Users' attitudes to an electronic medical record system and its correlates: a multivariate analysis.

Implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR) system increases efficiency of health services, quality of care and patient satisfaction. Successful implementation depends on many factors, one of which is how users respond to the new system. We studied medical receptionists' appraisal of the newly implemented EMR system in primary healthcare centres in Kuwait.

Job satisfaction of nurses with multicultural backgrounds: a questionnaire survey in Kuwait.

Background: Nurses working in Ministry of Health hospitals in Kuwait come from 35 countries, and only 12% of them are Kuwaitis. This study explores factors that influence the job satisfaction of nurses of multicultural background working in five general hospitals in Kuwait.

Objectives: This study aims to identify factors related to the job satisfaction of nurses and the effect of selected background characteristics (e.

Determinants of job satisfaction among nurses in Kuwait.

Objective: Job satisfaction among nurses working in five general hospitals in Kuwait was analysed using a global scale based on the McClosky Mueller Satisfaction Scale (MMSS) in relation to selected background characteristics (eg age, gender, nationality, educational qualification, monthly salary and the departments in which they worked.

Design: The questionnaire was distributed to 500 nurses using a stratified random sample. The response rate was 87.

Prevalence of viral markers among first-time Arab blood donors in Kuwait.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of blood donation modes on the prevalence of viral markers among Arab first-time blood donors in Kuwait.

Study Design And Methods: Donor ethnic background was classified as Kuwaiti nationals and non-Kuwaiti Arabs. A total of 26,874 donors were screened in 2002 for the following viral markers: hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis B core antigen (HBc), human immunodeficiency virus-1 and -2 antibody (anti-HIV-1 and -2), HIV p24, and human T lymphotropic virus-I and -II antibody (anti-HTLVI/II).

RBC alloimmunization and autoimmunization among transfusion-dependent Arab thalassemia patients.

Background: Thalassemia major is a common hemoglobinopathy in the Arabian Gulf region. However, limited data are available on the frequency of RBC alloimmunization and autoimmunization in transfusion-dependent Arab thalassemia patients.

Study Design And Methods: A total of 190 thalassemia major patients were classified as Kuwaiti Arab and non-Kuwaiti Arab.