Publications by authors named "Abdullah Al-Muniri"
Background: Despite the increasing recognition that medical training tends to coincide with markedly high levels of stress and distress, there is a dearth of validated measures that are capable of gauging the prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical residents in the Arab/Islamic part of the world.
Objective: The aim of the present study is two-fold. First is to examine the diagnostic validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) using an Omani medical resident population in order to establish a cut-off point.
Objective: In India, heterogeneous healthcare providers in the public and dominant private sectors serve a diverse population, including those from vulnerable groups, the scheduled castes and tribes. We explored relationships between the distribution of different categories of healthcare providers (public and private); and contextual socioeconomic and demographic variables. Access to healthcare providers for scheduled castes and tribes was specifically studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Retinopathy is the major cause of ocular morbidity in patients with diabetes mellitus. Chronic hyperglycemia spares no organ and can affect the morphology and function of the various corneal layers, compromising its transparency. This study was conducted to associate the status of corneal endothelium to diabetes mellitus (DM) and identify risk factors of compromised corneal endothelium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To evaluate the prevalence and predictors of microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetics in Oman.
Methods: All patients attending an outpatient diabetic clinic at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital between 2002 and 2003 were enrolled in the study.
Results: A total of 261 patients were included in this study.