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Prevalence of color vision deficiency in medical students at a Saudi University. 沙特一所大学医学生色觉缺陷的普遍性。
IF 2.7
Journal of Family and Community Medicine Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-09-07 DOI: 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_235_21
Naela B Alamoudi, Razan Z AlShammari, Reem S AlOmar, Nouf A AlShamlan, Abdullah A Alqahtani, Naheel A AlAmer
{"title":"Prevalence of color vision deficiency in medical students at a Saudi University.","authors":"Naela B Alamoudi, Razan Z AlShammari, Reem S AlOmar, Nouf A AlShamlan, Abdullah A Alqahtani, Naheel A AlAmer","doi":"10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_235_21","DOIUrl":"10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_235_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Color vision deficiency (CVD) affects approximately one in 12 men and one in 200 women in the world. It is considered a problem in the medical field since the color is often used as a sign in the practice of medicine, in observational assessment, diagnosis, and follow-up. These conditions make the appreciation of color essential in doctors' lives, thus we aimed at finding the prevalence and predictors of CVD in medical students.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included 1115 medical students. A pretested questionnaire consisting of personal data, history of vision problems, familial color vision defect, eye surgery, bad trauma on the head or eyes, drugs taken or chemicals exposed to, other health problems, and whether sufficient amount of Vitamin A is taken was used. This was followed by the screening of the participants for CVD using the Ishihara 15-plates test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1115 students participated in the study; 52.2% were females and the mean age of the participants was 21.7 years (±1.4). The prevalence of definitive CVD was found to be 2.1%; all of which comprised males. Eighty-seven percent of the affected participants were not aware of their color vision problem. A highly statistically significant association was found between history of vision problems and CVD status (P < 0.008). No association were found for nationality, marital status, family history of CVD, history of eye surgery, and eye trauma.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The percentage of CVD in the present study is lower than that reported by previous studies done in other countries. Many medical students with CVD remain unaware of their condition. Therefore, we recommend early screening of all school-age children, and proper counseling of medical students with definite CVD to take care of their own health and wellbeing.</p>","PeriodicalId":46862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family and Community Medicine","volume":"28 3","pages":"196-201"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/48/41/JFCM-28-196.PMC8496699.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39560729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Assessing knowledge of Saudi mothers with regard to parenting and child developmental milestones. 评估沙特母亲关于养育子女和儿童发展里程碑的知识。
IF 2.7
Journal of Family and Community Medicine Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-09-07 DOI: 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_186_21
Faisal O Alqurashi, Bassam H Awary, Basim F Khan, Sara A AlARhain, Ali I Alkhaleel, Batool A Albahrani, Amnah S Alali
{"title":"Assessing knowledge of Saudi mothers with regard to parenting and child developmental milestones.","authors":"Faisal O Alqurashi,&nbsp;Bassam H Awary,&nbsp;Basim F Khan,&nbsp;Sara A AlARhain,&nbsp;Ali I Alkhaleel,&nbsp;Batool A Albahrani,&nbsp;Amnah S Alali","doi":"10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_186_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_186_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Knowledge about childrearing and development of children greatly impacts on how parents can adequately and safely raise and interact with a child. This study aimed to assess Saudi mothers' level of knowledge of parenting and developmental milestones and describe the associated factors that affect their knowledge.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from January to February 2020. Four hundred Saudi mothers with children up to 6 years of age were included in the study from 20 randomly selected primary healthcare centers. The Knowledge of Infant Developmental Inventory Tool (KIDI-P) was used. Relevant demographic data were collected. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software version 21 (SPSS). One-way ANOVA and <i>t</i>-test were used to detect any significant differences in mother's knowledge about developmental milestones related to the research variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The majority of mothers (42.2%) were between 28 and 35 years of age. Knowledge about parentaging scored on the average 53.3%, health and safety scored 63.4%, general principles 55.9%, and developmental milestones 51.8%. Data showed a statistically significant relation between mothers' age and parenting subscale (mean = 0.54, standard deviation [SD] = 0.18, <i>P</i> = 0.001), and mothers' education and parenting (mean = 0.52, SD = 0.18, <i>P</i> = 0.015). Significant differences were found between planned pregnancy and parenting (mean = 0.53, SD = 0.178, <i>P</i> = 0.044) and between planned pregnancy and child developmental milestones (mean = 0.51, SD = 0.12, <i>P</i> = 0.042).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Saudi mothers have limited overall knowledge of childrearing and developmental milestones of their children. Mothers' age, parental education, parity, and planned pregnancies had a positive effect on mother's knowledge of parenting and milestones parameters.</p>","PeriodicalId":46862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family and Community Medicine","volume":"28 3","pages":"202-209"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3a/4c/JFCM-28-202.PMC8496704.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39560730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 5
Telemedicine monitoring of high-risk coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients by family medicine service after discharge from the emergency department. 家庭医学服务对2019冠状病毒病高危患者急诊出院后的远程医疗监测
IF 2.7
