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Original contribution
Perception of Saudi Older Adults about Themselves
and their Health in Makkah Region
Mohammed Abdulrahman Basheikh, Faisal I. Abosoudah,
Mohammed Abdulatif Basheikh, Abdulraheem Adnan
Almokhtar, Fahad A. Alzahrani, Mohammed A. Bashanfar
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93943
Depression, anxiety, stress and its determinant
factors, among adult population in Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia
Fathi M. El-Gamal, Hussain M. Nadhrah, Abdulrahman
A. Abdulghani, Mohammed Alasmari, Khaled S.
Alomari, Abdulrahman M. Abdulghani, Abdullah
Alghamdi
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93944
Awareness of the Effects of Combining Smoking
and Oral Contraceptives on Cardiovascular Health
among Saudi Working Women
Faisal Alzeer, Faisal Alyahya, Majed Alzharan,
Mohammed AlGhamdi, Abdulaziz AlMotairi, Rakan
AlQahtani, Abdulaziz H. Alzeer
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93945
Public Awareness Regarding Antihistamines
and their Prescription in Primary Health Care
Centres in Abha City
Majed Mohammad AL Saleh, Maram Ayed Alshahrani,
Raghad Ali Alshehri, Atheer Sultan Alqurashi
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93946
Impact of Using Social Media on Mental
Health among University Medical Students in
Abha City, Southern Saudi Arabia
Afnan Mastour Alammar, Safar Abadi Al Saleem,
Abdulaziz Mohammad Al-Garni, Razan Saeed Alalammar,
Razan suliman alhumayed
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93947
Assessment of quality of life among medical
interns in Saudi Arabia
Lotfi F. Issa, Mohammed M. Alattas, Hassan A.
Alshamrani, Abdulrahman H. Alhazmi, Wedd Khalid
Alharthi
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93948
Impact of age on the clinical aspects and
management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis,
among adults in Saudi Arabia
Fathi M. El-Gamal, Saleh Alturkistani, Anmar
Alkindy, Ahmed Abdulqader, Ali Alnashri, Abeer
Alnashri
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93949
The Effect of obesity stigma on obese people,
Saudi Arabia, 2020
Rehab Alenazy, Abdullah Almutairi
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93950
The Association between Short Inter-Pregnancy
Interval and Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Saudi
Arabia, Taif City, 2019: A case-control study
Ameerah S. Bajaber, Hashem Bukhary, Afnan K.
Sibyani, Eid H. Alshahrani, Tasneem H. Hassan,
Nojood A. Althomali
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93951
The effect of BMI and glycemic control on
S. potassium and S. calcium Disturbances among
Diabetic Patients in Salah Al-Deen General Hospital
Mohammed Khalil Ibraheem, Zaidan Jayed Zaidan
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93952
The effect of diabetic control on serum
sodium disturbances in Salah Al-Deen general
hospital
Mohammed Khalil Ibraheem, Zaidan Jayed Zaidan
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93953
Are Pakistani mothers aware of the Child Safety
Measures? A Cross sectional study
Tabinda Ashfaq, Aiesha Ishaq, Faisal Shahzad,
Muhammad Abu Bakar, Fahad Saleem
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93954
Becker nevi among patients in Aden, Yemen
Asia Hassan Abdulla Saleh, Amer Omer Bin Al-Zou,
Lina Ali Muthanna
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93955
Novel COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional
Survey among Global Health Care Providers
Nazish Jaffar, Amna Khan, Kiran Abbas, Aliya
Jafri, Sarmad Jamal Siddiqui, Vinita Kumari
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93956
Does measles immunization lead to immunization
for COVID-19? Case series
Mehmet Husamettin Akkucuk, Nalan Akalin, Betul
Gulalp
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93957
To What Extent Are Medical Students Benefiting
From Mentoring
Saeed Saleh Alqahtani, Awad Saeed Al-Samghan,
Abdulaziz Saad Alshahrani, Yassir Edrees Almalki,
Eisa Yazeed Ghazwani, Mohammed Amanullah, Ayed
A. Shati
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93958
Burnout among Turkish Physicians: A Systematic
Review
Aydin Toktamis, M. Hüsamettin Akküçük
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93959
Islamic Religion and Psychoanalysis: An
Overview
Saleha Al-Jadidi
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93960
Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Management in
Primary Care - To treat or not to treat?
