Publications by authors named "Abdulaziz F Alfadhly"
Background: Illness uncertainty was found to be associated with the development of depressive and anxiety symptoms among patients with type 1 diabetes and chronic illness in general. However, the moderating effect of illness uncertainty was not examined in sufficient depth. The current study evaluates how the path from diabetes distress to depression and anxiety is mediated by illness uncertainty, ambiguity, symptoms and course predictability, and illness complexity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic causes significant morbidities and mortalities. Lockdown is applied worldwide to counteract the spread of the disease. These circumstances limit diabetic patients from hospital visits and follow-ups.
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- The study compares patient attitudes towards fasting during Ramadan among Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) patients in Saudi Arabia and 12 other mostly Muslim countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Roughly 90% of Saudi T1DM patients chose to fast, despite experiencing higher rates of diabetes-related complications, such as hypoglycemia, compared to their counterparts in other countries.
- Notably, the decision to fast for Saudi patients was less affected by the pandemic, and their patterns of hypoglycemic events showed distinct timing differences compared to patients from other nations.
Objectives: The DaR Global survey was conducted to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the intentions to fast and the outcomes of fasting in <18 years versus ≥18 years age groups with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
Methods: Muslim people with T1DM were surveyed in 13 countries between June and August 2020, shortly after the end of Ramadan (23rd April-23rd May 2020) using a simple questionnaire.
Results: 71.