Journal of Family and Community Medicine Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-09-07 DOI: 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_184_21
Imran Khalid, Maryam Imran, Manahil Imran, Saifullah Khan, Muhammad A Akhtar, Khadijah Amanullah, Tabindeh J Khalid
{"title":"Telemedicine monitoring of high-risk coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients by family medicine service after discharge from the emergency department.","authors":"Imran Khalid,&nbsp;Maryam Imran,&nbsp;Manahil Imran,&nbsp;Saifullah Khan,&nbsp;Muhammad A Akhtar,&nbsp;Khadijah Amanullah,&nbsp;Tabindeh J Khalid","doi":"10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_184_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_184_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Up to 25% of the total coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) admissions comprise patients with comorbidities who present to the emergency department (ED) with only mild-to-moderate disease. It is unclear whether as an alternative to hospitalization, telemedicine can be used to monitor these \"high-risk\" comorbid patients. The aim of our study was to answer this question by comparing the outcome of such patients discharged under a family medicine service (FMS) telemonitoring program and those admitted to hospital.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Patients with three or more risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19 disease were designated as \"high-risk\" in our study. In the absence of acute indication for hospitalization, these high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate disease were discharged home under the supervision of FMS led telemonitoring between October 2020 and February 2021 and were labelled as \"Telemedicine group.\" They were compared to similar patients who were admitted to hospital between March-August 2020 before the implementation of telemedicine service (TMS) and were taken as \"Control group.\" Outcome measures included intubation, number of inpatient days, 28-day mortality and cost analysis for the two groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 572 COVID-19 patients who presented to the ED, 70 met the inclusion criteria for the \"Telemedicine Group\" and 35 were included in the \"Control Group\". In the Telemedicine group, 21 (30.0%) patients were brought back to ED for re-evaluation and 16 (22.9%) were eventually admitted to the hospital. There was no difference in terms of oxygen requirements, intubation, and intensive care unit admission (<i>P</i> > 0.74) between the groups, and none of the study patients died. The Family Medicine-led TMS saved 77% inpatient admissions and on average 4.4 hospital days and $3400 per patient (<i>P</i> < . 0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Family medicine-led telemonitoring of high-risk COVID-19 patients presenting to the ED with mild-to-moderate disease is a feasible and cost-effective alternative to hospitalization.</p>","PeriodicalId":46862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family and Community Medicine","volume":"28 3","pages":"210-216"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e6/8b/JFCM-28-210.PMC8496702.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39560731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Prevalence and associated factors of eating disorders in patrons of sport centers in Saudi Arabia. 沙特阿拉伯体育中心顾客饮食失调的患病率及相关因素
IF 2.7
Journal of Family and Community Medicine Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-08 DOI: 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_113_21
Anfal A Al-Jumayan, Najeebah A Al-Eid, Nouf A AlShamlan, Reem S AlOmar
{"title":"Prevalence and associated factors of eating disorders in patrons of sport centers in Saudi Arabia.","authors":"Anfal A Al-Jumayan,&nbsp;Najeebah A Al-Eid,&nbsp;Nouf A AlShamlan,&nbsp;Reem S AlOmar","doi":"10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_113_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_113_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In recent times, mental health problems have been on the increase worldwide. Among these are eating disorders. The current study aim was to assess the prevalence of the symptoms of eating disorders in patrons of sport centers in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, and its association with patrons' sociodemographic, and exercise characteristics, as well as social media use.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted among 560 sport center clients. The Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26), as well as questions on sociodemographic, exercise, and the use of the social media was collected through self-administered questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, and Fischer's exact tests were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of the symptoms of eating disorders was found to be 36.6% according to the results of the EAT-26. There were no significant differences in the rates of eating disorders between genders. Frequencies of eating disorder symptoms increased with an increase in the body mass index of the participants. In addition, more than half of the participants who were pressured by social media to be slim and perceived that social media influencers motivated them to go to the gym had eating disorders' symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The prevalence of eating disorders symptoms was high among the sport center patrons examined. The findings from this study might help family physicians, mental health professionals, and sport medicine specialists wishing to understand this issue in Arab populations. Developing strategies regarding mental health in sport center patrons are suggested. In addition, a screening program is recommended for this population to identify those who need further evaluation and management.</p>","PeriodicalId":46862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family and Community Medicine","volume":"28 2","pages":"94-102"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e7/ca/JFCM-28-94.PMC8213099.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39125349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 7
Outcome of early short-course corticosteroids in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): A report from a Saudi Arabian hospital. 2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)住院患者早期短期皮质类固醇治疗的结果:来自沙特阿拉伯一家医院的报告
IF 2.7
