Comparative study of virtual and traditional teaching methods on the theoretical course of ECG in medical students of emergency department

Introduction: The emergency ward is one of the most important parts of the hospital, where people's activities can have many effects on the performance of other wards of the hospital and the satisfaction of patients. Changing lifestyle and transformation of cyberspace into one of the pillars of modern life has had a great impact on learning and teaching methods. To compare the level of theoretical emergency learning in medical students with two virtual and traditional methods. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 88 medical students who started their emergency rotation in two hospitals of Guilan University of Medical sciences in 2021. Both groups participated in the same exam before and after the basics of electrocardiogram (ECG), normal ECG, types of blocks, diagnosis of MI and arrhythmias education. After collecting the information from the questionnaires, the data analysis was performed via SPSS software with a significant P<0.05. Results: Out of 88 students, 56.8% were female, and 43.2% were male. The mean and median knowledge score before and after education was statistically significant in two groups (P<0.001). The virtual group represented a higher average score of knowledge than the traditional group. The student’ grade point average affected the result of the score after education (P=0.019, β =0.234). Conclusion: The use of virtual education methods in combination with traditional methods might help to improve the learning process and knowledge of medical students in emergency department

Health protocol compliance in the prevention of COVID-19: Comparison of healthcare workers and ordinary people groups

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a type of acute respiratory syndrome that due to its high prevalence, mortality, and the lack of appropriate treatment; health protocol compliance has the most important role in controlling this disease. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the frequency of health protocol compliance in the prevention of COVID-19 in two groups of healthcare workers and ordinary people. In this cross-sectional study, individuals were randomly selected from two groups of healthcare workers and ordinary people in the community. Information was completed in the form of an online questionnaire and in-person interview. A total number of 246 ordinary people and 216 healthcare workers were studied. The mean age of ordinary people was 35.53±10.16, and the mean age of healthcare workers was 34.16±8.74 years. The effect of age, gender, education level, occupation, contact with a suspected individual in the group of ordinary people, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among family members and relatives in the group of healthcare workers, and travel history in both groups on the score of health protocol compliance was significant. The effect of habitat, underlying disease, medication history, history of SARS-COV-2, family member infection, or death, was not significant. Healthcare workers were more knowledgeable, had more positive attitudes, and their higher sense of total well-being was seen to be more critical to enhancing compliance.