Publications by authors named "Thekra Alzaabi"
Article Synopsis
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major health issue in the UAE, causing 40% of deaths, and this study focuses on understanding the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors (CRFs) among young Emirati adults aged 18 to 40.
- The analysis included data from over 5,000 participants and found high prevalence rates of obesity (26.5%), dysglycemia (11.7%), dyslipidemia (62.7%), hypertension (22.4%), and central obesity (22.5%), with notable differences based on social and behavioral factors like smoking and education.
- The findings highlight the need for targeted prevention strategies addressing the specific CRF distribution among different groups of young Emirati adults
Rationale: Poor adherence to inhaler use can be due to poor temporal and/or technique adherence. Up until now there has been no way of reliably tracking both these factors in everyday inhaler use.
Objectives: This paper introduces a device developed to create time stamped acoustic recordings of an individual's inhaler use, in which empirical evidence of temporal and technique adherence in inhaler use can be monitored over time.