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Early determinants of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (2022)
Journal Article
Ansari, K. A., Alwazzeh, M. J., Alkuwaiti, F. A., Farooqi, F. A., Al Khathlan, N., Almutawah, H., …Alkuwaiti, E. (2022). Early determinants of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of General Medicine, 15(15), 1689-1701. https://doi.org/10.2147/ijgm.s349598

Purpose: This study investigated the clinical determinants of mortality in hospitalized patients infected with COVID-19. Patients and Methods: A retrospective multicenter large cohort of COVID-19 patients hospitalized between March 2020 and February... Read More about Early determinants of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Sleep disorders among undergraduate health students in Bristol, United Kingdom (2020)
Journal Article
Zafar, M., & Ansari, K. (2020). Sleep disorders among undergraduate health students in Bristol, United Kingdom. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 8(3), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/mjcp-2494

Daytime Sleepiness and poor sleep quality are common among medical students. The objective of study is to determine the prevalence of daytime sleepiness and sleep quality and associated risk factors among medical students in medical college, in Brist... Read More about Sleep disorders among undergraduate health students in Bristol, United Kingdom.

The development of a novel Wellness Assessment Instrument and its use in the assessment of wellness status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
Journal Article
Ansari, K. A., Keaney, N., & Farooqi, F. (2022). The development of a novel Wellness Assessment Instrument and its use in the assessment of wellness status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Perspectives in Public Health, 142(1), 32-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913920960787

Aims: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disorder that affects health outcomes on multiple levels including overall wellbeing. More specifically, factors such as spiritual wellbeing, and psychological, mental and m... Read More about The development of a novel Wellness Assessment Instrument and its use in the assessment of wellness status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The effect of listening to Holy Quran recitation on weaning patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: A pilot study (2017)
Journal Article
Yadak, M., Ansari, K. A., Qutub, H., Al-Otaibi, H., Al-Omar, O., Al-Onizi, N., & Farooqi, F. A. (2019). The effect of listening to Holy Quran recitation on weaning patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: A pilot study. Journal of Religion and Health, 58(1), 64-73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0500-3

Mechanical ventilation (MV) causes high level of stress in hospitalized patients. Weaning is the gradual process of decreasing ventilator support that in turn lead to termination of MV and increased respiratory effort, which may exacerbate symptoms a... Read More about The effect of listening to Holy Quran recitation on weaning patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: A pilot study.

Muscle weakness, health status and frequency of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2012)
Journal Article
Ansari, K., Keaney, N., Taylor, I., Burns, G., & Farrow, M. (2012). Muscle weakness, health status and frequency of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 88(1041), 372-376. https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130293

Background: Multiple factors contribute to muscle weakness and reduced muscle mass in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and this impacts patients' quality of life. One factor implicated in this process is systemic inflammation, an accompan... Read More about Muscle weakness, health status and frequency of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hospital-at-home care for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An observational cohort study of patients managed in hospital or by nurse practitioners in the community (2009)
Journal Article
Ansari, K., Shamssain, M., Farrow, M., & Keaney, N. P. (2009). Hospital-at-home care for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An observational cohort study of patients managed in hospital or by nurse practitioners in the community. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 6(2), 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479972309102728

The Urgent Care Team (UCT) in Sunderland (pop. 293,000) is a unique nurse practitioner service operating a hospital at home 24/7/365 to deal promptly with patients suffering an exacerbation of their COPD (AECOPD). Treatment is according to patient gr... Read More about Hospital-at-home care for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An observational cohort study of patients managed in hospital or by nurse practitioners in the community.