An Evaluation of Mentorship for Hospital Residents in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative study using Semi-structured Interviews.

Background: In this study, we explore how doctors in training perceive mentorship and leadership and whether they believed that mentoring influences the development of leadership skills. The study also addressed whether certain leadership styles lend themselves better to mentoring.

Methods: A qualitative research method was employed in this study and ethical approval was granted by the Research Ethics Committee (REC) at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), after which twelve hospital residents were recruited using purposive sampling.

The correlation between vitamin B12 and folate levels and bone mineral density among the Saudi population in a primary care setting.

Purpose: Bone health and osteoporosis are significant health problems in Saudi Arabia. Approximately 40%-50% of women and 25%-33% of men sustain osteoporotic fractures in their lifetimes. Hence, identifying the risk factors for osteoporosis is crucial in reducing the incidence of fractures.

Ten-year cost-consequence analysis of weight loss on obesity-related outcomes in privately insured adults with obesity in Saudi Arabia.

Aim: This study aimed to estimate the 10-year cost-consequence of weight loss on obesity-related outcomes in a sample of privately insured adults with obesity in Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Methods: We analyzed data of adults with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m) available in Nphies, the private health insurance platform of the Council of Health Insurance, KSA. A micro-costing analysis was used to obtain domestic cost estimates for obesity-related outcomes.

The yield of thyroid fine-needle aspiration in a primary care setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Thyroid cancer is the second most common cancer among women. This study was conducted to assess the yield of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology of thyroid nodules in a primary care setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, primary care patients of both genders with thyroid nodules who underwent FNA above the age of 18 years were enrolled.

Bone mineral density loss in patients with cirrhosis.

Background/aims: Evidence of increased risk of osteoporosis and osteopenia in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis is inconsistent. This study aims to investigate this relationship and to identify the predictors of increased loss of bone mineral density in Saudi patients.

Patients And Methods: One hundred and sixty-four patients and controls who are age and gender matched, were included in this study with 1:1 ratio.