Feeding habits of children with Down's syndrome living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Changes in dietary habits, physical activity and status of metabolic syndrome among expatriates in Saudi Arabia.

The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of living in Saudi Arabia on expatriate employees and their families' behavioural cardiovascular risk factors (BCVRFs), and to examine the association between changes in BCVRFs and metabolic syndrome (MetS). A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1437 individuals, aged ≥ 18 years, from King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We used the Worl...

Patient Centered Model of Care: A Positive Impact on Treatment Outcome in a Rehabilitation Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Patient-centered model of care (PCMC) is a philosophy and mindset that requires a high level of commitment and significant adjustments in organizational structures. The patient-centered care (PCC) concept is based upon communication and involvement of both patients and their families in the treatment options and the potential outcome, thus empowering the patient and family. The PCC is a quality...

The value of bowel sound assessment in predicting feeding intolerance in critically ill patients

Background: Early nutritional support in critical illness is important. There exists a debate about whether and when to initiate enteral nutrition as opposed to feeding parenterally. In addition to other indicators, nonspecific indicators such as bowel sound are used in the decision, but there is little evidence to show the value of bowel sound. Methods: Feeding intolerance was assessed and cor...

An Innovative Method of Repeated Tie over Dressing for Fixation of skin Graft

Sucking habits in Saudi children: prevalence, contributing factors and effects on the primary dentition.

A review of the literature on the prevalence of sucking habits shows that it varies from one population to another. The purposes of this study were to: 1) determine the prevalence of sucking habits among preschool Saudi children living in Riyadh City, 2) assess the influence of some cultural factors on that prevalence, and 3) to study the effect these habits might have on the primary dentition....