scholarly journals A Comparison Survey of Paramedic Level of Confidence in Handling Paediatric Versus Adult Patients- Riyadh City

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nesrin Alharthy ◽  
Ethar Alfraih ◽  
Atheer Alenazi ◽  
Reem Alaiban ◽  
Rahaf Alanazi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
P Value ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Paediatric Patients ◽  
Level Of Confidence ◽  
Clinical Scenarios

Abstract Background:Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a national network of prehospital services coordinated to provide aid and medical assistance to pediatric and adult patients. Studies indicate that a paramedic’s level of confidence in handling an adult patient is higher than that in handling a paediatric patient. The study objective is to explore paramedics’ levels of confidence in handling pediatric patients as compared to that in handling adult patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Method:A cross-sectional study targeted paramedics in different institutions in the city of Riyadh after , a self-administered questionnaire were used to measure level of confidence in handling adult compared to pediatric in different given clinical scenarios using five point Likert scaleResults:A total of 144 participants completed the survey, with a response rate of 90%. Of these, 91.7% were male, 42.4% worked in pre-hospital care, and 43.8% worked in-hospital station. The sample was comprised of both paramedics who obtained their qualifications in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (53.5%) and those who obtained their qualifications outside the KSA (46.5%). Across the sample, 97% were confident in handling adults, while 78.5% were confident in handling paediatric patients. The paramedics’ levels of confidence in handling adult and paediatric patients were compared in terms of ten specific conditions and skills using a five-point Likert scale, where a set score based on response of 10 was the minimum and 50 was the maximum. The difference in confidence level with paediatric (median = 36, IQR: 29,39) and adult (Median= 47, IQR: 42,50) patients was statistically significant, with a p-value of 0.001. Conclusions: The findings of this study are consistent with international studies showing that paramedics are more confident in handling adult patients than pediatric patients. This study recommends the dissemination of its findings to stakeholders for advanced training in paediatric.

scholarly journals The Perceptions of Nurses and Nursing Students Regarding Family Involvement in the Care of Hospitalized Adult Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-142
Author(s):  
Faygah M. Shibily ◽  
Nada S. Aljohani ◽  
Yara M. Aljefri ◽  
Aisha S. Almutairi ◽  
Wassaif Z. Almutairi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
Centered Care

Over the past few decades, there have been concerns regarding the humanization of healthcare and the involvement of family members in patients’ hospital care. The attitudes of hospitals toward welcoming families in this respect have improved. In Arab culture, the main core of society is considered to be the family, not the individual. The objective behind involving family in patient care is to meet patients’ support needs. Consequently, this involvement affects nurses and their attitudes toward the importance of family involvement in patient care. Objectives: To describe nurses’ and nursing students’ perceptions of family involvement in the care of hospitalized adult patients in Saudi Arabia. Design: This study used a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional design. The data were collected using a convenience sampling survey via social media. Results: A total of 270 participants (staff and students) took part in this study, including 232 (85.9%) females and 38 (14.1%) males. Moreover, a high percentage of participants (78.8%) acknowledged that family presence strongly affected the improvement of the patient’s condition. However, 69.3% of participants thought that involving family members during special care processes or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) would be traumatizing for these individuals. Moreover, there was a significant diffidence between the attitudes of the nurses and nursing students toward family involvement and the number of years of employment (F = 3.60, p < 0.05). On the contrary, there were insignificant differences between the attitudes of the nurses and nursing students toward family involvement and their gender, nationality, age, education level, and years of work experience in Saudi Arabia (p > 0.05). Furthermore, the regression analysis showed a significant negative correlation between nurses’ years of employment and their support of family involvement in patient care (ß = −0.20, SE = 0.08, t = −2.70, p = 0.01). Conclusions: Nurses with more experience showed no support for family involvement in patient care. We have to consider the clinical barriers that affect nurses’ support for family involvement in patient-centered care, such as hospital polices, guidelines, and the model used for family-centered care integration in the hospital system to facilitate the interaction between healthcare providers and family members.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, and perception of oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty amongst healthcare professionals, and the General Public from a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Country

BMC Surgery ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Kamal ◽  
Mohammad Abdulwahab ◽  
Ahmed Al-Zaid
Keyword(s):  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
General Public ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
P Value ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Surgical Specialty ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Scenarios

