Introduction:Considering the importance of evidence-based medicine(EBM)and the emphasis of Persian medicine(PM)experts on its use,this study was designed;to investigate the practice of PM specialists,the obstacles,cha...Introduction:Considering the importance of evidence-based medicine(EBM)and the emphasis of Persian medicine(PM)experts on its use,this study was designed;to investigate the practice of PM specialists,the obstacles,challenges,and solutions of developing and using EBM in PM were also the aims of the present study.Method:In the present study,98 PM specialists,who work in Iran completed the electronic Persian version of the evidence-based medicine.The effective factors in the practice of specialists were assessed by Spearman correlation and Mann-Whitney U tests.Results:The mean±standard deviation of age,graduation time,and clinical experience were 44.52±6.45,3.26±2.28,and 6.76±5.27 years,respectively.Evaluating the data showed,that 52 participants(53.1%)had not passed any EBM training courses.Social media,general and medical databases,textbooks,colleagues,and journal articles were used frequently in clinical practices,but the specific EBM-specific resources were neglected.Conclusions:More attention must be paid to produce scientific evidence,improving the infrastructures and health policies,and empowering PM specialists to apply EBM in their clinical practices.展开更多
Purpose:Heavy menstrual bleeding(HMB)is one of the common causes of women in reproductive age referring to gynecology centers.Methods:In this review study,the causes of HMB were assembled from reliable books of Persia...Purpose:Heavy menstrual bleeding(HMB)is one of the common causes of women in reproductive age referring to gynecology centers.Methods:In this review study,the causes of HMB were assembled from reliable books of Persian Medicine(PM).To compare with new scientific evidence,the HMB characteristics were searched using databases including PubMed,Google Scholar and Scopus as well as valid references of current medicine books.Results:The causes of HMB in PM,similar to current medicine,are divided into three categories including functional,structural and drugs.Functional and drug causes in both schools of medicine are almost concordant.In the structural category,we can consider the presence of a mass in uterus,cervix,and vagina,as mentioned in PM,equivalent with polyps and leiomyomas.Also in PM,mucosal disturbances in this tissues match cervicitis and vaginitis properties.For some causes mentioned in PM such as Akele,Hekke,and weakness of uterus and its tissues,no equivalent was available in current medicine.Conclusions:There are more similarities in menstrual bleeding in both current and Persian Medicine.In some cases,patients present with HMB for which there is no known cause in current medicine.In these cases,the etiologies mentioned in Persian Medicine and their treatment can be used.展开更多
文摘Introduction:Considering the importance of evidence-based medicine(EBM)and the emphasis of Persian medicine(PM)experts on its use,this study was designed;to investigate the practice of PM specialists,the obstacles,challenges,and solutions of developing and using EBM in PM were also the aims of the present study.Method:In the present study,98 PM specialists,who work in Iran completed the electronic Persian version of the evidence-based medicine.The effective factors in the practice of specialists were assessed by Spearman correlation and Mann-Whitney U tests.Results:The mean±standard deviation of age,graduation time,and clinical experience were 44.52±6.45,3.26±2.28,and 6.76±5.27 years,respectively.Evaluating the data showed,that 52 participants(53.1%)had not passed any EBM training courses.Social media,general and medical databases,textbooks,colleagues,and journal articles were used frequently in clinical practices,but the specific EBM-specific resources were neglected.Conclusions:More attention must be paid to produce scientific evidence,improving the infrastructures and health policies,and empowering PM specialists to apply EBM in their clinical practices.
文摘Purpose:Heavy menstrual bleeding(HMB)is one of the common causes of women in reproductive age referring to gynecology centers.Methods:In this review study,the causes of HMB were assembled from reliable books of Persian Medicine(PM).To compare with new scientific evidence,the HMB characteristics were searched using databases including PubMed,Google Scholar and Scopus as well as valid references of current medicine books.Results:The causes of HMB in PM,similar to current medicine,are divided into three categories including functional,structural and drugs.Functional and drug causes in both schools of medicine are almost concordant.In the structural category,we can consider the presence of a mass in uterus,cervix,and vagina,as mentioned in PM,equivalent with polyps and leiomyomas.Also in PM,mucosal disturbances in this tissues match cervicitis and vaginitis properties.For some causes mentioned in PM such as Akele,Hekke,and weakness of uterus and its tissues,no equivalent was available in current medicine.Conclusions:There are more similarities in menstrual bleeding in both current and Persian Medicine.In some cases,patients present with HMB for which there is no known cause in current medicine.In these cases,the etiologies mentioned in Persian Medicine and their treatment can be used.
