International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jul 2021
Urinary Microbiota; Which Non-Invasive Urine Collection Method Should We Use?
The aim of this study is to establish the optimal non-invasive urine sample collection method for the microbiota studies. ⋯ Either first voided or midstream urine samples can be used in urinary microbiota studies as we determined that there is no statistically significant difference between them regarding the results of 16s ribosomal RNA analysis.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jul 2021
Perceived quarantine competence, attitudes, and practices among the public during the coronavirus pandemic: A Saudi descriptive study.
The unavailability of data on the long-term efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and of effective specific treatment, in addition to the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, makes nonpharmaceutical measures a mainstay for preventing the spread of infection. The policy responses of governments to the pandemic should be integrated with public behavioral changes. This study examines public attitudes, practices and perceived quarantine competency in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Our findings suggest that COVID-19 awareness programs should focus more on males and non-Saudi populations. We also recommend the development of screening protocols and education programs for asthmatic patients in Saudi Arabia to avoid the consequences of confusing COVID-19 symptoms with those of asthma.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jul 2021
Observational StudyImpact of physical activity and cooking oil amongst diabetes with coexisting hypertension patients on economic cost and length of stay: a 1914 patients observational study.
The study aimed to investigate the impact of the patients' physical activity status and the type of cooking oil consumed by patients in their daily routine on glycaemic profile, lipid profile, the hypertensive profile of the patients, the length of stay and overall cost of the treatment. ⋯ This study explored that cooking oil and physical activity are associated with length of stay in days and overall cost of the treatment, respectively. Our study results revealed that the type of oil compared with the treatment's overall cost was significant for olive oil, soybean oil and groundnut oil. The study revealed that moderate and low physical activity increases the length of stay compared to high physical activity. The consumption of olive oil as a regular food habit in daily routine decreases patients' length of stay with diabetes with coexisting hypertension when doing high physical activity but increases the overall cost of treatment.