Efficiency of night shifts in Primary Healthcare Centers, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia: Data envelopment analysis.

Background: Efficient allocation of healthcare resources is essential for meeting the increasing demand for healthcare services. This study aimed at exploring the performance of both one- and two-shift Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCCs) and examining the efficiency of healthcare centers to discover how efficiency is affected by the levels of resource allocation and staffing.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted at 31 PHCCs assigned to cover extended hours, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 AM during May-October 2023.

Hypertension clinical pathway: Experience of Aseer region, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a common chronic health problem with many complications and high morbidity rates. This study aimed to describe the HTN pathway, to assess the performance of screening and registration programs, to explore the challenges and suggest solutions for those challenges.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted in primary care centers in the Aseer region, Saudi Arabia, at the end of 2022.

Stressors and coping strategies among secondary school male students in Abha City, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Stress is a biological process in which exposure to stressors is associated with bad health effects, decreased ability of disease management, and a higher likelihood for disease-related complications and comorbidities. Stress has been considered the main factor in the etiology of many diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiac diseases, and body aches for centuries. Students meet many stressful situations such as the need for success, academic demands, homesickness, and lack of social support.

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Concerns Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Among Unvaccinated Elderly People in the Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Vaccination is the best weapon to prevent any disease, especially pandemics like COVID-19, and building herd immunity is the best way to control the disease's spread. On one side, vaccine availability is important, and on the other, its successful distribution is faced with difficulty in a wide geographical area. Availability and distribution go hand in hand, which is the public health challenge.

Research in family medicine: Contribution, priorities, and barriers in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Research in family medicine is important. The objectives of this study were to explore the contribution of family physicians, their attitudes and practice, and the barriers to research in family medicine in Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted on Saudi family physicians in 2021.

Preparedness of Primary Care Centers for COVID-19 epidemic in Aseer region, KSA.

Objective: The objective of this study is to assesses the preparedness of primary care centers (PHCs) in Aseer region, KSA, for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: This survey was conducted during April 2020 in PHCs. The questionnaire was developed by the investigators and sent via e-mail to health care providers of primary health care centers (PHCCs).

Knowledge, attitude and practice about infection control among primary care professionals in Abha City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Aim Of Study: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of health care professionals working in Abha primary health care (PHC) centers regarding standard precautions of infection control.

Subjects And Methods: This cross sectional study included 212 health care professionals in Abha PHC centers. An electronic questionnaire was constructed by the researchers and was used for data collection.

Audit of diabetic care in family practice center in Abha City, Aseer region: CBAHI standards application.

Objective: The objectives of this study is to assess the quality of diabetic care at AlManhal PHCC based on CBAHI standards.

Methods: This audit was conducted during 2018 at Al_Manhal PHCC through assessment all aspects of DM care ( structures, processes and outcomes) using CBAHI standards . Data entry and analysis were managed used SPSS.

Incidence of hypoglycemia and its risk factors among diabetics during Ramadan in Abha city, Aseer Region, KSA.

Background And Aims: This study aims to explore the incidence of hypoglycemia and its risk factors among diabetic patients attending primary health care center during Ramadan Abha city, Aseer region, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among adult diabetic patients attending Primary health care centers (PHCCs) in Abha city, southwest of KSA. A questionnaire in Arabic language was used.

Family medicine practice in Saudi Arabia: The current situation and Proposed Strategic Directions Plan 2020.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the current situation of the teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in family medicine in KSA, assess the current practice of family medicine, and draw a roadmap to achieve Saudi vision 2020.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted with the support and collaboration of the Primary Health Care Department of the Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, and World Health Organization (EMRO) in November 2015. Based on the literature review of previous studies conducted for similar purposes, relevant questionnaires were developed.

Satisfaction of trainees of Saudi Diploma Family Medicine, Saudi Arabia.

This paper aims to assess trainees' satisfaction with the process and assessment aspects of the Saudi Diploma of Family Medicine (SDFM). This cross-sectional study was conducted in February 2015 among trainees undertaking the SDFM. A questionnaire was distributed to all trainees in four examination centres in Saudi Arabia, under the supervision and guidance of the investigators (four members of the scientific committee of SDFM).

Hypertension care in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia: barriers and solutions.

