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Ashour, Amal Adnan. "Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Oral Health and Oral Care Among Nursing Staff at a Mental Health Hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia: A Questionnaire-based Study." Journal of Advanced Oral Research 11, no. 1 (May 2020): 34–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2320206820910300.
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Background and Aim: Nurses are the principal oral healthcare providers for hospitalized patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses at a mental health hospital in Saudi Arabia regarding oral health care of the hospitalized patients. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used in which 247 nursing staff completed a questionnaire that collected sociodemographic information, knowledge, and practices regarding oral health maintenance of patients and their attitudes toward oral health care of psychiatric patients. The chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were used to examine group differences. Results: A total of 247 (136 males and 111 females) nursing staff were involved in the survey with the mean age of 26 ± 32 years. Results showed significant gender differences in knowledge and practices, but no gender differences in attitudes. Male nurses were more likely to look at teeth and gums for signs of a healthy mouth (male = 97.8%, female = 95.5%, P = .04), used toothpaste to clean the patient’s teeth (male = 52.9%, female = 50.5%, P = .03), and believed that HIV/AIDS patients are at risk of developing oral health problems (male = 50.7%, female = 43.2%, P = .04). Nurses had more knowledge than nurse technicians regarding gum disease and dental abscesses ( P = .0001). Nursing staff with over five years of experience were more likely to agree about the need for the oral health care of hospitalized patients. Conclusion: The results emphasize the need for training of healthcare workers about the importance of oral health and considering oral health care as a patient’s rights rather than privilege.
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Yaqub, B. A., A. R. Shamena, T. M. Kolawole, and P. J. Patel. "Cerebrovascular disease in Saudi Arabia." Stroke 22, no. 9 (September 1991): 1173–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.str.22.9.1173.
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Almutary, Hayfa H., Ann Bonner, and Clint Douglas. "Chronic Kidney Disease in Saudi Arabia : A Nursing Perspective." Middle East Journal of Nursing 7, no. 6 (December 2013): 17–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5742/mejn.2013.76337.
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Nassar, Afnan A., and Abrar K. Demyati. "Informed Consent in the Health Care System: An Overview from a Dental Perspective in Saudi Arabia." Saudi Journal of Health Systems Research 1, no. 1 (March 2, 2021): 11–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000514405.
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Background: Patient autonomy in the health care system is achieved by the vital principle of providing informed consent. Throughout history, informed consent gained recognition and improved to include more aids and steps to formalize and standardize the process of obtaining proper consent in medical and dental practice. Regardless of the type of informed consent obtained before the treatment, it should include an adequate understandable description of nature and diagnosis of the disease, treatment plan, proper alternatives, risks, and limitations. Summary: There is limited information in the ethics literature covering critical concepts related to different dental procedures in Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, informed consent in dentistry is not well-documented. As everything is evolving and changing in Saudi society, litigation has progressed and impacted dentistry. This overview will help in addressing aspects related to informed consent and closing the gaps in the dental health care system in Saudi Arabia, managing complex ethical issues associated with dental patients. In addition, providing recommendations and shedding some light on the importance of informed consent will improve the situation of the informed consent process in Saudi Arabia. Key Messages: Informed consent allows patients to be part of the decision-making process, and it provides legal protection for the practitioners from practice lawsuit cases. Dentists should take extra care in documenting the consent process and patient’s choice regarding their treatment to avoid unfavorable consequences. In Saudi Arabia, attention should be drawn toward the crucial role of informed consent, and more studies should be published in order to enrich the knowledge and to improve the health care system.
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Abolfotouh, Mostafa A., Samar A. Al Saleh, Aisha A. Mahfouz, Sherif M. Abolfotouh, and Haya M. Al Fozan. "RETRACTED: Attitudes of Saudi Nursing Students on AIDS and Predictors of Willingness to Provide Care for Patients in Central Saudi Arabia." SAGE Open 3, no. 3 (July 2013): 215824401349916. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244013499163.
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Memish, Ziad A., Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Sanaa M. Filemban, Syed Qutb, Abdullah Fodail, Batol Ali, and May Darweeish. "Antiretroviral therapy, CD4, viral load, and disease stage in HIV patients in Saudi Arabia: a 2001–2013 cross-sectional study." Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 9, no. 07 (July 30, 2015): 765–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.6588.
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Introduction: The incidence of HIV/AIDS is increasing worldwide and in the Middle East. In this study, we analyzed the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), the patterns of CD4 and viral load (VL), and stage of presentation. Methodology: Laboratory variables, ART use, and CD4 count were obtained and analyzed retrospectively. Results: A total of 997 cases from eight HIV/AIDS care providers were included. Of the total cases, 274 (28.3%) had a CD4 count of < 200 cells/mm3, and 413 (42.3%) had a viral load of > 5 log10. Of the total cases, 50% were on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), and the majority of cases were asymptomatic (70%). Of those patients on ART, 247 (39.5%) took tenofovir/emtricitabine combined with either efavirenz (147; 14.7%) or lopinavir/ritonavir (100; 10%), and 158 (15.8%) were on lamivudine and zidovudine with either efavirenz (32; 3.2%) or lopinavir/ritonavir (126; 12.6%). Other combinations were used in 70 (7%) patients. The mean (± standard deviation) of baseline CD4 and viral load were 401 cells/mm3 (322 cells/mm3) and 4.6 log1010 (1.3 log10), respectively. At diagnosis, 72% of patients were asymptomatic; 50% had AIDS and 20% had CD4 count < 350. Conclusions: ART use was in line with international guidelines, but the number of patients receiving ART was lower than expected. Large proportions of cases presented late with AIDS at diagnosis or had CD4 < 350. Further data is needed to evaluate the medical care of patients with HIV/AIDS in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Alsharif, Fatmah. "Nurses’ Knowledge and Anxiety Levels toward COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia." Nursing Reports 11, no. 2 (May 10, 2021): 356–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11020034.
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Background: In the battle against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, medical care staff, especially nurses, are at a higher risk of encountering psychological health issues and distress, such as stress, tension, burdensome indications, and, most importantly, fear. They are also at higher risk of becoming infected and transmitting this virus. In Saudi Arabia, it was noticed that the healthcare workforce suffered from anxiety, and that this more evident in women than men. Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of nurses regarding COVID-19 and the level of anxiety toward the COVID-19 outbreak in the current pandemic situation. Design: A cross-sectional design was used and a validated self-administered online questionnaire with a set of questions related to COVID-19 was distributed to 87 participating nurses. Results: The results showed that more than half of the nurses (71.90%) had an adequate and good knowledge about the causes, transmission, symptoms, treatment, and death rate of COVID-19. The main sources of information for the nurses were social media (51.7%) and the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health (36.8%). Conclusions: The results allowed the conclusion that, though the nurses had satisfactory knowledge about COVID-19, more than 50% of them experienced mental health issues such as anxiety. To address this, along with providing more knowledge about COVID-19, nurses should be supported in managing their anxiety.
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Almutary, Hayfa H. "Assessment of kidney disease knowledge among chronic kidney disease patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Journal of Renal Care 47, no. 2 (February 24, 2021): 96–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jorc.12363.
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Al Muharraq, Essa H. "The Psychological Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on Nurses in Saudi Arabia and Their Coping Strategies." SAGE Open Nursing 7 (January 2021): 237796082110113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23779608211011322.
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Aims and Objectives To explore the psychological impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on frontline nurses working in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, and their coping strategies. Background As the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic continues to expand globally, healthcare systems have become more overwhelmed than ever before, placing a great psychological strain on frontline nurses. Design A cross-sectional, observational, quantitative study. Methods In total, 215 frontline nurses working at 12 hospitals across Jazan, Saudi Arabia, were recruited. Data were collected during August 2020 using a modified version of the severe acute respiratory syndrome team questionnaire. Results Roughly two-thirds (62.3%) of the participants reported moderate to high levels of nervousness and fear at work. Ethical and moral responsibility has been determined as the main motivator for frontline nurses to practice their profession, with 88% of them expressing a willingness to work even if the situation deteriorated further. However, 87% of the participants were extremely concerned about transmitting the disease to their family members. The most common coping strategy adopted by the nurses appeared to be adherence to strict protective measures (93.5%), followed by the acquisition of more knowledge about the disease (82.3%). Conclusion Frontline nurses experience severe psychological stress, which is mainly caused by their fear of contracting the infection or passing it on to their family members. Thus, proper education, adherence to infection control protocols, effective social support system, and access to sufficient personal protective equipment will help nurses enhance their coping abilities.
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Bdair, Izzeddin A. "Assessment of Cardiovascular Diseases Knowledge and Risk Factors Among Adult Population in the South Region of Saudi Arabia." Clinical Nursing Research 31, no. 4 (November 21, 2021): 598–606. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10547738211060602.
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Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of mortality and disability worldwide. This study aimed to assess knowledge of cardiovascular disease and risk factors among the adult population in the south region of Saudi Arabia. A web-based cross-sectional survey of 1,049 participants was completed during August 2021. Data were collected by using 25-item heart disease fact questionnaire. The study population included 526 men (50.1%) and 523 women (49.9%) with a mean age of 36 ± 12 years. The average total knowledge score was 65.7 ± 20.80. The items with the highest knowledge were smoking, overweight, aging, high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, and family history. Findings revealed that knowledge regarding cardiovascular diseases is inadequate with a high prevalence of risk factors among the Saudi Arabian population. Healthcare professionals and organizations have a crucial role in raising public awareness regarding health promotion, regular screening, and lifestyles modifications. Interventional studies are needed to investigate the actual magnitude of CVDs and counteract them.
