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{"title":"Awareness, Availment, and Satisfaction on various Health Services among Residents of a Rural Community in Samar, Philippines: A Mixed Methods Study.","authors":"Sherrie Ann Cananua-Labid, Sheriah Laine M de Paz-Silava, Julie Ann M Quilatan, Abigail M Cabaguing, Jhonil C Bajado","doi":"10.47895/amp.vi0.8344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.8344","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study sought to investigate citizens' awareness, availment, satisfaction, and perceived need for action with health services offered by a rural municipality in Samar, Philippines.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study utilized an explanatory-sequential research design, involving 150 participants selected through the Kish Grid Method via a multi-stage sampling approach within the community. The Citizen Satisfaction Index System was employed to assess the levels of awareness, utilization, and satisfaction with health services in the municipality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the assessed health services, the cohort had low awareness and low availment on services for communicable diseases, basic dental/oral hygiene, and reproductive health. While high awareness was observed for childbirth services, there was low availment on these. The participants showed high awareness and availment for only two services namely, free general consultation and the free medicine program. While high satisfaction was seen among all services that were assessed, the participants also expressed a high perceived need for action to improve their delivery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study presents a comprehensive view of rural healthcare in Samar, Philippines. Despite high satisfaction rates, gaps persist in the citizen's awareness and availment due to accessibility, costs, fear, misinformation, and cultural differences. The findings of this study can guide policymakers in identifying gaps in healthcare in rural areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":6994,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Philippina","volume":"58 23","pages":"32-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739532/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices on Four Medicinal Plants for Oral Health of Oral Medicine Patients from a Dental College in Manila.","authors":"Maxine Denielle T Gonzaga, Jessica K Rebueno Santos","doi":"10.47895/amp.vi0.8896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.8896","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Medicinal plants are widely used for healthcare needs, including oral health. In the Philippines, garlic, guava, tsaang-gubat, and hierba buena, although primarily recognized as plants used for the treatment of systemic diseases, are indicated as analgesics for dental pain, treatment of gingival inflammation, and oral health maintenance. Despite studies focusing on the effectiveness of these plants for oral health, there is little to no research on the populace's knowledge, attitude, and practices on these medicinal plants.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices of Oral Medicine patients from a dental college in Manila on four medicinal plants (garlic, guava, tsaang-gubat, and hierba buena) for oral health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive study design was used. Oral Medicine patients (694) were invited to participate in the study through daily text messages containing brief research details. The link to the three-part online questionnaire (Google Forms) was sent via text and Facebook messages, and was answerable within 15-20 minutes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two hundred fourteen (214) Oral Medicine patients participated, with 147 (68.69%) having knowledge on using medicinal plants for oral health which they mostly knew through friends and acquaintances. Most participants had a generally positive attitude toward medicinal plants for oral health and believed they were beneficial (177, 82.71%), safe, effective, and cheaper than conventional medicine (175, 81.78%), and accessible (171, 79.91%). Only 64 (29.91%) personally used medicinal plants to address their oral health conditions. Garlic (144, 97.96%) was the most widely known and used, followed by guava (52, 35.37%), hierba buena (12, 8.16%), and tsaang-gubat (4, 2.72%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Most participants were knowledgeable with a generally positive attitude toward the four medicinal plants for oral health but did not use these to address their oral health problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":6994,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Philippina","volume":"58 23","pages":"89-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739526/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"I, too, Need Care: Narratives of Caregivers Raising a Child with HIV - An Input for Life Coaching Approaches.","authors":"Donna P Sombrea, Loyd Brendan P Norella","doi":"10.47895/amp.vi0.8398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.8398","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The present study explored the experiences of caregivers raising a child with perinatal HIV infection through a narrative inquiry approach. It uncovered how caregivers learned about their children's diagnosis, the challenges that they experience in raising their children, and how they cope with the ordeal caused by HIV infection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of ten participants joined the study - five caregivers participated in the key informant interviews (KIIs), with their respective child diagnosed to have perinatal HIV infection joining the focus group discussion (FGD) (n=5). Semi-structured individual interviews were carried out to examine in-depth narratives from the caregivers. We thoroughly analyzed the verbatim interview transcripts using reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) by the six-phase process outlined by Braun and Clarke (2019). NVivo 12 was utilized in the process of data analysis. The transcribed data were uploaded, coded, and analyzed individually. The software helped the organization and expression of the codes and themes.