Are patients affected by chronic non-communicable diseases aware of their own clinical and laboratory parameters? A cross-sectional study from the south of Saudi Arabia

Gosadi, Ibrahim M.; Daghriri, Khaled A; Otayf, Abdullah A.; Nemri, Abdulrhman A.; Kaal, Abdulaziz A.; Qussadi, Abdullah M.; Maashi, Manal M.; Arishy, Alshaymaa M.; Mushafa, Hadeel M.; Salim, Abdulrhman M

doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.032

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“…Regarding the area of residence, the findings of this study state that the majority of patients were from the city. This finding does not correspond with Reference [26], in which more than half of patients with NCDs from the south of Saudi Arabia were from rural areas.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Regarding patients' educational attainment, the results of this study revealed that one-quarter of patients were illiterate. This finding was supported by Reference [26], in which one-quarter of Saudi patients with chronic NCDs were illiterate. This finding might be because more than one-third of patients in this study were more than 55 years old, and might not have been concerned with education, or might not have been offered opportunities for further education, in the past.…”

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confidence: 58%

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Applications of Medical Digital Technologies for Noncommunicable Diseases for Follow-Up during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hussein

Al-Shenqiti

Ramadan

2022

IJERPH

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Background: Noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are multifaceted, and the health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic are far-reaching, especially for NCDs. Physical distancing and quarantine can lead to the poor management of NCDs because the visual tracking of them has been replaced with medical digital technology, that is, smartphone apps. This study aimed to explore medical digital technology applications for NCDs for follow-up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The participants in this study were 400 adult patients with NCDs; they were selected by systematic random sampling. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The study was conducted in the outpatient department of Yanbu General Hospital and primary-care health centers in Yanbu Al-Baher, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The tools used in this study were a structured questionnaire to collect the sociodemographic characteristics of the patients and their health history, an NCD questionnaire to assess follow-up of the patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a medical digital technologies questionnaire to explore the medical digital technology applications. Results: The mean age of the patients was 47.32 ± 14.362 years, and 62.8% of them were female and 372 were male. Of the patients, 69.2% and 57.5% had been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and hypertension, respectively; 52.4% were followed up monthly, and 29.75% used medical digital technology applications such as Tabeby Online to monitor their health. Furthermore, 71.75% and 75.5% of the patients used the Sehhaty and Tawakkalna medical digital applications, respectively. Overall, 38.7% of the patients were satisfied with using medical digital technology applications used for follow-up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions: The study concluded that the services that use networks, smartphones, and medical digital technology applications on the Saudi Ministry of Health website and mobile applications to improve the quality of the health-care system, and that provide health services for noncommunicable or communicable diseases, are not effective. This is because the patients lack awareness of these services, with most of the chronic patients being elderly with lower levels of education and computer literacy.

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confidence: 58%

Applications of Medical Digital Technologies for Noncommunicable Diseases for Follow-Up during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hussein

Al-Shenqiti

Ramadan

2022

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“…[ 8 ] Additionally, a recent study indicated that patients diagnosed with chronic noncommunicable disease in the Jazan region has limited awareness of their clinical and laboratory parameters, which indicate a low involvement of the patients with achieving management gaols contributing to the control of their conditions and prevention of subsequent ramifications. [ 9 ] Nonetheless, and despite the cumulative evidence, the contribution of PHCs in the prevention of type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia is currently not clear.…”

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Assessment of factors influencing the contribution of primary healthcare physicians in prevention of type 2 diabetes in South of Saudi Arabia

