Meningkatkan perilaku prososial pelajar Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) melalui pembelajaran karakter: Bagaimana efektivitasnya?

Increasing prosocial behavior can help solve social problems that occur in the community. Cultivation of prosocial behavior can be done at school through character learning. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of character learning to improve prosocial behavior in working together, helping and respecting the rights and welfare of others in high school adolescents. The experimental research design used in this study was one group pretest-posttest. Research participants numbered 21 class XI Xin Zhong Surabaya High School students who were selected based on purposive sampling techniques. The research instrument used a prosocial scale compiled by researchers with a reliability coefficient of ? = 0.898. The results of the analysis using Wilcoxon show that character learning is effective for improving the prosocial behavior of high school adolescents. It is recommended that teachers use the character learning module to improve the prosocial behavior of high school adolescents.Keywords: Character learning; Learning effectiveness; Prosocial behavior AbstrakPeningkatan perilaku prososial dapat membantu menyelesaikan permasalahan sosial yang terjadi di masyarakat. Penanaman perilaku prososial dapat dilakukan di sekolah melalui pembelajaran karakter. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji efektivitas pembelajaran karakter untuk meningkatkan perilaku prososial bekerja sama, menolong dan menghargai hak dan kesejahteraan orang lain pada remaja SMA. Desain penelitian eksperimen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah one group pretest-posttest. Partisipan penelitian berjumlah 21 siswa kelas XI SMA Xin Zhong Surabaya yang terpilih berdasarkan teknik purposive sampling. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan skala prososial yang disusun oleh peneliti dengan koefisien reliabilitas sebesar ?= 0,898. Hasil analisis menggunakan Wilcoxon menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran karakter efektif untuk meningkatkan perilaku prososial remaja SMA. Disarankan agar para guru menggunakan modul pembelajaran karakter untuk meningkatkan perilaku prososial remaja SMA.Kata kunci: Efektivititas Pembelajaran; Pembelajaran Karakter; Perilaku Prososial

Ma-Huang-Fu-Zi-Xi-Xin Decoction for Allergic Rhinitis: A Systematic Review

Background. The treatment effects and safety of Ma-Huang-Fu-Zi-Xi-Xin decoction for patients with allergic rhinitis have yet to be clarified. Objectives. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects and safety of Ma-Huang-Fu-Zi-Xi-Xin decoction in patients with allergic rhinitis. Methods. We searched PubMed, EMBASE (Excerpta Medical Database), Cochrane Library, Chinese Cochrane Centre’s Controlled Trials Register Platform, Wanfang Chinese Digital Periodical and Conference Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) Database, and VIP Chinese Science and Technique Journals Database to collect randomized controlled trials of Ma-Huang-Fu-Zi-Xi-Xin decoction (MHFZXXD) for allergic rhinitis (AR) prior to May 8, 2017. RevMan 5.3 software was used to conduct a meta-analysis. GRADE methodology was applied to evaluate the evidence quality for each outcome. Results. Six randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 576 participants (10–78 years old) were included. A meta-analysis revealed that the overall effect of MHFZXXD for AR was not better than western medical treatment (RR: 0.41; 95% CI: 0.26–0.65; P=0.0001) for all included studies. However, the evidence quality of these western medical intervention studies was low or very low due to a high risk of bias, small sample sizes, and poor-quality design.

Irritant Contact Dermatitis Risk of Common Topical Traditional Chinese Medicines Used for Skin-Lightening: A Pilot Clinical Trial with 30 Volunteers

Topical traditional Chinese medicine- (TTCM-) related contact dermatitis is not uncommon but ignored. Patch and photopatch tests using 6 individual herbal ingredients and Bai-Zhi-Kao (BZK;白芷膏), a skin-lightening TTCM preparation, were conducted on 30 participants. Twenty-five subjects showed at least 1 positive reaction, including 6 (20.0%) participants who reacted to BZK. The majority reacted to RadixAmpelopsis japonica(Bai-Lian;白蘞) (60.0%), whereas few reacted to Rhizoma Bletilla striata (Bai-Ji;白芨) (16.7%), RhizomaAtractylodis macrocephalae(Bai-Zhu;白朮) (10.0%), RadixAngelicae dahuricae(Bai-Zhi;白芷) (3.3%), and Herba asari (Xi-Xin;細辛) (3.3%). In the photopatch test, 3 participants (10.0%) reacted positively to BZK and 10 to ≥1 constituent; however, all reacted to RadixAngelicae dahuricae(26.7%), RadixAmpelopsis japonica(13.3%), and Rhizoma Bletilla striata (3.3%). In contrast, no subjects showed positive reactions to Sclerotium Poria cocos (Bai-Fu-Ling;白茯苓). Thus, BZK and its constituents might present potential latent risk of contact dermatitis owing to the possible presence of RadixAmpelopsis japonicaand RadixAngelicae dahuricae. Furthermore, TTCMs, particularly cosmetic products, must be used carefully, with ample warning of potential contact dermatitis risk.