Publications by authors named "Haouichat C"
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- * The study involved 554 patients from 13 Arab countries, validating the Arabic version of the PsAID-12 with strong internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.95) and substantial test-retest reliability (ICC 0.90).
- * Key factors linked to higher PsAID-12 scores included disability, depression, widespread pain, and disease activity, highlighting pain and fatigue as critical concerns for patients with psoriatic arthritis.
Background: Burnout is frequent among physicians and seems to be underestimated among rheumatologists.
Objective: To estimate the frequency of burnout in a sample of rheumatologists practising in the Arab countries and determine its associated factors.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted by the Arab League of Associations for Rheumatology (ArLAR research group) using an anonymous electronic questionnaire set up on the Google Forms platform.
The Arab League of Associations for Rheumatology (ArLAR) Research Group (ARCH) conducted this study to investigate the number of current practicing rheumatologists in the Arab countries, to estimate the projected number of rheumatologists in 10 years, and to evaluate the current workload, practice profile, consultation waiting time, and geographical mobilities of these rheumatologists. This cross-sectional survey study was conducted in 16 Arab countries in two parts. The first survey was addressed nominally to national societies to estimate the current and projected workforce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: As the vitamin D status of Algerian postmenopausal women was poorly described, this cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of low vitamin D status in a sample population. Secondarily, predictive factors of this hypovitaminosis D were explored.
Methods: All the 336 selected women ≥ 45 years from Douera were interviewed to get anthropometric and lifestyle data, reproductive and medical history, medications, and calcium/vitamin D intakes.