Gosadi

Daghriri

Majrashi

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: This study was aiming to assess factors influencing the contribution of primary healthcare physicians concerning prevention of type 2 diabetes in the Jazan region, south of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess physicians’ knowledge about evidence-based guidelines concerning diabetes prevention, their attitude towards lifestyle interventions and their practice concerning screening and provision of lifestyle interventions in their clinics. Interviews were conducted to complete a semi-structured questionnaire. Data analysis involved reviewing open-ended responses of physicians followed by quantitative analysis to assess level of knowledge, attitudes, and practice adherence. Results: A total of 234 physicians from 127 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in the region were recruited. Knowledge of evidence-based clinical indicators for the prevention of diabetes was limited (mean level of knowledge 3.14/8 [SD: 1.2)]. Recruited physicians did have a positive overall attitude to the influence of lifestyle/behavioural therapy on the prevention of type 2 diabetes. The physicians narrated a variety of factors that might influence the effectiveness of this approach, which were related to the community, the patients and the physicians themselves. Only the association between gender of physicians and their levels of knowledge was statistically significant where odds of greater knowledge were higher among female physicians in comparison to males (odds ratio : 1.8, P value = 0.025). Conclusion: Most of the physicians in our sample were misinformed about the components of lifestyle/behavioural interventions for diabetes prevention, which mandates designing and implementing lifestyle medicine programmes for the PHC physicians in Jazan region.

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“…As per the data obtained from two cross-sectional studies, the average prevalence of hypertension, was found to be 14.8% [27], whereas the awareness, strati ed by the patients' knowledge of SBP and DBP was reported to be 48.7% and 47.3%, respectively [15].The detailed study characteristics are presented in Table 1.…”

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“…Twenty-four studies from structured search were excluded as they did not match the MAPS criteria de nition for patient journey touchpoints. Finally, four studies from the structured searches [10,11,18,19] and 10 studies from the unstructured searches [20][21]22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29] were included in the nal analyses. The literature search and study selection process are presented in Fig.…”

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Patient Journey for Hypertension and Dyslipidemia in Saudi Arabia: Highlighting the Evidence Gaps

Amir,

Alasnag,

Al-Raddadi

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Background In recent years, Saudi Arabia has witnessed staggering rates of hypertension and dyslipidemia- related cardiovascular (CV) deaths, overburdening the healthcare ecosystem of the country. Appropriate public health interventions can be devised through quantitative mapping of evidence. Identification of potential data gaps can prioritize future research needs and develop a ‘best-fit’ framework for patient-centric management of hypertension and dyslipidemia. Methods This review quantified data gaps in the prevalence and key epidemiological touchpoints of the patient journey including awareness, screening, diagnosis, treatment, adherence, and control in patients suffering from hypertension and dyslipidemia in Saudi Arabia. Studies published in English between January 2010–December 2021 were identified through a structured search on MEDLINE, Embase, BIOSIS and PubMed databases. An unstructured search on public and government websites including Saudi Ministry of Health without date limits was carried out to fill data gaps. After exclusion of studies based on pre-defined criteria, a total of 14 studies on hypertension, 12 studies and one anecdotal evidence for dyslipidemia were included in the final analyses. Results The prevalence of hypertension was reported to be 14.8–41.8% while that for dyslipidemia was 12.5–62.0%, respectively. The screening rate for hypertension was 100.0% as revealed by the nationwide surveys. Among hypertensive patients, only 27.6–61.1% patients were aware of their condition, 42.2% patients underwent diagnosis, 27.9–78.9% patients received antihypertension treatment, 22.5% patients adhered to treatment medication while blood pressure (BP) control was achieved in 17.0–45.0% patients. Likewise, among patients with dyslipidemia, 10.5–47.3% patients were aware of their condition, 34.6% patients were screened and 17.8% underwent diagnosis. Although high treatment rates ranging from 40.0–94.0% were reported, medication adherence recorded was 45.0–77.4% among the treated patients. The overall control rates ranged from 28.0–41.5%. Conclusions The study findings highlight evidence gaps along key touchpoints of patient journey touchpoints. Reinforcing the efforts for high-quality evidence-based research at a national level may pave a path for better resource utilization and provide guidance to practice and amend health policies for patients, healthcare practitioners (HCPs) and healthcare policy makers for better patient outcomes in Saudi Arabia.

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Are patients affected by chronic non-communicable diseases aware of their own clinical and laboratory parameters? A cross-sectional study from the south of Saudi Arabia

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Applications of Medical Digital Technologies for Noncommunicable Diseases for Follow-Up during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Applications of Medical Digital Technologies for Noncommunicable Diseases for Follow-Up during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Assessment of factors influencing the contribution of primary healthcare physicians in prevention of type 2 diabetes in South of Saudi Arabia

Patient Journey for Hypertension and Dyslipidemia in Saudi Arabia: Highlighting the Evidence Gaps

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