جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « روماتولوژی » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

 The development of different approaches to e-learning at various levels, including higher education, is a reality that advanced and evolving societies face. The shortcomings of pure online e-learning are nowadays leading different educational institutions towards a hybrid educational approach. In this study, this study endeavored to examine one of these experiences in hybrid classrooms and to investigate the possible effect of applying this approach on studentschr('39') academic performance and their satisfaction with this hybrid learning method.

 This research is a quasi-experimental study. The study population of elementary medical students in the second semester was 98-97. A total of 140 people were included in the study by sampling method and were divided into two groups of 70 people in face-to-face education and 70 people in the combined education group. Satisfaction tool was a researcher-made questionnaire and the level of learning was assessed using a four-choice option at the end of the semester. Independent t-test is used to compare the means of the groups.

 The mean and standard deviation of the satisfaction score in the combined group was 72.37±10.04 and the mean satisfaction score in the training group was 66.81 9 9.9. The difference between the two groups was significant (p<0.04, t=3.29). The mean and standard deviation (end-of-semester test score) were 15.73±4.13 in the face-to-face training group and 17.49 08 5.08 in the combined education group and were significantly higher than the face-to-face training group (p<0.02) , t=2/24).

 The findings revealed the level of satisfaction and learning in the hybrid group group was significantly better than the in-person training group.

The rheumatologic diseases like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lowback pain and fibromyalgia are very common. The synthetic drugs available for treatment of these diseases have low efficacy and considerable adverse effects. Numerous approaches are used as alternatives and complementary to synthetic drugs to treat these diseases. One of the approaches is use of herbal medications. Here, the effects of medicinal plants and herbal active constituents used in treatment of these diseases including gammalinolenic acid, glucosamine, devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens), Ocimum species, Salix species, feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), Tripterygium wilfordii, Uncaria species, nettle (Urtica dioica), ginger (Zingiber officinale), turmeric (Curcuma longa), chicory (Cichorium intybus), dog rose (Rosa canina) and avocado/soybean unsaponifiables obtained from search for english articles published in the databases PubMed and SCOPUS from 1966 to the end of 2011 using the keywords including the scientific, common and traditional names of plants are reviewed. Limited research has been conducted on the antirheumatic effects of these plants and active constituents so far. Thus it seems that further research to determine the mechanisms of action, drug interactions, efficacy and safety of medicinal plants and herbal active constituents potentially useful in treatment of these diseases are warranted.

Background and Âmong rheumatic inflammatory diseases, rheumatoid arthritis has the highest rate of prevalence (1% in majority of the societies and as well as in Ïran). This is a chronic disease, followed by multiple- system involvement of unknown etiology. Major sing is inflammation of sinovial joints. Ïn addition to pain, inflammation, restriction and joints deformity the patients experience mental disorder, stress, anxiety and depression resulting from disease condition is associated with disease which provid defective cycle between mental and physical signs, as a result, the disease is activated by stress and nervous stimulants. Therefore control of the disease is difficult sometimes, hence, in this study, medication was followed along with benson relaxation in order to control the disease activity. This clinical trial study was performed in rheumatology research clinic of Ïmam khomeini hospital in Tehran during 2000-2001. Fifty patients were selected as non probable samples from the society under investigation, and on the basis of age and sex, randomly were divided in two case (26 patients) and Çontrol (26patients) groups. Patients of the case group individually were trained for benson relaxation with tape. This interferance was followed for 8 weeks. Ïn order to evalute benson relaxation effects, clinical symptoms, laboratory findings, anxiety, depression and feeling of well being before and after interferance were measured. Statistical tests showed no significant difference in variable of pre and post intervention in two groups. Mean variables of anxiety, depression and feeling of well being in two groups in post intervention were as follow: P=0.0001, P= 0.0001 and P=0.001 respectively which indicated significant difference. Most variable of clinical symptoms and laboratory findings showed decline in disease progress. But no significant statistical difference was observed. Çonclusion: Hypothesis of this study emphasizing that, benson relaxation declines disease progress, was confirmed for anxiety, depression and feeling of well being. Referring to the other variables related to clinical symptoms and laboratory findings, and in order to obtain more accurate statistical results, study with more sample size and performing of interferance in more than 8 weeks period is necessary.