Journal of Family and Community Medicine Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-08 DOI: 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_69_21
Salma Y Al-Bahrani, Amal S Al-Shammari, Maha J Al-Otaibi, Zubair R Ahmed
{"title":"Outcome of early short-course corticosteroids in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): A report from a Saudi Arabian hospital.","authors":"Salma Y Al-Bahrani,&nbsp;Amal S Al-Shammari,&nbsp;Maha J Al-Otaibi,&nbsp;Zubair R Ahmed","doi":"10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_69_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_69_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The efficacy of corticosteroid use in patients with acute respiratory illness due to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is unclear. In this study, we describe the clinical course of COVID-19 patients who received early course of corticosteroid treatment in patients with severe respiratory distress secondary to COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The clinical course of 30 COVID-19 patients admitted to King Fahad Military Medical Complex in Dhahran from the period of late March 2020 till June 2020 was assessed and described. All the 30 patients received steroids. Data on demographics, medical history, laboratory findings, chest radiology, medication use, and clinical outcomes were extracted from patients' records. Data was entered and analyzed with SPSS software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 30 patients admitted with COVID-19 were included. The mean age 52.53 years (SD=16.31) with a range from 22-98 years; 73.3% were males. About two-thirds of the patients at least had comorbidities; most common were diabetes (46.7%) and hypertension (46.7%), and chronic heart disease (16.7%). About 57% patients had fever, cough, and shortness of breath. The median C-reactive protein (CRP) level was 87.5 mg/dL (IQR 45.0 - 165.65); 46.7% had CRP levels >120 mg/dL. The median white blood cell, lymphocytes, and platelet counts were 4.39, 1.05, and 212 K/μL, respectively. All the patients received corticosteroids; 17 (56.7%) patients were given IV methylprednisolone and 13 (43.3%) received dexamethasone tablets. Of the total patients, 13 (43.3%) patients developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); 17 (56.7%) required oxygen, 10 (33.3%) were admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and 7 (23.3%) required mechanical ventilation. All the patients improved and were discharged home well.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Early use of oral corticosteroids in patients with higher CRP levels may lead to better outcomes and may lower risk of transfer to ICU and use of mechanical ventilation.</p>","PeriodicalId":46862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family and Community Medicine","volume":"28 2","pages":"125-128"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/dd/23/JFCM-28-125.PMC8213107.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39125354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
A case of Kartagener's syndrome with combined aplasia of frontal and sphenoid sinuses and hypoplasia of maxillary and ethmoid sinuses. Kartagener综合征合并额窦、蝶窦发育不全及上颌窦、筛窦发育不全1例。
IF 2.7
Journal of Family and Community Medicine Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-08 DOI: 10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_304_20
Sonica Sharma, Bhamidipaty K Durgaprasad, Payala Vijayalakshmi
{"title":"A case of Kartagener's syndrome with combined aplasia of frontal and sphenoid sinuses and hypoplasia of maxillary and ethmoid sinuses.","authors":"Sonica Sharma,&nbsp;Bhamidipaty K Durgaprasad,&nbsp;Payala Vijayalakshmi","doi":"10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_304_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_304_20","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Kartagener's syndrome (KS), characterized by a triad of bronchiectasis, chronic sinusitis, and situs inversus, is a subset of an autosomal recessive hereditary disorder of primary ciliary dyskinesia. We report the case of a 35-year-old male who presented with a history of intermittent episodes of productive cough, breathlessness, and cold since childhood. High resolution computed tomography of chest revealed bronchiectatic changes, dextrocardia, and right-sided aortic arch. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen revealed situs inversus. CT of the paranasal sinuses revealed combined aplasia of bilateral frontal and sphenoid sinus with sinusitis. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of KS was made. There was no complaint of infertility, which usually accompanies KS, even though an analysis of his seminal fluid revealed reduced count and reduced motility of sperms. The uniqueness of our case is that our patient was a male aged 35 years; besides, the third decade is an unusual age for presentation of combined aplasia/agenesis of bilateral frontal and sphenoid sinuses with hypoplasia of maxillary and ethmoid sinuses. Even though these findings have been reported in children and young adults, there are very few case reports of such a presentation in adults in literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":46862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family and Community Medicine","volume":"28 2","pages":"129-132"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c1/45/JFCM-28-129.PMC8213105.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39125353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Author's reply. 作者的回答。
IF 2.7
Journal of Family and Community Medicine Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-08 DOI: 10.4103/2230-8229.315724
Khalid G Alharbi, Mohammed N Aldosari, Abdulrahman M Alhassan, Khalid A Alshallal, Abdullah M Altamimi, Bader A Altulaihi
{"title":"Author's reply.","authors":"Khalid G Alharbi,&nbsp;Mohammed N Aldosari,&nbsp;Abdulrahman M Alhassan,&nbsp;Khalid A Alshallal,&nbsp;Abdullah M Altamimi,&nbsp;Bader A Altulaihi","doi":"10.4103/2230-8229.315724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8229.315724","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family and Community Medicine","volume":"28 2","pages":"138"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ee/9e/JFCM-28-138.PMC8213102.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39126798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Kano and other quality improvement models to enhance patient satisfaction in healthcare settings. Kano和其他质量改进模型,以提高医疗保健环境中的患者满意度。
