The impact of work-related stress on medication errors in Eastern Region Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To examine the relationship between overall level and source-specific work-related stressors on medication errors rate.

Design: A cross-sectional study examined the relationship between overall levels of stress, 25 source-specific work-related stressors and medication error rate based on documented incident reports in Saudi Arabia (SA) hospital, using secondary databases.

Setting: King Abdulaziz Hospital in Al-Ahsa, Eastern Region, SA.

Delay in Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment for Colorectal Cancer Patients in Jordan.

Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranked first among cancers reported in males and second among cancers reported in females in Jordan in 2010. There has been no specific CRC-control programme in Jordan. Additionally, there has been no published study from Jordan or its neighbours on patient delays in presentation, diagnosis or treatment.

Epidemiology, attitudes and perceptions toward cigarettes and hookah smoking amongst adults in Jordan.

Objectives: The aims of this study are to assess cigarette and hookah smoking rates amongst adult population in Jordan and to determine predictors of smoking status. Selected beliefs, perceptions and attitudes toward cigarettes and hookah smoking were also assessed.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in five regional governorates of Jordan through face-to-face interviews on a random sample of adult population aged 18-79 years.

Knowledge, barriers and attitudes towards breast cancer mammography screening in jordan.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in Jordan. Current efforts are focused on annual campaigns aimed at increasing awareness about breast cancer and encouraging women to conduct mammogram screening. In the absence of regular systematic screening for breast cancer in Jordan, there is a need to evaluate current mammography screening uptake and its predictors, assess women's knowledge and attitudes towards breast cancer and screening mammograms and to identify barriers to this preventive service.

Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about epilepsy and their predictors among university students in Jordan.

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the knowledge about epilepsy and the attitudes toward people with epilepsy (PWE) and their predictors among university students in Jordan. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed in three of the largest public universities in Jordan, and a total of 500 questionnaires were collected from each university. The number of students who reported that they had heard or read about epilepsy was 1165 (77.

Quality of life and psychological well-being of colorectal cancer survivors in Jordan.

Background: Colorectal ranked first among cancers reported in males and ranked second amongst females in Jordan, accounting for 12.7% and 10.5% of cancers in males and females, respectively.