Sanjeewa Sumathipala
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93962
Hip Position during Common Lower Limb Rehabilitation
Exercises Effects Gluteal Electromyographic
Activity: A Systematic Review
Maha H. Alnaemi, Hanaa I. Alkuwari, Sahar S.
Almarri, Sherlyn Myka S. Balista
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93964
Knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetic
retinopathy care and prevention among diabetic
patients in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review
Abdullah S. Alqahtani, Hams A. AlamriAlmoayad
M. Makrami, Faizah S. Alyahyawi, Ayah A. Aloufi,
Awatef A. Alnami, Atyaf A. Bakri, Fatimah A.Al-
Zaher, Fatimah A. Busayli, Rihanah F. ALshahrani
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93965
Original Research
Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Its Associated
Risk Factors among Female Nurses Working in
a tertiary hospital in Dhahran , Eastern Province,
Saudi Arabia
Rasha H. Alziyadi, Mohamed H. Elgezery, Reham
H. Alziyadi
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93967
Nutritional supplements and hormonal use
among Gym exercisers in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia
Fathi M. El-Gamal , AbdulKareem S. Fatani, Mohammed
M. Mubarak, Zain H. Khan, Sahal A. Alardhawy,
Abdullah M. Alqahtani
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93968
Prevalence and prognosis of ABO blood groups
among COVID-19 patients at KAUH, Jeddah
Mawaddah F. Batwa, Wafa M. Alghamdi, Ghada T.
Kersh, Fatima A. Algethmi, Ebtihaj A. Al-Amoudi,
Mona A. Alfares
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93969
Prevalence, risk factors, and types of urinary
incontinence among females: A cross sectional
study
Amena Ali, Nouf Abdullah Saleh Almasabi, Shrooq
Thaiban Alkhaldi, Amaal Mastour Altowairqi,
Sahar Rajaallah Aljumayi, Ahmed Salah Eldalo,
Abuzer Ali
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93970
Knowledge and Awareness of Parents about
pediatric obstructive sleep apnea in KSA, cross-section
study, 2019
Amna F. Bashir, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Atheer Saleh
Alsaadi, Bashaier G. AlQahtani, Suzan Awad Alshihri,
Hanan A. Alshahrani, Haif Fahad Alshareef
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93971
Risk factors for hypothyroidism in Saudi
Arabia
Mohammad Eid M. Mahfouz Renad A. Altowairqi,
Raghad N. Alfeer, Elaf K. Alghamdi, Ghaida M.
Alnofaei , Reham H. Alziyadi
[pdf]
[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.93972
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January 2021 -
Volume 19, Issue 1 |
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This is the first issue this year for the journal.
The issue is rich with papers from the region
including Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sultanate
of Oman, Qatar, and Yemen with a rich content.
I would like to wish our authors, readers, editorial
board and production staff headed by our publishing
manager a happy start of the year.
Basheikh et al., did a cross-sectional study
looking at the Perception of Saudi Older Adults
about Themselves and their Health in Makkah
Region. The study included 328 Saudi participants
aged 60 years and above who lived in the Makkah
region from July 2019 to June 2020. For data
collection, we used the Canadian Study of Health
and Aging questionnaire (CSHA). Most of our
participants (82.01%) perceived their health
as "very or pretty good," which was
statistically significant with income (p = 0.01),
age (p < 0.01), and marital status (p = 0.03).
In addition, 60.37% were happy with their life;
however, this perception only positively correlated
with health (p < 0.001) and income (p = 0.001).
The authors concluded that Overall, most Saudi
older adults, regardless of age, gender, marital
status, income, and multiple comorbidities,
had a positive perception of life because of
socioeconomic factors and an efficient healthcare
system.
