Publications by authors named "Asim Alhejaili"
Article Synopsis
- The rising popularity of e-cigarettes as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes has led to concerns about their cardiovascular risks, which remain uncertain.
- This review aimed to systematically evaluate the cardiovascular outcomes of e-cigarette versus traditional cigarette use, focusing on risks such as myocardial infarction and arrhythmias.
- The analysis indicated that while both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes pose serious cardiovascular risks, traditional cigarettes showed a higher incidence of severe events; e-cigarette users also experienced increased risks, particularly when combining both smoking methods.
Background: Effective medication adherence is vital for managing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and enhancing patient well-being. This study aimed to evaluate medication adherence levels and associated factors among AMI patients using standardized assessment tools.
Methods: Employing a cross-sectional descriptive design, the study involved 210 patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction.
Nursing students can access massive amounts of online health data to drive cutting-edge evidence-based practice in clinical placement, to bridge the theory-practice gap. This activity requires investigation to identify the strategies nursing students apply to evaluate online health information. Online Think-Aloud sessions enabled 14 participants to express their cognitive processes in navigating various educational resources, including online journals and databases, and determining the reliability of sources, indicating their strategies for information-seeking, which helped to create this scoring system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-19 social distancing restrictions provided unprecedented insights into online research methodologies and approaches for both participants and researchers. Field research traditionally conducted face-to-face had to be transferred online, highlighting the great strides made in communication technologies (particularly live video streaming) over the last two decades for online qualitative research. However, dedicated research on these phenomena is tentative, including with regard to specific methods such as Think Aloud.
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