Abstract Background Oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty has grown rapidly in Kuwait in recent years. However, the general public and healthcare professionals remain unaware of its expanding scope of practice. The aim of the study is to assess public and professional (dental and medical) perception of the oral and maxillofacial surgical specialty in Kuwait. Methods This is a cross-sectional study evaluating responses of dental professionals, medical professionals, and general public in Kuwait toward the oral and maxillofacial surgical specialty using a previously validated survey instrument with 100 participants in each group. Participants were asked to choose the most appropriate specialist to treat certain procedures across 4 disciplines: reconstruction, trauma, pathology, and cosmetic. Statistical comparison was conducted between dentists and medical doctors using Fisher’s exact test with a p-value of < 0.05. Results Disparities were noted each group’s responses. Oral and maxillofacial surgery was preferred overall for most clinical scenarios in trauma (p < 0.001), pathology (p < 0.001), and reconstructive surgery (p < 0.001). Plastic surgery was preferred for cosmetic surgeries (p < 0.001). Conclusions This study indicates the need to increase awareness especially towards cosmetic surgery procedures, and conduct health campaigns regarding oral and maxillofacial surgery among healthcare professionals, especially medical doctors, and the general public.

scholarly journals Behavior of Medical Students toward Over-the-Counter Drugs in Comparison to Students from Other Faculties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-135
Author(s):  
Amar Fathi Mohamed Khalifa ◽  
Yasser Nabil AlKhudairy ◽  
Adel Ahmed Algahtani ◽  
Bandar Mohammed Abduljabbar ◽  
Fahad Majed Aldawsari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Otc Drugs ◽  
Professional Guidance

Background: Over-the-counter-drugs (OTC) are drugs that can be obtained by patients without a prescription from a physician. In Saudi Arabia, it has been reported that more than half of university students practiced self-medication and used OTC drugs. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study, among medical and non-medical students in Riyadh. The sample size was 421, by systemic random sampling. A pre-coded pre-tested online questionnaire was used. Data was analyzed using SPSS V 23. P-value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. Results: There was no significant relationship between what the participants were majoring in and the usage of OTC drugs (p value= 0.373). Gender also had no relation with the use of OTC (p value= 0.168). Panadol appeared as the most commonly used OTC drug 62.9% for the relief of the most commonly mentioned factor which is headache 50.12%.  Conclusion: Medical education didn’t have much of an effect on the use of OTC drugs. Moreover, professional guidance or advice was not considered most of the time for taking OTC, but the majority of respondents portrayed good behavior towards usage of OTC.

scholarly journals Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Emergency Medicine Trainee Residents in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Quantitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Khobrani ◽  
Osama Kentab ◽  
Ahmad AAl Ibrahim ◽  
Gamil Abdellatif ◽  
Ahmed Mosad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
P Value ◽  
Training Level ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background: Psychological stress has been high among healthcare workers on the frontlines fighting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Emergency medicine (EM) residents are members of the frontline care teams in the fight against COVID-19, which puts them at a higher risk of psychological stress compared to other medical trainees. This study examined the psychological impact of this pandemic on EM trainee residents in Saudi Arabia.Methods: This cross-sectional quantitative study used a survey sent to EM trainee residents throughout Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire collected demographic data and included questions evaluating stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout experienced while working during the pandemic.Results: Of the 100 respondents eligible for inclusion, 85% were aged between 25 and 30, 32% were in the R1 training level, 52% were training in the Central region of Saudi Arabia, 92% were directly managing patients with COVID-19, 19% had been infected with COVID-19, 54% were satisfied with the personal protective equipment available, 52% were satisfied with the psychological support provided, and only 8% were aware of the psychological support program. Smokers (p-value = 0.025) and those training in the Southern region (p-value = 0.047) experienced the highest levels of anxiety. Those aged 31 to 35 (p-value = 0.014), smokers (p-value = 0.015), those in the R3 training level (p-value = 0.036), and those with relatives who had contracted COVID-19 (p-value = 0.02) reported the highest levels of depression. Those aged 36 to 40 (p-value = 0.015), who were married (p-value = 0.038), and those training in the Northern and Central regions (p-value = 0.002) experienced the highest levels of stress. Those aged 31 to 35 (p-value = 0.041), smokers (p-value = 0.044), and those with relatives who had contracted COVID-19 (p-value = 0.043) showed the highest levels of burnout.Conclusions: EM trainee residents have been exposed to significantly high psychological affectation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological support was underutilized if trainee residents were aware of it at all. Awareness workshops or on-the-job orientation for EM residents regarding psychological support is required.