El-Gamal et al., conducted a cross-sectional
survey using google forms sent to residents
in Jeddah to explore the burden of stress, anxiety,
and depression in adult population and to explore
its associated socioeconomic, and clinical determinants.
Depression (62.9%), Anxiety (62.6%) and Stress
(47.7%) were common among the studied subjects.
The authors concluded that Despite achievements
in education, health care, and economic development
of Saudi population over the past 3 decades,
the trend of these disorders has alarmingly
been increased. Considering the findings, it
is necessary to develop appropriate community-based
primary and secondary mental health prevention
programs. More researches, about this issue,
in different regions of the Kingdom need to
be conducted.
Alqahtani, et al., investigated the perceptions
of mentees' and mentors' concerning their experience.
67% of students (mentees) benefitted from mentoring.
One to one mentoring was preferred by most students
(82.5%). Only 68.6% of students had satisfactory
contact with their tutors. The authors concluded
that Attendance is essential for both the mentoring
relationship and the amplification of the program.
Mentors are motivated in curriculum development
and teaching due to students' involvement in
the activity; thus, a virtuous circle is created,
leading to benefit the whole undergraduate medical
education.
Bajaber et al., used a case control study to
assess the association and factors affecting
the presence of osteoporosis among postmenopausal
Saudi women. Participants with at least one
interpregnancy interval < one year had a
significantly higher percentage of those belonging
to cases. Cases had a significant higher mean
number of inter-pregnancy interval less <
one-year, lower T-score and lower Z- score compared
to controls. The authors concluded that females
in reproductive age should be educated about
the importance of long IPI and the relation
between short IPI on PMOP.
There are two papers on Covid 19., Jaffar et
al., did a descriptive cross sectional study
to determine the knowledge, practices, availability
of personal protective equipment to health care
providers and hindrance to delivering health
care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The authors concluded that the study recorded
lack of knowledge about newly emerged COVID-19
pandemic among health care workers. Shortage
of ventilators, testing kits and personal protective
equipment was noted in many hospitals and departments.
Lack of personal protective equipment and insufficient
training in infection control management may
act as barriers in delivering health care during
COVID-19. TOKTAMI? et al., consider the question
whether measles immunization lead to immunization
for COVID-19? Cases diagnosed with COVID-19
through reverse transcriptase polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) at Ba?kent University Alanya
Research and Training Center. The Rubeola IgG
and IgM levels of the patients and the rubeola
IgG levels of the health staff carried out for
screening and who had been admitted to the immunization
outpatient clinic in December 2019 as the control
group were compared. The Rubeola IgG levels
were found to be significantly higher in the
COVID-19 group compared to the control group.
El-Gamal, et al., explored the impact of age
on the clinical aspects and management of patients
with rheumatoid arthritis, among adults, in
Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted,
online, using Google form which was sent to
patients with Rheumatoid arthritis, in Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia. Rheumatoid Arthritis occurred
in 41.8% of the patients before the age of 20
years, in 28.7% by the age of 20 to < 30
years, in 20.5% by the age of 30 to < 40
years, and in 9% by the age of 40 years and
older. The authors conclude that rheumatoid
arthritis, did not appear to be an old age disorder;
it was common before the age of 20 years. Clinical
picture and lines of management differed among
different age groups. This evaluation raised
questions for future studies and improved care
for RA. Extrapolation of these differences,
and also lack of access to care, may help health
care providers to implement a promotional strategy
to address this health care issue.
Ibraheem et al., from Iraq had two papers on
diabetes which is quite prevalent in the region.
In the first paper they did a descriptive case
control study to assess the effect of duration
of type 2 diabetes mellitus on the serum electrolyte
disturbances. HbA1c test and serum sodium were
assessed in both diabetic patients and controls.
