Open Access<p>The Correlation between Mathematics Anxiety, Numerical Ability and Drug Calculation Ability of Paramedic Students: An Explanatory Mixed Method Study</p>
Author(s) -
Eihab Khasawneh,
Cameron Gosling,
Brett Williams
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s258223
Subject(s) - numeracy , anxiety , test (biology) , mathematical anxiety , demographics , psychology , mathematics , medicine , mathematics education , medical education , clinical psychology , psychiatry , demography , pedagogy , paleontology , sociology , biology , literacy
Numeracy is the ability to reason and to apply simple numerical concepts. Numerical and drug calculation skills are essential for patient safety. Health-care providers who perform drug calculation in their work required good math skills, especially numerical ability. The aims of this study were to explore the relationship between numerical ability, math anxiety and drug calculation performance and to explore the factors that contribute to drug calculation ability among paramedic students.