Pengetahuan Dengan Kemampuan Komunikasi Terapeutik Perawat Pada Pasien Anak Usia Prasekolah (Knowledge and Nurses' Therapeutic Communication Skills in Pre-School Age Patient)

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Idayati Idayati ◽  
Diny Vellyana ◽  
Sondang Sondang
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
P Value ◽  
Therapeutic Communication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Spearman Rank ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractHaving treatment in a hospital (hospitalization) is an unpleasant and threatening experience for everyone, especially for children who are still in the process of growth and development. One way to resolve this problem is to use therapeutic communication effectively which will and will be carried out nursing actions. To communicate with children, special approaches or techniques are needed so that the relationship can run well according to the child's growth and development. One of the predisposing factors according to Lawrencen Green's theory is knowledge, when a nurse has good knowledge, her ability in therapeutic communication will be good too. The aim of study is to determine the relationship of knowledge with the therapeutic communication skills of nurses in pediatric patients. This research uses survey analytic methode with crosssectional. Sample in the study were 66 nurses in inpatient rooms of Graha Husada Hospital,technique purposive samplingfor sampling.Data analysis using the Spearman Rank (Rho) correlation test with a significance level (α = 0.05)  is obtained p value 0.025 (p <0.05). There is relationship of knowledge with therapeutic communication ability of nurses in pediatric patients treated at Graha Husada Hospital  Bandar Lampung. Nurses are expected to be able to improve services in providing nursing care to pediatric patients, especially preschool age pediatric patients. AbstrakBerobat di rumah sakit (hospitalisasi) merupakan pengalaman yang tidakmenyenangkan dan mengancam bagi setiaporang,terutama bagi anak – anak yang masih dalam proses tumbuh kembang. Salah satu cara untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut adalah dengan menggunakan komunikasi terapeutik secara efektif yang akan dilakukan tindakan keperawatan. Untuk berkomunikasi dengan anak diperlukan pendekatan atau teknik khusus agar hubungan dapat berjalan dengan baik sesuai dengan tumbuh kembang anak. Salah satu faktor predisposisi menurut teori Lawrence Green adalah pengetahuan, bila perawat memiliki pengetahuan yang baik maka kemampuannya dalam komunikasi terapeutik juga akan baik. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dengan keterampilan komunikasi terapeutik perawat pada pasien anak. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 66 perawat ruang rawat inap Rumah Sakit Graha Husada dengan teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Analisis data menggunakan uji korelasi Spearman Rank (Rho) dengan tingkat signifikansi (α = 0.05) diperoleh dari niai p 0.025 (p<0.05). Ada hubungan pengetahuan dengan kemampuan komunikasi terapeutik perawat pada pasien anak yang di rawat di RS Graha Husada Bandar almpung. Perawat diharapkan mampu meningkatkan pelayanan dalam memberikan asuhan keperawatan kepada pasien anak khususnya pasien anak usia prasekolah.

Pattern of referral of sick Omani pilgrims from Omani medical mission during hajj 2019 (Preprint)

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Obaid Almashaykhi ◽  
Dr. Randa Consultant M. Nooh ◽  
Dr. Sami Said Almudarra ◽  
Abdulaziz Saad ALMutari ◽  
Naif Saud ALBudayri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Gastrointestinal Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Mission ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Hajj Season ◽  
Mean Time

BACKGROUND Annually, in the month of Dhul hijjah, over 2 million Muslims travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. Hajj is the biggest mass gathering globally, which creates a significant influence on Hajjes' health. The Omani medical mission is the official delegation from the Omani government to Saudi Arabia to serve the Omani hajjees regarding their health issues. OBJECTIVE This study investigates the referral rate and pattern of diseases among hajjees referred by the Omani medical mission during Hajj 1440 H. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study at the Omani Medical missions in Makkah, Madinah, Mina, and Arafat. Data was collected via a predesigned form. All Omani pilgrims presenting to the mission who were referred to local hospitals were included. RESULTS The total number of cases was 5000, of which 106 (2.1%) were referred to local hospitals (21.2 per 1000 hajjees). The most common causes of referral were cardiovascular diseases (23.6%), followed by gastrointestinal disease (17.9%) and trauma (16.9%). Males comprised 60.1%. Their mean age was 47.3 years (SD ±11.27), with the highest referrals in the 51-60 years age group (30%). Over half (55.7%) had co-morbidities. Patients' mean time to reach the clinic was 8.87 min (SD ±6.41), with 65% arriving in 5 min or less. The mean time needed to reach the hospital by ambulance was 11.39 min (SD ±6.6), with 36% arriving within 5 min. Of the referrals, 42% were admitted into hospital. Hospitalization was significantly higher among patients with chest pain (P-value < 0.0057), diabetics (P-value < 0.0001), and patients with Heart Disease (P-value = 0.013). CONCLUSIONS The most common causes for referral of Hajjees from the Omani Medical Mission were cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal disease, and trauma. This information should assist the Omani government in planning their medical services in hajj season in future years.

