The health of Saudi older adults; results from the Saudi National Survey for Elderly Health (SNSEH) 2006–2015

Khoja, Abdullah T; Aljawadi, Mohammad; Alshammari, Sulaiman A; Mohamed, Ashry Gad; Al‐Manaa, Hamad A.; Morlock, Laura L.; Ahmed, Saifuddin; Khoja, Tawfik

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2017.11.008

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“…This finding agrees with a previous study showing that being elderly and male are risk factors for acquiring BS1 [3,26]. The number of BSIs is likely to increase in Saudi Arabia given that the population aged >60 years is expected to increase by 18.5% by 2035, [27] making treatment challenging in the absence of new therapeutic options.…”

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Pathogenic spectrum of blood stream infections and resistance pattern in Gram-negative bacteria from Aljouf region of Saudi Arabia

Bandy

Almaeen

2020

PLoS ONE

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Background The pathogenic spectrum of bloodstream infections (BSIs) varies across regions. Monitoring the pathogenic profile and antimicrobial resistance is a prerequisite for effective therapy, infection control and for strategies aimed to counter antimicrobial resistance. The pathogenic spectrum of BSIs in blood cultures was analysed, focusing on the resistance patterns of Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, in Aljouf region. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study analysed the culture reports of all non-duplicate blood samples collected from January 1 to December 31, 2019. Antibiograms of A. baumannii, E. coli, and K. pneumoniae were analysed for antibiotic resistance. The frequency and percentages of multi-drug, extensively-drug, pan-drug and carbapenem resistance were calculated. Results Of the 222 bloodstream infections, 62.2% and 36.4% were caused by gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, respectively. Most BSIs occurred in patients aged �60 years (59.5%). Among the 103 isolates of the studied Gram-negative bacteria (GNB), 47.6%, 38.8%, and 2.9% were multi-drug, extensively drug and pan-drug resistant respectively. 46% of K. pneumoniae isolates were carbapenemase producers. Resistance to gentamycin, 1 st-4 th generation cephalosporins, and carbapenems was observed for A. baumannii. More than 70% of E. coli isolates were resistant to 3 rd-and 4 th-generation cephalosporins. Klebsiella pneumoniae presented a resistance rate of >60% to imipenems.

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Pathogenic spectrum of blood stream infections and resistance pattern in Gram-negative bacteria from Aljouf region of Saudi Arabia

Bandy

Almaeen

2020

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“…However, with a lower cutoff age of 60 years when compared with recent studies (2,18). This might be related to comorbidities appearing at an early age in our population (21). Age-related responses with weak immune systems are probable contributing factors for adverse outcomes of the disease (18).…”

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Risk factors associated with worse outcomes in COVID-19: a retrospective study in Saudi Arabia

Khan

Althunayyan

Alsofayan

et al. 2020

East Mediterr Health J

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Background: The rapid emergence of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in millions of infected patients and hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide. Health care services delivery is being compromised due to the surge in the number of infected patients during this pandemic. Aims: This study aimed to assess the risk factors associated with poor prognosis among COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This was a multi-centre retrospective cohort study that included all laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases with definitive outcomes in Saudi Arabia during March 2020. Demographic, clinical history, comorbidity and outcomes data were retrieved from the 1 / 12 WHO EMRO | Risk factors associated with worse outcomes in COVID-19: a retrospective study in Saudi A National Health Electronic Surveillance Network (HESN) database. We used logistic regression models to calculate crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) to explore risk factors for critical outcomes (intensive care unit admission or death) among COVID-19 cases. Results: We included 648 COVID-19-positive patients with a median age of 34 years. Of these, 11.9% were in the critical group. Risk factors associated with worse outcomes included males (OR=1.92), age >60 years (OR=3.65), cardiac diseases (OR=3.05), chronic respiratory diseases (OR=2.29), and cases with two or more comorbidities (OR=2.57) after adjusting for age and sex; all had significant P-values <0.05. Conclusions: Independent risk factors for critical outcomes among COVID-19 cases include old age, males, cardiac patients, chronic respiratory diseases, and the presence of two or more comorbidities. We recommend designing a unique multi-item scale system to prognosticate COVID-19 patients.

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“…Aging has been identified as a key factor for T2DM [4,25,26] and impaired HRQoL [12,15,35,36]. Therefore, it is expected a negative association between age and HRQoL among patients with diabetes.…”

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Health-related quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Alshayban

Joseph

2020

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Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic levels, and it threatens the economy and health globally and Saudi Arabia in particular. The study assessed health-related quality of life using EuroQol instrument and its predictors among patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 378 patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus from two major health centers in Eastern Province. The study showed moderate health-related quality of life, as reported by the median index score of 0.808 with more than a quarter of patients with severe-extreme health state in some or all domains. Multiple-regression models showed that male gender, high monthly income, having no diabetes-related complications and having random blood glucose level less than 200 mg/dl were prone to have a higher index score compared to the corresponding contrary groups. The study will help in guiding the development of effective intervention programs to improve diabetes-related health-related quality of life among the Saudi population.

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The health of Saudi older adults; results from the Saudi National Survey for Elderly Health (SNSEH) 2006–2015

Abstract: This is an introductory paper for a series of papers that describe SOA health. These efforts will help in guiding the development of a national healthcare model for SOA, evidence-based health policies and public intervention programs that address SOA health-related issues.

Cited by 59 publications

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Pathogenic spectrum of blood stream infections and resistance pattern in Gram-negative bacteria from Aljouf region of Saudi Arabia

Pathogenic spectrum of blood stream infections and resistance pattern in Gram-negative bacteria from Aljouf region of Saudi Arabia

Risk factors associated with worse outcomes in COVID-19: a retrospective study in Saudi Arabia

Health-related quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

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