Prevalence and Associated Risks of Depression among Patients Attending the Primary Healthcare Centers in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (8) ◽  
pp. 1352-1355
Author(s):  
Abdulhadi Turki Alsubaie ◽  
Hyder O. Mirghani
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soha A. Tashkandi ◽  
Ali Alenezi ◽  
Ismail Bakhsh ◽  
Abdullah AlJuryyan ◽  
Zahir H AlShehry ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Primary healthcare centers (PHC) ensure that patients receive comprehensive care from promotion and prevention to treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care in a familiar environment. It is designed to provide first-contact, continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated patient care that will help achieve equity in the specialty healthcare system. The healthcare in Saudi Arabia is undergoing transformation to Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) model. In order for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to achieve its transformational goals in healthcare, the improvement of PHCs’ quality and utilization is crucial. An integral part of this service is the laboratory services. Methods This paper presents a pilot model for the laboratory services of PHC's in urban cities. The method was based on the FOCUS-PDCA quality improvement method focusing on the pre-analytical phase of the laboratory testing as well as the Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutes (CBAHI) gap analysis and readiness within the ten piloted primary healthcare centers. Results The Gap analysis, revealed in-consistency in the practice, lead to lower the quality of the service, which was seen in the low performance of the chosen key performance indicators (KPI's) (high rejection rates, lower turn-around times (TAT) for test results) and also in the competency of the staff. Following executing the interventions, and by using some of the ACO Laboratory strategies; the KPI rates were improved, and our results exceeded the targets that we have set to reach during the first year. Also introducing the electronic connectivity improved the TAT KPI and made many of the processes leaner. Conclusions Our results revealed that the centralization of PHC's laboratory service to an accredited reference laboratory and implementing the national accreditation standards improved the testing process and lowered the cost, for the mass majority of the routine laboratory testing. Moreover, the model shed the light on how crucial the pre-analytical phase for laboratory quality improvement process, its effect on cost reduction, and the importance of staff competency and utilization.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
Yousef Ahmed Alomi ◽  
Rana Mohammed Alslim ◽  
Manar Mohammed Alslim ◽  
Khulud Abdulrahman Alamoudi ◽  
Zainab Abdulmunem Almuallem ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 1315-1323
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Alshammari ◽  
Adel Alhamdan ◽  
Saad Bindawas ◽  
Maysoon Al-Amoud ◽  
Saada Al-Orf ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Yousef Ahmed Alomi ◽  
Rana Mohammed Alslim ◽  
Manar Mohammed Alslim ◽  
Khulud Abdulrahman Alamoudi ◽  
Zainab Abdulmunem Almuallem ◽  
...  

10.19082/7594 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 7594-7601
Author(s):  
Afaf Enad Alanazi ◽  
Amal Elwan Mohamed ◽  
Sabry Mohamed Hammad ◽  
Asmaa Enad Alanazi

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrhman Alabdulgader ◽  
Ali O Mobarki ◽  
Ahmed AlDuwayrij ◽  
Abdullah Albadran ◽  
Mohammed I Almulhim ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Prof. Dr. Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh ◽  
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azimatun Noor Aizuddin ◽  
Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Salem

The aim of this study was to evaluate patient’s satisfaction at primary health centers PHCCs in (Khobar, Jeddah, Riyadh, Jubail, Dhahran, Hail, Majmah, Abha, Baha, and Makkah) located in Saudi Arabia. The review finding shows that the highest overall satisfaction in Baha city (84.16%) followed by Majmah city with (81.7%), and the lowest overall satisfaction was the score (2.44) out of a maximum of 5 for Jubail city and Jeddah (2.45). Dhahran, Hail, Abha, Makkah, Riyadh, and Khobar were scored different scores; (3.66), (3.60), (57.7%), (70.1%), (64.2%) and (3.76). Nursing staff play a vital role in the satisfaction of patients in primary healthcare centers, including education, care and counselling, which is why all nursing staff should be skilled in clinical skills, level of education and interpersonal skills The highest domain of satisfaction was for nursing performance, and their treatment were found to be high (90.1%), but the lowest score was for the explanation of the medical conditions by the nurses, which could be due to language barrier. Medical care, laboratory services, and pharmacological services are other factors that may impact patient satisfaction with primary health centers. There are significant differences between Abha city (57.7%) and Baha city (84.16%) in south province in their overall satisfaction with Patient’s Satisfaction in primary healthcare centers PHCCs. And between Riyadh city (64.2%) and Majmah city (82.0%) in the middle province. In the eastern province, overall satisfaction for three cities Khobar city (3.76), Jubail city (2.44), and Dhahran city (3.66). The western province, overall satisfaction for two cities, Makkah city (70.1%), and Jeddah city (2.45). One city for north province Hail city (3.60). For comparison, the highest overall satisfaction in this study was Baha city (84.16%) located in south province, and the lowest one was Jubail city with score (2.44) out of 5.


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