Nonmental Healthcare Professionals’ Attitudes Toward Mental Health Services in Asir Region, KSA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alsubaie SS ◽  
◽  
Al-Hufayyan RS ◽  
Mohammed MS ◽  
Alsufyani AH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Future Research ◽  
P Value ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Asir Region

Objectives: Most patients who visit other clinics are surprised when they referred to psychiatric clinics, which may be related to the social stigma of mental illness or nonmental health professionals’ (NMHPs) negative attitude toward psychiatric illness. The study aimed to assess attitudes toward mental health services among NMHPs in Asir region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and to correlate the results with different variables. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among NMHPs (n=358) in Asir region of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia by using an electronic questionnaire through WhatsApp application. Results: Young age, female gender, single marital status, did not ever had known or shared in giving care to a mentally ill person, work experience less than 10 years, nursing specialty, and holding diploma degree represented the significant statistical correlation with negative attitudes toward mental health services scale (p-value = <0.001; 0.01; 0.003; 0.02; <0.001; 0.02 and <0.001, respectively). Conclusion: This study demonstrates positive attitude toward mental health services among NMHPs. There is need for better educational measures and more training courses at the undergraduate level of NMHPs in order to improve such attitude. Future research could investigate the outcomes of these measures and courses.

scholarly journals Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers in AL-Madinah AL-Munawara Governmental Hospitals in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Omar Audah Albeladi ◽  
Sami saeed Almudaraa ◽  
Asma Awwad Alqusibri ◽  
Nader Moneer Alqerafi ◽  
Yazeed Saeed Alsenani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Average Score ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries

BACKGROUND: Needle stick injuries are a dangerous occupational hazard that threatens health care workers with serious consequences in many cases. Because of inadequate reporting of these incidents, the true magnitude of the problem is unknown. The study&rsquo;s aim was to investigate the epidemiology of needle stick injuries (NSIs) among health care workers in Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A representative sample of health care workers (n=268) were randomly selected from emergency departments of three general hospitals in Al Madinah Al Munawara for a cross-sectional study, and 219 responded to a predesigned questionnaire reflecting exposure to NSI, reporting, post-exposure reactions, and knowledge about NSIs. RESULTS: Almost one third of the participating medical professionals 70 (32%) had been exposed to stick injury during work. One half of the needles (52.9%) were blood stained. Nurses are significantly more likely to have stick injury (38.6%) followed by physicians (30.4%) if compared to laboratory technicians (13.9%) at the p-value of less than 0.05. The main purposes during injuries were drawing blood sample 33 (47.1%), injection 31 (44.3%) and suturing 23 (32.9%). Almost all injured personnel (97.1%) cleaned the injury site immediately and thoroughly. Out of the injured personnel, 50 (71.4%) reported the incident to authorities. A significantly higher proportion of physicians (91.3%) achieved above average score if compared to both lab technicians (72.2%) and nurses (76.3%) at the p-value of less than 0.05. CONCLUSION: Occupational needle stick injuries are fairly common among health care workers at Al Madinah Al Munawara&rsquo;s governmental hospitals. In hospitals, deliberate efforts should be made to ensure adherence to safety guidelines governing needle stick injuries.

scholarly journals Epidemiological Profile of End-Stage Renal Diseases in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-27
Author(s):  
A. A. Alkhlaif ◽  
A. K. Alsuraimi ◽  
A. A. Bawazir
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Study Patient ◽  
Renal Diseases ◽  
P Value ◽  
Dialysis Patients ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Project ◽  
Esrd Patients

Background/Aims: The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) reported (2015) a total of 15,782 dialysis patients in Saudi Arabia. Out of these patients, 14,366 were treated via haemodialysis, whereas the remaining 1,416 underwent peritoneal dialysis. Aims: This study aimed to assess common factors that led to ESRD among dialysis patients at King Abdullah’s Dialysis Care Project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Settings and Design: Cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted in the period May-September 2017, in King Abdullah’s Dialysis Care Project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods and Materials: This was a retrospective registry-based study using secondary data from the registry at King Abdullah’s Dialysis Care Project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (South Center). Registered male and female adult dialysis patients at this centre were included in this study. Patient medical records including disease state, laboratory profiles, and medical complications were analyzed. Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS version 22) was used to analyse the data obtained. Various statistical analyses were conducted including means, frequencies, and regression analysis (odds ratio).A P-value of less than 0.05 was considered as significant in the study. Results: A total of 300 patients (55% males and 45% females) were included in this study. The mean age of the sample was 53 years (±SD 16). The prevalence of overweight and obese ESRD patients were 26% and 30%, respectively. The high frequent co-morbidities among ESRD patients were hypertension (82%) followed by diabetes mellitus (57%). The results showed that out of 90% of dialysis complications, 10% were cases of infection. Conclusions: ESRD is an important public health problem in Saudi Arabia with alarming in its annual rates. For a better understanding of the aetiology and specific risk factors provoking ESRD in Saudi Arabia, further studies need to be conducted.

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