Publications by authors named "Nur Amani Ahmad Tajuddin"
Introduction: Telemedicine is the provision of healthcare remotely via information and communications technology (ICT). This study aimed to assess the familiarity and factors related to the perception towards telemedicine and the willingness to practise telemedicine among primary care doctors.
Methods: A multi-centre cross-sectional study was conducted prospectively at all public healthcare clinics across Kuching, Sarawak.
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- A study conducted in Malaysia, the first of its kind, examines the use and prevalence of heated tobacco products (HTPs) among adult cigarette smokers since their introduction in 2018.
- Data from a nationally representative survey revealed that 25.4% of smokers have ever used HTPs, with 6.7% using them daily and 8.1% non-daily, primarily among males aged 25-39.
- Curiosity, taste, and appealing technology were the main reasons for HTP use, highlighting the need for ongoing public health monitoring to manage these new tobacco products.
This study examined quitting behavior and use of cessation aids (CAs) among Malaysian adult smokers aged ≥18 years (n = 1,047). Data were from the 2020 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Malaysia Survey were analyzed. A total of 79.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Malaysia has the largest e-cigarette (EC) market in Southeast Asia, and it has been estimated that 17% of adult daily cigarette smokers also used ECs on a daily basis in 2020. However, few studies have examined the reasons people use ECs in Malaysia. This cross-sectional study of adult cigarette smokers from Malaysia assessed reasons for EC use and their support for key proposed EC regulations.
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- E-cigarette (EC) use in Malaysia rose from 0.8% in 2011 to 4.9% in 2019, with a significant overlap of users also smoking traditional cigarettes.
- A 2020 study involving 1,253 adults found that 5.4% reported daily EC use, with most users being nicotine-dependent and favoring flavors like fruit and coffee.
- The study emphasizes the need for ongoing monitoring of EC usage trends and further research on their impact on smoking cessation.
The ITC Malaysia Project is part of the 31-country ITC Project, of which the central objective is to evaluate the impact of tobacco control policies of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). This article describes the methods used in the 2020 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Malaysia (MYS1) Survey. Adult smokers and non-smokers aged ≥18 years in Malaysia were recruited by a commercial survey firm from its online panel.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncreasing quitting among smokers is essential to reduce the population burden of smoking-related diseases. Smokers' intentions to quit smoking are among the strongest predictors of future quit attempts. It is therefore important to understand factors associated with intentions to quit, and this is particularly important in low- and middle-income countries, where there have been few studies on quit intentions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Healthcare providers are ideally positioned to advise their patients to quit smoking by providing effective smoking cessation intervention. Thus, we evaluate the effectiveness of a 1-day training programme in changing the knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy of healthcare providers in smoking cessation intervention.
Methods: A prepost study design was conducted in 2017.
Medication error has been identified as a major factor affecting patient safety. Many innovative efforts such as Computerised Physician Order Entry (CPOE), a Pharmacy Information System, automated dispensing machines and Point of Administration Systems have been carried out with the aim of improving medication safety. However, areas remain that require urgent attention.
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