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Original Contribution
Pattern and Frequency of Hospital Acquired
Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
at Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Saudi
Arabia
[Abstract]
[pdf]
Mohamad M. Almasadi, Saleh M. Al-Qahtani, Ibrahim
Alhelali, Njood Alwadei, Asmahan Aasiri, Maryam
Alnabhan, Fatmah Alassiri, Kholoud Alomar
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93839
Emergency Physician Practice of laboratory
tests requesting at King Faisal Hospital Taif,
KSA, 2020
[Abstract]
[pdf]
Abdulsalam Alshehri , Maryam A. Alzaylaee, Afnan
S. ALgethami, Amjad W. Alotaibi, Hessa A. Alshahrani,
Shumukh K, Aburukbah
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93840
The most desired values of high and low
density lipoproteins and triglycerides in the
plasma
[Abstract]
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Mustafa Yaprak, Necmetin
Tasci, Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93842
Quality of life of older patients attending
a general hospital in Baghdad/Iraq
[Abstract]
[pdf]
Maha Sulaiman Younis
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93841
Physical activity profile among Saudi adults
in Abha City, Saudi Arabia
[Abstract]
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Yousef Hussain Al Zahib, Hammam Baarimah
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93843
Coronavirus Environment vs Socio-Economic
and Demographic Problems Followed: A Sociological
Appraisal
[Abstract]
[pdf]
Mohammad Taghi Sheykhi
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93844
Flexible intramedullary nails for treatment
of femoral shaft fracture in children, Aden,
Yemen
[Abstract]
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Abdulsalam Abdullah Hadi Mohsen
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93845
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors
and its Renal benefits in type 2 diabetes. A
Systematic Review
[Abstract]
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Saad Ur Rehman, Faiqa Rahman
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93846
Parkinson's Disease: An update on Pathophysiology,
Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management. Part
4 : Differential Diagnosis and Patient Assessment
[Abstract]
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Abdulrazak Abyad
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93847
Bloodstream infection with Kocuria rhizophila:
A case report and review of literature
[Abstract]
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Njood M. Alwadei, Ibrahim Alhelali, Moustafa
S Mohame
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93848
Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of women
about the long and short-term effects of a caesarean
section for mothers and children in Taif, KSA,
2020
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Ashwaq K. Al-Harthi, Shumukh K. Aburukbah ,
Afnan S. Algethami , Faten A. Kaabi ,
Abdullah M. Altalhi, Maryam A. Alzaylaee
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93849
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Volume 18, Issue 8 |
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Quality of life
of older patients attending a general hospital
in Baghdad/Iraq
Maha Sulaiman Younis (1)
Batool Issa Omran (2)
Mahir Khalil Ibrahim (3)
(1) Professor of psychiatry, College of
Medicine-Baghdad University, Senior consultant,
Department of Psychiatry, Medical City Teaching
Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
(2) Psychiatric Registrar, Medical City Teaching
Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
Candidate of Iraqi Fellowship in Psychiatry,
Baghdad, Iraq.
(3) Clinical Professor of Medicine - Department
of Clinical Sciences - College of Medicine -
Gulf Medical University, UAE.
Corresponding author:
Maha Sulaiman Younis, MD, FIMS P, CABP
Professor of psychiatry,
College of Medicine-Baghdad University
Senior consultant, Department of Psychiatry,
Medical City Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
Medical City Post Office ,12114, PoB : 16082
Bab–Al Moadham, Baghdad, Iraq
Email: Maha.younis@gmail.com
Received: June 2020; Accepted: July 2020; Published:
August 1, 2020. Citation: Maha Sulaiman Younis,
Batool Issa Omran, Mahir Khalil Ibrahim. Quality
of life of older patients attending a general
hospital in Baghdad/Iraq. World Family Medicine.
2020; 18(8): 28-36 DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93841
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Abstract
Background: The older population in
Iraq is under researched and studies about
quality of life (QoL) are not available.
The attitude of older people towards their
QoL is individualistic and can be influenced
by cognitive and emotional factors within
the social and cultural context.
Objectives:
To assess the QoL of a group of 60+years
old outpatients and identify its association
with socio-demographic and clinical variables
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted
on 300 consenting male and female outpatients
in Medical City Hospital, Baghdad 2019,
through a direct interview using the Arabic
modified version of the World Health Organization
Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF). The association
of QoL with the socio-demographic and
clinical variables were tested. Data were
statistically analyzed using tools for
the mean score, variance analysis, t-test,
and chi-square test. The results were
discussed accordingly.
Results &
Conclusion: The participants’
mean age was 67.2±6.3 years, with
a comparable male to female ratio. Most
of the patients were married, educated,
financially independent. Chronic medical
disorders affected around half of the
patients, 15% of them had psychiatric
disorders. More than half of the patients
showed a moderate (acceptable) level of
subjective satisfaction with their QoL.
The QoL was significantly affected by
the gender, level of education, occupation,
socioeconomic status, and with joint and
respiratory problems. This study emphasized
the decisive role of family confinement,
social support, and autonomy in promoting
QoL and mitigating the adverse effect
of aging through adaptation and resilience.
Future studies are called for to fill
the data gap and help in developing better
health and a social care system for older
people in Iraq.
Key words:
Quality of Life, older patients, Iraq
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