Breakfast consumption as a test anxiety predictor among paramedical students

5Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

6Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedic, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences:Vol. 7, issue 1; 47-51

Published online:Dec 27, 2019

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jul 14, 2019

Accepted:Sep 14, 2019

How to Cite:Valiollah AkbariHamid AsayeshFatemeh SharififardMostafa QorbaniAsghar ElahiAzam Heidarpouret al.Breakfast consumption as a test anxiety predictor among paramedical students.J Nurs Midwifery Sci.7(1):e140810.https://doi.org/10.4103/jnms.jnms_37_19.

Abstract

Context: Having breakfast is an important part of healthy eating behaviors. Based on evidence, it is effective in improving cognitive and psychological performance of individuals.
Aims: The purpose of this study is the examination of having breakfast association with test anxiety of paramedical students.
Settings and Design: This cross‑sectional study was conducted in Qom University of Medical Sciences (QUMS), Qom, Iran.
Materials and Methods: Two hundred and twenty‑three university students were selected from paramedical faculty of QUMS through random sampling. A self‑administered questionnaire (demographic information and test anxiety inventory) was used for data gathering.
Statistical Analysis Used: Data were analyzed using logistic regression to examine the association between breakfast consumption and test anxiety.
Results: The prevalence of skipping breakfast was 40.1%. In the multivariate logistic regression model, it was found that being male (odds ratio [OR]: 0.53, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.30–0.94) and breakfast consumption (OR: 0.54, 95% CI: 0.30–0.95) had a significant r elationship with lower test anxiety.
Conclusion: It was found that the considerable number of students skip breakfast. Therefore, based on the significant relationship between breakfast skipping and higher level of test anxiety, it is important to identify the causes of breakfast skipping.

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Valiollah Akbari:[PubMed][Scholar]
Hamid Asayesh:[PubMed][Scholar]
Fatemeh Sharififard:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mostafa Qorbani:[PubMed][Scholar]
Asghar Elahi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Azam Heidarpour:[PubMed][Scholar]