Morbidity profile among older people at primary health care centers in Saudi Arabia during the period 2012-2020.

Objectives: To evaluate the morbidity profile and explore the geriatric giants, health problems, and their risk factors among old people in the older people health clinics at primary health care centers (PHCCs) in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This is a record-based descriptive cross-sectional study. Data was collected between 2012-2020 using the health data of older people to whom comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) was carried out at 1,481 PHCCs in Saudi Arabia.

Evaluation of older people health passport implementation at primary health care centers in Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of older people health passport's use by older people and health workers in primary health care centers (PHCCs) in 5 regions of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-post study was conducted to evaluate the health knowledge, attitudes and practices before and after the use of older people health passport. A cross-sectional study on the use of passport was carried out among older people and their healthcare staff (doctors, nurses, and health educators) in selected PHCCs in 5 regions (Al-Ahsa, Jazan, Qassim, Asir, and the Northern Borders) in KSA from August 2019 to February 2020.

Assessing the cognitive status of older adults attending primary healthcare centers in Saudi Arabia using the Mini-Mental State Examination.

Objectives:  To assess the cognitive status of older adults in Saudi Arabia.

Methods:  This was a cross-sectional, multistage, stratified study of older individuals (≥60 years of age) attending primary healthcare centres in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between January 2015 and April 2017. We collected data using a structured questionnaire, which incorporated questions regarding demographic and anthropometric variables, the Arabic version of Mini-Mental State Examination, the Mini-Nutritional Assessment tool, and the Modified Katz Index of Independence in activities of daily living.

Normative Data for Handgrip Strength in Saudi Older Adults Visiting Primary Health Care Centers.

: Handgrip strength (HGS) plays a vital role as a predictor of adverse health outcomes. Several studies have established HGS norms by age, sex, hand, occupation, culture or disability in different countries and for children in Saudi Arabia. However, standardized values for Saudi older adults have not yet been reported.

Evaluation of health care services provided for older adults in primary health care centers and its internal environment. A step towards age-friendly health centers.

Objectives: To evaluate the health care services provided for older adults by primary health care centers (PHCCs) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and the ease of use of these centers by older adults.

Methods: Between October 2013 and January 2014, we conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of 15 randomly selected PHCCs in Riyadh City, KSA. The evaluation focused on basic indicators of clinical services offered and factors indicative of the ease of use of the centers by older adults.

Clinical growth charts for pre-school children.

Objective: Growth standards are indicators for normal growth of the children and growth charts are important tools for their growth monitoring. Children from different populations are different in their growth pattern, it is important to create national standards for the growth of children in each population to develop local growth charts, and since these were not available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the aim of this study was to construct national growth standards and to develop growth charts for 0-5-years Saudi children.

Methods: A cross-sectional study following World Health Organization (WHO) criteria in determining sample size was adopted, where by 24000 children from 5 regions in the KSA were selected during the period 1992 to 1995 to be the desired sample.

Comparison of the growth standards between Saudi and American children aged 0-5 years.

Objective: To compare the national growth monitoring data with the National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS) growth standards, which is currently used in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Methods: A cross sectional study following World Health Organization criteria in determining sample size was adopted, whereby 24,000 children from 5 regions were selected to be the desired sample. One hundred and two Primary Health Care centers were also selected randomly from the 5 regions, from where the sample was drawn.

Breastfeeding practice among women attending primary health centers in riyadh.

Objectives: (1) To study the patterns of breastfeeding of last children, duration, factors and reasons for it. (2) To study the factors affecting breastfeeding among mothers who are breastfeeding and the reasons for continuing or failure to continue, at the primary health care centers (PHC) in Riyadh.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted by distributing 1000 questionnaires in 10 PHC centers.