IF 2.7
Journal of Family and Community Medicine Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-08 DOI: 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_577_20
Peter Anto Johnson, John Christy Johnson
{"title":"Kano and other quality improvement models to enhance patient satisfaction in healthcare settings.","authors":"Peter Anto Johnson,&nbsp;John Christy Johnson","doi":"10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_577_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_577_20","url":null,"abstract":"We read with immense interest the study conducted by Howsawi et al., on the application of the Kano model to determine quality attributes of patient care in primary health‐care centers (PHCs) of the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia between October 2018 and February 2019.[1] Patient satisfaction comprises a multitude of composite factors including perceived needs, expectations, and holistic experience within a health‐care system. Therefore, its measurement is complex and challenging.[2] With the predominance and growth of PHCs in many regions of the world , product management and customer satisfaction theories have now become all the more important.","PeriodicalId":46862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family and Community Medicine","volume":"28 2","pages":"139-140"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8d/fc/JFCM-28-139.PMC8213095.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39126800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Hearing impairment in military personnel in Eastern Saudi Arabia. 沙特阿拉伯东部军事人员的听力障碍。
IF 2.7
Journal of Family and Community Medicine Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-08 DOI: 10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_501_20
Fahad A Alsaab, Abdulaziz K Alaraifi, Wafa A Alhomaydan, Ahmed Z Ahmed, Ahmed G Elzubair
{"title":"Hearing impairment in military personnel in Eastern Saudi Arabia.","authors":"Fahad A Alsaab,&nbsp;Abdulaziz K Alaraifi,&nbsp;Wafa A Alhomaydan,&nbsp;Ahmed Z Ahmed,&nbsp;Ahmed G Elzubair","doi":"10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_501_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_501_20","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Noise exposure is one of the most common occupational hazards worldwide. Studies have shown that the prevalence of hearing loss and tinnitus is higher in military personnel than in other occupations. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of hearing impairment in military personnel in Eastern Saudi Arabia.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted among 409 military personnel. A self-administered questionnaire collected data on level of awareness, hearing impairment, and protection of hearing. Pure-tone audiometry (PTA) was conducted on 141 participants to determine the prevalence and pattern of hearing impairment. Multivariate analysis was used to determine the predictors of hearing loss in military personnel.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>More than half of the participants (54.3%) were unaware of the consequences of noise exposure and none used proper hearing protection. A small percentage (5.9%) complied with the annual hearing examination, and only 23% had had a previous hearing evaluation. More than half of the participants (58.4%) had one or more abnormal hearing-related symptoms, with tinnitus as the most common symptom (43.8%). PTA showed hearing impairment in 71.6% of the participants. Multivariate analysis showed older age as only significant factor associated with hearing impairment in military personnel.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus are common occupational disabilities in military personnel. Hearing conservation programs have to be initiated to ensure the application of hearing protection measures and control the effects of exposure to noise.</p>","PeriodicalId":46862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family and Community Medicine","volume":"28 2","pages":"110-116"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ac/41/JFCM-28-110.PMC8213104.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39125350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Patient satisfaction with virtual clinics during the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic in primary healthcare, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 沙特阿拉伯利雅得,冠状病毒病-19大流行期间初级卫生保健中虚拟诊所的患者满意度。
IF 2.7
Journal of Family and Community Medicine Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-08 DOI: 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_19_21
Shweta Rajpal
{"title":"Patient satisfaction with virtual clinics during the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic in primary healthcare, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.","authors":"Shweta Rajpal","doi":"10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_19_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_19_21","url":null,"abstract":"Alharbi et al. have recently published a study titled “Patient satisfaction with virtual clinic during coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic in primary health care, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.”[1] Our congratulations to the authors for a well‐designed contemporary study on patient satisfaction in COVID‐19 times. The authors are right in their perspective on the need to reduce real time doctor–patient outpatient clinic interactions in the midst of COVID‐19 pandemic. To achieve this objective, telemedicine has come of age and become a tool that benefits both patients and doctors by reducing the risk of virus transmission.[2] The authors performed a study by using the convenient sampling technique on 439 patients using virtual clinics in primary health‐care centers and evaluated patient satisfaction using a pretested questionnaire[3] translated into the vernacular (Arabic) language.","PeriodicalId":46862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family and Community Medicine","volume":"28 2","pages":"137"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/6e/ff/JFCM-28-137.PMC8213096.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39126796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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