Glycemic goals (hemoglobin A1c < 7%) are often not achieved in patients with type 2 diabetes despite the availability of many effective treatments and documented benefits glycemic control reduction long-term microvascular macrovascular complications. Several studies have established important positive effects pharmacist-led management on achieving other clinical outcomes diabetes. Diabetes prevalence mortality increasing rapidly Jordan. Nevertheless, pharmacists Jordan do typically provide...

COVID-19 is a pacing pandemic that affected health systems, economy, and social life in the whole world. Currently, there no treatment for it, but world race yielded, relatively short time than usual, several approved, promising vaccines middle of storm debates because speed their production approval.This study assessed willingness Middle Eastern Arab publics to receive investigated factors behind any reluctance them.A self-administered questionnaire was distributed through media...

Abstract Objective To assess the level of current knowledge and understanding cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Jordan's general public, their behaviour towards CVD factors associated with different levels. Methods The data in present study were collected using an interview-administered questionnaire. One thousand members public interviewed face to face. was computed as a continuous variable. Key findings reports limited awareness CVD. Participants more likely have better scores if they...

Current regulations in Jordan state that antibiotics cannot be sold without a medical prescription. This study aimed to assess the percentage of pharmacies dispense prescription Kingdom and identify highlight extent seriousness such practices among Jordanian pharmacies.A prospective was performed, five different clinical scenarios were simulated at investigated including sore throat, otitis media, acute sinusitis, diarrhea, urinary tract infection childbearing-aged women. Three levels demand...

The study aims to evaluate the available content on local Jordanian Facebook nursing groups regarding perception of their roles during coronavirus pandemic.

Abstract Background Acinetobacter baumannii is a major nosocomial pathogen capable of causing life-threatening infections. This bacterium highly resistant to antibiotics and associated with high mortality rates. Therefore, this study aimed evaluate A. 's susceptibility patterns antimicrobials, assess the appropriateness initiated antimicrobial therapy, determine rate, identify predictors mortality. Methods A retrospective observational was conducted among patients infected at university...

Immunization can contribute to a dramatic reduction in number of vaccine-preventable diseases among children. The aim this study is investigate mothers' awareness about child vaccines and vaccination Jordan. This was community-based, cross-sectional that performed at public places Irbid City. Data collected from 506 mothers. After verbal approval, mothers were interviewed assess their knowledge, attitudes, practice toward vaccination. Results show majority had acceptable knowledge positive...

This study aims to assess the views and attitudes of general public towards current role pharmacists in Jordan.This is a cross-sectional quantitative questionnaire-based study. After thorough literature review on perspectives pharmaceutical care services, draft questionnaire was designed. examined discussed focus group invited members amended accordingly reach final draft. The administered using structured interview technique which were asked series questions by trained pharmacist. took...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the content available on Facebook pharmacy groups in Jordan regarding perception of pharmacists’ role during coronavirus pandemic Jordan.&#x0D; Methods: Researchers identified through search engine website. The main keywords were pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmacists, and using both Arabic English. Two researchers analyzed posts discussion threads local a period between March 20th April 3rd. A total 184 for purpose study.&#x0D; Results: Identified...

Abstract Objectives Health departments endeavor to give care individuals remain in healthy conditions. Medications errors (MEs), one of the most types medical errors, could be venomous clinical settings. Patients will harmed physically and psychologically, addition adverse economic consequences. Reviewing understanding topic medication error especially by nurses can help advancing services patients. Methods A search using engines such as PubMed Google scholar were used finding articles...

Providing vaccination in community pharmacies could increase the coverage rate as well help reducing workload of healthcare system. The current study was conducted to evaluate pharmacists' willingness and barriers provide pharmacy setting. A validated questionnaire which included eight items eleven vaccines distributed online. Binary logistic regression explore factors that are significantly associated with vaccine. Among 201 participating pharmacists, 174 (86.6%) had a high level. Lack...

Abstract Background Heart Failure (HF) is a chronic disease associated with life-limiting symptoms that could negatively impact patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study aimed to evaluate HRQOL and explore the factors poor among patients HF in Jordan. Methods cross-sectional used validated Arabic version Minnesota Living Questionnaire assess outpatients visiting cardiology clinics at two public hospitals Variables were collected from medical records custom-designed...

Purpose: To investigate knowledge, attitude, and practice of asthma management counseling the perceived barriers by community pharmacists. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 416 pharmacists using an online-based questionnaire. The questionnaire included five parts that assessed socio-demographics medical references used to seek drug-related information, pharmacists' knowledge (7 items), attitudes (5 (22 items) for provision (10 items). Binary logistic regression find...

ObjectiveTo assess hospital pharmacists' understanding of pharmaceutical care and their attitudes regarding the adoption patient-centered model, as well investigate Jordan's current state implementation associated barriers.MethodsA validated survey was distributed to pharmacists in different major tertiary hospitals Jordan. The study questionnaire contained five sections sociodemographic characteristics, care, towards potential barriers that may limit delivery extent setting.ResultsThe...

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a significant global public health burden, especially in low-income countries and regions with fragile healthcare infrastructures, due to its ability cause severe infections, increase mortality rates, rising antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed estimate the proportion of multidrug-resistant (MDR) K. infections identify associated risk factors. Data were retrospectively collected from three academic hospitals Beirut, Lebanon, between January 2021 September 2023...

This study utilized a validated questionnaire that aimed to assess pharmacists' awareness and attitude towards drug repurposing for antimicrobial use. Despite the reasonable awareness, pharmacists reported unfavourable attitudes. Pharmacists with B.Pharm. or Pharm.D. degree less than master's PhD degree. In contrast, who dispensed fewer 10 prescriptions 10–29 had significantly higher those 30 daily more. 1–5 years of experience lower scores their counterpats. The most facilitator was reduced...

To assess knowledge, attitude, practice, and barriers to skin cancer screening among the general population of United Arab Emirates (UAE). In this cross-sectional study, an online-based questionnaire was distributed via online social media sites such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, others residents UAE. The evaluated socio-demographics, knowledge (8 items), attitudes (10 practices (14 (9 items) in context screening. A binary logistic regression conducted variables associated with practice...

To explore awareness and views of the general public on unlicensed use medicines in children participation clinical trials.Members completed a questionnaire survey administered by face-to-face interview areas N. Ireland. The main outcome measures were trials children.One thousand participants (59.2% female) took part; 610 parents. Most (86%) had no previous knowledge about children. Being parent did not influence this nor being child who suffered from health problem (P > 0.05). (92%) felt...