Omar Abidi

• PhD
• Professor at Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Techniques of Casablanca (ISPITS Casablanca), Ministry of Health and Social Protection

This study provides insights into Moroccan Life and Earth Science teachers' perspectives on the evaluation of textbooks in middle and high schools. The study aims to explore teachers' views on the evaluation of Life and Earth Science textbooks based on content, skills, culture, and textbook functions. Data were collected from 223 Life and Earth Sci...

Background Nursing education is increasingly relying on technological innovations, including mobile learning (m-learning). However, there is limited research available on the utilization and impact of m-learning among undergraduate nursing students in Morocco. Gaining an understanding of their perspectives can contribute to the development of effec...

Introduction: In Morocco as in Africa, the use of generic care as a therapeutic modality for depression, based on a set of ritual practices, is very popular. Knowing that the prevalence of this disorder is constantly increasing with poor therapeutic compliance. Hence the interest of this study which consists in describing the generic care practiced...

Les méthodes d’enseignement du raisonnement clinique cherchent à renforcer chez les praticiens de la santé les compétences nécessaires pour examiner, interpréter et choisir des actions appropriées lors de situations cliniques. L'intérêt pour les compétences de raisonnement clinique augmente, en particulier à la lumière des difficultés rencontrées p...

Depuis un certain nombre d’années, la majorité des professionnels de santé adhèrent à la mesure de prévention contre la grippe saisonnière dont la vaccination est un pilier fondamental, d’autres au contraire restent réticents et refusent la vaccination ou l’acceptent avec beaucoup d’hésitation. Dans cette perspective, la présente étude à caractère...

Les étudiants en sciences infirmières sont soumis à une pression des études et des stages effectués durant leur formation, ce qui pourrait affecter leur santé et leurs résultats académiques durant leur cursus de formation. Plusieurs sont les études qui ont affirmé que le stress est lié à une panoplie de facteurs qui sont d’ordres académiques, clini...

Background Clinical learning is an essential component of nursing education. It strongly contributes to the acquisition of students’ clinical skills and enables them to link theory to practice. However, clinical learning is considered a challenging experience for undergraduate nursing students. Objective The study aimed to provide an in-depth unde...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common chronic disease. Scientific research has turned to traditional herbal remedies as a potential adjunct therapy to maintain better glycemic control with minimal side effects. Garlic has been known since ancient times as an essential regulator either in diet or in medicine. Today the use of garlic is growing a...

This study provides insights into Moroccan Life and Earth Science teachers’ perspectives on thealignment of textbooks with the curriculum in middle and high schools. The study aims to exploreteachers’ views on the effectiveness of Life and Earth Science textbooks in aligning with content, skills,culture, and textbook functions. Data were collected...

Aim The objective of this study is to investigate the adoption of these two strategies for teaching the steps of the care process to Moroccan nursing students. We attempt to answer the following questions: What is the preference of nursing students between traditional case studies and virtual case studies? What are their suggestions for improving t...

Addiction is considered a major global public health issue. According to statistics from the WHO (2003), drugs are responsible for 1.5 million deaths per year worldwide. Addictive behaviors are a phenomenon that is spreading, diversifying and worsening. They are both a disease and a societal fact (Economic, Social and Environmental Council, 2022)....

Introduction : La problématisation est une formule pédagogique qui mise sur la participation active de l'apprenant dans le processus d'apprentissage. Dans cette formule, le processus d'apprentissage débute par un problème. Les étudiants, regroupés par équipes, travaillent ensemble à résoudre ce problème pour lequel ils n'ont reçu aucune formation p...

THE ROLE OF SUPERVISOR IN CLINICAL TEACHINGAMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS IN HOSPITAL SETTING. A NARRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW

RESUME Le Diabète de type 2 (DT2) représente un véritable problème de santé publique dan s le monde par sa fréquence croissante, sa complexité, sa morbidité, sa mortalité et son coût économique. Il aboutit à des complications chroniques. La surveillance biologique du DT2 est un élément essentiel dans la prise en charge médicale d'un patient diabèti...

Introduction: the increased prevalence of dyslipidemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) results from uncontrolled hyperglycemia and consistently contributes to an elevated risk of cardiovascular complications. This study sought to estimate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and to investigate the relationship between glycated hemoglobi...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection varies substantially among individuals. One of the factors influencing viral infection is genetic variability. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism is a genetic factor that has been correlated with different types of pathologies, including HIV-1. The MTHFR gene encodes...

Background E-learning refers to the use of new technologies to deliver distance learning programs. This mode of learning is also considered one of the innovative teaching/learning methods best suited to the current conditions, which entail the suspension of face-to-face courses due to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure continuity of training, overcome...

Introduction: microvascular and macrovascular complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide among patients with T2DM. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of these chronic complications and identify the associated risk factors among Moroccan patients with T2DM. Methods: th...

