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- PublicationPerceptions, Attitudes, And Practices Of Asthma Patients And Community Pharmacists Towards The Use Of Over-The-Counter Short-Acting Beta-2 Agonists At Community Pharmacies Of Malaysia: A Mixed Methods Approach(2024-02)Loh, Zhe ChiThe global prevalence of asthma stands at 262 million people. Short-acting beta-2 agonists (SABA) are commonly used for asthma relief, but concerns about their overuse, especially due to the over-the-counter (OTC) availability in Malaysia, have arisen. This study investigated perceptions, attitudes, and practices of asthma patients and community pharmacists towards the use of SABA at community pharmacies of Malaysia.
- PublicationAn Evaluation Of Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy In Patients With Sepsis Admitted To Intensive Care Units In Madinah, Saudi Arabia(2024-02)Ali, Ahmad Habeeb Hattab DalaThe main objective of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of EAMT in patients admitted to the ICU with sepsis or septic shock, determinants of inadequate EAMT, the predictors of clinical outcomes, and the discriminatory performance of APACHE II score in predicting ICU mortality
- PublicationEconomic Evaluation Of Respiratory Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic (Rmtac) On Asthma Patients In Malaysia(2016-09)Yong, Yee VernThis study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a pharmacist-led respiratory clinic as an adjunct to the usual physician care (rmtac), versus usual physician care alone (usual care clinic). A dynamic adherence asthma markov cohort model was developed. The economic evaluation was based on a lifetime horizon and cycle length of one month, from the healthcare providers (ministry of health) perspective, with the outcomes assessed in cost per qaly gained and cost per hospitalization averted. Probabilities of asthma control-adherence states from rmtac database, costs from public sources, utilities using standard gamble method on malaysia’s asthma patients, and other inputs from secondary data sources were used to inform the probabilistic model. Subgroup analysis was conducted against 30 and 70-year old cohorts. Scenario analyses were conducted to evaluate the structural and methodological uncertainties of the model. In the economic evaluation, rmtac was found to be cheaper and more effective, at an icer of -rm9,862.65 (-25,833.49 — (-3,711.69)) per qaly gained and -rm1,358.68 (-1,686.11 — (-924.31)) per hospitalization averted.
- PublicationThe Effects Of Ylang-Ylang (Cananga Odorata) Essential Oil On Behavioural Symptoms And Plasma Biomarkers In Long-Term Care Residents With Dementia(2023-08)Sivasankar, Thisha AbiramiThis study examines the effectiveness of diffused ylang-ylang essential oil based on dementia-related behavioural assessment tools and biochemical analysis using blood samples of persons with BPSD. A pre-post quasi-experimental study was conducted over two months in three nursing homes with persons with dementia (n=28).
- PublicationMixed Methodological Exploratory Study Of Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Among Healthcare Practitioners On The Application Of Precision Medicine In Cancer Patients At Lahore, Pakistan(2024-01)Rida, NaeemPrecision medicine (PM) is bringing revolutionary advancements allowing healthcare practitioners to treat every cancer patient according to the patient’s genetic findings. But it is relatively a new treatment approach in Pakistan. So, it is important to explore and look into the level of knowledge, attitude, and challenges faced by health practitioners for its practice in the country. A sequential exploratory mixed-method design was adopted for this purpose, comprising of a phase-I qualitative study and a phase-II quantitative study. Targeted population was oncology physicians and pharmacists working in oncology hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan.