A study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time Among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Uganda.
Background: Reaction time (RT) is an indicator of neural activity, however, its variation due to visual (VRT), audio (ART) and tactile (TRT) in African medical students has not been investigated. The aim of the study was to determine relationships between VRT, ART and TRT amongst medical students in...
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| author | Keneth Iceland, Kasozi Mbiydzneyuy, Ngala Elvis Namubiru, Sarah Safiriyu, Abass Alao Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare Okpanachi, Alfred O. Ninsiima, Herbert Izo |
| author_facet | Keneth Iceland, Kasozi Mbiydzneyuy, Ngala Elvis Namubiru, Sarah Safiriyu, Abass Alao Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare Okpanachi, Alfred O. Ninsiima, Herbert Izo |
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| description | Background: Reaction time (RT) is an indicator of neural activity, however, its variation due to visual (VRT), audio (ART) and tactile (TRT) in African medical students has not been investigated. The aim of the study was to determine relationships between VRT, ART and TRT amongst medical students in Uganda.
Materials and methods: This was a cross sectional study, the body mass index (BMI) and RT (i.e. VRT, ART and TRT) were determined using weighing scale with standiometer and the catch a ruler experiment respectively. A questionnaire was administered to collect information on participant’s lifestyle patterns and analysis was done using SPSS Version 20.
Results: The mean (± SEM) VRT, ART and TRT in the study were found to be 0.148 ± 0.002s, 0.141 ± 0.002s and 0.139 ±
0.003s respectively. A strong correlation between TRT and ART was found to exist in the youthful Ugandan medical student’s
population. Furthermore, significant differences in ART and VRT were observed with sex, although these were absent amongst
preclinical and clinical students, showing the importance of sex in RT.
Conclusion: The low VRT and ART in Ugandan medical students is indicative of a healthy somatosensory connectivity, thus of academic importance.
Keywords: Reaction Time, Cognitive Performance, Neural Health, Medical Education. |
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| spelling | oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-9112024-01-17T04:46:02Z A study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time Among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Uganda. Keneth Iceland, Kasozi Mbiydzneyuy, Ngala Elvis Namubiru, Sarah Safiriyu, Abass Alao Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare Okpanachi, Alfred O. Ninsiima, Herbert Izo Reaction Time Cognitive Performance Neural Health Medical Education Background: Reaction time (RT) is an indicator of neural activity, however, its variation due to visual (VRT), audio (ART) and tactile (TRT) in African medical students has not been investigated. The aim of the study was to determine relationships between VRT, ART and TRT amongst medical students in Uganda. Materials and methods: This was a cross sectional study, the body mass index (BMI) and RT (i.e. VRT, ART and TRT) were determined using weighing scale with standiometer and the catch a ruler experiment respectively. A questionnaire was administered to collect information on participant’s lifestyle patterns and analysis was done using SPSS Version 20. Results: The mean (± SEM) VRT, ART and TRT in the study were found to be 0.148 ± 0.002s, 0.141 ± 0.002s and 0.139 ± 0.003s respectively. A strong correlation between TRT and ART was found to exist in the youthful Ugandan medical student’s population. Furthermore, significant differences in ART and VRT were observed with sex, although these were absent amongst preclinical and clinical students, showing the importance of sex in RT. Conclusion: The low VRT and ART in Ugandan medical students is indicative of a healthy somatosensory connectivity, thus of academic importance. Keywords: Reaction Time, Cognitive Performance, Neural Health, Medical Education. 2023-02-01T03:44:47Z 2023-02-01T03:44:47Z 2018 Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/911 en_US application/pdf Kabale University |
| spellingShingle | Reaction Time Cognitive Performance Neural Health Medical Education Keneth Iceland, Kasozi Mbiydzneyuy, Ngala Elvis Namubiru, Sarah Safiriyu, Abass Alao Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare Okpanachi, Alfred O. Ninsiima, Herbert Izo A study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time Among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Uganda. |
| title | A study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time Among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Uganda. |
| title_full | A study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time Among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Uganda. |
| title_fullStr | A study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time Among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Uganda. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time Among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Uganda. |
| title_short | A study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time Among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Uganda. |
| title_sort | study on visual audio and tactile reaction time among medical students at kampala international university in uganda |
| topic | Reaction Time Cognitive Performance Neural Health Medical Education |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/911 |
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