Background Monocyte chemoattractant protein −1 (MCP-1) plays an important role in the development of diseases related to metabolic syndromes, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its complications. The present study investigates the relationship between the methylation status of CpG sites in the MCP-1 promoter and T2DM and its complications...

Background and aims The association between insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains controversial. This study aimed to assess the effect of the ACE I/D gene polymorphism on T2DM in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA region). Material an...

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a species of monocotyledonous perennial vegetable plant whose bulbs, with a strong odor and taste, are often used as a condiment in cooking and a traditional remedy for various diseases. Garlic possesses more than 100 biologically useful secondary metabolites, including alliin, alliinase, allicin, S-allyl cysteine (SAC...

Background Learning difficulties experienced by learners are among the most recurring problems in education and, without doubt, the most worrying. Thus, at the beginning of each year, we at the Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Casablanca, Morocco (ISPITSC) note the diversity of intrinsic characteristics in our studen...

Digital virtual simulators are considered one of the most innovative teaching methods currently available for overcoming training difficulties in clinical nursing practice. This study aimed to measure the perceived usefulness of digital simulators in the acquisition of professional nursing skills among undergraduate nursing students. A group of 50...

Mieux connaitre nos étudiants, cette étude aborde la diversité des apprenants, à travers une description de leurs modes d’apprentissage. Ainsi, cette étude a comme objectifs d'identifier les styles d'apprentissage d'étudiants infirmiers en santé mentale (ISM) inscrits en cycle licence de l’ISPITS et de réfléchir à la pertinence d'une prise de consc...

Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most complex, diverse and leading cause of death in women worldwide. The present investigation aims to explore genes panel associated with BC in different African regions, and compare them to those studied worldwide. We extracted relevant information from 43 studies performed in Africa using the following criteria:...

Mieux comprendre cette approche didactique peu appréhendée dans notre contexte nous avons choisi de réaliser une recherche descriptive qui consiste à décrire et à analyser l’impact du contrat didactique sur l’apprentissage chez les étudiants infirmiers en santé mentale de l’ISPITS Casablanca

Mieux comprendre cette approche didactique peu appréhendée dans notre contexte nous avons choisi de réaliser une recherche descriptive qui consiste à décrire et à analyser l’impact du contrat didactique sur l’apprentissage chez les étudiants infirmiers en santé mentale de l’ISPITS Casablanca

Background: The number of deaths from hemorrhagic strokes is about twice as high than the number of deaths from ischemic strokes. Genetic risk assessment could play important roles in preventive and therapeutic strategies. The present study was aimed to evaluate whether the MTHFR gene polymorphisms could increase the risk of cerebral hemorrhage in...

Introduction Dans la pathologie vulvo-vaginale, les candidoses vaginales sont les étiologies les plus fréquentes. Candida (C.) albicans est l’espèce la plus impliquée avec une fréquence de 75 % contrairement aux espèces non albicans connues antérieurement. L’objectif de notre étude est de déterminer les espèces du genre Candida responsables des can...

Introduction Dans la pathologie vulvo-vaginale, les candidoses vaginales sont les étiologies les plus fréquentes. Candida (C.) albicans est l’espèce la plus impliquée avec une fréquence de 75 % contrairement aux espèces non albicans connues antérieurement. L’objectif de notre étude est de déterminer les espèces du genre Candida responsables des can...

Background: Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive type of glioma and has the poorest survival. Some parameters have been identified as potential prognostic factors for patients with glioblastoma. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of clinical, tumor and treatment factors on overall survival in Moroccan patients with newl...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of causes of mortality and morbidity in Moroccan population. The identification of genes implicated in this disease can help to found a specific treatment and to improve the quality of life for type 2 diabetic patients. In this study we analyze the association between a polymorphism (-308G>A) of TNF A promoter...

National and ethnic mutation databases provide comprehensive information about genetic variations reported in a population or an ethnic group. In this paper, we present the Moroccan Genetic Disease Database (MGDD), a catalogue of genetic data related to diseases identified in the Moroccan population. We used the PubMed, Web of Science and Google Sc...

Hearing loss is the most prevalent human genetic sensorineural defect. Mutations in the CLDN14 gene, encoding the tight junction claudin 14 protein expressed in the inner ear, have been shown to cause non-syndromic recessive hearing loss DFNB29. We describe a Moroccan SF7 family with non-syndromic hearing loss. We performed linkage analysis in this...

Mutations in the CLDN14 gene, encoding the tight junction claudin 14 protein has been reported to date in an autosomal recessive form of isolated hearing loss DFNB29. In order to identify the contribution of CLDN14 to inherited deafness in Moroccan population, we performed a genetic analysis of this gene in 80 Moroccan familial cases. Our results s...

Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, affecting neurologic and immune system. Numerous mutations are described in the ATM gene in several populations. However, in Morocco, few data are available concerning this condition. Our main goal is to determine clinical, immunological, and molecular presentation of Moroccan patien...