Poor glycemic control was observed among 84%
of diabetic patients with a highly significant
difference in HbA1c level between diabetic patients
and healthy controls (p<0.001). the authors
concluded that hypernatraemia and hypocalcemia
are frequent clinical entities of type2 diabetic
patients. The second paper is a descriptive
case control study aims at evaluation of the
effect of body mass index (BMI) on serum electrolyte
disturbances in diabetic patients. A convenient
sample of 100 diabetic patient compared with
100 healthy controls. The authors concluded
that hypocalcaemia is frequent clinical issue
of type 2 DM patients. Serum calcium of type
2 DM patients is more likely to be inversely
related with body mass index of the patients.
No significant differences were observe between
diabetic patients and healthy control regarding
serum potassium level.
Saleh et al., attempt to determine the occurrence
of Becker nevus among Yemeni patients and to
define its clinical characteristics. During
the study period, 84 patients were diagnosed
with Becker nevus in our private clinic. The
female to male ratio was 2:1 (F= 66.7% vs. M=
33.3%). The authors concluded that Becker nevus
is a common condition among Yemeni patients
in our series of 84 patients. Females were more
commonly affected. The most common sites of
involvement were the shoulders and chest. About
a third of patients had associated hypertrichosis
whereas breast hypoplasia was less frequent.
TOKTAMI? et al., did a systemic review to asses
burnout among Turkish Physicians
Introduction and objectives: By evaluating systematically
and collectively of studies examining burnout
and accompanying factors of physicians in Turkey.
The databases search resulted in finding of
forty-nine articles that most of were regional
and only seven representing the nationwide.
A total of 12598 physicians were evaluated in
the surveys. The authors concluded that there
is a low level of EE, DP and a highly decrease
in the sense of PA in physicians working in
Turkey. The overall burnout impressed by those
is not very high, but also is not very low.
Female physicians appear to be at higher risk
for EE sub-dimension and the risk of burnout
is reduced with increasing age or experience.
Alnaemi, et al., did a systematic review synthesizes
the differences in the EMG activation during
different hip position in order to better understand
the role of specific hip position in recruiting
and activating hip muscle. The authors found
that several previous conducted studies show
the association between hip muscles activity
and lower limbs pathology by evaluating the
EMG. Current review aims to evaluate the differences
in electromyographic activation with different
hip position activities. Limited evidence by
an absence of control, low sample size and heterogeneity
in methodological design. Further research evaluating
the value of different hip position and to rank
the best hip position in activating and targeting
hip musculature is needed.
Alenazy et al., did a cross sectional study
looking at the Effect of obesity stigma on obese
people, Saudi Arabia, 2020 . A pre-designed
questionnaire was used to collect data about
exposure to negative behavior by others because
of obesity, ways and sources in which participants
face discrimination and prejudice and were asked
about their feelings and effect of obesity on
their life and daily activities. in many times
because of obesity 25.6% of the participants
were exposed to negative behavior by others,
18.2% were exposed to bad comments from children,
25.2% were exposed to physical barriers and
25.4% exposed to bad comments from the family.
The authors concluded that obese individuals
should be health educated to accept themselves
and in the national discourse on obesity, the
weight stigma must be discussed.
Saleh et al. , did a descriptive cross-sectional
study aimed to assess public awareness regarding
antihistamines and its prescription in PHCCs
in Abha City, Saudi Arabia. The study included
800 participants whose ages ranged from 18 to
55 years with mean age of 27.5 ± 10.9
years old. Majority of participants were females
(73.5%; 588). As for known formulas of antihistamines,
pills were the most reported formula (98.5%)
followed by syrup (7.8%), nasal spray (3.8%),
and eye drops (2.4%). Exact of 420 (52.5%) of
the participants previously had antihistamines
without prescription. The main cause of that
was being available and easily achieved (82.6%).
The authors concluded that public awareness
regarding antihistamines was very poor especially
concerning its types, and clinical effects.
Also, unprescribed utilization of antihistamines
was very high due to its availability and easily
achieved
Alammar et al., used a cross sectional approach
to assess social media utilization and its impact
on mental health among medical college students
in Abha city. The study included 311 students
whose ages ranged from 17 to 29 years old with
mean age of 22.8 ± 2.1 years. Female
figured 64.6% of the participants and 90.7%
of the students were not married. About 28.6%
of the students were in the pre-clinical grades
and 14.5% were interns. The study revealed that
medical college students used social media platform
intensively with reported high insomnia rate
and poor mental health for half of them.