The aim of this study is to assess the current situation of hypertension (HTN) care, to explore the barriers and to suggest the practical solutions to improve the quality of HTN care in primary health care centers (PHCC) in the Aseer region, KSA. This cross-sectional study was conducted in PHCCs in this region in 2010. Data collection sheets used to achieve the aims of this study consisted of three checklists, the first one derived from the quality assurance manual and HTN records used at the PHCCs giving details of the structural base of HTN care.

Attitude of primary care physicians toward patient safety in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the attitude of physicians at primary health-care centers (PHCC) in Aseer region toward patient safety.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted among working primary health-care physicians in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia, in August 2011. A self-administered questionnaire consisting of three parts was used; the first part was on the socio-demographic, academic and about the work profile of the participants.

Magnitude and risk factors for burnout among primary health care physicians in Asir Province, Saudi Arabia.

Job-related burnout is an occupational hazard for health care professionals. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of burnout and its associated factors among physicians working at primary health care centres in Asir province, Saudi Arabia. In a cross-sectional survey applying the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) with standard cutoffs, 29.

Experience of the health promotion clinics in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia.

Context: Health promotion is the most important element of primary health care. Therefore, it is essential for the health team to apply such activity.

Objective: To describe a newly established health promotion clinic at primary health care centers, in Abha city, KSA.

Adherence of primary health care physicians to hypertension management guidelines in the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia.

Although there has been significant progress in the management of hypertension, rates for control of this chronic disease in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been shown to be very low. This study was aimed to assess the knowledge of primary health care (PHC) physicians and the extent of their adherence to the recommendations of clinical practice guidelines concerning care of hypertensive patients. The assessment was made in the Aseer region of KSA using a modified version of the World Health Organization "Physician Inquiry Questionnaire.

Quality of hypertension care in the family practice center, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia.

Introduction: Hypertension (HTN) is a common health problem in Saudi Arabia. Good control depends on the quality of care, which should be supervised and monitored regularly through clinical audit.

Aims: The objective of this study was to assess the quality of HTN care at Al-Manhal Family Practice, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia.

Barriers against application of evidence-based medicine in general hospitals in aseer region, kingdom of saudi arabia.

Objective: To explore the attitudes of doctors in the general hospitals and their application of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and to identify the barriers that hinder its use.

Subjects And Methods: This study included 346 doctors in the general hospitals of Aseer. A questionnaire was designed to assess their awareness as well as the barriers that hinder their practice of EBM.

Hypertension care at primary health care centers: a report from Abha, Saudi Arabia.

It is well known that effective management of hypertension reduces the incidence of myo-cardial infarction, stroke and vascular complications. The Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, introduced the Quality Assurance Guidelines with the hope to improve the management of hypertension in its centers. We conducted an audit of two Primary Health Care Centers namely, Al-Manhal (MPHCC) and Al-Numais (NPHCC), to evaluate how well hypertension was managened at these centers.

Foot care among male diabetics in family practice center, abha, saudi arabia.

Objective: This study aims to assess the behaviors of diabetic males towards their foot care at Al-Manhal Center of Family Practice, Aseer Region, KSA.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted for male diabetics in the Aseer region, KSA, during the first quarter of the year 2004. A questionnaire and physical examination of the foot were used to assess their behaviors towards foot care.

Attitude and practice towards road traffic regulations among students of health sciences college in aseer region.

Objective: The objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of male students at the Health Science College in Abha, towards road traffic regulations.

Material And Methods: This study was carried out during the second semester of the academic year 2002G among the students studying at the Health Science College for Boys in Abha, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire of 28 different questions was distributed to all available students and responded to under the direct supervision of the heads of the six departments of the college.

Prescribing patterns for acute respiratory infections in primary health care, aseer region, saudi arabia.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the patterns of prescribing for Acute respiratory infections in patients attending primary health care centers in the Aseer region, southwestern Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS #ENTITYSTARTX00026;

Methods: This study was conducted at primary health care centers in the Aseer region during November 2003. A master sheet designed by the investigator was distributed to all the working physicians in the primary health care center in the Aseer region.

Health education resources availability for diabetes and hypertension at primary care settings, aseer region, saudi arabia.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the availability of health materials and means on diabetes and hypertension at PHCCs in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: This study was carried out in PHCCs in Aseer region. A questionnaire was distributed to all PHCCs in the region.