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    • Barriers and facilitators of older adults for professional mental health help-seeking: a systematic review 

      Elshaikh, Usra; Sheik, Rayan; Saeed, Raghad Khaled Mohammad; Chivese, Tawanda; Alsayed Hassan, Diana ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2023 , Article)
      Background: Older adults are at an increased risk for mental health issues, yet they are less likely to seek professional help. This systematic review aims to identify and summarize literature on the barriers and facilitators ...

    • Barriers and Facilitators to Mental Health Help-seeking among Older Adults: A Systematic Review 

      Elshaikh, Usra Abushara; Sheik, Rayan; Saeed, Raghad Khalid; Chivese, Tawanda; Hassan, Diana Alsayed ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      Background: Older adults are very unlikely to seek mental health help. There are multiple factors that contribute to a person's final decision to seek formal help. The aim of this study is to systematically review and ...

    • Barriers and Motivators of Appropriate Antibiotic Prescription at PHCC in Qatar: Perspective of Physicians and Pharmacists 

      Sharaf, Nahla; Al jayyousi, Ghadir; Eman, Radwan; Hamdani, D; Shams, Sh; ... more authors ( Ministry of Public Health , 2020 , Conference)
      Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious public health problem of global concern. The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) developed the NAP (National Action Plan) to combat AMR in Qatar in collaboration with WHO/EMRO. ...

    • Barriers of Appropriate Antibiotic Prescription at PHCC in Qatar: Perspective of Physicians and Pharmacists. 

      Sharaf, Nahla; Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri; Radwan, Eman; Shams Eldin, Shimous Mohamed Elamin Shams Eldin; Hamdani, Dhouha; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      The Ministry of Public Health in Qatar developed the NAP (National Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in collaboration with WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO). Among the major ...

    • Barriers to Practicing COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among Migrant Workers in Qatar: A Qualitative Study During the First Wave of the Pandemic 

      Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri; Nour, Mohamed; Suliman, Jinan; Abed Alah, Muna; Ali, Khaled; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)
      Objectives: Manual and Craft Workers (MACWs), who constitute more than 80% of the population, were identified to be a vulnerable group to COVID-19 in Qatar. The goal of this study is to identify the limitations face MACWs ...

    • Barriers to seeking tobacco cessation services: a qualitative assessment of university students' needs in Qatar. 

      Al-Jindi, Lama; Al-Sulaiman, Naema; Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri ( Oxford University Press , 2024 , Article)
      The prevalence of tobacco use in the Middle East is alarmingly high, especially among university students; most users initiate tobacco use during adolescence and young adulthood. Evidence-based cessation services can be ...

    • BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Qatar. 

      Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; ... more authors ( Nature Researc , 2021 , Article)
      With the global expansion of the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant, we conducted a matched test-negative case-control study to assess the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines ...

    • BNT162b2 antigen dose and SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection in adolescents 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)
      COVID-19 vaccine antigen dose might affect protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection,1, 2 but direct evidence to quantify this effect is absent. We conducted a matched, retrospective, cohort study using a regression ...

    • BNT162b2 Versus mRNA-1273 Vaccines: Comparative Analysis of Long-Term Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Severe COVID-19 in Qatar 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2024 , Article)
      Background: This study provides a head-to-head comparison of the protection provided by the BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection and against severe COVID-19, covering primary series and third ...

    • Bridging the gap: How investing in advanced practice nurses could transform emergency care in Africa 

      Nashwan, Abdulqadir J.; Shaban, Marwa M.; Kamugisha, John Bosco ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article)
      Aim: This paper aims to highlight the vital importance of investing in advanced practice nursing (APN) for enhancing emergency care throughout Africa. Background: APN's role is increasingly recognized as pivotal in optimizing ...

    • Brief interventions to prevent excessive alcohol use in adolescents at low-risk presenting to Emergency Departments: Three-arm, randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness 

      Deluca, Paolo; Coulton, Simon; Alam, Mohammed Fasihul; Boniface, Sadie; Cohen, David; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Alcohol consumption and related harm increase rapidly from the age of 12 years. We evaluated whether alcohol screening and brief intervention is effective and cost-effective in delaying hazardous or harmful drinking amongst ...

    • Burden, screening, and treatment of depressive and anxious symptoms among women referred to cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective study 

      Hurley, Megan C.; Arthur, Heather M.; Chessex, Caroline; Oh, Paul; Turk-Adawi, Karam; ... more authors ( BioMed Central , 2017 , Article)
      Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among women. Women with CVD experience a greater burden of psychosocial distress than men, and practice guidelines promote ...

    • Burnout among Dental Students of Private and Public Dental Colleges in Pakistan - A Cross-Sectional Study 

      Ayub, Ali; Ali, Sarah; Issrani, Rakhi; Sethi, Ahsan; Khattak, Osama; ... more authors ( Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB) , 2024 , Article)
      Objective: To assess the prevalence of burnout among dental students of public and private institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, Pakistan. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted ...

    • Burnout and Resilience in Community Pharmacists in Qatar during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Cross Sectional Study 

      Alkudsi, Zeana Samir; Kamel, Nadin Hany; El-Awaisi, Alla; Shraim, Mujahed M A; ElHajj, Maguy ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      Objective: The main aim of this study is to illustrate the prevalence of burnout and resilience among community pharmacists in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study design that included ...

    • C-reactive protein point-of-care testing for safely reducing antibiotics for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the PACE RCT. 

      Francis, Nick A; Gillespie, David; White, Patrick; Bates, Janine; Lowe, Rachel; ... more authors ( NIHR Journals Library , 2020 , Article)
      Most patients presenting with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in primary care are prescribed antibiotics, but these may not be beneficial, and they can cause side effects and increase ...

    • Caesarean section in Sudan: findings from nationwide household surveys on rates, trends, and geographic and sociodemographic variability 

      Abdel-Rahman, Manar E.; Thalib, Lukman; Rayis, Duriya A. ( BMC , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Medically unjustifiable caesarean section (CS) deliveries have been rising rapidly in many developed countries over the last three decades. While many developing countries show rates beyond optimal levels, few ...

    • Call for emergency action to restore dietary diversity and protect global food systems in times of COVID-19 and beyond: Results from a cross-sectional study in 38 countries 

      Hoteit, Maha; Hoteit, Reem; Aljawaldeh, Ayoub; Van Royen, Kathleen; Pabian, Sara; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the global food system, sending shockwaves across countries' societies and economy. This has presented formidable challenges to sustaining a healthy and ...

    • Can absence of cardiac activity on point-of-care echocardiography predict death in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Albaroudi, Omar; Albaroudi, Bilal; Haddad, Mahmoud; Abdle-Rahman, Manar E.; Kumar, Thirumoothy Samy Suresh; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article Review)
      Aim: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the accuracy of the absence of cardiac motion on point-of-care echocardiography (PCE) in predicting termination of resuscitation (TOR), short-term ...

    • Can the prevalence of one STI serve as a predictor for another? A mathematical modeling analysis 

      Omori, Ryosuke; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Abu-Raddad, Laith J. ( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)
      We aimed to understand to what extent knowledge of the prevalence of one sexually transmitted infection (STI) can predict the prevalence of another STI, with application for men who have sex with men (MSM). An individual-based ...

    • Cardiac rehabilitation availability and characteristics in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Global Comparison 

      Chacin-Suarez, Audry; Grace, Sherry L; Anchique-Santos, Claudia; Supervia, Marta; Turk-Adawi, Karam; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      This study aimed to establish availability and characteristics of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where cardiovascular disease is highly prevalent. In this cross-sectional sub-analysis ...