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Saleh, M. A., Y. S. Al Ghamdi, O. A. Al Yahia, T. M. Shaqran, and A. R. Mosa. "Impact of health education program on knowledge about AIDS and HIV transmission in students of secondary schools in Buraidah City, Saudi Arabia: an exploratory study." Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 5, no. 5 (October 15, 1999): 1068–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/1999.5.5.1068.
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Acurate information about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [AIDS]and human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]is important for their prevention. This study is intended to assess knowledge on AIDS in students of secondary schools in Buraidah City and to measure the effect of a health education program on their knowledge about AIDS in general, modes of HIV transmission and the degree of their misperception about the transmission of the disease through casual contact. A well-designed health education program using personal communication and visual media techniques was conducted for 483 secondary school students in Buraidah secondary schools during the year 1997. Pre- and post-tests were done to examine their knowledge about AIDS. The results of this study pointed out that a health education program on AIDS for students of secondary schools greatly and significantly improved their scores on general knowledge on AIDS views on its transmission and misperception of AIDS [p < 0.01]. Continuous in-ice programs for secondary students are recommended
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Nayak, Prathibha Anand, Ullal Anand Nayak, Othman Wali, Kavitha Odathurai Marusamy, and Nagihan K. Muhcu. "Effect of Lifestyle on Periodontal Health Status in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 10, no. 11 (March 15, 2021): 760–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.14260/jemds/2021/164.
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BACKGROUND The concept of a healthy lifestyle is reported to be directly related to health. Prevalence and severity of periodontal disease vary among different populations and regions which may be attributed to various lifestyle factors. The aim of the present study was to find the association between the various lifestyle factors and periodontal health. METHODS The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 374 participants aged 20 - 50 years during the 6 months period using a structured and pre-validated questionnaire. The lifestyle factors of selected participants were evaluated using an eight-item health practice index (HPI) scale given by Hagihara et al. Their clinical periodontal status was recorded by means of clinical attachment level using University of North Carolina (UNC)-15 probe. The statistical analysis was based on the association of components of lifestyle with severity of periodontitis was evaluated using chi square test. The multivariate regression analysis was used to evaluate the independent association of variables of life style, oral health care and health practice index with severity of periodontitis. RESULTS The statistical analysis revealed that severity of periodontitis increased with increasing age and decreased with increasing education level, income level, and frequency of dental visits and use of oral hygiene aids. The overall life style of participants did not have any significant association with the severity of periodontitis when multivariate logistic regression analysis was done. CONCLUSIONS There is a strong association of age, education, occupation, income, brushing device or method used, visit to the dentist, breakfast, and work hours per day with periodontal health. KEY WORDS Lifestyle, Periodontal Status, Health Practice Index
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Sallam, Lujain, Fatmah Alsharif, Sarah Abaalalaa, Rawan Alakeely, Zahraa Abdullah, Zahra Alkhamis, Najla Sindi, and Loujain S. Sharif. "Prevalence of depression in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study." Belitung Nursing Journal 8, no. 4 (August 18, 2022): 296–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.33546/bnj.2080.
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Background: A hemodialysis is a treatment option for patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). However, patients undergoing hemodialysis three times per week may experience psychological issues, including depression, which are highly prevalent among patients. Unfortunately, most healthcare providers fail to recognize the symptoms of depression due to overlap with other somatic symptoms; thus, depression remains undiagnosed. Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression and compare the differences in depression symptoms according to the sociodemographic characteristics of patients with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from August to October 2021 with a total of 132 hemodialysis patients using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI II) questionnaire to examine symptoms of depression at multiple health centers in Jeddah. Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, Post-hoc analysis using Conover tests were used for data analysis. Results: The prevalence of depression in hemodialysis patients was 51.5%, 25.8%, 15.9%, and 6.8%, with minimal, mild, moderate, and severe symptoms, respectively. Depression exhibited a significant relationship with sex (p = 0.034), with females showing higher mean depression scores than males. Additionally, depression scores were statistically significant across the different levels of education (p = 0.019), with the mean depression scores significantly highest in subjects who had only primary school level of education. Furthermore, the most common symptoms associated with depression were found to be energy loss and fatigue. Conclusion: Depression prevalence was relatively low among patients with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis, and a loss of energy and fatigue were the most common symptoms correlated with depression. Hence, nurses should be trained on how to routinely use psychological screening scales among patients with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis.
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Alhowaymel, Fahad, Mohammed A. Abdelmalik, Almoez M. Mohammed, Mohamaed O. Mohamaed, and Atallah Alenezi. "Reported Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccination among Adults in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study." SAGE Open Nursing 8 (January 2022): 237796082211032. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23779608221103208.
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Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, is a major international crisis. Although vaccination is the only hope to end this pandemic, adverse effects attributable to vaccines are still being reported. Active surveillance is critical for generating near-real-time, high-quality evidence for potential safety hazards, allowing us to respond quickly to vaccination Purpose To investigate the prevalence of side effects following COVID-19 vaccination with Oxford–AstraZeneca among adults in northwestern Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. Methods This is a cross-sectional and community-based study performed among individuals who had received any type of COVID-19 vaccination. A convenience sampling method was used to collect data using an online survey. Results A total of 222 individuals responded to the survey, and the majority frequently reported both localized and systemic side effects after vaccination. The most reported side effects include pain at the site of injection, myalgia, headache, and fever. Some demographic factors were significantly associated with the reported post-vaccination side effects. Conclusion The most prevalent side effects experienced by individuals after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine were determined in this study. Prior to the administration of a vaccination, counseling programs should be established to help people understand and deal with the possible side effects, with a special focus on demographic differences.
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Agameel, Magda M., Sahar A. Abd-El Mohsen, Nagda A. Dyab, Amal Yousef Abdelwahed, and Razan Adel Fakieh. "Perceived Stress, Anxiety and Insomnia among Nursing Staff in Saudi Arabia during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease Pandemic." Open Journal of Nursing 12, no. 01 (2022): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojn.2022.121001.
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Alshutwi, Sitah, Fatmah Alsharif, Faygah Shibily, Almutairi Wedad M., Monir M. Almotairy, and Maram Algabbashi. "Maintaining Clinical Training Continuity during COVID-19 Pandemic: Nursing Students’ Perceptions about Simulation-Based Learning." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 4 (February 15, 2022): 2180. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042180.
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Background: Simulation-based learning (SBL) in nursing education is an innovative pedagogical approach that has significantly improved nursing education. Adopting SBL provides a controlled environment for meeting educational objectives without the risk of harm to real patients. Given that social distancing is required during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, SBL is a suitable alternative to clinical training for nursing students to learn and acquire the required clinical competencies. The study aimed to describe the effectiveness of SBL as a complete substitute for clinical experience from the perspective of students. This cross-sectional descriptive survey investigated students’ perceptions regarding the description of the effectiveness of SBL in four nursing colleges at four different universities across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Settings: Four nursing colleges at four different universities across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Participants included nursing students who attended simulation sessions. Data were collected by distributing a self-administrated online questionnaire, the Modified Simulation Effectiveness Tool (SET-M), which is a 19-item. Results: Approximately two-thirds of the participants were in their third (30.4%) and fourth (44.5%) academic year. The highest student presentation was for Site 1 (39.5%) and Site 2 (32.5%). Significant differences existed in all domains according to sex and university (p ≤ 0.001). There was a significant difference in relation to the level of agreement for pre-briefing, scenario, and debriefing domains (<0.001). Conclusions: SBL is a valuable teaching strategy that enhances nursing students’ self-awareness, self-confidence, clinical performance, and efficiency in performing procedures with considerable gender variation. Female students had more positive perceptions toward simulation effectiveness.
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Caswell, Angela, and Joyce Kenkre. "Primary Healthcare in Saudi Arabia: An Evaluation of Emergent Health Trends." Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare 4, no. 3 (August 1, 2021): 96–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.36401/jqsh-20-33.
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ABSTRACT Introduction The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is experiencing an increasing demand for healthcare due to a growing population and unhealthy changes in lifestyle, fostering the need for critical examination of the current status of primary healthcare in the KSA with analysis of health-related trends among its growing population. Methods A review of the literature was therefore undertaken, followed by a survey of primary healthcare centers at three facilities in Riyadh, to assess the current activities, understand challenges, compare existing practices with international best practices, and asses the level of patient satisfaction. The level of satisfaction with primary care services was examined by using observational surveys and retrospective reviews from the previous 20 years. Results The more rural areas with populations with lower education and income ranked factors such as cleanliness, competence of staff, and environment the highest (82–95%), whereas urban areas with populations with higher education and income rated their level of satisfaction lower (74–82%). The influence of population diversity and the country's unique cultural sensitivities on the awareness and uptake of cancer surveillance services available in the community was examined. The incidence of diabetes, asthma, obesity, along with breast and cervical cancer trends, has illustrated the importance of health education and disease prevention. Conclusion An investment in resources for primary healthcare staff and medical facilities is strongly recommended to support primary care providers in becoming the accepted and preferred community frontline for healthcare needs' assessment and care delivery. With its nursing staff comprised predominantly of expatriates, the emphasis needs to be on recruitment and training of a Saudi national workforce in line with succession planning strategy toward a sustainable Saudi workforce.
