Pub Date : 2022-07-01DOI: 10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_134_21
I. Alranini, T. Kashour, Ahmed Al-Hersi, W. Alqarawi
COVID-19 infection can present with atypical symptoms such as syncope. We reported 2 patients who presented to our emergency department with syncope as a chief complaint. One patient did not have any other symptoms while the other patient developed severe pneumonia later during hospitalization. The cardiac workup including electrocardiogram, cardiac monitoring, and echocardiogram were unremarkable. Both patients were diagnosed with neurally mediated/reflex syncope secondary to COVID-19. No recurrence was reported during follow-up. We then performed a literature review and described previous cases focusing on clinical presentation and the likely mechanism of syncope.
{"title":"Syncope and COVID-19: Case series and literature review","authors":"I. Alranini, T. Kashour, Ahmed Al-Hersi, W. Alqarawi","doi":"10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_134_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_134_21","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 infection can present with atypical symptoms such as syncope. We reported 2 patients who presented to our emergency department with syncope as a chief complaint. One patient did not have any other symptoms while the other patient developed severe pneumonia later during hospitalization. The cardiac workup including electrocardiogram, cardiac monitoring, and echocardiogram were unremarkable. Both patients were diagnosed with neurally mediated/reflex syncope secondary to COVID-19. No recurrence was reported during follow-up. We then performed a literature review and described previous cases focusing on clinical presentation and the likely mechanism of syncope.","PeriodicalId":33866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine","volume":"5 1","pages":"204 - 209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44840941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruchi Singh, S. Chouhan, R. Shrivastava, N. Rai, Silvya Isac
The unprecedented situation of countrywide lockdown with closure of physical schools, social distancing, and home confinement which arose due to COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the sleep and mood of all age groups. Adolescence is the age of transition from childhood to adulthood. Students in this phase are anxious with planning for future and thus fall an easy prey to unhealthy lifestyle including irregular sleep cycle and eating habits. Freedom to follow self-decided sleep schedule with extensive use of digital media and sedentary lifestyle during the pandemic further added to the trend of unhealthy lifestyle among them. This perspective is aimed to explore the effect of nationwide or regional lockdowns enforced for curtailment of COVID-19 infection on the mood and sleep habits of adolescents. There were some positive as well as negative impacts on the sleep quality and mood of adolescents. Although home confinement gave a lot of opportunities to follow own sleep schedules and eating habits such as those on weekends or vacations, it also increased the separation stress from their peers, anxiety and fear of disease, erratic sleep schedule, and screen time among adolescents.
{"title":"Social distancing and lockdown due to COVID-19: Impact on sleep and mood of adolescents","authors":"Ruchi Singh, S. Chouhan, R. Shrivastava, N. Rai, Silvya Isac","doi":"10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_81_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_81_21","url":null,"abstract":"The unprecedented situation of countrywide lockdown with closure of physical schools, social distancing, and home confinement which arose due to COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the sleep and mood of all age groups. Adolescence is the age of transition from childhood to adulthood. Students in this phase are anxious with planning for future and thus fall an easy prey to unhealthy lifestyle including irregular sleep cycle and eating habits. Freedom to follow self-decided sleep schedule with extensive use of digital media and sedentary lifestyle during the pandemic further added to the trend of unhealthy lifestyle among them. This perspective is aimed to explore the effect of nationwide or regional lockdowns enforced for curtailment of COVID-19 infection on the mood and sleep habits of adolescents. There were some positive as well as negative impacts on the sleep quality and mood of adolescents. Although home confinement gave a lot of opportunities to follow own sleep schedules and eating habits such as those on weekends or vacations, it also increased the separation stress from their peers, anxiety and fear of disease, erratic sleep schedule, and screen time among adolescents.","PeriodicalId":33866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine","volume":"5 1","pages":"313 - 316"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45626521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-01DOI: 10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_131_21
K. Alyahya, Ahmed Ibrahim El Fouhil
Objectives: The aim was to assess Saudi students' satisfaction with two methods of lecture delivery used during coronavirus pandemic, namely live online sessions (LOS) and recorded online lectures (ROL), and students' perspectives regarding distance and traditional education. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 600 Saudi students from 22 Saudi universities during December 2020. A questionnaire, formed of both multiple choices and open-ended questions, was designed at the Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and distributed via social media applications. Collected data were statistically analyzed. Results: Participants were satisfied with both methods and recommended to implement both of them. They had better outcomes with ROL, felt it more appropriate for preparation for exams, and for enhancement of focus ability. Students of health and sciences colleges had more preference of LOS regarding satisfaction and implementation, and of ROL for preparation for examinations and enhancement of focus ability. Students of humanities colleges preferred ROL in all aspects. Being time saving and giving more flexibility for learners, students suggested implementation of distance learning for selected theoretical courses. Using better technologies for communication and training teachers and students on ways to use educational programs is recommended. Traditional practical classes should be small, more interactive, recorded, and available on website. Conclusion: Students were satisfied with both methods with more preference of one of them in some aspects and suggested continuous innovation in learning.
