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“I was bullied for being fat in every situation, in every outfit, at every celebration”: A qualitative exploratory study on experiences of weight-based oppression in Qatar
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Frontiers Media
, 2023 , Article)
Introduction: Weight-based oppression (WBO) has been documented as a widespread phenomenon in Western countries and is associated with a range of psychological, physiological, and behavioral harms. Research on weight-based ...
Ideational Factors in Turkey’s Alignment with Qatar and Their Impact on Regional Security
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Routledge
, 2021 , Article)
Turkey and Qatar have developed exceptionally cordial relations and aligned their foreign policies on many regional issues. In the 2017 Gulf crisis, despite the risk of incurring material losses and sacrificing relations ...
Effectiveness of a structured pharmacist-delivered intervention for patients post-acute coronary syndromes on all-cause hospitalizations and cardiac-related hospital readmissions: a prospective quasi-experimental study
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Springer
, 2023 , Article)
Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Qatar and globally. Aim: The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured clinical pharmacist-delivered ...
Perspectives of healthcare professionals in Qatar on causes of medication errors: A mixed methods study of safety culture
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Public Library of Science
, 2018 , Article)
Background There is a lack of robust, rigorous mixed methods studies of patient safety culture generally and notably those which incorporate behavioural theories of change. The study aimed to quantify and explain key aspects ...
Oral cancer knowledge, attitude, and practice of dentists in the state of Qatar
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MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
, 2019 , Article)
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess existing knowledge on oral cancer (OC), attitude toward OC examination, and clinical practice among dentists practicing in the governmental health sector in the State of ...
Practice implications of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Qatar
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World Health Organization
, 2019 , Article)
Background: Antibiotic misuse is a worldwide public health problem and has been associated with increased morbidity, length of hospital stay, mortality, healthcare costs, and most importantly antibiotic resistance. Aims: ...
Validation of vitamin D-specific food frequency questionnaire against food records for Qatari women
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Measurement of vitamin D nutritional status through dietary assessment is cost effective. Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is usually validated against food records (FR). There is no vitamin D-specific FFQ for Qatar ...
Depression in patients with spinal injury in Qatar: a mixed-methods study
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Background: There is a high prevalence of depression in people with spinal injury. It has a major negative influence on health and performance of daily living activities following the injury. Social support plays an important ...
End User Satisfaction With Cloud Computing: The Case of Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar
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IGI Global Publishing
, 2021 , Article)
Cloud computing assures a faster, cheaper and more efficient rendering of resources, which leads to huge popularity among businesses and specifically the health sector. The major objective of this research is to identify ...
Assessing the effectiveness of a pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program in the State of Qatar: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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BioMed Central
, 2015 , Article)
Background:
It had been reported that up to 37% of the adult male population smokes cigarettes in Qatar. The
Global Youth Tobacco Survey also stated that 13.4% of male school students aged 13 to 15 years in Qatar smoke ...