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Alkarani, Ahmed S., Ahmed AbdElbagy Ibrahem, Hajar A. Alasmari, and Rzan A. Alghamdi. "Frontline Nurses Experiences of the Covid-19 Pandemic - A Qualitative Study." Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 10, no. 38 (September 20, 2021): 3327–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.14260/jemds/2021/675.
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BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had unquestionably caused a massive crisis worldwide. This pandemic had obstructed nearly all aspects of the population’s lives and widely affected healthcare institutions, especially nurses, who are the frontline fighters of the pandemic. Their presence and duties are crucial in controlling the pandemic. Therefore, the study was done to explore the experiences of nurses in delivering healthcare throughout the pandemic and the objectives of this research were to a) explore the experience of frontline nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and b) to understand how COVID-19 had affected frontline nurses. METHODS This study is a qualitative study reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Taif University, Saudi Arabia, under the application code: 42 - 174. The total number of participants were twenty-four nurses from King Faisal Medical Complex, Taif city, Saudi Arabia. The study conducted semi-structured interviews and the data was obtained via face time. The average time of the interview was between 40 and 60 minutes. RESULTS The results indicated two major themes. First, the negative effects of COVID-19 on nurses, which included fear of infection and transmission of the disease, challenging working conditions and a change in social lifestyle. The second theme is the positive impact of the Covid pandemic on nurses, which included increased awareness of the role of nursing in society, an increase in nurses' self-confidence and the strength of support from nursing directors. CONCLUSIONS COVID-19 has had an impact on nurses, both physically and mentally. They have struggled with factors surrounding their occupation and personal lives. It is well established that this pandemic has had more drawbacks than favourable outcomes with regard to nurses. Nevertheless, the funding and development that nurses obtained have improved their professional skills, experience and acceptance of future potential outbreaks. KEY WORDS Nurses Experience of COVID-19, A Qualitative Study, Saudi Arabia.
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Al-Aamri, Amira K., Ayaman A. Al-Harrasi, Abdurahman K. AAl-Abdulsalam, Abdullah A. Al-Maniri, and Sabu S. Padmadas. "Forecasting the SARS COVID-19 pandemic and critical care resources threshold in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: population analysis of aggregate data." BMJ Open 11, no. 5 (May 2021): e044102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044102.
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ObjectiveTo generate cross-national forecasts of COVID-19 trajectories and quantify the associated impact on essential critical care resources for disease management in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.DesignPopulation-level aggregate analysis.SettingBahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.MethodsWe applied an extended time-dependent SEICRD compartmental model to predict the flow of people between six states, susceptible–exposed–infected–critical–recovery–death, accounting for community mitigation strategies and the latent period between exposure and infected and contagious states. Then, we used the WHO Adaptt Surge Planning Tool to predict intensive care unit (ICU) and human resources capacity based on predicted daily active and cumulative infections from the SEICRD model.Main outcome measuresPredicted COVID-19 infections, deaths, and ICU and human resources capacity for disease management.ResultsCOVID-19 infections vary daily from 498 per million in Bahrain to over 300 per million in UAE and Qatar, to 9 per million in Saudi Arabia. The cumulative number of deaths varies from 302 per million in Oman to 89 in Qatar. UAE attained its first peak as early as 21 April 2020, whereas Oman had its peak on 29 August 2020. In absolute terms, Saudi Arabia is predicted to have the highest COVID-19 mortality burden, followed by UAE and Oman. The predicted maximum number of COVID-19-infected patients in need of oxygen therapy during the peak of emergency admissions varies between 690 in Bahrain, 1440 in Oman and over 10 000 in Saudi Arabia.ConclusionAlthough most GCC countries have managed to flatten the epidemiological curve by August 2020, trends since November 2020 show potential increase in new infections. The pandemic is predicted to recede by August 2021, provided the existing infection control measures continue effectively and consistently across all countries. Current health infrastructure including the provision of ICUs and nursing staff seem adequate, but health systems should keep ICUs ready to manage critically ill patients.
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Albikawi, Zainab Fatehi. "Predictors of Anxiety, Depression, and Stress among Female University Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia." Journal of Personalized Medicine 12, no. 11 (November 10, 2022): 1887. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm12111887.
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Background: Students at universities increasingly struggle with mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and stress. The present prevalence of these diseases may arise in the event of a crisis such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Aim: To estimate the level of anxiety, depression, and stress in female university nursing students, and to identify predictors for students’ anxiety, depression, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An online cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using a convenient sample of 115 female university nursing students. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) questionnaire was used to assess symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Multivariate linear regression was used to identify predictors of anxiety, depression, and stress. Results: Stress, anxiety, and depression had prevalence rates of 23.7%, 18.5%, and 34.6%, respectively. Significant anxiety predictors included family support, family salary, being diagnosed with chronic illness, and being exposed to patients with COVID-19. Significant correlations were found between family support, family salary, family history of mental illness, and fear of being infected with COVID-19 and depression in female university nursing students. Students’ levels of stress were predicted by family support. Conclusion: The level of anxiety, depression, and stress among female university nursing students was determined to be moderate. It is advised that university nursing students receive interventions that support their mental health.
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Olatunji, Sunday O., Aisha Alansari, Heba Alkhorasani, Meelaf Alsubaii, Rasha Sakloua, Reem Alzahrani, Yasmeen Alsaleem, et al. "A Novel Ensemble-Based Technique for the Preemptive Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia Using Clinical Data." Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine 2022 (September 14, 2022): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2339546.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by numerous genetic and environmental factors leading to musculoskeletal system pain. RA may damage other tissues and organs, causing complications that severely reduce patients’ quality of life. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 1.71 billion individuals worldwide had musculoskeletal problems in 2021. Rheumatologists face challenges in the early detection of RA since its symptoms are similar to other illnesses, and there is no definitive test to diagnose the disease. Accordingly, it is preferable to profit from the power of computational intelligence techniques that can identify hidden patterns to diagnose RA early. Although multiple studies were conducted to diagnose RA early, they showed unsatisfactory performance, with the highest accuracy of 87.5% using imaging data. Yet, imaging data requires diagnostic tools that are challenging to collect and examine and are more costly. Recent studies indicated that neither a blood test nor a physical finding could early confirm the diagnosis. Therefore, this study proposes a novel ensemble technique for the preemptive prediction of RA and investigates the possibility of diagnosing the disease using clinical data before the symptoms appear. Two datasets were obtained from King Fahad University Hospital (KFUH), Dammam, Saudi Arabia, including 446 patients, with 251 positive cases of RA and 195 negative cases of RA. Two experiments were conducted where the former was developed without upsampling the dataset, and the latter was carried out using an upsampled dataset. Multiple machine learning (ML) algorithms were utilized to assemble the novel voting ensemble, including support vector machine (SVM), logistic regression (LR), and adaptive boosting (Adaboost). The results indicated that clinical laboratory tests fed to the proposed voting ensemble technique could accurately diagnose RA preemptively with an accuracy, recall, and precision of 94.03%, 96.00%, and 93.51%, respectively, with 30 clinical features when utilizing the original data and sequential forward feature selection (SFFS) technique. It is concluded that deploying the proposed model in local hospitals can contribute to introducing a method that aids medical specialists in preemptively diagnosing RA and stopping or delaying the course using clinical laboratory tests.
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Ghanim Hamid Al-Khattabi. "Antibodies Against Hepatitis C Virus (Anti-HCV) among Hemodialysis Patients in Makkah, Saudi Arabia." Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology 27, no. 1 (July 16, 2022): 62–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.37934/araset.27.1.6276.
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the world and evaluation of the epidemiology of HCV infection was made possible by the development of a serological assay to detect antibodies to epitopes of HCV. Hemodialysis (HD) is considered to be one of the main risk factors of HCV transmission. The prevalence of antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV) in patients undergoing maintenance dialysis therapy (MDT) was found to be one of the highest among different risk groups and there is wide variation in the prevalence of HCV infection among different dialysis units and countries. Therefore, the prevalence of anti-HCV was studied in patients undergoing MDT. The current study is a cross section one, where a sample of 361 HD patients were selected randomly from HD centers in three governmental hospitals in Makkah city and they were subjected to assessment for the prevalence of anti-HCV by using questionnaires in addition to clinical measurements. The overall prevalence of anti-HCV among HD patients was 49.9% according to clinical measurements and questionnaires. The overall prevalence of anti-HCV among HD patients in Makkah city (49.9%) was comparable to that reported from other parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and it is almost similar to the already reported positivity rate of (43.2%) from the eastern region of KSA and southern regions of KSA (45.5%). However, strict adherence to universal precautions as recommended by the Center for Diseases Control (CDC), meticulous regular disinfection of HD machines, strict isolation of HCV-positive patients, dedicated dialysis machines and nursing staff at new dialysis set-up could possibly be the reasons of relatively low anti-HCV positivity at the current study than that reported by Shaheen et al [34], from four centers in the western region of KSA, (72.3%) and that by Huraib et al [29] in their multi-center study in KSA, (68%) as well as the mean national rate. On the other hand, the use of more sensitive third generation enzyme - linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique, long duration on HD, multiple blood transfusions, patients with dialysis treatment in multi-centers, factors related to infrastructure, environment and operational system might be responsible for the high prevalence of anti-HCV found in this study than that reported by Saeed, et al from Riyadh and those observed in the central region of KSA. Although routes of transmission are still unclear, early detection of all infected patients is mandatory for HCV prophylaxis in HD patients. Furthermore, an intensive educational program for staff members, HD patients and proper evaluation of the HD situation are needed. Thus, observation of appropriate preventive measures by all HD-centers is paramount.
