Publications by authors named "Faraz Siddiqui"
Background: There is a lack of evidence on effective treatments for depression in people with T2DM, particularly in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted Behavioural Activation (BA) intervention (DiaDeM) for people with depression and T2DM in two South Asian LMICs.
Methods: A multicountry, individually randomised-controlled feasibility trial was conducted from March 2022 to November 2022.
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the incidence of peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC)-induced phlebitis and its predictors among adult patients hospitalized at Dow University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Methods: A sample of 258 adult patients admitted in the selected wards and planned for peripheral intravenous catheter insertion were recruited through consecutive sampling during March to May 2019. Daily follow-ups were performed to observe signs of phlebitis using a validated tool.
Background And Aims: Smokeless tobacco (ST) use in South Asia is high, yet interventions to support its cessation are lacking. We tested the feasibility of delivering interventions for ST cessation in South Asia.
Design: We used a 2 × 2 factorial design, pilot randomized controlled trial with a duration of 26 weeks, including baseline and follow-up (6, 12 and 26 weeks) assessments.
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- The study aimed to identify key unanswered questions about preventing, diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating first-time soft-tissue knee injuries in children and adults.
- Using the James Lind Alliance methodology, over 1,000 questions were gathered from patients and healthcare professionals in the UK, narrowing down the inquiries to 74 based on common concerns.
- The final ranking revealed the top ten priorities for future research, with the top question addressing the urgency of treatment for optimal outcomes, which has been submitted to the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
Self-management is crucial in mitigating the impacts of a growing non-communicable disease (NCD) burden, particularly in Low and Middle-Income countries. What influences self-management in these settings, however, is poorly understood. We aimed to identify the determinants of self-management in the high NCD region of South Asia and explore how they influence self-management.
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- Tobacco use is linked to poorer treatment outcomes in tuberculosis (TB), specifically showing increased rates of TB recurrence and higher mortality during treatment.
- Research analyzed data from a variety of studies to assess these associations and highlighted variations in quality and participant characteristics.
- Findings indicate that both current and former tobacco users are at a significantly greater risk of TB recurrence and increased mortality compared to non-tobacco users.
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- Low- and middle-income countries need more healthcare workers to help with growing health issues, so they are trying a method called task shifting, where non-specialists help with some tasks.
- The study looked at how healthcare workers feel about this task shifting, focusing on benefits and challenges they face while doing it.
- They found important themes like cultural differences, access to resources, and how personal values influence healthcare workers' feelings about participating in task shifting.
Background: Smokeless tobacco (ST) is consumed globally by more than 350 million people, with approximately 85% of all users based in South and Southeast Asia. In this region, ST products are cheap and easily accessible. Evidence-based interventions to people quit ST use are lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the advent of bronchoscopic lung-volume reduction (BLVR), this minimally invasive technique represents a new and effective way of managing the debilitating symptoms associated with severe centrilobular emphysema. Despite its vast potential in the management of this disease, there are still several potential risk factors associated with the procedure that may predispose the patient to increased morbidity. Our patient received four endobronchial valves in the right-upper lobe (RUL) and right-middle lobe (RML).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a hospital-acquired pneumonia that occurs more than 48 hours after mechanical ventilation. Studies showing temporal trends, predictors, and outcomes of VAP are very limited.
Objective: We used the National database to delineate the trends and predictors of VAP from 2009 to 2017.
Objective: To compare the characteristics of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at a tertiary care hospital.
Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised demographical, clinical and radiological data of patients with interstitial lung disease between October 2016 and October 2017 accessed through the outpatient data registry. Data was compared in terms of characteristics and key features of patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease with those of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Introduction: Waterpipe smoking is gaining popularity and becoming a major global public health concern. An understanding of factors that predict waterpipe smoking cessation is necessary for targeting tobacco control efforts.
Methods: This is a secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of varenicline against placebo in helping waterpipe smokers to quit.
Introduction: Smokeless tobacco (ST) remains poorly regulated in Bangladesh. This study describes the prevalence and trends of ST use in Bangladesh, presents ST-related disease burden, identifies relevant policy gaps, and highlights key implications for future policy and practice for effective ST control in Bangladesh.
Methods: We analyzed secondary data from the two rounds (2009 and 2017) of The Global Adult Tobacco Survey, estimated ST-related disease burden, and conducted a review to assess differences in combustible tobacco and ST policies.
Sex-stratified outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention: A tertiary care experience.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
February 2022
Background: ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is an acute cardiac manifestation that requires immediate revascularization preferably through primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study aims to describe gender stratified outcomes and epidemiological profile of STEMI patients undergoing treatment at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.
Methods: A 5-year, retrospective analysis of hospital records was undertaken on confirmed STEMI patients admitted between 2010 and 2014, undergoing primary PCI.
Introduction: Smokeless tobacco (ST) is a significant South Asian public health problem. This paper reports a qualitative study of a sample of South Asian ST users.
Methods: Interviews, using a piloted topic guide, with 33 consenting, urban dwelling adult ST users explored their ST initiation, continued use, and cessation attempts.
Objectives: Blended learning (BL) combines conventional face to face (F2F) sessions with online educational resources. This method includes the advantages of online course delivery without the omission of conventional F2F interaction. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate students' satisfaction and educational outcomes in a BL course compared to traditionally administered dental anatomy course.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In England, many people of South Asian origin consume smokeless tobacco (ST). ST use can lead to oral cancer, which is disproportionately high in South Asians. Our aims were to assess the compliance of ST product retailers with statutory regulations and to explore the supply chain of ST.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Public attitude is a political driver in successful implementation of tobacco control policies. We assessed support for a range of tobacco control policies among smokers in Pakistan.
Methods: We conducted a household survey among adult smokers in 10 cities of Pakistan, using a two-stage random sampling strategy to select households and Kish grid method to select one smoker per household.
Introduction: We investigated the influence of COVID-19 on smoking patterns in Pakistan.
Methods: In a longitudinal survey, we asked cigarette smokers in Pakistan about their smoking behaviors before and since COVID-19. Smokers were recruited before COVID-19 using two-stage random probability sampling.
Introduction: Tobacco uptake in adolescents is associated with a range of predictors. We examined the predictors of cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco (ST) consumption, and use of both ST and cigarettes among adolescents in four South Asian countries.
Methods: We analyzed the Global Youth Tobacco Surveys (GYTS) data for Bangladesh (2013), India (2009), Pakistan (2013), and Sri Lanka (2015), using multinomial regression to examine associations between several predictors and tobacco use.