21 results for "Sarah Musa"
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The nature of inappropriate referrals to wellness services in primary care setting in Qatar: Outcome of multifaced interventions on rate and quality of referrals
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to explore the rate and types of inappropriate referrals to the wellness services and to assess the impact of multi-level interventions on the rate of inappropriate referrals at Rawdat Al-Khail health center in Qatar. Methods: This study employed a…
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COVID-19 and screen-based sedentary behaviour: Systematic review of digital screen time and metabolic syndrome in adolescents.
AimThe COVID-19 pandemic has prompted governments around the globe to implement various restriction policies, including lockdown, social distancing, and school closures. Subsequently, there has been a surge in sedentary behaviour particularly screen time (ST) together with a significant decline in…
Also available at: PLOS
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Enhancing referrals and utilization of the Healthy Lifestyle clinic: a pre-and post intervention study in primary health care
Abstract Background Healthy Lifestyle clinics in Qatar aim to reduce non-communicable diseases through preventive interventions. Despite this, low referral rates and underutilization limit their effectiveness. Objective To assess the impact of a structured referral awareness intervention on…
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Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 and the Future of Mega Sport Events: Is This the Tipping Point from Pandemic to Endemic?
No abstract as this is an Editorial
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High-throughput quantification of the effect of DMSO on the viability of lung and breast cancer cells using an easy-to-use spectrophotometric trypan blue-based assay
One of the main aspects investigated in potential therapeutic compounds is their effect on cells viability and proliferative ability. Although various methods have been developed to investigate these aspects, these methods present with shortcomings in terms of either cost, availability, accuracy…
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Global Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic on Adults' Lifestyle Behavior: The Invisible Pandemic of Noncommunicable Disease
COVID-19 pandemic, with its subsequent lockdown and mobility restriction is a public health emergency that has obliged substantial modifications in daily routines and lifestyle of people worldwide. The drastic measures of social isolation and home confinement has impacted to a great extent the…
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Systems Immunology Analysis Reveals an Immunomodulatory Effect of Snail-p53 Binding on Neutrophil- and T Cell-Mediated Immunity in KRAS Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Immunomodulation and chronic inflammation are important mechanisms utilized by cancer cells to evade the immune defense and promote tumor progression. Therefore, various efforts were focused on the development of approaches to reprogram the immune response to increase the immune detection of cancer…
Also available at: PubMed Central
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BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Parents of 4023 Young Adolescents (12–15 Years) in Qatar
Parental vaccine hesitancy (VH) remains a barrier to full population inoculation, hence herd immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. We aimed to determine parental VH rate, subgroups and influencing factors related to the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine among their young adolescents (12–15 years old) in…
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FIFA World Cup 2022: What can we learn from the inspiring Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held in COVID-19 times?
Preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2022 (WC2022) comes in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims were to (i) provide a brief overview of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (ii) highlight the potential challenges and opportunities…
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Wellness Program Within Primary Health Care: How to Avoid “No Show” to Planned Appointments? – A Patient-Centred Care Perspective
Background: Wellness program is a service provided by Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) to deliver an exercise program dedicated to patients with unhealthy lifestyle. Failing to cancel health care appointments in advance “no show” results in a vacant appointment slot that cannot be offered to…
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Insight into molecular mechanisms underlying hepatic dysfunction in severe COVID-19 patients using systems biology
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a pandemic contributing to more than 105 million cases and more than 2.3 million deaths worldwide, was described to be frequently accompanied by extrapulmonary manifestations, including liver dysfunction. Liver dysfunction and elevated liver…
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Effects of eight weeks of mat pilates training on selected hematological parameters and plasma volume variations in healthy active women
Aim: To evaluate the effects of eight weeks of mat Pilates training on selected hematological parameters, i.e. white blood cell, neutrophils, monocyte, lymphocyte, hematocrit, hemoglobin as well as plasma volume variations in healthy, active women. Methods: Twenty-eight women physical education…
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Systems Immunology Analysis Reveals the Contribution of Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tissues to the Immunopathogenesis of Severe COVID-19 Patients
As one of the current global health conundrums, COVID-19 pandemic caused a dramatic increase of cases exceeding 79 million and 1.7 million deaths worldwide. Severe presentation of COVID-19 is characterized by cytokine storm and chronic inflammation resulting in multi-organ dysfunction. Currently…
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Prevalence and predictors of smoking cessation among smokers receiving smoking cessation intervention in primary care in Qatar: a 6-month follow-up study
ObjectiveTo estimate the rate and predictors of smoking cessation in smokers attending smoking cessation clinics in primary care settings in Qatar.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 759 smokers who had attended any of the 10 smoking cessation clinics in primary health care centers…
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Age and clinical signs as predictors of COVID-19 symptoms and cycle threshold value
Many COVID-19 infected people remain asymptomatic, and hence the diagnosis at first presentation remains a challenge. Assessment at a presentation in primary care settings is usually done by visual triaging and basic clinical examination. This retrospective study involved investigating the medical…