Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate Jordanian healthcare professionals' knowledge, skills, and experience in dealing with and treating adult asthmatic patients and assess healthcare professionals' compliance with the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guideline recommendations for asthma treatment and management in Jordan.
Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Jordan between May and June 2023. This study included physicians, pharmacists, and nurses working in clinical settings and directly interacting with asthma patients in Jordan's private and governmental healthcare facilities who were eligible to participate in this research.
Introduction: is an opportunistic, human-specific fungus that causes pneumonia (PCP). PCP symptoms are nonspecific. A patient with and another lung infection faces a diagnostic challenge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Identifying, preventing, and resolving medical problems are some of the most central functions of clinical pharmacy (CP) and pharmaceutical care (PC) practitioners. Usually, the practitioners and researchers find a challenging to link the problem and the appropriate intervention to be included in the care plan. A comprehensive, well-structured, validated, simple use and standardized tool, which fulfill these requirements in daily clinical practice, are currently rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the co-infections with human rhinovirus (HRV) among patients with asthma exacerbation and COVID-19 in Jordan. Also, to determine the frequency of acute asthma exacerbation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic on a matched basis.
Methods: The data of this prospective cohort research consisted of clinical variables.
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of an online tutorial and its impact on improving knowledge and skills of pharmacy students in the clinical problem-solving process that is necessary to implement pharmaceutical care.
Methods: This is a prospective interventional study conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions using four novel templates. The first two levels of Kirkpatrick's Model (Reaction and Learning) were used.
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP), caused by fungal species named Pneumocystis jirovecii, is a frequent opportunistic infection in those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. However, PCP has been documented in immunocompetent patients. This study aims to determine if P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pharmaceutical care (PC) services have expanded in recent years, resulting in improved patient outcomes. However, such PC services are currently available for free in the majority of Arabic countries. During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, telemedicine is especially beneficial since it allows for continuity of care while allowing for social distancing and minimizing the risk of infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBovine colostrum has been advocated as a source of immunity against external environmental microorganisms. Recurrent upper respiratory tract infections present a critical public health concern in the developing countries. The present case report was performed to assess the influence of bovine colostrum in preventing recurrent upper respiratory tract infections caused by respiratory viruses in an adult in Jordan in addition to its effect on respiratory microbiome.
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