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Budget impact analysis of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low, intermediate, and high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis in Saudi Arabia
CONCLUSIONS: Payers, providers, and policymakers increasingly turn to results of BIA to inform technologies affordability decisions. TAVR with SAPIEN 3 appears to generate savings vs. SAVR from a budget impact perspective across various surgical risk levels in Saudi Arabia.PMID:34927509 | DOI:10.1080/13696998.2021.2020569
Source: Journal of Medical Economics - December 20, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Jo ão L Carapinha Hussain A Al-Omar Faisal Alqoofi Sondos A Samargandy Pascal Candolfi Source Type: research

The impact of seven major noncommunicable diseases on direct medical costs, absenteeism, and presenteeism in Gulf Cooperation Council countries
CONCLUSION: The economic burden of noncommunicable diseases in Gulf Cooperation Council countries is substantial, suggesting that successful preventive interventions have the potential to improve both population health and reduce costs. Further research is needed to capture a broader array of noncommunicable diseases and to develop more precise estimates.PMID:34138664 | DOI:10.1080/13696998.2021.1945242
Source: Journal of Medical Economics - June 17, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Eric Andrew Finkelstein Jesse D Malkin Drishti Baid Ada Alqunaibet Khaled Mahdi Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Thani Buthaina Abdulla Bin Belaila Ebrahim Al Nawakhtha Saleh Alqahtani Sameh El-Saharty Christopher H Herbst Source Type: research

Workforce requirements for comprehensive ischaemic stroke care in a developing country: the case of Saudi Arabia
Ischaemic stroke care requires a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary approach to optimise patient outcomes. Current care provision in Saudi Arabia is below international recommendations, and with increasing patien...
Source: Human Resources for Health - December 2, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Fahmi Al-Senani, Mohammad Salawati, Mohammed AlJohani, Matthieu Cuche, Valeska Seguel Ravest and Simon Eggington Tags: Research Source Type: research

Registered nurses ’ knowledge and care practices regarding patients with dysphagia in Saudi Arabia
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance,Volume 31, Issue 8, Page 896-909, October 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the knowledge and practices of nursing staff caring for patients with dysphagia to determine any needs for further education programmes. Design/methodology/approach A self-administered questionnaire with close-ended questions was completed by nurses at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia to measure the depth of their dysphagia knowledge. Findings From 316 potential participants, a sample of 174 nurses completed the questionnaire. The results revealed that the participants had...
Source: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance - November 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research