We estimate the prevalence and type of urinary incontinence (UI), possible associated risk factors, and the impact of UI on women's social and psychological well-being. The sample consisted of women attending a family medicine clinic at Jordan University Hospital (JUH) who answered a self-administered questionnaire. More than one-third of the sample reported the presence of UI. Stress type was the most frequently reported risk factor, followed by mixed incontinence, then urge. Age, diabetes, chronic cough, parity, and hysterectomy were positively associated with the presence of UI. Incontinence caused low self-esteem in more than half of the women who experienced it.

A short course in EBM will significantly improve the skills and knowledge of undergraduate medical students.

Some aspects of elderly people were evaluated regarding their medication knowledge. Almost two-third of the patients did not take their drugs in the proper way. The results of the study highlight the importance of taking several actions by all healthcare workers and by the community to optimise health care provided for elderly people.

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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common mood disorders and is characterized by periods of increased worry and anxiety for a minimum of 6 months associated with at least three other symptoms of the following: restlessness, muscle tension, sleep disturbance, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and fatigue [1]. The prevalence of GAD in the primary care setting is variable worldwide and estimated to range between (2.4 %-31.2 %) [2-4]. GAD was linked to many contributing factors based on many studies, such as age [5], gender [6], level of education, marital status, family income, living place and religious views [7], each of which was found to affect the probability of getting GAD in a person's life time expectancy [2]. Patients with GAD usually become chronic sufferers as they may have their symptoms for many years before being diagnosed and managed [8]. Many studies showed that people affected with GAD were lower producers in the society and higher users of health care services than other people not affected with GAD [9-11]. Patients with GAD usually present with somatic symptoms, which are common initial presentations. Examples of such symptoms are chest pain, fatigue, headache, insomnia and abdominal pain [12]. The most common somatic complaint was gastric related symptoms (14.6%) [13], resulting in difficult detection among primary care settings and only 10% of them presented to a psychiatrist. Anxiety disorders have been studied in the gulf area [14,15], while locally in Jordan surveys were done regarding panic disorder [16] and dental anxiety disorder [17] This is the first study that addresses the prevalence of GAD in family medicine practice (FMP) ,the aim of this study is to find the prevalence of GAD and its association with socio-demographic variables and common chronic diseases. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 811 patients aged 16 and older attending