[Self medication among patients with musculoskeletal symptoms in Araucanía region].

Background: Self-medication is a common behavior in the general population, specially among those suffering from chronic pain.

Aim: To study the prevalence and characteristics of self medication.

Subjects And Methods: Aiming to know the prevalence and features of self medication, a structured interview was applied to 272 out of 419 individuals from the general population, that reported musculoskeletal symptoms.

Student and faculty learning styles in a Canadian and a Chilean self-directed, problem-based nursing program.

A descriptive comparative study was conducted to identify and compare/contrast the learning styles of nursing faculty and entry-level students in 2 self-directed (SDL), problem-based (PBL) nursing programs. The Kolb LSI-1985 was administered to 94 first-year generic students, 63 post-R.N.