The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Primary Healthcare Physicians in the Al Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia Regarding Travel Medicine: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background and objective In the age of globalization, diseases associated with travel have emerged as a focal point of public health interest. This has become particularly relevant in Saudi Arabia after the changes in tourism policy in recent years. Primary care physicians are expected to suspect diseases of importance in certain geographic areas.

Habits, Traditions, and Beliefs Associated With the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Diabetic Patients in Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia.

Background Since diabetes mellitus (DM) affects every aspect of a person's being, more and more people are using complementary and alternative therapies such as ingesting ginger and cinnamon in addition to conventional medical care and lifestyle changes to manage their condition and enhance their well-being. Although this population uses complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) at a high rate, it is unclear what causes this use. Objective We aim to know the habits, traditions, and beliefs associated with the use of complementary and alternative medicine among type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in the Al-Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.

Prevalence of burnout and its impact on self-reported patient care among primary health care physicians at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City in Riyadh region.

Background: Burnout is known worldwide as a work-related syndrome associated with physical illness and mental health problems. It has a significant impact on doctors' health and patient care.

Aim: To assess the prevalence of burnout, its associated risk factors, and its impact on self-reported patient care among the doctors of the Family Medicine Department in King Abdul-Aziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh.

Awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Pre-School Teachers in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong condition that affects children and early intervention to provide an appropriate education for ASD children is necessary.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the awareness of ASD among preschool teachers in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from December 2021 to February 2022 among preschool teachers in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.

Hearing loss among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Hearing loss is an underestimated comorbid condition in type 2 diabetes.

Objectives: Investigate hearing loss as a comorbidity associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and evaluate the factors associated with hearing loss.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Impact of insulin pump therapy on glycemic control among adult Saudi type-1 diabetic patients. An interview-based case-control study.

Context: Diabetes is associated with several potential preventable complications like the efficacy of insulin pump over multiple daily insulin injections (MDI) in glycemic control.

Aims: To assess the outcomes of insulin pump as compared to insulin injection therapy.

Setting And Design: Case-control study conducted among adult type-1 diabetic patients using insulin pump therapy and alternative insulin injection therapy from the University Diabetes Center (UDC), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during 1 June-30 October, 2017.

Stress Associated Alterations in Dietary Behaviours of Undergraduate Students of Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Psychological stress associated eating habits among public health have now become a global concern.

Aim: This study was undertaken to investigate the levels of psychological stress among undergraduate students of Qassim University and to explore the stress associated alterations in their eating habits.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey conducted on 614 undergraduate students of Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.

Elevated Levels of Protein Carbonylation in Patients With Diabetic Nephropathy: Therapeutic and Diagnostic Prospects.

Background: Oxidative stress-induced protein oxidation has been reported in diabetes mellitus; however a relationship between protein carbonylation and diabetic nephropathy remains to be determined. This study was undertaken to investigate a correlation between protein carbonylation and diabetic nephropathy.

Methods: Sera from 153 patients with diabetic nephropathy and 142 healthy humans were selected and protein carbonylation was compared.

Significance of glycated LDL in different stages of diabetic nephropathy.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of elevated glycated LDL (low-density lipoprotein) in the progression of diabetic kidney disease among type 2 diabetes (T2D) subjects.

Materials And Methods: This case-control observational study is a part of Saudi Diabetes Kidney Disease (SAUDI-DKD) study conducted during the period from April 2014 to June 2015. This study cohort is divided into two groups; the first group was T2D patients without diabetic nephropathy (DN) (n = 24) and the second group was T2D with DN (n = 45).

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health-care workers regarding hand hygiene guidelines in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia: A multicenter study.

Introduction: Hand hygiene is one of the most important ways to reduce the prevalence of nosocomial infections, morbidity, mortality, and health-care costs among hospitalized patients worldwide.

Objectives: We addressed this study to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding hand hygiene guidelines among health-care workers.

Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study conducted from October to December 2015 including three hospitals in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia.

Protein Mediated Oxidative Stress in Patients with Diabetes and its Associated Neuropathy: Correlation with Protein Carbonylation and Disease Activity Markers.

Introduction: Free radicals have been implicated as Diabetes Mellitus (DM) contributors in type 2 DM and its associated Diabetes Mellitus Neuropathy (DMN). However, the potential for protein mediated oxidative stress to contribute disease pathogenesis remains largely unexplored.

Aim: To investigate the status and contribution of protein mediated oxidative stress in patients with DM or DMN and to explore whether oxidative protein modification has a role in DM progression to DM associated neuropathy.

Glycemic indices, glycemic load and glycemic response for seventeen varieties of dates grown in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Dates are consumed worldwide, and are an important fruit for many individuals in Saudi Arabia. Currently, limited information is available on the glycemic indices of different date varieties.

Objectives: To determine the glycemic index (GI), glycemic load (GL) and glycemic response for 17 common date varieties in Saudi Arabia.

Vitamin D status among Adult Saudi Females visiting Primary Health Care Clinics.

Background: Vitamin D plays an important role in diverse physiological functions in addition to its role in bone health. Vitamin D deficiency is very common in elderly people, but there are few reports on its prevalence in young adults.

Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out on a total of 465 young adult Saudi females aged 19 to 40 years old who were selected from primary health care centers of King Abdulaziz medical city, Riyadh, KSA.