Pub Date : 2022-09-09DOI: 10.29011/2688-7460.100099
{"title":"Effect of Glycation on Urine Albumin Estimation by Immunoassay: An in-vitro Experiment","authors":"","doi":"10.29011/2688-7460.100099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2688-7460.100099","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93553,"journal":{"name":"Family medicine and primary care -- open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45377322","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 : 2022-09-09DOI: 10.29011/2688-7460.1000200
{"title":"Mindfulness to Reduce Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older Adults: A Scoping Review","authors":"","doi":"10.29011/2688-7460.1000200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2688-7460.1000200","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93553,"journal":{"name":"Family medicine and primary care -- open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48745343","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 : 2022-09-08DOI: 10.29011/2688-7460.100097
Alaa Altawalbeh, Mustafa AlHaji, Mayyada, Meqdady, Hala, Sweidan, Sondus Harahsheh, S. Tashtoush, Mousa Qatawneh, Doa’a Qudah, A. Alzboun
Investigate Abstract Objectives : To analyze the evolution of kidney damage in small female children diagnosed with recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), a factor associated with progression of renal damage, and the importance of dimercaptosuccinicacid (DMSA) scan as a valuable indicator of early renal scars. Methods : In this retrospective study, 100 female patients aged 5 years or less, diagnosed with recurrent UTI, were recruited at Prince Rashed Military Hospital (PRH). The inclusion criteria are female patients who suffered from recurrent UTI ≥ 2 times and had visited a paediatrics specialist outpatient clinic in Prince Rashid Hospital from 1 st March 2021 to 1 st June 2022. The researchers received parents’ consent to follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act guidelines. Results : The peak age of children with recurrent UTI was 2-3 years, accounted 35% of the total cases. However, the peak age of children who had abnormal DMSA scans was 4-5years. The results of normal ultrasound (US) diagnosis revealed renal scars in 4% of cases. In addition, 60% of patients with 5 times recurrent UTI had a renal scar, compared to 30% with 4 times of recurrent UTI. Conclusion : Renal ultrasound is not sensitive enough to detect renal scars. DMSA scintigraphy is complementary to investigate renal scars found in pediatrics patients.
{"title":"Dimercaptosuccinic Acid Scan versus Renal Ultrasound to Investigate Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection","authors":"Alaa Altawalbeh, Mustafa AlHaji, Mayyada, Meqdady, Hala, Sweidan, Sondus Harahsheh, S. Tashtoush, Mousa Qatawneh, Doa’a Qudah, A. Alzboun","doi":"10.29011/2688-7460.100097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2688-7460.100097","url":null,"abstract":"Investigate Abstract Objectives : To analyze the evolution of kidney damage in small female children diagnosed with recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), a factor associated with progression of renal damage, and the importance of dimercaptosuccinicacid (DMSA) scan as a valuable indicator of early renal scars. Methods : In this retrospective study, 100 female patients aged 5 years or less, diagnosed with recurrent UTI, were recruited at Prince Rashed Military Hospital (PRH). The inclusion criteria are female patients who suffered from recurrent UTI ≥ 2 times and had visited a paediatrics specialist outpatient clinic in Prince Rashid Hospital from 1 st March 2021 to 1 st June 2022. The researchers received parents’ consent to follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act guidelines. Results : The peak age of children with recurrent UTI was 2-3 years, accounted 35% of the total cases. However, the peak age of children who had abnormal DMSA scans was 4-5years. The results of normal ultrasound (US) diagnosis revealed renal scars in 4% of cases. In addition, 60% of patients with 5 times recurrent UTI had a renal scar, compared to 30% with 4 times of recurrent UTI. Conclusion : Renal ultrasound is not sensitive enough to detect renal scars. DMSA scintigraphy is complementary to investigate renal scars found in pediatrics patients.","PeriodicalId":93553,"journal":{"name":"Family medicine and primary care -- open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44712703","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 : 2022-08-18DOI: 10.29011/2688-7460.100096
M. A. Alshehri, Layth Khalid Alsulaiman, Ayman, Afify, Kholoud Habib, Mostafa Kofi
Settings and background: With technology evolvement and COVID-19 Pandemic Virtual clinics are increasing nowadays, there is no single qualitative study in Saudi Arabia that make us knows patients’ opinion about this service, and this is what our study is about. Methods: It is a semi-structured phone interview of 36 participants who attended the virtual clinic in Prince Sultan Military Hospital in 2020, selected purposefully, then the interviews were transcribed then analyzed by thematic analysis. Results: 20 of the participants were males (55.5%) and 16 of them were females (44.4%), 6 were above or equal to 60 years of age (16.6%) and 30 participants were below 60 years of age (83.3%). In Theme 1: (Were the steps taken in the referral process to this service clear?) 75% (n=27) of them answered positively, 22.2% (n=8) answered negatively and one participant was neutral. In Theme 2: (Comparing to previous regular clinic visits, how did you find receiving information about your health in this clinic?) 27.7% (n=10) think it is better than regular clinic, However, 19.4% (n=6) think it is worse than the regular clinic, and the majority 55.5% (n=20) think they are the same. In Theme 3: was (Describe for us your experience in getting the medications form the pharmacy after the clinic) 77.7% (n=28) of participants were satisfied and 2 patients were not satisfied, remaining 6 did not take medicines. Conclusions: Virtual clinic is a good method in reducing costs and time in delivering health care, in patients’ opinions. In general, virtual clinic had high satisfaction rate among who benefit from the service. However, there are some concerns need to be addressed like referral or booking process for virtual clinic services.
