Publications by authors named "Katti Sathaporn"
Purpose: This study aims to examine attitudes toward LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and more) physicians among Thai psychiatric patients and to identify associated factors across three regions of Thailand.
Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from June to August 2023 in Central, Northern, and Southern Thailand. The Attitudes Toward LGBTQ+ Physician Questionnaire and a patient-doctor relationship questionnaire were utilized.
Article Synopsis
- The study explores how online video assessments can evaluate first-year medical students' competencies in Health System Science (HSS) as part of their new curriculum implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Using a panel of expert assessors, the research evaluates student performance through three exams, focusing on both competency and presentation skills, leading to mixed results in correlations and reliability of scores.
- Findings suggest that strong presentation skills significantly impact how students' competencies are perceived, stressing the importance of standardized criteria and consistent training for assessors in online education settings.
Objectives: To explore mental health, burnout, and the factors associated with the level of empathy among Thai medical students.
Background: Empathy is an important component of a satisfactory physician-patient relationship. However, distress, including burnout and lack of personal well-being, are recognized to affect a lower level of empathy.
Background: Depression is a common and debilitating disease, and even residual symptoms of depression can cause significant functional impairment. To achieve normal functioning, residual symptoms should also be identified and targeted by a competent treatment strategy. Thus, this study aimed to examine residual symptoms of depression and their associated factors among patients with depression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Empathy is one of the core medical professionalisms that distress, burnout, and lack of personal well-being is also recognized as an important influencer on lower empathy levels. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the mental health, burnout, and factors associated with the empathy levels among Thai, clinical-year medical students.
Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed all fourth-to sixth-year medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, in Thailand; at the end of the 2020 academic year.