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    • A pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program in Qatar: an exploration of pharmacists' and patients' perspectives of the program 

      El Hajj, Maguy Saffouh; Sheikh Ali, Saba Abdal Salam; Awaisu, Ahmed; Saleh, Rana; Kheir, Nadir; ... more authors ( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Article)
      Background Tobacco use is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality. An intensive pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program was implemented in eight primary care pharmacies in Qatar. Objective This study aimed ...

    • A Review of Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery Around the World 

      Pesah, Ella; Supervia, Marta; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Grace, Sherry L. ( W.B. Saunders , 2017 , Article Review)
      Herein, 28 publications describing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) delivery in 50 of the 113 countries globally suspected to deliver it are reviewed, to characterize the nature of services. Government funding was the main ...

    • ADding negative pRESSure to improve healING (the DRESSING trial): a RCT protocol. 

      Gillespie, Brigid M.; Webster, Joan; Ellwood, David; Stapleton, Helen; Whitty, Jennifer A.; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group Limited , 2016 , Article)
      INTRODUCTION: Obese women are more likely to develop a surgical site infection (SSI) following caesarean section (CS) than non-obese women. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is increasingly being used to reduce SSI ...

    • Addressing context to understand physical activity among Muslim university students: the role of gender, family, and culture. 

      Aljayyousi, Ghadir Fakhri; Abu-Munshar, Maher; Al-Salim, Farid; Osman, El Rayah ( BMC , 2019 , Article)
      Physical inactivity is a crucial risk factor for the development of chronic health issues, which have a high incidence among Arabs living in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The Qatar Stepwise Survey 2012 ...

    • Adherence to evidence-based pressure injury prevention guidelines in routine clinical practice: a longitudinal study. 

      Chaboyer, Wendy; Bucknall, T; Gillespie, B; Thalib, Lukman ( Wiley , 2017 , Article)
      The aim of this longitudinal study was to describe adherence to evidence-based pressure injury (PI) prevention guidelines in routine clinical practice in Australian hospitals. Data were analysed from four control sites of ...

    • Adolescent perspectives about their participation in alcohol intervention research in emergency care: A qualitative exploration using ethical principles as an analytical framework. 

      Lynch, Ellen; McGovern, Ruth; Elzerbi, Catherine; Breckons, Matthew; Deluca, Paolo; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)
      To explore adolescents' experiences of consenting to, and participating in, alcohol intervention trials when attending for emergency care. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 27 adolescents (16 males; aged 14-17 years ...

    • Alcohol Consumption, Early-Onset Drinking, and Health-Related Consequences in Adolescents Presenting at Emergency Departments in England 

      Donoghue, Kim; Rose, Hannah; Boniface, Sadie; Deluca, Paolo; Coulton, Simon; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      PurposeGlobally, alcohol use is the leading cause of ill health and life years lost in adolescents, although its clinical impact is often overlooked, particularly in England where most research is based in schools. This ...

    • Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 

      Griswold M.G.; Fullman N.; Hawley C.; Arian N.; Zimsen S.R.M.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on some conditions. ...

    • All-cause and COVID-19 mortality in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Alnuaimi, Asma A.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Semaan, Sandy; Almukdad, Sawsan; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2023 , Article)
      Objective To investigate all-cause mortality, COVID-19 mortality and all-cause non-COVID-19 mortality in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A national, retrospective cohort analysis and national, matched, retrospective ...

    • Allergen immunotherapy for atopic dermatitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits and harms 

      Juan José, Yepes-Nuñez; Guyatt, Gordon H.; Gómez-Escobar, Luis Guillermo; Pérez-Herrera, Lucia C.; Chu, Alexandro W.L.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)
      BackgroundAtopic dermatitis (AD, eczema) is driven by a combination of skin barrier defects, immune dysregulation, and extrinsic stimuli such as allergens, irritants, and microbes. The role of environmental allergens ...