Xeroderma pigmentosum is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by hypersensitivity to UV light which is due to alterations of the nucleotide excision repair pathway. Eight genes (XPA to XPG and XPV) are responsible for the disease. Among them, the XPC gene is known to be the most mutated in Mediterranean patients. The aim of this study w...

A subset of nuclear-encoded RNAs has to be imported into mitochondria for the proper replication and transcription of the mitochondrial genome and, hence, for proper mitochondrial function. Polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase or PNPT1) is one of the very few components known to be involved in this poorly characterized process in mammals. At the or...

Congenital hearing impairment (HI) affects one in 1,000 newborns and has a genetic cause in 50 % of the cases. Autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment is responsible for 70-80 % of all hereditary cases of HI. Recently, it has been demonstrated that, mutations of LRTOMT are associated with profound nonsyndromic hearing impairment at the...

Glioblastoma is the most frequent and most aggressive primary brain tumor. Primary and secondary glioblastomas develop through different genetic pathways. The aim of this study was to determinate the genetic and clinical features of primary glioblastoma in Moroccan patients. The blood and tumor samples were obtained from a group of 34 Moroccan pati...

Infertility affects around 1 in 10 men and in most cases the cause is unknown. The Y chromosome plays an important role in spermatogenesis and specific deletions of this chromosome, the AZF deletions, are associated with spermatogenic failure. Recently partial AZF deletions have been described but their association with spermatogenic failure is unc...

The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene is one of the main regulatory enzymes involved in folate metabolism, DNA synthesis and remethylation reactions. The influence of MTHFR variants on male infertility is not completely understood. The objective of this study was to analyze the distribution of the MTHFR C677T and A1298C variants usin...

Retinoblastoma (RB), the most common intraocular tumor occurring in infancy and early childhood, is most often related to mutations in the RB1 gene. In this study, we screened the RB1 germline mutations in 41 unrelated Moroccan patients with retinoblastoma, 25 heritable cases, and 16 sporadic unilateral cases. After complete ophthalmic examinations...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem around the world. The C677T and A1298C polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene have been reported to be associated with T2DM and its complications. This study aimed to investigate this association in the Moroccan population. A case-control study was perfo...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the degree of familial aggregation of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Morocco and to investigate transmission patterns of the disease and their relationships with patients' clinical profiles. Family history of diabetes and clinical data were collected from 232 unrelated type 2 diabetic Moroccan patients. Diabetes st...

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), especially the A1555G transition in the 12S rRNA gene, are one of the causes of both aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the A1555G mitochondrial mutation in Moroccan patients. We performed molecular characterization by...

The widespread use of antiretroviral agents and the growing occurrence of HIV-1 strains resistant to these drugs have given rise to serious concerns regarding the transmission of resistant viruses to newly infected persons, which may reduce the efficacy of a first-line antiretroviral therapy. RNA was extracted from plasma samples of 98 treatment-na...

Mutations in the Connexin 26 gene (GJB2/Cx26) are responsible for more than half of all cases of prelingual nonsyndromic recessive deafness in Caucasians. The carrier frequency of the 35delG-GJB2 mutation was found to be as high as 2-4% in the Mediterranean populations. Different GJB2 mutations were reported in the Moroccan patients with autosomal...

In Caucasian populations a single mutation, 35delG, accounts for the majority of GJB2 gene mediated hearing loss, with carrier frequencies estimated between 2-4%, possibly resulting from a founder effect rather than from a mutational hot spot. In Moroccan population, the 35delG mutation accounts for 90.8% of all GJB2 mutated alleles in deaf patient...

Deafness is an etiologically heterogeneous trait with a wide variety of genetic and environmental causes. It is generally considered that genetic factors account for at least half of all cases of profound congenital deafness, which can be classified in two categories - dominant or recessive - according to the mode of inheritance and in two types -...

La surdité est le déficit neurosensoriel le plus fréquent. Elle touche environ 1/1000 enfants à la naissance. Elle peut être soit acquise ou d’origine génétique. Les surdités héréditaires, environ 60%, sont divisées en non-syndromique (isolées) et syndromiques. A ce jour, plus de 100 gènes, dont l’atteinte peut être à l’origine d’une surdité, ont é...

Mutations in the MYO7A gene are responsible for Usher syndrome type 1B (USH1B), the most common USH1 subtype, which accounts for the largest proportion of USH1 cases in most populations. Molecular genetic diagnosis in Usher syndrome is well established and identification of the underlying mutations in Usher patients is important for confirmation of...

To evaluate for the first time the frequency of Y chromosome microdeletions and the occurrence of the partial deletions of AZFc region in Moroccan men, and to discuss the clinical significance of AZF deletions. We screened Y chromosome microdeletions and partial deletions of the AZFc region of a consecutive group of infertile men (n = 149) and cont...

Mutations in the connexin 26 gene (GJB2), which encodes a gap-junction protein expressed in the inner ear, have been shown to be responsible for a major part of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss in Caucasians. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence and spectrum of GJB2 mutations, including the (GJB6-D13S1830) deletion, in...