{"title":"Assessing the satisfaction of students with the learning methods used during the coronavirus pandemic in Saudi Universities","authors":"K. Alyahya, Ahmed Ibrahim El Fouhil","doi":"10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_131_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_131_21","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The aim was to assess Saudi students' satisfaction with two methods of lecture delivery used during coronavirus pandemic, namely live online sessions (LOS) and recorded online lectures (ROL), and students' perspectives regarding distance and traditional education. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 600 Saudi students from 22 Saudi universities during December 2020. A questionnaire, formed of both multiple choices and open-ended questions, was designed at the Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and distributed via social media applications. Collected data were statistically analyzed. Results: Participants were satisfied with both methods and recommended to implement both of them. They had better outcomes with ROL, felt it more appropriate for preparation for exams, and for enhancement of focus ability. Students of health and sciences colleges had more preference of LOS regarding satisfaction and implementation, and of ROL for preparation for examinations and enhancement of focus ability. Students of humanities colleges preferred ROL in all aspects. Being time saving and giving more flexibility for learners, students suggested implementation of distance learning for selected theoretical courses. Using better technologies for communication and training teachers and students on ways to use educational programs is recommended. Traditional practical classes should be small, more interactive, recorded, and available on website. Conclusion: Students were satisfied with both methods with more preference of one of them in some aspects and suggested continuous innovation in learning.","PeriodicalId":33866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine","volume":"5 1","pages":"239 - 246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41512897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-01DOI: 10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_141_21
R. Dabbagh, N. Alyousefi, Nora A Alrowais, S. Alduraywish, M. Saja, L. Alwatban, Shahad Al-Qahtani, Areej Al-Nomi
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge about the patient bill of rights (PBR) among visitors of the King Saud University (KSU) “Patient Safety Day” event and the associated demographic features, to measure the level at which these PBR items were observed among the visitors during their medical care experiences, and to assess the perception of the importance of the PBR items from the participants' perspectives. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey among visitors of the KSU “Patient Safety Day” event was conducted, using interview-based questionnaires. The questionnaire was adapted from the items assessed in previous studies exploring knowledge of PBR. All analyses were conducted using a statistical analysis system. Results: Around 198 individuals participated in the surveys (response = 95.2%) and the majority of them were students. Only 28.6% of them reported being aware of the PBR mainly from hospital posters (27.3%) and by a treating physician (1.8%). Results of the survey did not yield significant associations between the knowledge of PBR and each of the levels of completed education and participant status. The faculty and staff had greater odds of knowing about PBR compared to the students (odds ratio = 1.93, 95% confidence interval = 0.60, 6.00). Conclusion: The study showed that only about a quarter of the participants reported being aware of the PBR. This necessitates increasing the efforts of health-care facilities to educate their patients about PBR. Hospital posters may be the best way to introduce these PBR to patients. However, this does not replace the need for direct communication about PBR by treating health-care teams.