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>In this study, three major themes and four sub-themes in each theme were generated: <i>a) becoming known: the journey towards testing and treatment</i>, which includes reasons for testing, cause of acquiring HIV, reactions, and treatment, <i>b) passing through challenging times</i>, which cover preparing the child to understand illness, child's awareness and understanding of illness, physical health, and discrimination, and <i>c) receiving essential support</i> which includes an understanding of illness, building hope, needs received, and sources of support.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Caregivers with children living with HIV face challenges such as preparing the illness to be known and understood by their child, managing the child's physical health, and discriminating against others. However, they can live healthy and meaningful lives if they are given comprehensive support from the government, access to quality healthcare and education, and psychosocial interventions. The government and private sectors must make efforts to promote physical, emotional, and mental health care underpinning the well-being of caregivers and children with HIV. The retention of the programs offered by certain organizations (e.g., testing and treatment needs, nutritional and basic needs support, educational supply, and livelihood program for caregivers) and the increase in the number of psychoeducational and support group activities were suggested to significantly help in addressing the concerns of both caregivers and their child with perinatal HIV infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":6994,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Philippina","volume":"58 23","pages":"57-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739529/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrated Primary Healthcare Delivery of Hypertension and Diabetes Services: A Task Analysis of Nurses and Doctors in Rural Philippines.","authors":"Reiner Lorenzo J Tamayo, Angela James L Chua, Catherin Cimatu-Toyeng, Tj Robinson T Moncatar","doi":"10.47895/amp.vi0.9070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.9070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to describe the roles and responsibilities of doctors and nurses in managing conditions like hypertension and diabetes in rural areas.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study employed a cross-sectional study design using the task analysis methodology. A self-administered questionnaire derived from a national health practice guideline was used. A combination of frequency, criticality, and performance was assessed to identify tasks that needed attention by educators and policymakers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 142 health workers who participated in the study, 81% were nurses and 19% were doctors. The tasks most frequently performed by these professionals were taking vital signs (88.7%), recording patient history (87.3%), and advising patients on regular follow-ups (86.6%). In terms of criticality, the top three tasks were performing diagnostic tests for acute chest pain (50.8%), diagnosing neurological disorders (49.2%), and referring patients for specialized tests at other facilities (43.6%). However, the tasks perceived as most challenging or outside their capability were the Fagerstorm test for assessing nicotine dependence (57.5%), the AUDIT tool for identifying binge drinkers (55.5%), and fundoscopy for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy (54%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The primary care practice of the participants typically involved tasks that are centered on health promotion or disease prevention. Many of the tasks are shared by doctors and nurses, with some highly critical tasks performed less frequently due to a lack of training. Pre-service courses may need to be revised to ensure that health professionals have the required skills to carry out shared tasks.</p>","PeriodicalId":6994,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Philippina","volume":"58 23","pages":"69-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739525/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Monetary and Non-monetary Costs of Health Care in the Philippines.","authors":"Gideon Lasco","doi":"10.47895/amp.v58i23.12289","DOIUrl":"10.47895/amp.v58i23.12289","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6994,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Philippina","volume":"58 23","pages":"5-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739531/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Cost of Primary Care: An Experience Analysis in an Urban Setting.","authors":"Mia P Rey, Regine Ynez H De Mesa, Jose Rafael A Marfori, Noleen Marie C Fabian, Romelei Camiling-Alfonso, Ramon Pedro P Paterno, Nannette B Sundiang, A B Yusoph, Leonila F Dans, Cara Lois T Galingana, Ma Rhodora N Aquino, Josephine T Sanchez, Jesusa T Catabui, Antonio Miguel L Dans","doi":"10.47895/amp.vi0.6589","DOIUrl":"10.47895/amp.vi0.6589","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>PhilHealth's present health benefit scheme is largely centered on in-patient services. This inadvertently incentivizes hospital admissions for increased access to benefit coverage. To address this problem, this study proposes a costing method to comprehensively finance outpatient care. The objective of this paper is to estimate an annual primary care benefit package (PCBP) cost based on experience analysis (actual benefit usage) on the first year of implementation at an urban pilot site.