Publications by authors named "Mohammed Almesned"

Background Health education, primarily through printed materials, is crucial for promoting preventive healthcare. It is essential to understand patients' preferences and ensure patient engagement in healthcare decisions. Health literacy challenges persist, and web-based platforms are expanding access.

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Background: Health education enhances healthcare outcomes and patient satisfaction, and with digitalized methods, it is gaining popularity in high-income nations. Effective education promotes behavioral change, treatment adherence, and overall satisfaction while maintaining interpersonal communication. Despite the strides made in medical advancements for diagnosis and treatment, interpersonal communication remains the primary conduit for information exchange, particularly manifested through health education dialogues between medical practitioners and patients.

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Background: Patient satisfaction is the subjective evaluation of a patient's cognitive and emotional responses. This reflects their expectations regarding the ideal healthcare to be provided. This study aims to assess the satisfaction level of the attendees to the family medicine staff clinics at King Saud Medical City, Riyadh.

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Objectives: To assess the prevalence of diabetes-related distress (DRD) among Type 2 diabetics in the diabetic center of King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This was an observational descriptive study conducted between December 2019 and January 2020 among T2DM patients followed up at the diabetic clinics of the Diabetic Center of King Salman Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We used the 17-items Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS17) to measure DRD.

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Background/aim: Type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) have lower quality of life (QoL) compared to the general population. This study was conducted to determine QoL of T2DM patients and analyze factors that affect patients' QoL.

Methods: We conducted this cross-sectional study in January to February of 2019 at several primary care health centers (PCHC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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