ABSTRACT
Background: Thalassemia major has become a public health problem worldwide, mainly in developing and poor countries, while the role of educating the family and community has not been considered enough in patients' care
Purpose: This study was done to examine the impact of partnership care model on mental health of patients with beta-thalassemia major
Materials and Methods: This experimental study, with pretest and posttest design, was performed on patients with beta-thalassemia major in Jeddah city. 40 patients with beta-thalassemia major were assigned randomly into two groups of intervention [20 patients] and control [n=20] groups. Mental health of the participants was measured using the standard questionnaire before and after intervention in both groups. The intervention was applied to the intervention group for 6 months, based on the partnership care model
Results: There were significant differences between the scores of mental health and its subscales between the two groups after the intervention [P< 0.05]
Conclusions: The findings of the study revealed the efficacy and usefulness of partnership care model on mental health of patients with beta-thalassemia major; thus, implementation of this model is suggested for the improvement of mental health of patients with beta-thalassemia major
ABSTRACT
Background: Healthy lifestyle is an important element for success, especially for Medical students. It includes lots of items such as physical activity, diet, and sleep which we believe that these three items are the major for a healthy lifestyle. The aim of this study is to evaluate healthy and non-healthy behaviors including physical activity, diet and time devoted to sleep, leisure, stress, and smoking of medical students in Qassim region
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was targeted medical students at Qassim region in different cities [Buraydah and Unizah]. A self-administered questionnaire was used. It included a domain for physical activity, time devoted for sleep, leisure, and smoking
Results: Around 714 medical students participated in this study, 467 [55.3%] males and 247 [44.7%] females. Regarding physical activity, it was found that one-third of the students excise 1-3 times per week. Regarding diet, 31% of students were always eating there breakfast. But, 81.8% were consuming fast food 1 to 6 times weekly. Furthermore, half of the students devoted 4-6 hours only for sleep during school days and during the weekend they sleep 7-9 hours. Time spent on a cell phone, computer, and surfing Internet [for leisure] was more than 4 hours for 32.5% during the week and it increases at the weekend to 51.9%
Conclusions: Lifestyle of the majority of the students were: did not sleep enough, did not exercise, consumed fast food, and spent much time in usage of a cellphone, which are common habits among medical students of both genders. These habitats had a significant impact on their overall satisfaction of life and may affect their academic performance and general health