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cost analysis was conducted to assess a disease-agnostic primary care benefit package for an urban outpatient government facility over the first year of implementation. Costing information was gathered through staff interviews, accounting documents, and usage data from the electronic health records system available on-site.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The annual primary care cost was defined as the estimated financial coverage for eligible employees and their eligible dependents (n=15,051). The annual utilization rate for consultations was reported at 51%. Of patients who consulted, approximately 38% accessed free available diagnostic procedures and 48% availed of free available medicines. Based on these usage rates, the annual primary care cost for the first year was computed at PhP 403.22 per capita.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study shows that on the first year of coverage in a government run urban outpatient facility, an allocation of PhP 403.22 per capita can allow coverage for a disease-agnostic package (comprehensive); this amount excludes out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the target population of this study. This amount is feasible only when co-opted with opportunistic registration, reduction of untargeted check-ups, prior contextual community engagement, and streamlining of patient-transactions through an electronic health record (EHR).</p>","PeriodicalId":6994,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Philippina","volume":"58 23","pages":"7-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739533/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of Child-rearing Information Booklet among Adolescent Mothers: A Quasi-experimental Non-equivalent Pre-test-Post-test Control Group Study.","authors":"Genevive Claire B Antonio, Teresa N Basatan","doi":"10.47895/amp.vi0.8389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.8389","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Child-rearing is challenging for adolescent mothers at risk of providing limited care to their children because of the challenges and demands of simultaneously being an adolescent and a mother. Children aged 0-2 years depend on caregivers like their young mothers to promote their physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth and development.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Child-rearing Information Booklet (CRIB) among adolescent mothers with children aged 0-2 years on the three dimensions of knowledge, attitude, and practices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study utilized the quasi-experimental non-equivalent pre-test-post-test control group design to investigate 30 intervention and 30 comparison adolescent mothers with children aged 0-2 years who met the study criteria in Baguio City from January 2019 to January 2021. The fishbowl sampling technique was used in selecting the population and the specific barangays. A validated self-made questionnaire (I-CVI of 0.95 with Cronbach's α of 0.96) determined both groups' knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP). The study used the weighted mean for adolescent mothers' KAP while an independent sample t-test analyzed the significant change in the scores of both groups and to answer the significant difference in the pre- and post-test scores between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results revealed that both groups are knowledgeable about child-rearing skills. Both groups have a favorable attitude when caring for their children and have a very satisfactory practice in childcare. The study also yielded a significant difference in the change of scores in the pre- and post-test scores of the two groups, specifically in knowledge and practice, while no significant difference in their attitude. It also presented a significant difference in the post-test scores between the two groups along with their knowledge (large effect size), attitude (medium effect size), and practices (large effect size).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Adolescent mothers have pre-existing KAP in child-rearing. The CRIB effectively enhances adolescent mothers' child-rearing knowledge and practice. Also, the increase of scores in KAP in child-rearing during the post-test may not be solely caused by the CRIB but also influenced by their age, level of education, living environment, experience in child-rearing, and age of their child. The CRIB has a high practical significance in improving the knowledge and practices among adolescent mothers but not in their attitude.</p>","PeriodicalId":6994,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Philippina","volume":"58 23","pages":"19-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739530/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142997826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Manual versus Markerless (Image-guided System) Toric Intraocular Lens Implantation Outcomes for Astigmatic Correction in Cataract Surgeries.","authors":"Nilo Vincent Dg FlorCruz, Richard C Kho, Aramis B Torrefranca","doi":"10.47895/amp.vi0.8029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.8029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Toric intraocular lens implantation has been used to correct corneal astigmatism during cataract surgery. The study aimed to compare the visual outcomes between manual vs markerless toric intraocular lens implantation in astigmatic correction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The medical records of patients at American Eye Center who underwent phacoemulsification by multiple surgeons with insertion of monofocal or multifocal toric lenses via manual marking and markerless method from 2010-2019 were reviewed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 70 patients were included in the study. Results showed no significant difference in the following characteristics between manual and markerless method at one month and two months post-cataract surgery: uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), uncorrected near vision acuity (UNVA), corrected near vision acuity (CNVA), refraction spherical equivalent. The UDVA, CDVA, UNVA, CNVA and astigmatism had significantly lower median/mean-rank at one and two months postoperatively compared to pre-operative values.