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Bibliometric review of mental health research in medical colleges of Pakistan
Other Title(s)
مراجعة بيبليومترية لأبحاث الصحة النفسية في الكليات الطبية في باكستان
Joint Authors
Faruq, Ray Khalid
Sayyid, Zuhayb
Dhu al-Qarnayn, Ali
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 3 (31 Aug. 2019), pp.242-247, 6 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2019-08-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives: In chronic diseases, comorbidities are known to have a strong negative association with overall survival (OS).
This study aimed to use the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) to examine the effect of comorbidities on OS among patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January 2006 and October 2016 and included 247 CML patients treated at the Basra Oncology & Haematology Centre, Basra, Iraq.
Information from hospital records was used to calculate CCI scores and patients were divided into groups based on scores of 2–3 (CCI1 group) or ≥4 (CCI2 group).
The OS was calculated using Kaplan-Meier curves.
Results: There were 177 (71.7%) patients in the CCI1 group and 70 (28.3%) in the CCI2 group.
Overall, patients in the CCI1 group were significantly younger compared to those in the CCI2 group (median age: 35 versus 60 years; P <0.001); however, the gender distribution was similar in both groups (male-to-female ratio of 1:1.06 versus 1:1.18, respectively; P = 0.683).
Diabetes mellitus was the most common comorbidity (17%), followed by hypertension (12%) and gastrointestinal diseases (6%).
There were no significant differences in mortality between the groups (9.6% versus 8.6%; P = 0.801).
In total, 69.6% of all deaths were related to CML progression rather than to the presence of comorbidities.
Conclusion: No significant correlation was found between CCI score and OS among CML patients in Basra.
However, larger long-term prospective studies are needed to evaluate associations with median age at diagnosis and disease severity and to develop region-specific prognostic scales.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Faruq, Ray Khalid& Sayyid, Zuhayb& Dhu al-Qarnayn, Ali. 2019. Bibliometric review of mental health research in medical colleges of Pakistan. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 19, no. 3, pp.242-247.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956131
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Faruq, Ray Khalid…[et al.]. Bibliometric review of mental health research in medical colleges of Pakistan. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 19, no. 3 (Aug. 2019), pp.242-247.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956131
American Medical Association (AMA)
Faruq, Ray Khalid& Sayyid, Zuhayb& Dhu al-Qarnayn, Ali. Bibliometric review of mental health research in medical colleges of Pakistan. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2019. Vol. 19, no. 3, pp.242-247.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956131
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 246-247
Record ID
BIM-956131