Factors Affecting the Level of Adherence to Hypertension Medications: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the Hill-Bone Questionnaire.

Background: The adherence to antihypertensive therapy plays a significant role in determining the clinical outcomes of hypertension. We aim to evaluate the level of adherence to antihypertensive medications among patients and to assess the effect of different sociodemographic factors on the level of adherence using the Hill-Bone scale for indirect assessment.

Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, we utilized a validated, face-to-face interview questionnaire to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, participants' attitudes, and disease knowledge.

Clinical, Radiological, and Microbiologic Characteristics of Patients with Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis in a Tertiary Center at Jordan.

Background: Only a small number of the investigations that were carried out in the Middle East attempted to characterize patients with NCFB. In order to characterize patients with NCFB, as well as their etiologies, microbiological profiles, and outcomes, we therefore carried out this investigation.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study was carried out at the Jordan University Hospital (JUH), a tertiary facility located in Amman, Jordan.

Prevalence and Mortality Rates of Acute Kidney Injury among Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Study.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) poses a significant challenge in critically ill patients. To determine the prevalence, risk factors, and mortality rate of AKI among nonsurgical critically ill patients in Jordan University Hospital, we conducted a retrospective study using a consecutive sampling method, including 457 nonsurgical critically ill patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit (MICU) from January to June 2021. The mean age was 63.

Comparison and evaluation of the 2009 and 2021 chronic kidney disease-epidemiological collaboration equations among Jordanian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Aims: This study compared the 2009 versus 2021 chronic kidney disease (CKD) Epidemiological Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) among Jordanian patients with T2DM to assess their agreement and impact on CKD staging.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 2382 adult Jordanian patients with T2DM. The 2009 and 2021 CKD-EPI equations were used to calculate eGFR.

Pattern of use and awareness of side-effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the Jordanian population.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly utilized to reduce pain, inflammation, and fever. This study aimed to assess patterns of use and awareness of NSAID-related side-effects in an adult Jordanian. And the associations with sociodemographic factors.

The Impact of Turkey and Syria Earthquakes on University Students: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Meaning in Life, and Social Support.

(1) Background: Earthquakes are natural disasters that often result in significant loss of life and property. The objective of this study is to explore the frequency of symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), levels of meaning in life (ML), and perceived social support (SS) among university students in the aftermath of the earthquake that occurred in Turkey and Syria in 2023. (2) Methods: This study utilizes a cross-sectional correlation design to achieve its objectives among 603 university students from two public universities using an online survey (via Google Forms).

Preoperative and intraoperative risk factors for acute kidney injury after hip fracture surgery: a cohort retrospective study.

Introduction: Hip fractures have several adverse effects on patients' morbidity and mortality. Postoperative Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the complications that have a significant impact on the patient's overall prognosis. We aimed to identify AKI risk after hip fracture surgery and the preoperative and intraoperative risk factors.

New symptoms and prevalence of postacute COVID-19 syndrome among nonhospitalized COVID-19 survivors.

The aim of this study was to assess postacute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PACS) symptoms according to the onset of the infection while evaluating the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on the symptoms of PACS. We conducted a retrospective single-center cohort study in which nonhospitalized COVID-19 survivors and healthy controls were compared for the occurrence of PACS. The total number of patients in this study was 472.

Medication non-adherence and the achievement of therapeutic goals of anemia therapy among hemodialysis patients in Jordan.

Objectives: Anemia is prevalent in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Data about factors associated with medication non-adherence in anemic HD patients is limited. This study examined determinants of medication non-adherence and its association with achievement of therapeutic goals of anemia measures among HD patients.

Predictors of poor health-related quality of life among hemodialysis patients with anemia in Jordan.

Objective: This study examined health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and factors associated with poor HRQoL among hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted on HD patients with anemia in Jordan (n = 168). Validated questionnaires were utilized to collect data on HRQoL using EQ-5D-5L, psychiatric symptoms using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and comorbidities score using the modified Charlson Comorbidity Index (mCCI).

Diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study.

Aim: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major long-term complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). Given the paucity of data on DKD in Jordan, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence, characteristics and correlates of DKD in Jordanian patients with type 2 DM.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1398 adult patients with type 2 DM who sought medical advice in the endocrinology clinic between March and September 2019.

Accuracy and feasibility of portable blood pressure monitoring in the detection of atrial fibrillation in hemodialysis patients.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice and is a common comorbidity in hemodialysis patients. AF contributes to cardiovascular complications; therefore, it is recommended to screen for AF in high-risk patients to prevent serious complications. As we currently lack a handy AF screening tool, the aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of a modified BP monitor (Omron M6), in detecting AF in hemodialysis patients.

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis due to systemic lupus erythematosus and ANCA-associated vasculitis overlap.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are different autoimmune diseases. While vasculitis can be seen in the SLE clinical course as a secondary phenomenon, and may indicate a severe disease, primary vasculitis such as AAV rarely occurs in association with SLE. We present a 44-year-old woman who presented with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis which was histologically identified as a combination of crescentic and lupus nephritis in the presence of myeloperoxidase ANCA antibody.

Determining the risk of acute kidney injury in patients who underwent total joint replacement: A retrospective study.

Objectives: Total joint replacement (TJR) is a commonly performed procedure worldwide, and postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the complications that determine the overall prognosis in various surgical settings. We aimed to identify the risk of AKI after TJR (primary and revision) and determine the factors associated with postoperative AKI.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study of 1068 patients (>18 years) who underwent TJR between 2014 and 2019 at a tertiary medical center.

Characteristics and Histological Types of Lupus Nephritis in a Jordanian Tertiary Medical Center.

Objectives: Few reports of lupus nephritis (LN) from Jordan and the Middle East exist. This study assessed the demographic, clinical, and basic laboratory characteristics of Jordanian patients with LN and correlations with the histological class of LN.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of all patients who underwent kidney biopsy between 2007 and 2018 at a tertiary medical center in Jordan.

Glomerulonephritis Pattern at a Jordanian Tertiary Care Center.

Aim: To determine the prevalence and frequency of different pathological patterns of glomerulonephritis (GN) in adolescent (age ≥ 11 years) and adult Jordanian patients.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of all clinical and pathological reports of Jordanian patients who had native renal biopsies at the University of Jordan hospital between January 2007 and March 2018 to assess the prevalence and pathological pattern of GN. The data were analyzed statistically using descriptive statistics, the chi-squared test, and Fisher's exact tests.