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In conclusion, our findings indicated that both manual-based and markerless systems effectively facilitated accurate placement of the toric IOL on the desired axis. Notably, there was no significant difference observed between the two methods. Both systems are straightforward to execute. In low-resource settings like the Philippines, the manual marking method can be employed when markerless guidance equipment is unavailable.</p>","PeriodicalId":6994,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Philippina","volume":"58 23","pages":"83-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739523/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Community Prevalence Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Barangay Tenejero, City of Balanga, Bataan.","authors":"Anna Sharmie C Quezon-Santos, Evelyn T Gapuz","doi":"10.47895/amp.vi0.8386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.8386","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aims to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the sample population in a barangay in the City of Balanga, Bataan using the MINI International and Neuropsychiatric Interview and to describe the profile of those with psychiatric disorders based on sociodemographic and health characteristics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a cross sectional study from Barangay Tenejero, City of Balanga, Bataan done in 2019. Systematic random sampling was done where all zones were included. Sample size was 432 households (with at least one adult per household) based on a level of significance of 5%. Data were obtained using the sociodemographic profile, health profile, MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview Screen and MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview 6 done through face-to-face interview. Descriptive statistics were used in analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-four of the participants have a diagnosis of at least one psychiatric disorder (10.50%). Of these, the most common psychiatric disorders were major depressive disorder (3.58%) followed by any psychotic disorder (1.91%) and generalized anxiety disorder (1.91%). Among the population, 3.10% have suicidal behavior. Psychiatric disorders are more common among women and people with low incomes. Among those with psychiatric disorders, mental health service utilization is low with only 4.55-6.82%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study reports for the first time the prevalence of psychiatric condition in a barangay in the City of Balanga, Bataan. Though the prevalence rate (10.50%) is low compared to other community data, the findings emphasize the need for strategies to promote mental disorder diagnosis and treatment. This study will influence and guide contextualized community mental health services and policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":6994,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Philippina","volume":"58 22","pages":"52-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11732592/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development and Validation of a Stressor-Coping Style Scale for Students in a Public Medical School.","authors":"Armando E Chiong, Elijah Juniel D Corpus, Sarah Peñafrancia L Coralde, Nina Karen A Coronel, John Thomas Y Chuatak, Linnaeus Louisse A Cruz, Francis Simonh M Bries, Carlos Diego A Rozul","doi":"10.47895/amp.vi0.8599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.8599","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The medical curriculum is one of the most stressful academic curricula worldwide. Studies indicate that great levels of stress, that encompass academics to personal life, may be connected to a number of worrying statistics for the mental health of Philippine medical students.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To develop a validated stressor-coping style scale for students in a public medical school.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study employed a sequential mixed-methods design. An open-ended questionnaire was used to determine the common stressors and coping styles through convenience sampling. A scale was constructed from this data and was statistically tested for concurrent validity and reliability from a random sample.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Following thematic analysis, an initial six stressor domains and eleven coping mechanisms were identified. However, after item analysis and principal component analysis of responses, the scale was transformed to seven stressor domains and five coping mechanism domains. All of which are deemed internally consistent (α>0.6). Scores from the scale were also convergent with the scores of Brief COPE (r=0.5 to 0.9).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The developed stressor-coping style scale for medical students is a reliable and valid tool for Filipino medical students in a public medical school.</p>","PeriodicalId":6994,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Philippina","volume":"58 22","pages":"14-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11732598/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142998298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}