textbooks were not a useful method of learning (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.05-3.02) were more prone to have neurophobia. Conclusion: Two-thirds of family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia found neurology a difficult subject. Among the factors associated with neurophobia were those with poor knowledge in neurology, and those who self-declared to have phobia toward neurology or neuroscience subject. Association of South East Asian Nations 2020-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86893/1/Neurophobia%20among%20family%20medicine%20specialist.pdf Chua, Leng Yien and Yahya, Normaskinah and Syed Khairuddin, Sharifah Hanim and Mohamad, Nor Faizah and Jaganathan, Pusparani and Hoo, Fan Kee and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa and Siew, Mooi Ching and Lee, Kai Wei (2020) Neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia. Neurology Asia, 25 (3). 367 - 376. ISSN 1823-6138 https://www.neurology-asia.org/articles.php |
| spellingShingle | Chua, Leng Yien Yahya, Normaskinah Syed Khairuddin, Sharifah Hanim Mohamad, Nor Faizah Jaganathan, Pusparani Hoo, Fan Kee Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Siew, Mooi Ching Lee, Kai Wei Neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia |
| title | Neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia |
| title_full | Neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia |
| title_short | Neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in Malaysia |
| title_sort | neurophobia among family medicine specialist trainees in malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86893/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86893/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86893/1/Neurophobia%20among%20family%20medicine%20specialist.pdf |