    • American Muslim Adolescent Daughters’ Perception of Maternal Relationships and the Influence on their Health Behaviors: A Conceptual Model 

      Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir; Myers-Bowman, Karen; Al-Salim, Farid ( PNG Publications , 2021 , Article)
      Objectives: The goal of this qualitative research study was to better understand of how the mother daughter relationship shaped by different ecologies in a Muslim community in the United States (US) influences their ...

    • Amoebic Hepato-Pericardial Fistula Complicating Amoebic Liver Abscess Treated With Pericardiotomy: A Case Report. 

      Alsheikh, Hamada; Shaheen, Nour; Shaheen, Ahmed; Raslan, Saleh; Meshref, Mostafa; ... more authors (2022 , Report)
      Parasitic infections like amoebiasis are often asymptomatic in the tropics, but the invasive disease can cause an amoebic liver abscess. During pericardiocentesis, amoebiasis is more noticeable in left lobe abscesses with ...

    • Analyzing inherent biases in SARS-CoV-2 PCR and serological epidemiologic metrics 

      Makhoul, Monia; Abou-Hijleh, Farah; Seedat, Shaheen; Mumtaz, Ghina R.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; ... more authors ( springer nature , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Prospective observational data show that infected persons with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remain polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for a prolonged duration, and that ...

    • Artificial neural network metamodel for sensitivity analysis in a total hip replacement health economic model. 

      Alam, M Fasihul; Briggs, Andrew ( Taylor & Francis , 2019 , Article)
      : Metamodels have been used to approximate complex simulations and have many applications with sensitivity analysis, optimization, etc. However, their use in health economics is very limited. Application of artificial ...

    • Assessing left ventricular systolic function by emergency physician using point of care echocardiography compared to expert: systematic review and meta-analysis. 

      Albaroudi, Bilal; Haddad, Mahmoud; Albaroudi, Omar; Abdel-Rahman, Manar E; Jarman, Robert; ... more authors ( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2021 , Article Review)
      Assessing left ventricular systolic function (LVSF) by echocardiography assists in the diagnosis and management of a diverse range of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). We evaluated the agreement between ...

    • Assessing the risk of angiotensin receptor blockers on major cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. 

      Wanas, Yara; Bashir, Rim; Islam, Nazmul; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis ( BMC , 2020 , Article)
      Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are commonly used as a treatment for many cardiovascular diseases, but their safety has been called into question. The VALUE trial found an increased risk of myocardial infarction in ...

    • The association between early MRI and length of disability in acute lower back pain: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. 

      Shraim, Bara A; Shraim, Muath A; Ibrahim, Ayman R; Elgamal, Mohamed E; Al-Omari, Basem; ... more authors ( BMC , 2021 , Article)
      Clinical guideline recommendations are against early magnetic resonance imaging (eMRI) within the first 4 to 6 weeks of conservative management of acute low back pain (LBP) without "clinical suspicion" of serious underlying ...

    • The Association between Early Opioids Prescribing and the Length of Disability in Acute Lower Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis 

      Ibrahim, Ayman R.; Elgamal, Mohamed E.; Moursi, Moaz O.; Shraim, Bara A.; Shraim, Muath A.; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)
      Background: There is conflicting evidence with respect to whether early opioid prescribing (EOP) within the first two weeks of acute Low Back Pain (LBP) onset is associated with the length of disability (LOD). The aim of ...

    • Association between Insulin and Nitric Oxide in Human Retinal Microvascular Endothelial Cells in vitro 

      Rizk, Nasser Moustafa; Bushra, Sumbul; Sharma, Isha ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Obesity and type 2 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance which has been reported as the major risk factors associated with the development of the endothelial dysfunction and vascular complications such as ...

    • Association of corticosteroids use and outcomes in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Haytham, Tlayjeh; Mhish, Olaa H.; Enani, Mushira A.; Alruwaili, Alya; Tleyjeh, Rana; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      BackgroundTo systematically review the literature about the association between systemic corticosteroid therapy (CST) and outcomes of COVID-19 patients. MethodsWe searched Medline, Embase, EBM Reviews, Scopus, Web of ...