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Saeed, Fahman, Muhammad Hussain, Hatim A. Aboalsamh, Fadwa Al Adel, and Adi Mohammed Al Owaifeer. "Designing the Architecture of a Convolutional Neural Network Automatically for Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis." Mathematics 11, no. 2 (January 6, 2023): 307. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/math11020307.
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness in middle-aged diabetic patients. Regular screening for DR using fundus imaging aids in detecting complications and delays the progression of the disease. Because manual screening takes time and is subjective, deep learning has been used to help graders. Pre-trained or brute force CNN models are used in existing DR grading CNN-based approaches that are not suited to fundus image complexity. To solve this problem, we present a method for automatically customizing CNN models based on fundus image lesions. It uses k-medoid clustering, principal component analysis (PCA), and inter-class and intra-class variations to determine the CNN model’s depth and width. The designed models are lightweight, adapted to the internal structures of fundus images, and encode the discriminative patterns of DR lesions. The technique is validated on a local dataset from King Saud University Medical City, Saudi Arabia, and two challenging Kaggle datasets: EyePACS and APTOS2019. The auto-designed models outperform well-known pre-trained CNN models such as ResNet152, DenseNet121, and ResNeSt50, as well as Google’s AutoML and Auto-Keras models based on neural architecture search (NAS). The proposed method outperforms current CNN-based DR screening methods. The proposed method can be used in various clinical settings to screen for DR and refer patients to ophthalmologists for further evaluation and treatment.
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Dharmarajlu, Santhi Muttipoll, Noof Nassir, Reem Ajibi, Wfa Mhmed, and Nada Ibrahim. "A Cross Sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward COVID-19 among the Arts and Science Students in Farasan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Journal of SARS-CoV-2 Research 1 (May 27, 2021): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.36013/sarc-cov-2.v1i.64.
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new variable of the Coro-naviridae family. COVID-19 spreads primarily by contacting the virus either from a COVID-19-infected individual through coughing or sneezing or from COVID-19-contaminated surfaces. A Descriptive cross-sectional survey of 200 participants was conducted to explore the awareness, attitude, and practice of COVID-19 among the arts and science students studying at the University College of Farasan. Results: Of all the participants, 58% showed a moderate level of awareness, 70% presented a high attitude, and 56% presented an adequate practice regarding COVID-19. Significant positive correlation between awareness-attitude (r = 0.156, p-value < 0.001) and attitude-practice (r = 0.192, p-value < 0.001) were found. The majority of students with non-medical background agreed that the patient with COVID-19 could remain asymptomatic (p < 0.01) while considering the transmission route, the students from non-nursing background students were found more conscious (p < 0.01) that infection could spread through personal contact, respiratory droplets and possibly by feces. Despite the moderate public awareness, their attitude and practice were better. Therefore, public awareness must be improved to be prepared for epidemic and pandemic situations.
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Afif, Mona H. "Awareness of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Practice of Breast Self-Examination Among Nursing Students." Evidence-Based Nursing Research 2, no. 2 (April 29, 2020): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.47104/ebnrojs3.v2i2.121.
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Contents: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women of both developed and less developed world. Breast cancer is a common malignancy among Saudi females, with a prevalence of 21.8%. Awareness of risk factors and practice of breast self-examination still has a significant role in the early detection effort of breast cancer, particularly in young women.
Aim: of this study is to explore the awareness of breast cancer risk factors and the reported practice of breast self-examination among nursing students in the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences -College of Nursing (CON-R), Kingdome of Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional correlational design was utilized in this study on a convenience sample of 373 nursing students in King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Nursing (CON-R). The study used two tools. The first tool is a structured interview questionnaire designed by the researcher to collect data about the students' characteristics and to assess the student nurses' awareness of breast cancer risk factors. The second tool is a breast self-examination practice form that is designed to assess the student nurses' reported practice of breast self-examination.
Results: The results of the present study show that 60.6% of the nursing students' age was between 20-24 years; 18.2 % of them had a positive family history of breast cancer. The nursing student higher awareness was revealed for risk factors of female gender (4.5±0.7), age more than 40 (4.3±0.8), positive family history (4.2±0.8), breast disease (4.1±0.8). Average awareness was revealed for risk factors of late menopause (2.8±1.8), and physical inactivity (3.0±1.1). 63.5% of students did not practice breast self-examination; among the remaining only 25.5% practicing monthly, only 5% was regularly practicing, while 31.1% of them did not practice regularly.
Conclusion: The nursing students reveal a good awareness of most of the breast cancer risk factors. Despite a good awareness level, they reported that about two-thirds of students did not practice breast self-examination. The study recommended the conduction of awareness campaigns in all university campuses who are encompassing female students to enhance their awareness of breast cancer risk factors and promote their practice of breast self-examination.
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Alessa, Mohammed, Mohammed Alzahrani, Abdulmajeed Alshehri, Amjad Aljrboa, Rami Bustami, Abdullah Almangour, Abdulaziz Alsalem, Jawaher Gramish, Moteb Khobrani, and Thamer A. Almangour. "Knowledge regarding Zika Virus Infection among Healthcare Providers in an Academic Tertiary Care Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study." Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology 2020 (March 11, 2020): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8145219.
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Background. Zika virus (ZIKV) has become a major concern across the world. It is highly necessary for healthcare providers (HCPs) to have sufficient knowledge about such a disease. The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge regarding ZIKV among HCPs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted at a tertiary care center in Riyadh, KSA, during a two-month period from September 19, 2016 to November 19, 2016. Descriptive statistics were performed on data collected. For continuous variables, data were expressed as means ± standard deviations (SDs), medians, and ranges. Proportions were used to describe categorical variables. Knowledge scores were evaluated and compared by demographic characteristics including age, designation, years of practice, and gender, using the t-test/Mann–Whitney U test or the Kruskal–Wallis test, as appropriate. Results. A total of 336 HCPs from different specialties (physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and nutritionists) completed the questionnaire. Significant differences in knowledge about ZIKV were observed by participant’s age. Significantly higher knowledge levels were observed among older participants (45 years or more; p=0.011). A substantial difference in the knowledge level was observed by department, with pairwise comparisons showing significant differences in knowledge scores between all departments except for Pharmacy vs. Nutrition and Nursing vs. Internal Medicine. Knowledge scores were not significantly different by years of practice. Conclusion. Our study showed inadequate knowledge of HCPs from different specialties about ZIKV infection which needs to be improved in terms of infection prevention and control. Awareness about ZIKV infection should be ensured and maintained among HCPs to face any possible emergence in the region.
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Alhaddad, Areej M., Samah M. Sofar, and Aisha Alhofaian. "Self- Management practice Gaps among Patients with Hypertension in KSA: Narrative Review." Evidence-Based Nursing Research 3, no. 1 (March 15, 2021): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.47104/ebnrojs3.v3i1.186.
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Context: Hypertension (HTN) is identified as the most common non-communicable disease. HTN is considered one of the causes of premature mortality worldwide.
Aim: This review aimed to identify the HTN self-management practice gaps in the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia (KSA).
Methods: Search for the narrative review was conducted by using different electronic databases (e.g., Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Medical Literature Online, the Excerpta Medica dataBase, Elsevier’s Science Direct, ProQuest, the EBSCO library database, and PubMed through Saudi Digital, as well as an Internet search using Google Scholar), books and manual search of journals’ references lists to find relevant studies. Using title searching generated keywords from the research aim to identify self-management practice gaps among patients with HTN.
Results: The review demonstrates that there are HTN self-management practice gaps among patients in the KSA. Despite the knowledge and accessibility of effective drugs, there is low adherence to the recommended self-management practices.
Conclusion: The review indicates a lack of local data in self-management practice gaps for patients with hypertension in KSA. There is a need to develop an education program to improve self-management practice among patients with HTN. This review could improve the form of drugs taken, decrease the severity of side effects, and create safer health care services.
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Alrehaili, Musaad, Maye A. Al-Otaibi, and Abdullah M. Al-Otaibi. "The Richness of English Language During Covid-19 Pandemic: Selected Words and Expressions That Can Be Taught to EFL Students at the Colleges of Health Science and Colleges of Nursing in KSA and Kuwait." English Language Teaching 15, no. 5 (April 26, 2022): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v15n5p84.
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The COVID-19 crisis has made the years 2020 and 2021 an unpolitical and spiritual crisis. It has affected virtually everybody in the world and introduced a new normal. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, people have been hooked on consuming news media to follow the development of this unprecedented disease. Subsequently, a new language with vocabulary, expressions, and metaphors has appeared in various languages, including English and Arabic. Dictionaries have added new words in English and revised others; they are now fully integrated into our everyday vocabularies. COVID-19 has changed the English language in many ways: it has brought previously obscure medical words to the forefront of everyday speech, made terms related to social isolation more common, and witnessed a shift in meaning in other terms. As linguists, researchers, and teachers gradually return to their classrooms next term (Spring, 2022) we undertook this study to identify 57 English terms, expressions, and metaphors that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, either in English-speaking countries or Arabic-speaking countries where English is a first or second language. We deemed the new terminologies necessary for EFL learners in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) countries. It can serve the purpose of making a list of these words and expressions to be taught to our EFL students at colleges of nursing and health science in Kuwait or Saudi Arabia or any other equivalent colleges in the Arab World. The terms and expressions came from articles, magazines, and English and Arabic dictionaries published during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alrehaili, Musaad, Maye A. Al-Otaibi, and Abdullah M. Al-Otaibi. "The Richness of English Language During Covid-19 Pandemic: Selected Words and Expressions That Can Be Taught to EFL Students at the Colleges of Health Science and Colleges of Nursing in KSA and Kuwait." English Language Teaching 15, no. 5 (April 26, 2022): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v15n5p84.