Alzeer et al., conducted a cross-sectional
community-based study to evaluate awareness
of the effects of combining smoking and oral
contraceptives on cardiovascular health
among Saudi working women. The study population
consisted of 301 women who responded and answered
the questions, with an age range of 21-30 years.
While 77 (25.6%) women were using OCs, only
13 (4.3%) were both smokers and users of OCs.
Overall, 256 (85.0%) women believed that smoking
increases CVH risk. The authors concluded that
the majority of the respondents were not aware
of the effects on CVH when combining smoking
and the use of OCs. Public health awareness
on this matter among Saudi women is therefore
warranted.
Sumathipala S., reviewed the management of
subclinical hypothyroidism in primary care.
He stressed that subclinical hypothyroidism
(SCH) is a relatively common condition, and
it increases with age. A proportion of SCH patients
will go on to develop overt hypothyroidism.
Furthermore, there is concern that SCH increases
the likelihood of extra thyroidal illness, such
as cardiovascular disease. The diagnosis of
SCH is a biochemical one, and given the frequent
use of blood tests where thyroid function may
be one component, the primary care clinician
needs to understand what to do when a patient
appears to have SCH. There are a variety of
guidelines about the management of SCH for non-pregnant
adults. The clinician needs to be aware that
certain conditions can cause transient aberrations
of thyroid blood test, and of those with persistent
SCH, which patients might benefit from treatment
and which ones would be better served with observation
over time.
Al-Jadidi, S., reviewed Psychoanalysis from
the Islamic religion point of view. Religion
is an important constituent of a person's identity,
whether it is an identity or an ethnicity. All
religions share some common features that affect
the analyst and the analysand's reactions (1).
All major religions contain ideas about human
motivation, interpersonal relations, and moral
behavior that reflect a specific view of human
nature (3). Many psychoanalysts have focused
on religion's impact on therapy; both positive
and negative. And some psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic
thinkers have written more recently on Islam.
In this review, we conduct an overview of the
Islamic religion and psychoanalysis. We conclude
that the outcome of the psychoanalysis of Muslim
patients may go either very well or very poorly,
and that Islam, per se, presents no major obstacle
to psychoanalysis.
Ashfaq et al., conducted a cross sectional
survey at family medicine clinics of Aga Khan
University Hospital Karachi, Pakistan . The
aim of this study is to assess the knowledge
and practices of mothers regarding prevention
of common accidents among preschool children
in Karachi-Pakistan. Most of the mothers (79%)
were between the ages of 31-40 years and were
house wives. Children whose mothers were uneducated
had a higher incidence of injuries. The most
common types of accident among children were
falls (88%) and approximately 90% of the mothers
did not taught traffic rules to their children.
The authors concluded that home-related injuries
may lead to many health problem and their prediction
and prevention are necessary to prevent from
any major health hazards. This study concludes
that majority of mothers have inadequate knowledge
and improper practice on prevention of accidents
among preschool children. There is a strong
need to improve knowledge and awareness of mothers
regarding hoem related injuries to prevent accidents
in preschool children.
Issa et al., conduced a cross-sectional study
on 150 medical interns using the WHO quality
of life questionnaire. The aim is to assess
the HQQOL of medicals interns in KSA and the
relation between HRQOL and participants' characters.
39.3% and 24.7% of the participants were satisfied
and very satisfied with their health respectively.
Females had a significant higher score of Domain
1 (Physical health) compared to males, while
married participants had a significant higher
score of Domain 2 (Psychological health). The
authors concluded that as the lowest scores
in this study was for the Domain of social relationships
and environmental health, there is a need to
provide support of medical intern to cope with
factors influencing their QOL through more assessment
and training session done by specialists.
Abdulrazak Abyad
Chief Editor
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