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Pub Date : 2022-08-04DOI: 10.29011/2688-7460.100095
{"title":"How to Improve the Post-Graduate Training of General Practitioners in Performing Joint Injection? Analysis of Training Courses and Literature Review","authors":"","doi":"10.29011/2688-7460.100095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2688-7460.100095","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93553,"journal":{"name":"Family medicine and primary care -- open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45658422","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 : 2022-07-29DOI: 10.29011/2688-7460.100094
K. H. Tam
Communication skills play an important role in general practice. Good communication skills can improve patient compliance and overall satisfaction and a lack of these skills can increase medical error. Physical knowledge is growing and driving the perception that communication is peripheral, especially among medical trainees and junior physicians. This skill is often overlooked as easy or self-explanatory. However, the application of communication skills are very important while the development of these skills require a process. Furthermore, practicing communication skills alone cannot reduce medical error. A better understanding of the developmental process and concepts will result in more flexibility and better application. This article reviews five steps to understand the different level of communication skills logically (i.e., medical humanities, principles of family medicine/general practice, clinical methods, and counseling micro skills to clinical applications). The aim is to find a style in clinical consultation that comfortable and right for each physician.
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Pub Date : 2022-07-18DOI: 10.29011/2688-7460.100093
{"title":"Survey of Healthcare Professionals to Assess Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccination Hesitancy","authors":"","doi":"10.29011/2688-7460.100093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2688-7460.100093","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93553,"journal":{"name":"Family medicine and primary care -- open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48137150","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 : 2022-07-13DOI: 10.29011/2688-7460.100092
{"title":"Prevalence of Burnout in Dementia Caregivers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia","authors":"","doi":"10.29011/2688-7460.100092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2688-7460.100092","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93553,"journal":{"name":"Family medicine and primary care -- open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46637048","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 : 2022-06-16DOI: 10.29011/2688-7460.100087
Muharib Alrashdi, A. AbdAlrouf, Mostafa Kofi
Background: Seasonal influenza disturbs work fluency and jeopardizes patients’ safety. Influenza vaccination uptake among Healthcare Workers (HCWs) is suboptimal all over the globe. This study aimed to study the influenza vaccination acceptance and uptake among HCWs in Wazarat Health Care Center (WHC) at Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Method: Two hundred out of randomly selected 240 HCWs working at WHC-PSMMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were surveyed between May and June 2017. A validated 25-items self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The collected data included sociodemographic, work and health related data, and beliefs towards influenza and its vaccine. Scoring system was used for transformed categorical data. The mean scores, median and Interquartile (IQR) were estimated and compared. