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Quality of life, sleep quality, depression, anxiety, stress, eating habits, and social bounds in nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in qatar (The PROTECTOR study): A cross-sectional, comparative study
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
There have been numerous concerns regarding the physical and mental health of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress, sleep deprivation, anxiety, and depression potentiated nurses’ vulnerability to poor eating habits. ...
Development of mental health services for lower-skilled migrant workers in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
The largest group of migrants in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are lower-skilled migrant workers. GCC countries have witnessed significant healthcare infrastructure investments over recent decades. Despite this, ...
Mania and hypomania associated with COVID-19: a series of 15 cases seen by the consultation-liaison psychiatry service in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2021 , Article)
Background: A range of neuropsychiatric diagnoses have been reported in association with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, only sporadic cases of mania or hypomania have been reported in patients with COVID-19. ...
Cardiovascular risk assessment for patients with serious mental illnesses: An internal review
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2021 , Article)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of excess premature mortality among patients with serious mental illness (SMI), mainly because of higher cardiovascular risk and metabolic syndrome compared to the general ...
Mental wellbeing of healthcare workers working in quarantine centers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Healthcare workers managing Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) patients are at increased risk of poor mental wellbeing. The available literature on the psychological impact in the Arabian Gulf region is limited, and a ...
Psychiatric inpatients' views of their mental health, and their experience of social change, during the pandemic: A report from Qatar
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2022 , Article)
What is known on the subject?: There is only limited information on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected people diagnosed with mental health disorders, especially people admitted to psychiatric wards. We surveyed the ...
Anxiety symptoms among children visiting a pediatric emergency center in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
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Guilford Publications
, 2022 , Article)
Although the evidence base regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children has been growing, descriptions of their experiences remain scarce. In this cross-sectional study, the authors used the Child-Reported ...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in perinatal women: A cross sectional survey
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De Gruyter Open Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
To explore attitudes to COVID-19 vaccination among perinatal women. A nationwide online, cross-sectional survey was conducted in Qatar from 15th October 2020 to 15th November 2020 with voluntary participation open to all ...
Mental health considerations of a humanitarian crisis: Identification of needs and delivery of services to Afghan child and adolescent refugees in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This paper summarizes a novel initiative by Qatar mental health services to support Afghan refugee children and adolescents. The project involved evaluating needs, establishing a dedicated team, and setting up a suitable ...
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ECT PRACTICE IN QATAR
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Medicinska Naklada Zagreb
, 2022 , Article)
There is paucity of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) utilization surveys from the Arabian Gulf region and none available from Qatar. There is no literature available on impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ...