Improvement of Metabolic and Histological Changes of Adiposity in Rats by Synthetic Oleoyl Chalcones.

We previously reported that synthetic oleoyl chalcones had a favorable effect to alleviate metabolic consequences of obesity in male SD rats. In this work, we prepared and characterized by spectroscopic tools, a set of six oleoyl chalcones (5a-c, 10 and 11a,b). The comparative effects of the previously prepared oleoyl chalcones and their new synthetic analogs on metabolic and histological changes in obese male SD rats were studied.

An innovative 5-Step Patient Interview approach for integrating mental healthcare into primary care centre services: a validation study.

Background: Mental health problems are prevalent among patients seeking primary healthcare. However, traditional patient interviews often fail to identify and manage these problems. Therefore, an improved patient interview process is needed to assess and treat mental health problems in primary care settings.

The headache under-response to treatment (HURT) questionnaire, an outcome measure to guide follow-up in primary care: development, psychometric evaluation and assessment of utility.

Background: Headache disorders are both common and burdensome but, given the many people affected, provision of health care to all is challenging. Structured headache services based in primary care are the most efficient, equitable and cost-effective solution but place responsibility for managing most patients on health-care providers with limited training in headache care. The development of practical management aids for primary care is therefore a purpose of the Global Campaign against Headache.

Depression and anxiety among hypertensive and diabetic primary health care patients. Could patients' perception of their diseases control be used as a screening tool?

To measure the frequency and identify risk factors of depression and anxiety among diabetic and hypertensive primary health care (PHC) patients. Also to assess whether patients' perception of their chronic diseases control and sleep disturbance could serve as screening tools for depression and anxiety. Methods: This cross-sectional study of 368 PHC patients was conducted in AlKhobar city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between April and May 2015.

Competency-structured case discussion in the morning meeting: enhancing CanMEDS integration in daily practice.

Outcome-focused, competency-based educational curricula have become the norm in residency training programs. The Canadian Medical Education Directives for Specialists (CanMEDS) framework is one example of such a curriculum. However, models for incorporating all the competencies in everyday clinical practice have been difficult to accomplish.

Evaluation of Saudi family medicine training program: the application of CIPP evaluation format.

The Saudi Diploma in Family Medicine (SDFM) was enacted in 2007 to fulfill the needs of qualified Primary Health Care providers in Saudi Arabia. Evaluation is not only an integral process for designing educational training programs, but an effective evaluation strategy that helps achieve program objectives and enhances the quality of learning objectives: (1) Construct a self-administered questionnaire based on Context, input, process and product (CIPP) format to seek trainees' perceptions about the SDFM program; (2) identify the strengths and weaknesses of the SDFM program in relation to the learning outcomes; and (3) define the main obstacles to achieve the outcomes. A self-administered questionnaire was designed based on the CIPP evaluation format after.

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To analyze the clinical patterns, etiologies, treatment, and outcome of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in 2 major cities of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah and Al-Baha.

Methods: One hundred and eleven patients diagnosed as CVST were identified from the medical records at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, and King Fahad Hospital, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia, from January 1990 through November 2010. We retrospectively analyzed the data, compared it with local and international studies, and reviewed the literature.

The ASPIRE approach for TIA risk stratification.

Background: The risk of stroke after transient ischemic attack (TIA) is elevated in the days to weeks after TIA. A variety of prediction rules to predict stroke risk have been suggested. In Alberta a triage algorithm to facilitate urgent access based on risk level was agreed upon for the province.

The effect of nurse-patient language barrier on patients' satisfaction.

Objective: To study Saudi patients' perception of nursing care delivered by non-Arabic speaking nurses (NASNs).

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of randomly selected patients admitted to King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the summer of 2009. We conducted structured face-to-face interviews, and the Institutional Review Board approved the study.

Symptoms analysis of mental illness among Saudi adults attending Primary Care.

Objective: To determine the more common symptoms of mental illness among Saudi adult primary health care (PHC) patients, and to apply the factor analysis of the Rahim Anxiety and Depression (RAD) Scale.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of a sample of 641 patients that attended the PHC clinics in Al-Kharj city, from July to November 2000. Their ages ranged from 15 to 65 years.

Can a short-term training course improve the primary-care physicians' attitudes toward mental health problems?

Objective: To measure changes in the attitude of Primary Health Care (PHC) physicians towards mental illnesses after a short-term training course. In addition, to ascertain if this change would persist 6 months after the training course.

Method: This is an intervention type study.

Mental health training in primary care. Impact on physicians knowledge.

Objective: The objective of this study was to measure changes in the Primary Health Care (PHC) physicians` knowledge towards mental illnesses after a short-term training course.

Methods: The interventive study consisted of a sample of 31 PHC physicians randomly selected from different PHC centers in Eastern Saudi Arabia. The physicians were exposed to a 4-day intensive training course in mental illnesses in June 1999.

Prevalence of mental illness among Saudi adult primary-care patients in Central Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of mental illness morbidity among Saudi adult primary care patients from Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional epidemiological study of the prevalence of mental illness morbidity in a randomly selected sample of 609 Saudi adult patients, aged from 15 years to 65 years who attended Family and Community Medicine Clinic, Armed Forces Hospital, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from July 2000 to November 2000. The Rahim Anxiety-Depression Scale was used in the evaluation.