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to study the associations of the influenza vaccine uptake with those covariates. IBM® SPSS®16 Statistics software was used for data analysis. Ethical aspects including confidentiality, informed consent, and approval were carefully considered. Results: With a response rate of 83% to the survey, only 41% of the participants found have received the 2016 influenza vaccine. On univariate analysis gender, nationality, occupation, level of education, work nature, work experience, past infection, and previous vaccination were associated with vaccination uptake. The vaccinated HCWs were more likely to perceive themself susceptible to influenza and its complications and to perceive the influenza vaccine as safe and effective compared to unvaccinated HCWs. On Multivariate analysis, HCWs perceived influenza vaccine as beneficial, HCWs doing clinical works and non-Saudi HCWs were (Odd Ratio (OR):1.25 (95% Confidence Interval (CI); 1.10, 1.42) P=0.001), (OR: 2.83 (95% CI; 1.10, 7.28) P=0.03), and (OR: 3.81(95% CI; 1.24, 11.67) P=0.03) times more likely to vaccinate against influenza, respectively. Conclusion: Despite rigorous recommendation influenza vaccination uptake was suboptimal. Mandatory influenza vaccination policy may need to be adopted to achieve a vaccination coverage above 80% as recommended by the world health organization (WHO). This could be combined with interventions that address the associated factors to guarantee the maintenance of the desirable acceptance level and minimize the declination rate. Family Medicine and Primary Care: Open Access Alrashdi M, et al. J Family Med Prim Care Open Acc 6: 187. www.doi.org/10.29011/2688-7460.100087 www.gavinpublishers.com
背景：季节性流感扰乱了工作的流畅性，危及患者的安全。在全球范围内，医护人员接种流感疫苗的情况并不理想。本研究旨在研究沙特阿拉伯利雅得苏丹王子军事医疗城瓦扎拉特卫生保健中心（WHC）HCW对流感疫苗接种的接受和接受情况。方法：在2017年5月至6月期间，从随机选择的240名在沙特阿拉伯利雅得WHC-PSMMC工作的HCW中抽取200人进行调查。使用经验证的25项自我管理问卷来收集数据。收集的数据包括社会人口统计、工作和健康相关数据，以及对流感及其疫苗的看法。评分系统用于转换的分类数据。对平均得分、中位数和四分位数（IQR）进行估计和比较。使用单变量和多变量分析来研究流感疫苗摄入与这些协变量的相关性。使用IBM®SPSS®16统计软件进行数据分析。包括保密、知情同意和批准在内的伦理方面都经过了仔细考虑。结果：调查的应答率为83%，只有41%的参与者接种了2016年流感疫苗。在单因素分析中，性别、国籍、职业、教育水平、工作性质、工作经历、既往感染和既往接种疫苗与疫苗接种率相关。与未接种疫苗的医务人员相比，接种疫苗的医护人员更有可能认为自己对流感及其并发症敏感，并认为流感疫苗安全有效。在多变量分析中，医务人员认为流感疫苗是有益的，从事临床工作的医务人员和非沙特医务人员的比值比（OR）为1.25（95%置信区间（CI）；1.10，1.42）P=0.001）、（OR:2.83（95%CI；1.10，7.28）P=0.03）和（OR:3.81（95%CI：1.24，11.67）P=0.03。结论：尽管有严格的建议，但流感疫苗接种率并不理想。根据世界卫生组织（世界卫生组织）的建议，可能需要采取强制性流感疫苗接种政策，以实现80%以上的疫苗接种覆盖率。这可以与解决相关因素的干预措施相结合，以确保维持理想的验收水平并将下降率降至最低。家庭医学和初级保健：开放获取Alrashdi M，et al.J Family Med Prim Care Open Acc 6:187。www.doi.org/10.29011/2688-7460.100087 www.gavinpublishers.com
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Pub Date : 2022-06-08DOI: 10.29011/2688-7460.100088
Katarina Galof
Introduction: Blindness is considered one of the most serious diseases. Blindness causes mental and emotional problems in a person and is one of the most complex health problems in the world. Rehabilitation of blind clients focuses on independent performance of daily activities. The Kawa model in occupational therapy is a model that promotes better interaction between the client and the therapist and makes it possible to guide the client taking into account cultural factors. The model is used in different areas of occupational therapy and brings positive results. The purpose of this research is to learn about the Kawa model and apply it to blind clients. Methods: a qualitative research, a singular diachronic single case study was conducted. One case, which lasted 4 months, included a client who has been blind since birth. The occupational therapy process was conducted using Kawa’s step-by-step models. A tactile picture and a tactile magnetic board were made to represent the models, which are an innovative occupational therapy medium. Results: The Kawa model is interesting due to a different way of handling and at the same time very easy for the client to understand. The tactile aids made also contributed to this. The use of the Kawa model is also interesting from the point of view of how the client applies the theoretical knowledge in practice. The client expressed satisfaction with the ease of use of the model itself. Conclusion: The used modified media magnetic board and tactile picture represent an important contribution to the treatment. The occupational therapist in the rehabilitation of blind clients contributes with her knowledge to the independence and quality of life of these clients. It would be useful to conduct further studies on a larger sample and to include more other occupational therapy assessments in the occupational therapy process.
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