{"title":"Patient bill of rights knowledge and perceived practice among females visiting a patient safety event at King Saud University","authors":"R. Dabbagh, N. Alyousefi, Nora A Alrowais, S. Alduraywish, M. Saja, L. Alwatban, Shahad Al-Qahtani, Areej Al-Nomi","doi":"10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_141_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_141_21","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge about the patient bill of rights (PBR) among visitors of the King Saud University (KSU) “Patient Safety Day” event and the associated demographic features, to measure the level at which these PBR items were observed among the visitors during their medical care experiences, and to assess the perception of the importance of the PBR items from the participants' perspectives. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey among visitors of the KSU “Patient Safety Day” event was conducted, using interview-based questionnaires. The questionnaire was adapted from the items assessed in previous studies exploring knowledge of PBR. All analyses were conducted using a statistical analysis system. Results: Around 198 individuals participated in the surveys (response = 95.2%) and the majority of them were students. Only 28.6% of them reported being aware of the PBR mainly from hospital posters (27.3%) and by a treating physician (1.8%). Results of the survey did not yield significant associations between the knowledge of PBR and each of the levels of completed education and participant status. The faculty and staff had greater odds of knowing about PBR compared to the students (odds ratio = 1.93, 95% confidence interval = 0.60, 6.00). Conclusion: The study showed that only about a quarter of the participants reported being aware of the PBR. This necessitates increasing the efforts of health-care facilities to educate their patients about PBR. Hospital posters may be the best way to introduce these PBR to patients. However, this does not replace the need for direct communication about PBR by treating health-care teams.","PeriodicalId":33866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine","volume":"5 1","pages":"247 - 253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46101284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: Oral diseases in children, if left untreated can frequently lead to significant pain, interference with talking, eating, loss of school hours, and general health problems. Parents have an important role to play in the initiation and reinforcement of oral health-related behaviors for preventing and controlling oral diseases. Parental attitudes and perceptions have a direct influence on their children's oral health. The survey was conducted to investigate the parental perceptions, attitudes, and practices regarding their child's oral health. Methodology: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted among parents of primary school students (two government and two private) in Paravur town of Ernakulam district, Kerala. Data collection was done during the Parents–Teachers Association meeting. The prevalidated questionnaire, translated into local language Malayalam, consisted of 12 questions assessing the parental attitude and practice toward oral health and dental treatment. The data were tabulated and analyzed with Chi-square test. Results: The final sample comprised 414 parents; 105 men and 309 women. Less than 30% of the participants had taken their child for a dental visit in the past year. Over 43% had visited the dentist for treatment of decayed teeth. More than 53% of the parents reported that their children brushed their teeth twice daily. More than 93% agreed to supervise their child's brushing. About 30% of the parents are willing for routine dental checkups for their children more than three times a year. About 30% select the toothpaste and toothbrush as per recommendations from the dentist. Over 78% considered consulting a dentist as the first response to a dental complaint of the child. Conclusions: The study showed a positive attitude and perception of parents regarding the oral health of children in terms of money, time, and dental clinic visits.
{"title":"Parental perceptions, attitudes, and practices regarding their children's oral health in Kerala, India – A cross-Sectional study","authors":"Pooja Latti, Deepa Ramesan, S. Ramanarayanan","doi":"10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_21_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_21_22","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Oral diseases in children, if left untreated can frequently lead to significant pain, interference with talking, eating, loss of school hours, and general health problems. Parents have an important role to play in the initiation and reinforcement of oral health-related behaviors for preventing and controlling oral diseases. Parental attitudes and perceptions have a direct influence on their children's oral health. The survey was conducted to investigate the parental perceptions, attitudes, and practices regarding their child's oral health. Methodology: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted among parents of primary school students (two government and two private) in Paravur town of Ernakulam district, Kerala. Data collection was done during the Parents–Teachers Association meeting. The prevalidated questionnaire, translated into local language Malayalam, consisted of 12 questions assessing the parental attitude and practice toward oral health and dental treatment. The data were tabulated and analyzed with Chi-square test. Results: The final sample comprised 414 parents; 105 men and 309 women. Less than 30% of the participants had taken their child for a dental visit in the past year. Over 43% had visited the dentist for treatment of decayed teeth. More than 53% of the parents reported that their children brushed their teeth twice daily. More than 93% agreed to supervise their child's brushing. About 30% of the parents are willing for routine dental checkups for their children more than three times a year. About 30% select the toothpaste and toothbrush as per recommendations from the dentist. Over 78% considered consulting a dentist as the first response to a dental complaint of the child. Conclusions: The study showed a positive attitude and perception of parents regarding the oral health of children in terms of money, time, and dental clinic visits.","PeriodicalId":33866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine","volume":"5 1","pages":"268 - 272"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41690535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. Al Assaf, Rema Al Khoudairy, Sara Al Awad, Jawza M Alqahtani, Razan Alahmari, M. Al Harbi, Reham Al Shehri
Objectives: This study aims to measure health-care students' willingness to volunteer in disaster situations during the Hajj season. In addition, it provides an assessment of the barriers that may prevent them from volunteering, as well as their perceptions of the required skills to be able to volunteer and be a part of response teams. Materials and Methods: This multicenter study, using a convenience sample including 774 students from health colleges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was conducted between September 2019 and April 2020. Data were analyzed using the SPSS 21. The variables were expressed in percentages as appropriate. A Chi-squared test was used to determine the association between qualitative variables. Results: This study indicates that 95% of health-care students were willing to volunteer during disasters, especially in wound care, patient follow-up, and triage. Their lack of knowledge and skills was one of the obstacles that affected their willingness to volunteer (55.9%). Of the participants, 79.6% would volunteer during the Hajj season, but family agreement, long distance, and fear of cross-infections were the most significant barriers preventing them from volunteering. Students agreed that cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid skills should be acquired to render assistance. Conclusions: The willingness to volunteer during disasters is high among health-care students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, even though enormous barriers are preventing them from doing so.