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The COVID-19 crisis has made the years 2020 and 2021 an unpolitical and spiritual crisis. It has affected virtually everybody in the world and introduced a new normal. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, people have been hooked on consuming news media to follow the development of this unprecedented disease. Subsequently, a new language with vocabulary, expressions, and metaphors has appeared in various languages, including English and Arabic. Dictionaries have added new words in English and revised others; they are now fully integrated into our everyday vocabularies. COVID-19 has changed the English language in many ways: it has brought previously obscure medical words to the forefront of everyday speech, made terms related to social isolation more common, and witnessed a shift in meaning in other terms. As linguists, researchers, and teachers gradually return to their classrooms next term (Spring, 2022) we undertook this study to identify 57 English terms, expressions, and metaphors that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, either in English-speaking countries or Arabic-speaking countries where English is a first or second language. We deemed the new terminologies necessary for EFL learners in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) countries. It can serve the purpose of making a list of these words and expressions to be taught to our EFL students at colleges of nursing and health science in Kuwait or Saudi Arabia or any other equivalent colleges in the Arab World. The terms and expressions came from articles, magazines, and English and Arabic dictionaries published during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Zaben Obaid Alshammari, Rahaf, Shrooq Ibrahim Farhan Alenzi, Lujain Hussain Ahmed Al-Nasser, and Soha Abdallah Moursi. "CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY AMONG HEALTH CARE STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 4TH WAVE FOR THE AWARENESS OF MUCORMYCOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PANDEMIC." International Journal of Advanced Research 10, no. 04 (April 30, 2022): 38–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/14514.
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Objectives: to observe and analyze data about the awareness of Mucormycosis (black fungi) infection associated with some cases of COVID-19 after recovery and factors related to it, targeting population Medical health care students in Hail university and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: surveillance cross sectional study, data were collected from 15th of October 2021 till 28th of February 2022. Study population Male and Females / adults / Medical health care students in Hail university and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using questionnaires, statistical analysis was done by SPSS 22. Results: 216 responses to the questioner. The study finding showed that(62%) from Hail university and (38%) were from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. As for gender (66.7%) were female and (33.3%) were males ,also results showed that from Medicine college (59.7%) ,(18.5%) from Applied medical college,(7.9%) pharmacy ,(6%) students from public health college,(4.2%) nursing and (3.7%) from Dentistry college. Regarding COVID-19 status and vaccination (90.3%) were vaccinated by 2 doses and (74.1%) were not infected by COVID-19 . About the awareness about Mucormycosisand knowing about the type of infection ,causative agent and contagiousness (63%) not knowing the type of infection ,(43.5%) thinking its a contagious disease while (74.1%) consider it as fungal disease .(45.4%) answered its a mucor mold type of fungi and (39.8%) answered its belong to genus mucor . About factors that can play a role in infection asage , gender , race , environment and lifestyle (78.7%) agreed that these factors play an important role in infection ,(37.5%) explained that giving name black fungi infection is due to the color of the lesion while (26.9%) giving the reason that due to color of the fungi or because it can lead to death .About lesions and which part of the body do you think mostly affected results showed Rhinocerebral (46.3%), followed by (25.5%) in the eyes ,(15.3%) in the ears and(13%) in the brain .(48.1%) agreed that patients with COVID-19 infection could be more susceptible to mucormycosis infection . (59.3%) given the reason that having history of weak immunity with COVID-19 infection can lead to mucormycosis secondary infection while (23.1%) believe that protocol of treatment used in COVID-19 infection may be the cause and (10.1%) think that patients with COVID-19 associated with history of diabetes mellitus lead to black fungi infection. (56%) of the results showed that participants think that vaccination can prevent black fungi infection ,(42.1%) agreed that black fungi can be treatable by antifungal drugs with surgical interference,(36.6%) answered that it can be treat by antifungal drugs only ,( 12.5%) think that it can be treated with antibiotics and (8.8%) considered that black fungi not treatable .(79.2%) believed that mucormycosis infection can lead to death. Conclusion: awareness is the golden key to manage any emerging public health problem specially among health care provider in all specialties, Spreading the knowledge and updates among society of Medical health care students about mucormycosis causative agent, factors lead to infection specially during the COVID-19 pandemic ,suggested treatment and management of such case can help in controlling , preventions . know how to deal with Post COVID-19 situation and prepare for it.
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Zaben Obaid Alshammari, Rahaf, Shrooq Ibrahim Farhan Alenzi, Lujain Hussain Ahmed Al-Nasser, and Soha Abdallah Moursi. "CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY AMONG HEALTH CARE STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 4TH WAVE FOR THE AWARENESS OF MUCORMYCOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PANDEMIC." International Journal of Advanced Research 10, no. 04 (April 30, 2022): 38–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/14514.
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Objectives: to observe and analyze data about the awareness of Mucormycosis (black fungi) infection associated with some cases of COVID-19 after recovery and factors related to it, targeting population Medical health care students in Hail university and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: surveillance cross sectional study, data were collected from 15th of October 2021 till 28th of February 2022. Study population Male and Females / adults / Medical health care students in Hail university and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using questionnaires, statistical analysis was done by SPSS 22. Results: 216 responses to the questioner. The study finding showed that(62%) from Hail university and (38%) were from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. As for gender (66.7%) were female and (33.3%) were males ,also results showed that from Medicine college (59.7%) ,(18.5%) from Applied medical college,(7.9%) pharmacy ,(6%) students from public health college,(4.2%) nursing and (3.7%) from Dentistry college. Regarding COVID-19 status and vaccination (90.3%) were vaccinated by 2 doses and (74.1%) were not infected by COVID-19 . About the awareness about Mucormycosisand knowing about the type of infection ,causative agent and contagiousness (63%) not knowing the type of infection ,(43.5%) thinking its a contagious disease while (74.1%) consider it as fungal disease .(45.4%) answered its a mucor mold type of fungi and (39.8%) answered its belong to genus mucor . About factors that can play a role in infection asage , gender , race , environment and lifestyle (78.7%) agreed that these factors play an important role in infection ,(37.5%) explained that giving name black fungi infection is due to the color of the lesion while (26.9%) giving the reason that due to color of the fungi or because it can lead to death .About lesions and which part of the body do you think mostly affected results showed Rhinocerebral (46.3%), followed by (25.5%) in the eyes ,(15.3%) in the ears and(13%) in the brain .(48.1%) agreed that patients with COVID-19 infection could be more susceptible to mucormycosis infection . (59.3%) given the reason that having history of weak immunity with COVID-19 infection can lead to mucormycosis secondary infection while (23.1%) believe that protocol of treatment used in COVID-19 infection may be the cause and (10.1%) think that patients with COVID-19 associated with history of diabetes mellitus lead to black fungi infection. (56%) of the results showed that participants think that vaccination can prevent black fungi infection ,(42.1%) agreed that black fungi can be treatable by antifungal drugs with surgical interference,(36.6%) answered that it can be treat by antifungal drugs only ,( 12.5%) think that it can be treated with antibiotics and (8.8%) considered that black fungi not treatable .(79.2%) believed that mucormycosis infection can lead to death. Conclusion: awareness is the golden key to manage any emerging public health problem specially among health care provider in all specialties, Spreading the knowledge and updates among society of Medical health care students about mucormycosis causative agent, factors lead to infection specially during the COVID-19 pandemic ,suggested treatment and management of such case can help in controlling , preventions . know how to deal with Post COVID-19 situation and prepare for it.
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Zaben Obaid Alshammari, Rahaf, Shrooq Ibrahim Farhan Alenzi, Lujain Hussain Ahmed Al-Nasser, and Soha Abdallah Moursi. "CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY AMONG HEALTH CARE STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 4TH WAVE FOR THE AWARENESS OF MUCORMYCOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PANDEMIC." International Journal of Advanced Research 10, no. 04 (April 30, 2022): 38–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/14514.
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Objectives: to observe and analyze data about the awareness of Mucormycosis (black fungi) infection associated with some cases of COVID-19 after recovery and factors related to it, targeting population Medical health care students in Hail university and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: surveillance cross sectional study, data were collected from 15th of October 2021 till 28th of February 2022. Study population Male and Females / adults / Medical health care students in Hail university and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using questionnaires, statistical analysis was done by SPSS 22. Results: 216 responses to the questioner. The study finding showed that(62%) from Hail university and (38%) were from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. As for gender (66.7%) were female and (33.3%) were males ,also results showed that from Medicine college (59.7%) ,(18.5%) from Applied medical college,(7.9%) pharmacy ,(6%) students from public health college,(4.2%) nursing and (3.7%) from Dentistry college. Regarding COVID-19 status and vaccination (90.3%) were vaccinated by 2 doses and (74.1%) were not infected by COVID-19 . About the awareness about Mucormycosisand knowing about the type of infection ,causative agent and contagiousness (63%) not knowing the type of infection ,(43.5%) thinking its a contagious disease while (74.1%) consider it as fungal disease .(45.4%) answered its a mucor mold type of fungi and (39.8%) answered its belong to genus mucor . About factors that can play a role in infection asage , gender , race , environment and lifestyle (78.7%) agreed that these factors play an important role in infection ,(37.5%) explained that giving name black fungi infection is due to the color of the lesion while (26.9%) giving the reason that due to color of the fungi or because it can lead to death .About lesions and which part of the body do you think mostly affected results showed Rhinocerebral (46.3%), followed by (25.5%) in the eyes ,(15.3%) in the ears and(13%) in the brain .(48.1%) agreed that patients with COVID-19 infection could be more susceptible to mucormycosis infection . (59.3%) given the reason that having history of weak immunity with COVID-19 infection can lead to mucormycosis secondary infection while (23.1%) believe that protocol of treatment used in COVID-19 infection may be the cause and (10.1%) think that patients with COVID-19 associated with history of diabetes mellitus lead to black fungi infection. (56%) of the results showed that participants think that vaccination can prevent black fungi infection ,(42.1%) agreed that black fungi can be treatable by antifungal drugs with surgical interference,(36.6%) answered that it can be treat by antifungal drugs only ,( 12.5%) think that it can be treated with antibiotics and (8.8%) considered that black fungi not treatable .(79.2%) believed that mucormycosis infection can lead to death. Conclusion: awareness is the golden key to manage any emerging public health problem specially among health care provider in all specialties, Spreading the knowledge and updates among society of Medical health care students about mucormycosis causative agent, factors lead to infection specially during the COVID-19 pandemic ,suggested treatment and management of such case can help in controlling , preventions . know how to deal with Post COVID-19 situation and prepare for it.
