Addiction to Smartphone Use in Smokers Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in Jordan: Are Their Medications Involved?

Background/objectives: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes and smoking is increasing in developing countries and is associated with deteriorated health outcomes. Also, addiction to smartphone use is an alarming behavior that can be associated with clinical factors. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical correlates of smartphone addiction in smokers with T2DM in Jordan, with a particular focus on the role of medications.

Exploring depression, PTSD, insomnia, and fibromyalgia symptoms in women exposed to Gaza war news: A community-based study from Jordan.

Background: The circulating violent news about the war on Gaza is believed to impact the mental health status of people globally especially in Jordan, the closest country to Palestine. Also, women are more vulnerable to mental distress.

Aims: This study investigates the prevalence and correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, insomnia, and fibromyalgia among Jordanian females exposed to the Gaza war news.

The Prevalence and Correlates of Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia among Camp Residing Palestinian Women Migrants during the Outbreak of the War on Gaza: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan.

: The current war on the Gaza strip and the circulating violent content is believed to negatively impact the mental health of the Palestinians living in refugee camps outside their homeland. This study explores the prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and insomnia in a cohort of female Palestinian refugees in Jordan who have family members entangled in the persistent conflict in the Gaza strip. : This cross-sectional study employed validated tools to assess depression, anxiety, and insomnia in women residing in a Gaza camp located in Jerash, Jordan.

Determinants of self-care among Jordanian children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Background: Diabetes Self-Care Management (DSCM) is crucial for managing diabetes mellitus and improving patients' well-being. Research on the young age group in Jordan is limited, and there is a lack of studies using an evaluation tool for understanding diabetes pharmacotherapy. This study intends to fill the information gap by examining young Jordanian patients' knowledge and comprehension of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and its treatment modalities, evaluating their psychological well-being, and examining the relationship between children's psychological health and self-care.

The Risk of Severe Fibromyalgia, Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia Symptoms in Arab Women: An Implication of Self-Medication with Analgesics? A Cross-Sectional Study.

The investigation of the psychosomatic symptoms in women residing in developing countries is still emerging. To be precise, the prevalence and correlates of severe fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, and insomnia are understudied in Arab women, as these symptoms could relate to improper self-medication. This study mainly investigated the association between self-medication with analgesics and fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms among a community-based cohort of females in Jordan.

Prevalence and correlates of insomnia and fatigue in patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan.

The present study examined the prevalence and correlates of insomnia and fatigue in patients with type-2 diabetes in Jordan. This was a cross-sectional online study involving a convenience sample of 390 patients with type-2 diabetes. Insomnia was assessed by the Insomnia-Severity Index (ISI-A) and fatigue by the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI-A).

Menstrual pain self-medication relates to poor mental health outcomes from Al-Zaatri refugees' camp.

Dysmenorrhea, the most common gynecological pain syndrome reported in women, is understudied in refugee communities. In addition, the association between dysmenorrhea self-medication and mental health symptoms in this population is poorly understood. We aimed to examine whether the use of dysmenorrhea analgesic self-medications and other clinical factors are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety and insomnia severity in female war refugees residing in Zaatari Camp.

Pharmacy faculty experiences with student academic entitlement: a multinational study from the Arab world.

Academic Entitlement (AE) is the expectation by students to receive high grades or preferential treatment without significant effort. Exploring AE from faculty perspective has not been investigated in Arab colleges of pharmacy. The aim of this study was to explore experiences and perceptions towards student AE among pharmacy faculty in the Arab World.

Risk factors for severe dysmenorrhea in Arab women: A focus on war displacement and mental health outcomes.

Background: Dysmenorrhea is wide spread gynecological disorder among that affect the quality of life of women world wide. The current study aims to examine whether war displacement, mental health symptoms, and other clinical factors are associated with dysmenorrhea severity.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional case-control study recruiting two groups: displaced Syrian women and un-displaced local Jordanian women.

Academic Entitlement Among Pharmacy Students in the Arab World: A Multi-National Exploratory Study.

Objective: The study's aim was to explore academic entitlement among pharmacy students in different pharmacy colleges in the Arab World and assess associated factors.

Methods: This study design was a cross-sectional survey. Data were collected using a self-administered electronic questionnaire posted across pharmacy college networks in 10 Arab countries (Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates).

The relationship between psychiatric symptoms and the use of levetiracetam in people with epilepsy.

Mental health in people with epilepsy (PWE) is often overlooked, especially in developing countries. Consequently, the current work had two objectives: (1) to estimate the burden of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress, and (2) to examine the association of these psychiatric/psychological symptoms with levetiracetam and other relevant clinical factors in a cohort of Jordanian PWE. This is a cross-sectional study.

Vancomycin audit in the paediatric population: Patterns of use and appropriateness of therapeutic drug monitoring.

