The state of primary healthcare centers in Saudi Arabia: A regional analysis for 2022.

Objective: This study examines the 2022 distribution of primary healthcare centers across Saudi Arabia's 20 regions, focusing on disparities and healthcare accessibility.

Methods: A quantitative analysis of the Ministry of Health's data was conducted. Primary healthcare centers distribution was evaluated by calculating the number of primary healthcare centers per 100,000 population across different administrative regions.

2022 insights on hospital bed distribution in Saudi Arabia: evaluating needs to achieve global standards.

Background: Equitable geographical distribution of health resources, such as hospital beds, is fundamental in ensuring public accessibility to healthcare services. This study examines the distribution of hospital beds across Saudi Arabia's 20 health regions.

Methods: A secondary data analysis was conducted using the 2022 Saudi Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook.

Preferences on Policy Options for Ensuring the Financial Sustainability of Healthcare Services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Background: Escalating global health expenditures pose a threat to healthcare financing sustainability, requiring the exploration of alternative financing policies and resource allocation strategies to curb their adverse effects. The aim of this study was to gather insight into the preferences of healthcare workers, including physicians, nurses, allied healthcare professionals, and healthcare administrators, as well as academics in the field of healthcare management and health sciences in Saudi universities, regarding policy options that can secure the financial sustainability of healthcare services in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A cross-sectional research design was employed, and data were collected through an online self-administered survey from August 2022 to December 2022 in Saudi Arabia.

The effectiveness of simulation-based training on KAU hospital housekeeping staff performance.

Background: Hospital Housekeeping staff play a key role in maintaining safe and clean environments to prevent infection and its spread in hospital. Innovative training approaches are necessary for this category; especially since their educational level is below average. Simulation based training can be a valuable tool for them in health care sector.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward COVID-19 Among the Public in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Saudi Arabia has taken unprecedented and stringent preventive and precautionary measures against COVID-19 to control its spread, safeguard citizens and ensure their well-being. Public adherence to preventive measures is influenced by their knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19. This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Saudi public, toward COVID-19, during the pandemic.

Predicting different factors that affect hospital utilization and outcomes Among diabetic patients admitted with hypoglycemia using structural equation modeling.

Background: Hypoglycemia (HG) is a common complication among diabetic patients. Many diabetics who experience HG are admitted to hospitals and usually utilize more resources. While plenty of studies examined multiple HG risk factors, there is limited knowledge about the correlation between different risk factors of HG and their impact on utilization.

Factors Influencing Variations in Hospitalization for Diabetes with Hypoglycemia.

Many studies have explored risk factors associated with Hypoglycemia (HG) and examined the variation in healthcare utilization among HG patients. However, most of these studies failed to integrate a comprehensive list of personal risk factors in their investigations. This empirical study employed the Behavioral Model (BM) of health care utilization as a framework to investigate diabetes' hospitalizations with HG.

KMAP-O framework for care management research of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Aim: To review impacts of interventions involving self-management education, health coaching, and motivational interviewing for type 2 diabetes.

Methods: A thorough review of the scientific literature on diabetes care and management was executed by a research team.

Results: This article summarizes important findings in regard to the validity of developing a comprehensive behavioral system as a framework for empirical investigation.