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Alshammari, Mohammed Sayel Hamad, Rechel Mates, and Latifa Khalaf Alshammari. "Knowledge about Enteral Feeding Among Cardiac Nurses at CCH." Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care 5, no. 10 (October 7, 2022): 213–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.36348/sjnhc.2022.v05i10.001.
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Background: Patients need enough food to recover from any disease. Patients with serious illnesses have high nutritional requirements and can become malnourished very quickly. Research findings suggest that early nutrition is important for patient outcomes. The nutritional needs of all patients are reviewed daily and nutrition is initiated as soon as possible, usually on the first day of admission. In critical care areas, enteral feeding is used to overcome malnutrition conditions and to keep patient in the safety side. Therefore, enteral nutrition is considered an easier method and cheaper when compared to parenteral nutrition which has more complications and costlier, additionally, having enough knowledge about enteral nutrition by the nurses is considered very crucial to administer the enteral feeding to patients in the proper way at the critical care units. Method: Non-experimental, cross-sectional research design which will identify nurses’ knowledge regarding enteral feeding among cardiac nurses at CCH. The study will describe knowledge by using a quantitative method. The research will be conducted in Cardiac Center Hail, Ha’il Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and will focus on all cardiac nursing care units. Results: The data obtained from this study were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 25.0 program. A descriptive statistical analysis using means, frequencies, percentages, and standard deviations was used to describe the demographic variables and answer question 1. Kruskal-Wallis was used to determine if there are significant differences among the means of the groups (more two groups) and Mann-Whitney (independent-samples) for questions 2, because the data doesn’t follow normality distribution, where of the Table 2, we find that the significance level of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was less than 0.05. This leads us to reject the null hypothesis that the data follow the normal distribution, so we used nonparametric tests. Conclusion: The nurses’ knowledge regarding enteral nutrition at the cardiac nursing units were enough under safe practices. The in-short activities of Continuing Nursing Education had a positive effect in improving the nurses’ knowledge and practices regarding enteral nutrition in the in-patients’ departments at Cardiac Center Hail.
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Qalawa, Shereen Ahmed Ahmed. "Association between Stress and Obesity among Female Student during COVID 19 Pandemic at Health Colleges in Qassim University." Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care 5, no. 2 (February 3, 2022): 12–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.36348/sjnhc.2022.v05i02.001.
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Background: Physical activity and lifestyle are influenced by a number of things. The lockdown imposed by the coronavirus disease (COVID19) has limited student activity and altered their daily routine. Accordingly, obesity is a huge public health issue that has negative consequences for both physical and mental health. Aim: to find out association between stress and obesity among female student during COVID 19 pandemic at health colleges in Qassim university, kingdom Saudi Arabia. Subject and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from 15 October to December 2020. A total of 425 female students at health colleges (Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy, Medical laboratory) at Qassim university, KSA responded to the self-administered online survey. Two instruments, namely factors upshifting body weight and stress and the anthropometric, measurements, were used. Statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, were used for the descriptive analysis. Results: Most of student's suffered stresses with the major sources are academic, financial or economic, relationship, and future /career growth source. Also, there are a statistically significant relation was found student's sociodemographic data and their body mass index mainly in items related to age and marital status . Furthermore, there are statistically significant relations were found student's body mass index and all items related to their dietary habits during stress (p <0.000). Conclusion & recommendations: Students need for receive regular; periodic in-service dietary program contains methods of coping with stresses which indirectly added stressor on student's psychological status and indirectly affect their dietary habits and behavior. There is an evident necessitate for designed curriculum in the colleges regarding benefits of physical activity and eating patterns in health colleges. Further studies are needed to study the coping strategies that influence university students' eating behavior with the study stressors.
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Ramadugula, Venkata Subramanyam, Syed Akhtar Hussain Bokhari, Hazem Tarek Rashed, Rakan Rafdan Alhujhuj, Essa Yousef Al-Abdullredha, and Hesham Hamad Al-Shuaibi. "Oral Manifestations of Patients Diagnosed with Dermatological Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern Province, KSA." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 16, no. 10 (October 30, 2022): 85–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs22161085.
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Background: It is not unusual for oral manifestations to occur in dermatological diseases. The aim of this study was to observe and evaluate oral manifestations in patients diagnosed with dermatological diseases. Methods: A cross-sectional study based on a convenient sampling technique was conducted among patients with dermatological conditions who visited the polyclinic of King Faisal University Polyclinic of Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia from Sep-Nov 2021. Results: Sixty-one percent were females, 50% were aged >30 years, 77% had higher education, 61% were unemployed, 82% were non-smokers, and 20% had some medical conditions. 14.5% suffered from immune-mediated skin disease, 25.3% had eczema, 21.7% showed dermatitis infections, 3.6% had Genodermatosis, 9.6% were with psoriasis and other keratinizing disorders, and 25.3% had miscellaneous skin conditions. 85.5% of skin patients did not have any oral manifestations; oral lesions were of perioral dermatitis (1.2%), melanotic macule (1.2%), fissured tongue (2.4%), oral lichen planus (2.4%), mucocele (2.4%), and one case of each with geographic tongue, herpes labialis, and hairy tongue. Practical ImplicationsThis study highlights the importance of integration of oral health into general health for management of oral diseases associated with other body diseases. Conclusion: The majority of the patients in this study sample with skin diseases did not show any oral manifestations. More females and aged patients had more skin conditions. Keywords: Prevalence, Oral manifestations, Dermatological conditions, Cross-sectional study
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Pearson, Fiona, Peijue Huangfu, Farah M. Abu-Hijleh, Susanne F. Awad, Laith J. Abu-Raddad, and Julia A. Critchley. "Interventions promoting physical activity among adults and children in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: protocol for a systematic review." BMJ Open 10, no. 8 (August 2020): e037122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037122.
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IntroductionPrevalence of overweight, obesity and diabetes are high and rising across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates). In parallel, physical activity (PA) levels are low relative to international standards. PA aids weight control and reduces risk of non-communicable diseases including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It is likely interventions developed elsewhere will not translate to GCC countries due to unique environmental, social and cultural factors. This protocol is for a systematic review assessing the efficacy of interventions promoting PA within GCC countries among generally healthy adults and children. The primary outcome of interest is change in objectively measured or self-reported PA levels, the secondary outcomes of interest are changes in anthropometry or chronic disease risk factors (eg, blood pressure). Interventions will be compared with no intervention or those of differing PA intensity or duration. The relationships between PA change and the following will be assessed: intervention intensity or duration, season in which intervention occurs, sex, age, nationality and sustainability over time.Methods and analysisA systematic search strategy will identify indexed publications on the efficacy of interventions promoting PA. Randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies recruiting predominantly healthy children and adults will be included. Studies of exercise rehabilitation will be excluded. Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Cochrane Library, SportDiscus, Web of Science, Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region and Qscience will be searched. Clinical trial registries including the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials and ClinicalTrials.gov will be searched for ongoing and unpublished studies. Searches will be ran from database inception until 1 May 2020 and be supplemented by checking references of key articles. Two reviewers will independently screen identified citations then full texts using prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria. Piloted data extraction forms will be used in duplicate. Inconsistencies in screening or data extraction will be resolved by a third investigator or study author contact. Risk of bias will be independently assessed by two reviewers using validated tools. A narrative summary of findings will be produced supplemented with meta-analyses and exploration of heterogeneity as appropriate.Ethics and DisseminationThe review aims to strengthen the findings of the primary studies it incorporates and explore the impact of setting. It will synthesise existing published aggregate patient data. If publications or data with ethical concerns are identified, they will be excluded from the review. Results of the systematic review will be published in full and authors will engage directly with research audiences and key stakeholders to share findings.PROSPERO registration number131817.
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Alshammari, Mohammed Sayel Hammad, Rechel Mates, Tahani Madyn Hakem Alshammari, and Najah Sayal Hammad Alshammari. "Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) Among Inpatients with Cardiac Problems in CCH." Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care 5, no. 10 (October 20, 2022): 245–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.36348/sjnhc.2022.v05i10.006.