Aims: This study aims to investigate prescribing and therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) practices for vancomycin in paediatrics at the Jordan University Hospital and to determine the impact of inaccuracies in TDM data on dosing decisions.

Methods: Patterns of vancomycin prescriptions, appropriateness of vancomycin dosing, duration, TDM, and the accuracy of the recorded dosing/sampling times were determined prospectively based on prespecified criteria. Finally, Monte Carlo simulations were undertaken using the mrgsolve-package in R to assess the effect of inaccuracies in recording dosing/sampling times on subsequent dose adjustments.

Remote learning during Covid-19 lockdown: A study on anatomy and histology education for pharmacy students in Jordan.

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed almost all aspects of education. The anatomy and histology courses for pharmacy students focus heavily on the face-to-face communication of theory and practical knowledge, and due to the pandemic, only theory content was delivered in an online format. This brought up many concerns about pharmacy student preparedness.

Knowledge about cervical cancer and awareness about human papillomavirus vaccination among medical students in Jordan.

Objectives: To assess the knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV infection and the awareness towards and perceived barriers of HPV vaccination amid medical students in Jordan.

Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional survey that was conducted for a period of three months in the College of Medicine at six different universities in Jordan. Third-year to sixth-year students from these medical colleges in Jordan were invited to participate in the study.

Self-medication among pregnant women attending outpatients' clinics in northern Jordan-a cross-sectional study.

Self-medication can facilitate patients' access to medicinal products, save time, and reduce financial and health-care service use burden. On the other hand, irresponsible use of self-medications can result in adverse consequences. Self-medication is common among different demographic groups including pregnant women.

Population Pharmacokinetic Studies of Digoxin in Adult Patients: A Systematic Review.

Background: Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside that was introduced to cardiovascular medicine more than 200 years ago. Its use is associated with large variability, which complicates achieving the desired therapeutic outcomes.

Objectives: To present a synthesis of the available literature on the population pharmacokinetics of digoxin in adults and to identify the sources of variability in its pharmacokinetics.

Use of complementary and alternative therapies in infants under 3 months in Jordan.

Background: The use of complementary and alternative medicine in infants to maintain health and treat illnesses is popular in Jordan. No guidelines or regulations govern their use.

Aims: This study explored mothers' knowledge and use of complementary and alternative therapies for infants younger than 3 months in Jordan and their reasons for using these remedies.

Knowledge and awareness about human papillomavirus infection and its vaccination among women in Arab communities.

Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most common types of cancer that affect females worldwide with hundreds of thousands of women dying annually due to this disease, mainly in developing countries. Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main risk factor for this cancer. There are no public awareness and national immunization programs in most Arab countries.

Perceived Public Stress Among Jordanians During the COVID-19 Outbreak.

Objectives: Outbreaks and containment measures implemented to control them can increase stress in affected populations. The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on perceived stress levels in the Jordanian population is unknown. The aim of the study was to determine the perceived stress level and factors associated with it in the Jordanian population during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Knowledge about Medicine Use in Pregnancy: A National Study among Pharmacy Students in Jordan.

Background: Knowledge of medication use during pregnancy presents a concern to pharmacists upon graduation since they will be responsible for drug-related inquiries and counselling pregnant women about their medications. The present study aimed to assess undergraduate senior pharmacy students' knowledge about medication use during pregnancy in Jordan.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Jordanian universities.

Role of Pharmacists in COVID-19 Disease: A Jordanian Perspective.

Objectives: The novel 2019 coronavirus outbreak that first appeared in Wuhan has quickly gained global attention, due to its high transmissibility and devastating clinical and economic outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the possible roles of Jordanian pharmacists in minimizing the stage of community transmission.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey using Google forms targeting Jordanian pharmacists was conducted during March 2020 and distributed electronically by means of social media.

Effect of an educational intervention on public knowledge, attitudes, and intended practices towards diabetes mellitus: A quasi-experimental study.

Aim: To assess the impact of educational workshops on the knowledge, attitudes, and intended practices (KAP) of the general public towards diabetes in Jordan in terms of symptoms, risk factors, complications, and prevention.

Methods: A pharmacist led educational intervention and Propensity score matching was carried out for a convenience sample to assess Jordanians pre- and post-knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards diabetes mellitus (DM) using a validated questionnaire.

Results: Among the 357 invited participants, 335 attended the educational workshops (response rate 93.

Adherence to Azathioprine/6-Mercaptopurine in Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Multimethod Study.

Background: Measurement of the degree of adherence is a key element for the evaluation of treatment efficacy and safety; thus, adherence plays an important role in clinical research and practice. The aim of this study was to investigate medication adherence in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) utilizing a multimethod assessment approach. A further aim was to examine factors that can influence adherence within this population.