The Development of the Qatar Healthcare System: A Review of the Literature

Goodman, Annekathryn

doi:10.4236/ijcm.2015.63023

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“…Qatar is a cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multireligious newly developing countries in which South-East Asians form the majority -constituting 45% of the population [21]. In this study South-East Asian patients were more likely to consume CAM compared to other ethnicities (P 0.001).…”

Section: Multivariate Logistic Regressionmentioning

confidence: 60%

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Newly Developing Country: a Cross- Sectional Study in Qatar

Mohamed¹,

Abdin²,

Lenjawi³

et al. 2016

Int J Clin Res Trials

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Background: Scarce data exists on the utilization of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) in Qatar. Primary care clinics offer an ideal opportunity to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practice of CAM among patients with type II diabetes. Methods: A total of 226 subjects with type II diabetes were examined in this cross-sectional descriptive study. SPSS v. 19 was used to analyze the data and predictors of CAM use were identified through the utilization of multiple logistic regressions. Results: 53 % of respondents reported utilizing CAM. Females were 1.2 times more likely to use CAM than males. South East Asians (47.7%) were the most frequent users, followed by Iranians (37.6%) and Arabs (14.6%). Herbal powder (54.4%) was the most widely used, followed by bitter gourd (44%) and fenugreek (40%). Being South East Asian (odds ratio [OR] 5.297, 95 %, CI 2.892-9.377), Muslim (OR 5.259, 95%, CI 2.995-9.198) and attaining a secondary and higher education (OR 5.239, 95%, CI 2.898-9.595) were the only predictors for CAM use after adjustments for gender, ethnicity, religion, occupation, family household income and hypertension. Conclusions: This study showed a high prevalence of CAM usage among patients with type II diabetes living in Doha, Qatar. This use is associated with patients' family educational level, source of information, previous experience and their view about concomitant use of CAM and conventional medicine. The most-common complementary alternative medicinal products used were herbal powder, bitter gourd and fenugreek. Due to the high prevalence of usage of CAM future studies on the anti-glycemic properties of the utilized herbs should be carried out.

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Section: Multivariate Logistic Regressionmentioning

confidence: 60%

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Newly Developing Country: a Cross- Sectional Study in Qatar

Mohamed¹,

Abdin²,

Lenjawi³

et al. 2016

Int J Clin Res Trials

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“…Qatar is a Middle Eastern country with a population of over 2 million and a life expectancy of 79 and 80 years for men and women respectively . In recent years, the country has witnessed a huge economic growth and has the highest per capita income in the world . Similarly, the country has experienced a rapid growth in the healthcare system within the past few decades.…”

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confidence: 99%

Do community pharmacists in Qatar manage acute respiratory conditions rationally? A simulated client study

Ibrahim

Awaisu

Palaian

et al. 2017

J Pharm Health Serv Res

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Objectives This study evaluated Qatar's community pharmacists’ therapeutic recommendations, medication labelling, dispensing and counselling practices in response to common cold and allergic rhinitis symptoms. Methods A simulated client method was used to assess the practice behaviour of community pharmacists. Twenty‐five pharmacies in Qatar were randomly selected and further randomised into two groups: common cold (n = 15) and allergic rhinitis (n = 10). The pharmacies were visited or called according to the study group twice by two independent simulated clients; each simulated client visited or called the 25 pharmacies once. Therapeutic recommendations, labelling, dispensing and counselling practices from the studied pharmacies were compared to Joint FIP/WHO (International Pharmaceutical Federation/World Health Organization) standard guidelines. Data analyses were performed using both descriptive and inferential statistics (α = 0.05). Key findings Cough syrups (37%), analgesics (31%) and antihistamines (19%) were the most frequently dispensed medicines in the common cold scenario. Pharmacists were less likely to dispense cough syrups (12%) and analgesics (12%), but were more likely to dispense antihistamines (35%) in the allergic rhinitis scenario. Antibiotics were found in three encounters for each scenario. Many community pharmacists did not adhere to medicine labelling standard. No significant differences were found regarding labelling practices and important questions to be asked (P > 0.05), except questions related to fever and cough symptoms (P < 0.05). The median cost for treating allergic rhinitis was higher, but this did not reach statistical significance (QAR 60 versus QAR 51 (equivalent to USD 16.44 versus USD 13.97), P = 0.586). Furthermore, no significant differences were found between pharmacists’ gender (P = 0.642), pharmacy type (P = 0.487) and duration of encounter (P = 0.266). Conclusions Community pharmacists in Qatar appeared to exhibit practices that are below the established standards in response to common cold and allergic rhinitis symptoms.

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“…Almost 90% of the country's population comprises expatriate workers, who reside in the capital city, Doha. The country's most populous migrant workforces include: Indians, Nepalis, Filipinos, Egyptians, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans, and Pakistanis (Goodman, 2015).…”

Section: The State Of Qatarmentioning

confidence: 99%

Crisis Resource Management in emergency medical settings in Qatar

Gangaram¹,

Alinier

Menacho³

2017

International Paramedic Practice

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The principles of Crisis Resource Management (CRM) aim to mitigate the risks associated with a potential crisis and improve patient safety. Effective teamwork and communication are key CRM elements in emergency care medicine. This article will explore their importance in the context of pre-hospital emergency care in Qatar, which is provided by the national Ambulance Service (HMCAS). The national and organizational environments are culturally very diverse which presents particular challenges that can impede the CRM principles, and 2 ultimately affect patient care. This is especially worrying if emergency care practitioners (EMC) are not forthcoming with their concerns and allow patients to be endangered. To partly counteract the individual cultural diversity within the organization, HMCAS recognized the importance of trying to inculcate a different organisational culture promoting an environment whereby practitioners can speak up, irrespective of culture, nationality, or the presence of more senior or experienced colleagues. To that effect CRM principles are a core element of the HMCAS EMC practitioners' orientation programme and continuing professional development (CPD) courses. Special emphasis is made on the key principles of teamwork and communication, and in relation to mutual support, feedback, and speaking up when concerns arise. Regular training involving all role players (including supervisors) in different settings, and appropriately simulated scenarios that call for application of CRM principles is required to further improve the quality of EMC service in Qatar.

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The Development of the Qatar Healthcare System: A Review of the Literature

Cited by 55 publications

References 15 publications

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Newly Developing Country: a Cross- Sectional Study in Qatar

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Newly Developing Country: a Cross- Sectional Study in Qatar

Do community pharmacists in Qatar manage acute respiratory conditions rationally? A simulated client study

Crisis Resource Management in emergency medical settings in Qatar

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