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Background: The instance of a patient already in hospital wishing to leave against clinician’s advice is referred to as self-discharge or discharge against medical advice. DAMA is a relatively common problem in health care systems. Because lengths of stay (LOS) are commonly several days, these patients often remain acutely ill at the time of self-discharge, and they may remain exposed to the risk of inappropriately treated medical problem, resulting in the need for readmission. It is not surprising that DAMA poses a major problem for many clinicians who treat inpatients, particularly those with cardiac problems because incomplete therapy in conditions such as ischemic heart disease may exert a negative impact on health outcome. Additionally, consequent care will be probably associated with more challenges and higher overall costs over time. Avoiding DAMA is, thus, likely to be beneficial for both patients and health systems. Methods: Study Design -Non-experimental, cross-sectional research design which will identify the reasons influencing DAMA among inpatients with cardiac problems is CCH. The study will describe the reasons by using a quantitative method. Setting of the study - The research will be conducted in Cardiac Center Hail, Ha’il Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and will focus on inpatient departments. Sample - In order to get accurate result of study, all discharged patients will be asked to participate in this study optionally. Data collection procedures - After getting approval from ethical committee in CCH and Hail Health Cluster, the questionnaires will be kept in nursing station, and explanation of a purpose of study will be demonstrated to all participants. Then, a collection box of questionnaires will be provided in the nursing office. Thereafter, data will be stored within one week from distribution to be ready for analysis. Data analysis - The ‘Patient Satisfaction Survey - DAMA form’ was designed on the basis of the reasons cited by patients in the past for self-discharge and the potential reasons are provided in this form. Demographic information was comprised of such biological characteristics as age, gender, and nationality. Finally, the prospectively collected data were analysed. The data are presented as n = % for the quantitative variables and are summarized by absolute frequencies and percentages for the categorical variables. Results: For approximately 45-day period, there were 102 discharges, of which 19 (18.63%) were cases of DAMA. Analysis was conducted in 17 patients after the exclusion of 2 patients due to missing data. Modes of admission were the emergency department, hospital transfer, and routine or elective admissions. The most prevalent reason cited by the study was feeling well (88.24%), followed by the desire to be transferred to other hospital (5.88%) and financial problems (5.88%). The baseline characteristics of the DAMA cases, for male and female separately, are depicted in Table 1. The range age of study population is above 18 to over 60 years with a male to female ratio of 16:1. Nearly one third of the study patients were in the age group of 51-60 years. The most common age group was 51-60 years in the men and over 60 years in the women. Conclusion: The most frequent self-reported reasons for DAMA in inpatient cardiac patients included feeling well, desire to be transferred to another hospital and financial problems respectively. We believe that explaining the importance of proper medical treatment and benefits versus risks of medication compliance may lessen impulsive decision of DAMA. Providing strategies for decreasing the rate of DAMA by analysing the current circumstances and developing effective interventions may benefit both patients (improving their health) and health care systems (decreasing unnecessary readmissions). There will be a continuous monitoring of the patient satisfaction survey both in regular and monthly basis by the Nursing Service Department. Proper coordination with social health workers, medical and nursing staff will be done. Multidisciplinary collaboration through regular committee meetings shall be implemented.
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Hammi, Sanae, Naima Zimed, Khalid Bouti, and Jamal Eddine Bourkadi. "Paradoxical reactions during Antituberculosis therapy - A single-center prospective analysis." International Journal of Medicine and Surgery 2, no. 2 (December 26, 2015): 32–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.15342/ijms.v2i2.75.
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Aboalam, Ayman Mohammad, Ali A. Al-Mousa, Saad Alamri, and Ossama A. Mostafa. "Assessment of Premarital Screening for Prospective Couples in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, 2021." World Family Medicine Journal /Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 20, no. 10 (2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.5742/mewfm.2022.9525190.
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Aim of Study: to assess the prevalence of genetic and infectious diseases that could be identified through premarital screening in Aseer Region during 2021. Methods: Following a retrospective research design, this study included data of all prospective couples who underwent premarital examination in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, during 2021 (N=25,023). The researchers retrieved data of all prospective couples registered during 2021 through the Health Services Platform “Seha” for Aseer. Retrieved data included number of marriage proposals, lab results for inherited hemoglobinopathies, and chronic diseases, i.e., hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus, (HIV/AIDS). A total of 128 patients with hepatitis B were identified (100, 78.1% were males), while 13 hepatitis C patients were identified (11, 84.6% were males), in addition to 9 HIV/AIDS patients, all of whom were males. Conclusions: Sickle cell disease and hepatitis B are commonly identified by premarital examination in Aseer Region. Males are more frequently affected than females. Health education regarding the negative impact of consanguinity is highly needed. Vaccination against hepatitis B should be enforced. Prospective couples whose offspring is at risk of hereditary diseases should be strongly convinced to comply with marriage cancellations. Key words: Premarital screening, Sickle cell disease, -thalassemia, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, Saudi Arabia.
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Mahmoud, Mahmoud Abdulrahman, and Shaikhah Hamad Alorf. "Impact of COVID-19 on quality of life among healthcare doctors and public health specialist, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh 2022." International journal of health sciences, August 17, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6ns5.11826.
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Background: In 2019, coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) influences the quality of life of health personnel who are on the front lines in dealing with COVID-19 patients. Aim and objectives: The Aim of the study was to assess the quality of life of medical doctor and public health specialist who worked during COVID19, Saudi Arabia, and Riyadh 2022 and to analysis the different risk factors affect the quality of life of medical doctors and public health specialist who worked during COVID19, Saudi Arabia, and Riyadh 2022. Subjects and methods: This was an analytic cross sectional which was done at Kingdome of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh,for medical doctors and public health specialist. Results: There was statistically significant difference in psychological domain between participants with physical or psychological disorders and those without, as participants with no physical or psychological disorders had higher psychological domain (mean = 64.55 ± 16.46) than participants with physical or psychological disorders (mean = 49.89± 16.86), p-value<0.001. Conclusion: The present study revealed health care workers’ quality of life during and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Factors such as marital status, physical and psychological disorders, place of work and specialty were significantly associated with decrease the quality of life.
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Alhazmi, Waleed Abdulaziz. "Eustachian tube dysfunction and Allergic rhinitis in young adult population of Saudi Arabia." International journal of health sciences, September 3, 2022, 9470–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6ns6.12458.
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Introduction: Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a well-known co-morbid manifestation of inflammatory diseases of the nasal cavity. Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common chronic condition that causes a significant amount of disease burden in the population. However, studies on ETD in patients with AR are still very limited. Materials and methods: A total of 60 healthy and 60 AR patients participated in the prospective comparative study. All of the subjects were subjected to a skin prick test. According to ARIA criteria, the severity of AR was classified as "mild" or "moderate-severe" and "persistent" or "intermittent." Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire (ETDQ-7) subjective scores were obtained for both groups. For objective examinations, nasal cytology, Tympanometry, and Tubomanometry were used, and the data were statistically analyzed. Results: The mean eosinophil and neutrophil counts in nasal smears demonstrated a significant difference between the two groups. In the AR and control groups, the overall ETDQ-7 score was 21.6 and 9.7 respectively (p<0.001). Tympanometry reports that ETD was significantly higher in the AR group (83.3%) than in the control group (p<0.001). TMM also established that 84.2% of AR subjects had ETD, which was statistically significant.
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Mostafa, Aisha, Noor Alrefaei, Afnan Alraddadi, Salwa Alharbi, Ahmed Alahmari, Ahmed Alturaiki, and Khames Alzahrani. "Knowledge and Attitude Concerning the Dental Treatment of Patients with HIV/AIDS among Dental Students and Dentists in Saudi Arabia." Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, November 10, 2021, 312–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i48b33289.
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Aims: to assess the HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitude among dental students and dentists in KSA, to explore the association between the dental students’ knowledge toward HIV, their age, gender, and academic year and to compare the level of knowledge among dental students, interns, and dentists.
Study design: This is an observational cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Conducted in Saudi Arabia at Jeddah, Riyadh, Almadina, Hail, Dammam, Jazan, and Sakaka cities from December 2020 to August 2021.
Methodology: Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. Background information and HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes were collected using a self-administered -based questionnaire, the first section assessed demographic data, while the second section assessed knowledge and attitudes towards dental treatment for HIV/AIDS patients.
Results: The total number of participants was 461. The percentage of age distribution 49.7% were 30 years. Following; knowledge-based group 50.5%, 1.5% and 47.1% 14 considered blood, saliva are possible HIV origins. 83.3% believe that HIV is transfusion origin. 15 While, 3.3% considered disease is contiguous and 4.8% believe it is due to sharing of food.
Conclusion: Current study reveals a lack of knowledge and attitude among dental students 17 and dentists, with insignificant variations. More education regarding AIDS patients is needed 18 in dentistry community.
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Alkarani, Ahmed S. "Experience of Nursing Interns during COVID-19 in Taif University, Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study." JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2022/57699.17041.
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Introduction: Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has affected nursing staff and students mentally and physically due to their role in the frontline fighting the virus. However, data on the effect of COVID-19 on nursing students are limited and there have been no studies about Saudi nursing intern experience during this crisis. Aim: To explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nursing students during their interns at hospitals and how they dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was done where 12 interviews were conducted among nursing student at the Nursing Department in the College of Applied Medical Science at Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted from January 01 to April 10, 2021. The descriptive method was used to collect, understand, organise and represent in depth data. All the nursing student participants were interns and started their intern programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic. All interviews were auto-recorded, transcribed and analysed using a thematic method. Results: The four themes which emerged from findings were: student plans during COVID-19; students’ perspectives of the nursing profession; intern students’ mental states; and hospital roles. Conclusion: While the virus may negatively affect the experience of nursing intern students, the support of the media and society towards nursing staff during the pandemic has encouraged them significantly. So this study recommended that nursing stakeholders collaborate with the media to create greater interaction and embrace the nursing profession for younger generations.
