Oman

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rates and Predictors of Missed Hospital Appointments in Multiple Outpatient Clinics of The Royal Hospital, Sultanate of Oman: A Retrospective Study

December 19, 2023

BMC Health Services Research This article aims to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on the rate and predictors of missed hospital appointments in the Sultanate of Oman. Journal Article

Scarce Resources, Public Health and Professional Care: The COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbating Bioethical Conflicts — Findings from Global Qualitative Expert Interviews

December 13, 2023

BMC Public Health This article studies bioethical conflicts that were triggered, exposed, or intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic in Oman, Tunisia, and other countries. Journal Article

Predictive Machine Learning Model for Mental Health Issues in Higher Education Students Due to COVID-19 Using HADS Assessment

November 27, 2023

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research This article aims to evaluate the mental well-being after COVID-19 in terms of anxiety and depression through Machine Learning algorithms among students pursuing medical and engineering studies in Oman. Journal Article

The Outcome of Antibiotic Overuse before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman

November 27, 2023

Antibiotics This article aims to assess antibiotics use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and to correlate the results with the rate of resistant microorganisms detected in hospitalized patients during the study period in Oman. Journal Article

Epidemiological, Clinical, and Laboratory Findings of 235 Hospitalized COVID-19 Adult Patients (Survivors and Non-Survivors) at Sohar Hospital in Oman

November 21, 2023

Cureus This article aims to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of COVID-19 patients at the Sohar Hospital in Oman. Journal Article

Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 and Associated Mental Health Status among Students of Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

November 21, 2023

Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science This article examines COVID-19-related knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 and associated mental health status during the pandemic among the students of Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. Journal Article

Were the Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in Oman Ready to Face Pedagogical Challenges during COVID-19?

November 13, 2023

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research This article aims to understand the Higher Educational Institutions’ readiness for addressing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Oman, especially amid the impetus of quality standards in the higher education ecosystem. Journal Article

Trust in Information Sources as a Moderator of the Impact of COVID-19 Anxiety and Exposure to Information on Conspiracy Thinking and Misinformation Beliefs: A Multilevel Study

November 7, 2023

BMC Psychology This article investigates the intricate relationship between exposure to information sources, trust in these sources, conspiracy and misinformation beliefs, and COVID-19 anxiety among 509 Omani citizens aged 11 to 50, representing 11 governorates. Journal Article

Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Middle Eastern Population

November 3, 2023

Frontiers in Immunology This article summarizes common to rare side effects of administrated COVID-19 vaccines in a cohort from KSA, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Egypt. Journal Article

Comparison of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation with High-Flow Nasal Cannula, Face-Mask, and Helmet in Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in Patients with COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Trial

November 1, 2023

Critical Care Medicine This article aims to compare and rank three different techniques of noninvasive respiratory support used to aid COVID-19 patients. Journal Article