Cost-effectiveness analysis of a community pharmacist-based intervention to prevent cardiovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes in Iran.

Background: Evidence suggests that community pharmacist-led interventions in managing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can improve clinical outcomes such as glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), blood pressure, and lipid profiles, thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular complications. However, limited research has evaluated the economic value of such interventions, particularly in the context of Iran.

Objective: Given the absence of well-designed studies assessing the cost-effectiveness of community pharmacist-based interventions in preventing cardiovascular complications among patients with T2DM in Iran, this study aimed to evaluate the economic and clinical impact of such an intervention.

Hospital unit costs in Jordan: insights from a country facing competing health demands and striving for universal health coverage.

Background: Public providers in Jordan are facing increasing health demands due to human crises. This study aimed to benchmark the unit costs of hospital services in public providers in Jordan to provide insights into the outlook for public health care costs.

Methods: The unit costs of hospital services per admission, inpatient days, outpatient visits, emergency visits and surgical operations were estimated using the standard average costing method (top-down) for the fiscal year 2018-2019.

Epidemiology of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Jordan: A 5-year survival analysis and patients' characteristics from 2 public hospitals.

Objectives: To evaluate the epidemiology, prognostic factors, and 5-year overall survival (OS) of females with breast cancer (BC) diagnosed between 2011 and 2014 in Jordan.

Methods: A retrospective medical review of females who were diagnosed with BC between 2011 and 2014 at the 2 leading public health providers in Jordan was performed. The endpoint of the study was 2018.

Direct medical costs of breast cancer in Jordan: cost drivers and predictors.

: Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst females in Jordan. The study aimed to estimate the total direct medical cost of breast cancer from a healthcare provider's perspective.: A retrospective cohort study was done to include all Jordanian females who were diagnosed with breast cancer at two leading public providers of cancer care in Jordan, Bashir Hospital and the University of Jordan Hospital.

Cost-effectiveness of pharmacist-led care versus usual care in type 2 diabetic Jordanians: a Markov modeling of cardiovascular diseases prevention.

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are responsible for one third of global deaths and the main cause of death among Jordanians. Pharmacist-led care was outlined previously as a cost-effective approach in the management of chronic illness; however, this is not well studied in low to middle-income countries.

Aim And Objectives: To assess the cost-effectiveness of pharmacist-led care versus usual care in preventing CVDs in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).

Perceived Public Stress Among Jordanians During the COVID-19 Outbreak.

Objectives: Outbreaks and containment measures implemented to control them can increase stress in affected populations. The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on perceived stress levels in the Jordanian population is unknown. The aim of the study was to determine the perceived stress level and factors associated with it in the Jordanian population during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Awareness, knowledge, and attitudes of health professions students toward health economics and pharmacoeconomics education in Jordan.

Introduction: Health economics education (HEe) and pharmacoeconomics education (PEe) in the Middle East and North Africa area is growing, particularly in pharmacy education. Little is known about the awareness, knowledge, and attitudes of health professions students toward health economics (HE) and pharmacoeconomics (PE) and the extent of education they receive before joining the workforce.

Methods: A self-completed validated questionnaire was distributed to students from medical, dental, pharmacy, and nursing schools in Jordan.

Role of Pharmacists in COVID-19 Disease: A Jordanian Perspective.

Objectives: The novel 2019 coronavirus outbreak that first appeared in Wuhan has quickly gained global attention, due to its high transmissibility and devastating clinical and economic outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the possible roles of Jordanian pharmacists in minimizing the stage of community transmission.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey using Google forms targeting Jordanian pharmacists was conducted during March 2020 and distributed electronically by means of social media.