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ArticleSaudi medical journal2022

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on therapy compliance and lifestyle factors of patients with growth hormone deficiency.

Sulafa T Sindi, Njood W Nazer, Abdulmoein E AlAgha

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Article in Saudi medical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Adherence to Growth Hormone Treatment in Children During the COVID-19 PandemicJournal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sulafa T SindiFrom the Department of Pediatrics (Sindi), King Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Pediatrics (AlAgha), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, and from the Department of Pediatrics (Nazer), King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Njood W NazerFrom the Department of Pediatrics (Sindi), King Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Pediatrics (AlAgha), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, and from the Department of Pediatrics (Nazer), King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulmoein E AlAghaFrom the Department of Pediatrics (Sindi), King Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Pediatrics (AlAgha), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, and from the Department of Pediatrics (Nazer), King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SAKing Abdulaziz Hospital · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo recognize and assess treatment compliance in children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency during the cronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic along with other lifestyle factors that might have been affected by the pandemic, such as diet, physical activity, sleep pattern, and screen time.

methodsThis descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out between March 2020-2021 at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through clinical interview questions.

resultsThe total sample size was 130 patients, 54 (41.5%) of whom were males and 76 (58.5%) were females. The mean age of the patients was 12.56±3.44 years. Comparisons of before and during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed significant changes in growth hormone therapy compliance (

conclusionThe COVID-19 crisis had an impact on growth hormone therapy compliance, with a significant impact on other lifestyle factors such as dietary habits, physical activity, sleep time, and leisure screen time.

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COVID-19PandemicsAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGrowth HormoneHumansLife StyleMalePatient ComplianceSARS-CoV-2Growth HormoneadherenceCOVID-19growth hormonelifestyle factors

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PMID35414621
PMCPMC9998048
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