International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Sep 2021
Community Pharmacists' Preparedness and Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Study.
Community pharmacists play a pivotal role in healthcare worldwide. Their role became more critical during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to investigate the community pharmacists' preparedness and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and how efficiently they were prepared to contain and prevent the spread of infection. ⋯ The level of preparedness of the community pharmacies in these three Middle Eastern countries was not adequate for facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Health authorities in these countries should closely monitor their adherence to the protective guidelines.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Sep 2021
Epidemiology of depression and anxiety among undergraduate students.
Depression and anxiety are the most common and prevalent mental health issues among undergraduate students. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression, their associated predictors, and to assess knowledge and use of antidepressant medications among university students in Jordan. ⋯ Findings of this study addressed the importance of taking serious measures and interventions to prevent the development of severe mental illness among university students.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Sep 2021
An Evaluation of Ischemia-Modified Albumin Levels in the Development of Diabetic Foot Ulcer.
This study investigated the status of serum ischaemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels in the development of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and in predicting ulcer formation and ulcer grading. ⋯ Our study findings indicate that together with CRP, ESH, WBC and albumin, increased IMA levels in patients with DM can be useful in the early prevention of DFU development and in predicting the severity of DFU infection.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Sep 2021
The Association between Elevated Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) and Serum Uric Acid Levels (SUA) among Patients with Essential Hypertension in Primary Care Setting in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia.
Our study aimed to investigate the association between elevated carotid-intima media thickness (CIMT) and serum uric acid (SUA) levels in hypertensive patients attending primary care clinics in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia. ⋯ Although there was an increasing trend in the odd of elevated right CIMT across the SUA quartiles, this association, however, was not significant. Preventive effort to tackle the clustering effect of metabolic markers within this study population is needed to reduce the future risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
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This study aimed to examine the relationship between urolithiasis and gastric wall fat halo sign (FHS). ⋯ A statistically significant relationship was found between urinary stone disease and gastric wall FHS.