{"title":"Willingness of Saudi Health-care Students to Volunteer during Disasters: A Multicenter Study","authors":"W. Al Assaf, Rema Al Khoudairy, Sara Al Awad, Jawza M Alqahtani, Razan Alahmari, M. Al Harbi, Reham Al Shehri","doi":"10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_9_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_9_21","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: This study aims to measure health-care students' willingness to volunteer in disaster situations during the Hajj season. In addition, it provides an assessment of the barriers that may prevent them from volunteering, as well as their perceptions of the required skills to be able to volunteer and be a part of response teams. Materials and Methods: This multicenter study, using a convenience sample including 774 students from health colleges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was conducted between September 2019 and April 2020. Data were analyzed using the SPSS 21. The variables were expressed in percentages as appropriate. A Chi-squared test was used to determine the association between qualitative variables. Results: This study indicates that 95% of health-care students were willing to volunteer during disasters, especially in wound care, patient follow-up, and triage. Their lack of knowledge and skills was one of the obstacles that affected their willingness to volunteer (55.9%). Of the participants, 79.6% would volunteer during the Hajj season, but family agreement, long distance, and fear of cross-infections were the most significant barriers preventing them from volunteering. Students agreed that cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid skills should be acquired to render assistance. Conclusions: The willingness to volunteer during disasters is high among health-care students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, even though enormous barriers are preventing them from doing so.","PeriodicalId":33866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine","volume":"5 1","pages":"11 - 16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42117661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rawan AlTuwaijri, Ghadah Alhammad, Hend Alotaibi, S. Ahamed, Ruaa Alharithy
Introduction: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic imposed a huge strain on the healthcare system. The role of physical distancing as one of the precautions to limit the viral transmission ultimately led to many restrictions on the dermatology department's workflow with a ripple effect on training and medical education. In this study, we aim to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dermatology trainees using an online questionnaire. We believe that the result of this research will help to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical training and the trainees' well-being. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out between July and November 2020. The target population of our study included all dermatology residents under the training of The Saudi Board of Dermatology in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire was formed through Google Forms which included 37 questions in English, arranged in four sections. These sections include: the basic demographic characteristics, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residents' training, the effect of the transformation into a virtual learning environment, and afinally, the residents' well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: A total of 31 responses were collected from dermatology residents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Of all the residents, more than half (56.7%) indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on their residency training and progress. All the resident respondents reported that their programs had converted to using remote platforms to continue educational activities during the pandemic. A large number of dermatology residents (40%) enrolled in the study were found to be suffering from severe anxiety. Conclusion: In conclusion, COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the training of dermatology residents. Mostly, as a result of the very limited exposure of one-on-one patient contact, many clinical hours of training have been lost. Therefore, measures and real solutions should be taken to overcome this loss of clinical training hours experienced by dermatology residents.
{"title":"Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) 2019 pandemic on clinical practice, training, and the well-being of dermatology residents","authors":"Rawan AlTuwaijri, Ghadah Alhammad, Hend Alotaibi, S. Ahamed, Ruaa Alharithy","doi":"10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_88_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_88_21","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic imposed a huge strain on the healthcare system. The role of physical distancing as one of the precautions to limit the viral transmission ultimately led to many restrictions on the dermatology department's workflow with a ripple effect on training and medical education. In this study, we aim to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dermatology trainees using an online questionnaire. We believe that the result of this research will help to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical training and the trainees' well-being. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out between July and November 2020. The target population of our study included all dermatology residents under the training of The Saudi Board of Dermatology in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire was formed through Google Forms which included 37 questions in English, arranged in four sections. These sections include: the basic demographic characteristics, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residents' training, the effect of the transformation into a virtual learning environment, and afinally, the residents' well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: A total of 31 responses were collected from dermatology residents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Of all the residents, more than half (56.7%) indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on their residency training and progress. All the resident respondents reported that their programs had converted to using remote platforms to continue educational activities during the pandemic. A large number of dermatology residents (40%) enrolled in the study were found to be suffering from severe anxiety. Conclusion: In conclusion, COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the training of dermatology residents. Mostly, as a result of the very limited exposure of one-on-one patient contact, many clinical hours of training have been lost. Therefore, measures and real solutions should be taken to overcome this loss of clinical training hours experienced by dermatology residents.","PeriodicalId":33866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine","volume":"5 1","pages":"65 - 68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45809999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The menace of medical fake news","authors":"A. Aleem, Talha Aleem","doi":"10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_70_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_70_21","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33866,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine","volume":"5 1","pages":"1 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44462322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Khalifa Binkhamis, M. Barry, Mashel Alkahtani, Rakan Almetary, Dana Alrasheed, Abduljabbar Alyamani, Maha M Barakeh
Background: Health-care workers are at risk of contracting and transmitting infections. Few studies have assessed knowledge of transmission-based precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to estimate the students' knowledge and practice of airborne and droplet precautions as well as knowledge of COVID-19 measures among medical, dental, and nursing students at King Saud University (KSU) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subjects and Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey-based study conducted from August 2020 to October 2020 at KSU. Students that met the inclusion criteria were contacted and given questionnaires through social media; a convenience sampling technique was implemented due to limitations of contact during the pandemic. Results: 435 students were included in the study. Most of them were females (61.4%), and the distribution was 31.7%, 25.5%, and 42.8% for medical, dentistry, and nursing students, respectively. The mean knowledge of airborne and droplet precautions was 56.6%. Nursing and dentistry students displayed significantly lower knowledge of isolation precautions compared to medical students (P < 0.001). Knowledge of isolation precautions had correlated significantly and positively with self-rated better hygienic practices, r = 0.340, P < 0.010. The students' average knowledge score about COVID-19 was 81.37%. Moreover, results showed that students' overall mean willingness to take the vaccine for COVID-19 was 81%. Students' mean self-rated willingness to undergo COVID-19 vaccination correlated significantly and positively with their knowledge of infection control (r = 0.162, P < 0.010). Conclusion: Based on our study, the overall mean knowledge and practice of KSU health students were satisfactory, and their willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 is acceptable. The study took place while students were learning online hence, we suggest future research to examine the practice of infection control measures after the pandemic.
背景:卫生保健工作者面临感染和传播感染的风险。很少有研究评估了COVID-19大流行期间基于传播的预防措施的知识。本研究的目的是估计在COVID-19大流行期间，沙特国王大学(KSU)医学、牙科和护理专业的学生对空气传播和飞沫预防措施的知识和实践，以及COVID-19措施的知识。对象和方法:这是一项基于横断面调查的研究，于2020年8月至2020年10月在KSU进行。通过社交媒体与符合入选标准的学生联系并发放问卷;由于大流行期间接触的限制，采用了一种方便的抽样技术。结果:435名学生被纳入研究。其中以女性居多(61.4%)，医学、牙科和护理专业学生的分布分别为31.7%、25.5%和42.8%。空气和飞沫预防知识平均知晓率为56.6%。护理和牙科专业的学生对隔离措施的了解程度明显低于医学生(P < 0.001)。隔离预防知识与自我评价的良好卫生习惯呈正相关，r = 0.340, P < 0.010。学生对新冠肺炎知识的平均得分为81.37%。此外，结果显示，学生接种COVID-19疫苗的总体平均意愿为81%。学生平均自我评价的新冠肺炎疫苗接种意愿与感染控制知识知晓程度呈显著正相关(r = 0.162, P < 0.010)。结论:根据我们的研究，KSU健康学生的总体平均知识和实践是令人满意的，他们接种COVID-19疫苗的意愿是可以接受的。该研究是在学生在线学习时进行的，因此，我们建议未来的研究检查大流行后感染控制措施的实践。
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_104_21
Muhammad Khan, S. Aga, Amro Noorwali, Mohammad Allaf, Waddah Althagafi, Adnan Bahashwan
Objectives: Shisha smoking in the middle east especially in Saudi Arabia is one of the traditional ways to consume tobacco which nowadays has transformed beyond just smoking tobacco and has become a style statement among youth across all generations and genders. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, awareness, and practice of public about the shisha smoking. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out among the public of all levels in Jeddah from September 2018 through March 2019. A predesigned and validated questionnaire about shisha smoking was adopted to achieve the purpose of the study. Results: A total of 500 public responded to this survey, of them, 284 (56.8%) were males, while 216 (43.2%) were female; in addition, 294 (58.8%) were single and 328 (66.4%) had bachelor's degree. Around 200 (41.2%) were regular cigarette smokers while 185 (47.1%) were shisha smokers and only 94 (19.2%) smoked both. Among shisha smoker's majority of 75 (59.5%) smoked with friends and 53 (50.0%) shared their hose. In addition, most of the public agreed to the addictive nature of smoking in both forms, however, only 78 (18.4%) believed that shisha to be more addictive than cigarettes. Significant differences were found in smoking status, income, and years of smoking in between genders (P < 0.05). In addition, higher income and higher educational status were significantly associated with the habit of shisha smoking. Conclusions: This study found out the prevalence of smoking to be higher among surveyed public, especially shisha in both males and females. However, around 57% of the participants identified the need to quit it.
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