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Aljishi, Hala Riyad, Majed Al-Osaimi, Hani Saad Al-Mugti, Wael Abdulaziz Althagafi, Izzeldin Fadel Adam, Bander K. Al-Amari, Ammar Al-Roqy, Jumana Hamed Khouja, Malik Saad Almuqati, and Moteab Sayer Alotaybi. "Relation between asthma clinical presentation and diet patterns among adolescents living in Saudi Arabia: Evidence from national school-based study." International journal of health sciences, September 17, 2022, 4129–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6ns7.12787.
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Background: Dietary intervention based on evidence-based guidelines should be introduced into the clinical management of Asthmatic patients to promote overall health benefits and disease control. However, there is limited evidence in the Saudi medical literature. Objective of the study: To assess the association between diet patterns and asthma symptoms in Saudi adolescents. Subjects and Methods: In total, 4086 Saudi adolescents were recruited for the study. Data for this study were sourced from a national survey conducted by the Saudi Ministry of health. Results: 13.3% (n=543) of adolescents reported current wheeze in the past 12 months. The results showed that almost half of all adolescents reported unhealthy diet consumption on most or all days and a healthy diet was consumed at least twice per week in a third of them. The most important clinically relevant finding was a positive association between high weekly consumption of an unhealthy diet with asthma symptoms. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the positive impact of diet on asthma control is encouraging. A healthy diet including fruits, vegetables, and fish, is implicated in the mitigation of asthma symptoms and severity.
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Alshammari, Abdulaziz Dhahir, Dr Jean B. Bail, and Dr Steven J. Parillo. "PPE Misuse and its Effect on Infectious Disease Among EMS in Saudi Arabia." Journal of Student Research 8, no. 1 (October 13, 2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.47611/jsr.v8i1.592.
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responders provide medical services in diverse, unique and dangerous environments. EMS provides care to diverse and mobile populations who are likely to contract infectious diseases. In addition to responding to the emergency situations, the EMS are also attending to the homeless, trauma victims and nursing home patients in addition to critically ill patients with diverse diseases and infections. Like most healthcare professionals, EMS responders are faced with increased exposure to infectious conditions. As a result, they are concerned with their safety and preventive measures against any infection. The aim of this study is to assess whether EMS follows the standard guidelines provided by the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) to avoid being infected. Using the standard SRCA observational tool, EMS Red Crescent workers in various stations, EMS station 1 (17 paramedics), EMS station 2 (11 paramedics) and EMS station 3 (16 paramedics), were observed on whether they follow the provided standard Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) guidelines to avoid being infected whether by MERS or other diseases. The results indicate that most of the EMS staff did not implement the PPE standard procedure or failed to demonstrate the skills on the application of the standards. Failure to follow the safety standards and guidelines is the main cause of infections among the EMS staff (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018). Therefore, there is need to provide comprehensive training on the standard guidelines and safety measures to prevent the occurrences of infections among the EMS workforce.
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Almulla, Halah, and Dena Hassouneh. "Home-Based Palliative Care and Home Health Care in Saudi Arabia: An Integrative Literature Review." Home Health Care Management & Practice, March 14, 2022, 108482232210856. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10848223221085684.
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Aging populations and a rising disease burden have increased the need for palliative care (PC). Despite the growing demand for PC, only 14% of patients worldwide receive this service. Home-based PC is necessary because many people prefer to receive care and die at home. Nurses are well equipped to address diverse health care needs in the community and are critical to successful delivery of home-based PC. The purpose of this review is to synthesize and analyze literature relevant to home-based PC in Saudi Arabia with an emphasis on nursing. This purpose required us to examine literature in two areas: PC and home health care (HHC). We identified studies through database searches. We found 24 studies published between 2005 and 2021 that met quality and inclusion criteria. Although PC and HHC are associated with positive outcomes, lack of nurses’ knowledge and awareness of PC and the underdevelopment of HHC in Saudi Arabia have contributed to underuse of these services. Nurses are vital to the functioning of interdisciplinary teams and effective interfacing with patients, caregivers, and families. Education and training of nurses in Saudi Arabia is essential to promoting access to PC and HHC and the development of home-based PC in the kingdom.
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Almulhim, Khalid Nabeel. "Comprehensive analysis on COVID-19 and emergency department resource management." International journal of health sciences, September 4, 2022, 9555–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6ns6.12491.
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The pandemic of 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), resulted in substantial challenges within an entire generation worldwide. The ultimate and extent of the effect of this pandemic on the health of the general public, global economies, societal unity, and daily life is still not known. The uncertain behavior of the extent of this virus has led to great uncertainty in societies. This just keeps on developing as our knowledge develops regarding the nature of this virus and its characteristics with community responses. The current study has been framed with objectives of analyzing the influence and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals, society, hospitals and healthcare systems, and the mental health of people in Saudi Arabia. The study has also involved the analysis of difficulties faced in managing the COVID-19 pandemic with reference to supply chain management during the COVID-19 pandemic. We reviewed the previously published literature from various scientific websites to collect the desired data. In this Special Issue devoted to management of department resources for crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, we plan to provide an outline for a better understanding of what COVID-19 means for emotional well-being administrations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Al-Sharm, Afnan A., Ahmed M. Saleh, Rasha M. Bajaba, Mona A. Kutbi, and Abeer Alatawi. "Factors associated with early and late COVID-19 related deaths in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia." International journal of health sciences, March 29, 2022, 233–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6ns3.5180.
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Background: COVID-19 is a contagious viral disease affecting the respiratory system leading to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and can progress to respiratory failure and death. Objective: To evaluate factors associated with early versus late COVID-19 related deaths for patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: We prospectively followed up all critically ill cases with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 who progressed to death at the adult ICU in Prince Mohammed bin Abdul-Aziz hospital in Riyadh, from January to December, 2020. We analyzed demographic characteristics, presenting symptoms and signs before and after admission, associated comorbidities, the use of mechanical ventilation and admission-death duration. A subsample of 160 cases were divided into two groups according to the admission to death duration, Group 1 < 14 days (n = 71) and group 2 > 14 days (n = 89). Results: A total of 160 deaths underwent detailed analysis. The population's median age was 60.4 years. There was significantly more deaths occurred in males 123/160 (77.5%) compared to females 37/160 (22.5%) (P < 0.001). There was significantly higher mortality cases in the age group of 60-69 years occurring in group 2 compared to group 1.
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Alshammari, Reem Falah, Ali Ahmed Abdullah Alghassab, Saeed Abdullah Ayid Alzahrani, and Khalid Salamah Hassan Alfuhaid. "impact of COVID-19 disease lockdown on adult Saudi hypertensive patients in Ha’il region, KSA: Cross sectional study." International journal of health sciences, May 22, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6ns1.7670.
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Background: In December 2019, a pandemic emerged from Wuhan, China, caused by a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS COV-2) due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, various governments and health authorities implemented various measures to prevent the spread of the disease. The quarantine was the most effective measure; however, it has a negative effect on chronically diseased patients, especially hypertensive patients. In this study, we aim to explore the impact of the coronavirus disease lockdown on hypertensive patients in Saudi Arabia in terms of their quality of life and routine checkups. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was designed and distributed to 226 patients with hypertension. Data was collected using Google form and then analyzed using SPSS, and A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The study shows correlation between the pandemic and increase stress level among 65.9% of participants. 40.3% of participants reported that the measurements of blood pressure during the pandemic were much higher, and 47.3% of patients refused to visit health care facilities for their regular follow-ups during the lockdown. Also 63% of patients had developed complications from hypertension during the pandemic.
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Fathey A. Eittah, Hayam, Khalid Abdullah S. Aljohani, and Mohammed Saeed E. Aljohani. "Enhancing the Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Screening among Female Nursing Students: An Interventional Educational Program." Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, December 31, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/sjms.v15i4.8166.
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Background: Cervical cancer is a growing health risk facing women worldwide with the human papillomavirus (HPV) as the primary underlying cause. Pap smear is a simple screening test that can detect early changes in cervical cells, which might develop into cancer cells. Raising awareness of cervical cancer prevention has a significant impact on decreasing the burden of the disease. The aim of the study is to assess female nursing students' knowledge on early detection and screening of cervical cancer, and to determine the effectiveness of an educational program. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design (one group for pre- and post-tests) was utilized with a convenience sample of 130 female nursing students in one of the nursing colleges in Saudi Arabia. The study’s educational intervention included information about anatomy of genital tract and the importance of regular check-ups. The pre- and post-tests were applied to identify changes after intervention measures. Results: The mean age of the participants were 21.32 years (SD: 1.34). The findings revealed a significant improvement of post-test students’ knowledge in all items related to risk factors, signs and symptoms, occurrence, identification of HPV as causative agent, vaccination against HPV, and finally Pap smear for early detection and screening of cervical cancer. Conclusion: The study results support implementing educational intervention to improve nursing students' knowledge and awareness about cervical cancer prevention. Furthermore, it is imperative that cervical cancer awareness education modules should be developed and integrated within the nursing curriculum. Further studies with large sample size are recommended to increase generalization of the results.
Key words: cervical cancer, education program, primary prevention, nursing students, Saudi Arabia