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Several pneumonia cases with unknown etiology first appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The clinical findings of this disease resembled viral pneumonia, which raised concerns at the Chinese and international levels (1-4). The virus spread rapidly throughout the world and affected many people (1, 5). The World Health Organization (WHO) named this disease COVID-19. Based on the statistics from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the fatality rate is 2.3%. The number of mortalities is higher in older adults (14.8% in people over 80 years). Moreover, adults with comorbid diseases (cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic respiratory disease, hypertension, and cancer) are more at risk (6). Due to the potentia

Journal of Modern Medical Information Sciences مجله اطلاع رسانی پزشکی نوین.

PurposeFlipped classroom (FC) is a potential approach that encourages active learning and enhances student performance while reducing the failure rate in education. This study was carried out to present the conceptual model of FC adoption by students in higher education.Design/methodology/approachThis was a cross-sectional study in which 110 medical students from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran, were selected by convenience sampling methods as the sample population. An extended technology acceptance model (TAM) was applied to determine the students’ intention concerning the FC adoption. A research-based questionnaire, the validity and reliability of which have been approved, was used as the data collection instrument.

On 19 February 2020, Iran reported the initial cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). As of 21 March 2020, Iran had reported 175,927 COVID-19 cases, including 8425 deaths. One of the best approaches for responding to COVID-19 is rapid detection, early isolation, and quick treatment of the disease. Studies have stated that information technology (IT) is a powerful tool for detecting, tracking, and responding to pandemic diseases. Despite the importance of IT, a lack of efficient use of information technology capacity was observed after the emergence of the new cases of COVID-19 in Iran. A web-portal can integrate different services and technologies and can support interaction between non-governmental organizations (NGO) and uni

Shortly after the first outbreak in China, the Corona virus has affected many countries around the world. The first confirmed case of the virus in Iran was reported in Qom on February 2020, and then it spread to other cities in Iran (1). The outbreak has caused many social and economic challenges for the international community; also, there is no complete information about this disease (2).One of the most important challenges is the prevalence of inaccurate information about the disease, which has many psychological, political, social and economic effects on society. Infodemic or the spread of wrong information about the disease through various social media in the global community is a serious problem for public health (3).

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The high-quality data are essential for good patient care, optimal management of oral and dental diseases, and policy-making. Electronic dental and oral records have a key role in managing data in health care organizations. Aim of this article is analyzing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of electronic dental and oral record implementation in clinics of School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, from stakeholder perspectives. METHODS: A qualitative interpretive case study was conducted at clinics of School of Dentistry in Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2016. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Interviews involved asking questions and get

Background Evaluating the effectiveness of health information systems and users' satisfaction with system performance is crucial. The success of an information system is directly dependent on system responding to user needs. Due to the importance of this issue, authors were designed a tool to evaluate users' satisfaction with Integrated Health System. Material & Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 to design a user satisfaction questionnaire in an Integrated Health System. In the first step, the areas of user satisfaction were identified by reviewing literature and reliable scientific sources. Then a bank of questions was created and after classifying the indicators and identifying related questions the primary tool was

Aim:The aim of this present study was to show that hepatitis C treatment in patients with drug addiction is effective like patients without drug addiction.Material and Methods:Total amount of 57 patients with hepatitis C (25 drug abuser and 32 non–drug abuser) that referred to Shahid Motahari clinic of Shiraz were selected. All patients infected with HCV treated by combination regimens of ribavirin, sofosbuvir and interferon. Patients received sofosbuvir (400mg once a day) in combination with peg-IFN-alpha (92a180m/w› 92b1/5m/kg/w) and RBV (under 75 kg 1000mg, over 75 kg 12000kg) for 12 weeks. The Kolmogorov–Smirnov test was used for testing normality. Associations between variables were analyzed using a Chi-square, Fisher exact, T st

Materials and Methods: This descriptive research is retrospective study in year 2012. The study population consisted of 100 insurance experts deployed in insurance centers (including Health care’s, Social security, Armed forces, Help Committee) from which 25 experts were randomly selected from each Insurance Center. Researcher madden questionnaire was used to collect data. For validating of questionnaire justifiability, questionnaire was provided to insurance expert, professors and ambiguities were resolved. Test-retest procedure was used to ensure the Stability of the questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed and classified using Excel software.Results: These findings indicate that between all parts of surgery wards deductions are t