Browsing by Author "kessi"
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A comparison between health research output and burden of disease in Arab countries: evidence from Palestine
(BioMed Central, 2018)Research conducted on conditions responsible for the greatest disease burden should be given the highest priority, particularly in resource-limited settings. The present study aimed to assess the research output in relation ... -
A multicenter study on transfer, walking and stair climbing in persons with stroke admitted to specialized rehabilitation
(Elsevier, 2015)Background: Walking on even surface and stair walking capacity are prerequisites for independence, and these capacities are often referred to as primary goals in rehabilitation after stroke. -
Antibiotic prophylaxis in caesarean section at Al-Helal Al-Emirati Hospital (Al-HEH), Gaza Strip, Palestine: A clinical audit
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016)Background Nowadays, there is a general consensus among the current best guidelines about the procedural aspects of antibiotic prophylaxis in Caesarean Section (CS). Clinical audit, which has never been done before in the ... -
Attitudes of University Students in Gaza to Organ Donation
(OMICS Publishing Group, 2018)Background: This study aimed to explore the attitudes and knowledge of university students in Gaza to organ donation. Methods: A structured questionnaire was used to collect data including socio-demographic characteristics, ... -
Awareness and factors influencing breast reconstruction in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study
(Elsevier, 2018)Background Women are usually given two options after a mastectomy. They can either wear a prosthesis or have a breast reconstruction. Unfortunately, many women in the Gaza Strip are unaware of these options. The aim of ... -
Awareness, attitudes and knowledge about evidencebased medicine among doctors in Gaza: A crosssectional survey
(World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO), 2017)Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has emerged as a strategy to integrate research evidence within clinical decision-making. We have explored awareness, knowledge and attitudes about EBM among doctors in the Gaza Strip. In 2014, ... -
Awareness, attitudes, and knowledge of Palestinian doctors about evidence-based medicine: a cross-sectional survey
(Elsevier, 2017)Background Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an effective strategy to integrate evidence into decision-making alongside patients’ values and clinical expertise. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness, ... -
Can the use of “WHO Surgical safety checklist” Save lives? Gathering the evidence.
Background: World health Organization (WHO) has published in 2009, the first edition of the surgery safety checklist (A 20-items tool) that focus on teamwork, communication, adherence to good practice, and anticipation of ... -
Comparison between 20 mg versus 40 mg dose of atorvastatin among dyslipidemic patients associated with diabetes or coronary artery disease: a randomized clinical trial
(2017)Treatment of dyslipidemia among patients with diabetes or vascular disease improves patients’ outcome. Statins are the most popular drugs used, but there is controversy on the optimum dose. In this study we aim to compare ... -
Comparison between the Incidence of Congenital Abnormalities amongst Newborns in Gaza Strip One Year before the 2008-2009 War on Gaza and One Year after the 2008-2009 War on …
(University of Jordan: Deanship of Academic Research, 2015)Aim: We sought to compare the incidence of congenital abnormalities among newborns in Gaza between 2008 and 2009, aiming to establish whether the war in Gaza increased the danders of congenital abnormalities. Method: This ... -
The Dispensing Practice Of The Over The Counter Drugs In The Gaza Strip
(الجامعة الإسلامية - غزة, 2012)Background There has been no systematic assessment of dispensing practices of over the counter (OTC) drugs in the Gaza Strip. Methods We surveyed a random sample of 127 pharmacists working in public pharmacies in the Gaza ... -
Evidence-based health care in the occupied Palestinian territory: findings from a conference-based preparatory workshop
(Elsevier, 2017)Background The principles of evidence-based health-care (EBHC) are not widely appreciated in the occupied Palestinian territory. During the past 5 years, interest in EBHC in Gaza has been generated through a series of ... -
Evidence-based medicine comes to Gaza
(Elsevier, 2011)In February, 2011, an Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Unit was established at the medical school of the Islamic University, Gaza, to promote EBM in medical schools in Gaza and throughout the Gaza Strip (panel). Gaza needs ... -
Impact of mastectomy on the social well-being and family dynamics of breast cancer female patients in the Gaza Strip
(Oxford University Press, 2017)Background: The impact of mastectomy on social well-being (SWB) and family dynamics (FD) may involve the individual, social role and perception of the usefulness of social and family support affects. The purpose of the ... -
Informed-Consent Taking Procedure for Elective Surgery in Gaza strip: Patient's Satisfaction with Doctor's Communication
(الجامعة الإسلامية - غزة, 2018)BACKGROUND : Widespread dissatisfaction and mistrust exists among patients in the Gaza Strip towards doctors. A sense of a lack of sufficient information regarding diagnosis, risks and benefits of interventions and ... -
Inpatient management of community-acquired pneumonia at the European Gaza Hospital: a clinical audit
(Elsevier, 2018)Background Disease severity scores such as CURB-65 are often used to guide the management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Early and adequate empirical antibiotic treatment reduces mortality. The aim of this ... -
Interventions for treating phosphorus burns
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2012)Background Phosphorus burns are rarely encountered in usual clinical practice and occur mostly in military and industrial settings. However, these burns can be fatal, even with minimal burn area, and are often associated ... -
Intraosseous Lipoma of Calcaneus as a Rare Cause of Heel Pain
(2017)Bone lipoma is a rare, primary and benign tumor. In recent years, its detection rate is higher as a result of the increasing use of accurate and more detailed cross-sectional imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance ...
