ChatGPT as a psychotherapist for anxiety disorders: An empirical study with anxiety patients.

this study aims to investigate the role of ChatGPT as a psychotherapist for anxiety disorders, examining its effectiveness, acceptability, and potential benefits among individuals with anxiety disorders. a quasi-experimental design was adopted, involving a 4-week intervention where participants used ChatGPT as a therapeutic tool. The study included outpatients aged above 18 years from public hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Awareness and Attitudes Among Parents of Females Aged 9-26 in Saudi Arabia Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination.

Background Most cases of cervical cancer are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which can be prevented by vaccination. The HPV vaccine received approval in Saudi Arabia in 2010. Objectives This study aimed to examine the awareness and attitudes toward the HPV vaccine among parents of females aged 9-26 in Saudi Arabia and explore factors contributing to hesitancy or acceptance.

Association Between Smartphone Usage and Primary Headaches in Taif, Saudi Arabia: A Hospital-Based Study.

Background Integrating smartphones into human life has transformed various daily activities. Numerous symptoms, including headaches, have been linked to smartphone use. The excessive use of these devices raises significant health concerns.

Headache Characteristics and Their Influencing Factors Among Pregnant Women in Saudi Arabia: A Survey Study.

Background Headache disorders, particularly migraines, significantly impact public health globally. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report highlights migraines as the second leading cause of disability worldwide, especially among women under 50. Hormonal changes, particularly estrogen, play a role in primary headaches like migraines, and this connection becomes important during pregnancy due to physiological changes.

Awareness and Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection and Vaccine Among Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Background This study evaluated the comprehension and awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and vaccination among women in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional study included 696 female respondents from Jeddah between the ages of 18 and 60. Ethical approval and informed consent were obtained before administering the questionnaire through social media.

Efficacy and safety of single pill combination of amlodipine and valsartan in hypertensive Saudi patients.

Objective: A significant global health issue that affects 25.5% of Saudi people is hypertension (HTN). According to international recommendations, most HTN patients require more than one therapy to reach their blood pressure targets (BP).

A Rare Case of a Vocal Cord Foreign Body in an Infant: A Case Report.

A foreign body (FB) is an object or item that is foreign to the area in which it is found. FB in the airway, accompanied by the esophagus, is a common overnight emergency in pediatric otolaryngology. Here we report a case of a healthy 11-month-old girl who presented in the emergency room with stridor and a weak cry.

The prevalence of multiple drug resistant urinary tract infections: A single-centered, observational retrospective study in King Abdulaziz Specialized Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and patterns of antibiotic resistance, risk factors, and appropriate empiric therapy for multidrug-resistant (MDRE) urinary tract infections (UTIs) at King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital (KAASH), Taif, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: All patients attending KAASH with MDRE UTIs between January 2018 and December 2020 were enrolled in the study. After ethical approval, data were analyzed.

Smartphone Use and its Impact on Ocular Health among University Students in Saudi Arabia.

Background: People are increasingly using mobile phones rather than fixed telephones. Nearly everyone has a mobile phone and the vast majority of these are smartphone. The patterns of smartphone activities may put a significant number of populations especially students at risk of negative ocular problems.

An investigation of the IQM signal variation and error detection sensitivity for patient specific pre-treatment QA.

Purpose: To evaluate the Integral Quality Monitor (IQM) as a clinical dosimetry device for detecting photon beam delivery errors in clinically relevant conditions.

Materials And Methods: The IQM's ability to detect delivery errors introduced into clinical VMAT plans for two different treatment sites was assessed. This included measuring 103 nasopharynx VMAT plans and 78 lung SBRT VMAT plans with introduced errors in gantry angle (1-5°) and in MLC-defined field size and field shift (1-5 mm).

Intrinsic detector sensitivity analysis as a tool to characterize ArcCHECK and EPID sensitivity to variations in delivery for lung SBRT VMAT plans.

Purpose: To investigate intrinsic sensitivity of an electronic portal imaging device (EPID) and the ArcCHECK detector and to use this in assessing their performance in detecting delivery variations for lung SBRT VMAT. The effect of detector spatial resolution and dose matrix interpolation on the gamma pass rate was also considered.

Materials And Methods: Fifteen patients' lung SBRT VMAT plans were used.

Prevalence of Lower Back Pain and its Relation to Stress Among Medical Students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Lower back pain (LBP) refers to pain in the back between the last rib and the gluteal fold. Recent psychological research indicates a relevant connection between severe pain and emotional stress. The etiology of musculoskeletal pain shown to be influenced by low social support, high job demands, and low job control.

Schwannoma Misdiagnosed as Adrenal Adenoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Schwannoma is a benign neurogenic tumor originating from the neural sheath of Schwann cells. It is an extremely rare cause of adrenal adenoma which is very difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We report the case of a right adrenal schwannoma discovered incidentally in a 62-year-old woman during evaluation of right flank pain.

Technical Note: Experimental characterization of the dose deposition in parallel MRI-linacs at various magnetic field strengths.

Purpose: Dose deposition measurements for parallel MRI-linacs have previously only shown comparisons between 0 T and a single available magnetic field. The Australian MRI-Linac consists of a magnet coupled with a dual energy linear accelerator and a 120 leaf Multi-Leaf Collimator with the radiation beam parallel to the magnetic field. Two different magnets, with field strengths of 1 and 1.

EPID sensitivity to delivery errors for pre-treatment verification of lung SBRT VMAT plans.

Purpose: To study the sensitivity of an Electronic Portal Imaging Device (EPID) in detecting delivery errors for VMAT lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using the Collapsed Arc method.

Methods: Baseline VMAT plans and plans with errors intentionally introduced were generated for 15 lung SBRT patients. Three types of errors were introduced by modifying collimator angles and multi-leaf collimator (MLC) field sizes (MLCFS) and MLC shifts by ±5, ±2, and ±1° or millimeters.

Anti-IgE therapy for asthma: an audit at atertiary care centre in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Although anti-IgE therapy has been shown to offer numerous benefits, we suspect it is underutilized locally. To date, there are no studies on any aspect of its use in the Arab region. There is also no information on whether physicians follow current guidelines nor on patient response to this form of therapy.

Comparison of multi-institutional pre-treatment verification for VMAT of nasopharynx with delivery errors.

Purpose: Measurement-based pre-treatment verification with phantoms frequently uses gamma analysis to assess acceptable delivery accuracy. This study evaluates the sensitivity of a commercial system to simulated machine errors for three different institutions' Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) planning approaches.

Methods: VMAT plans were generated for ten patients at three institutions using each institution's own protocol (manually-planned at institution 1; auto-planned at institutions 2 and 3).

Pre-treatment verification of lung SBRT VMAT plans with delivery errors: Toward a better understanding of the gamma index analysis.

Purpose: To study the sensitivity of the ArcCHECK in detecting delivery errors for lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using the Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) technique and to evaluate the sensitivity of eight global and local gamma tolerances with different cut-off percentages.

Methods: Baseline VMAT plans were generated for 15 lung SBRT patients. We delivered the smallest errors(gantry, collimator, and multileaf collimator MLC) which had ≥ ±2% dose difference in the modified treatment plans compared to the baseline plan (the clinical significance of those errors were assessed in our previous study.

Prevalence, Attitude, Knowledge, and Practice of Anabolic Androgenic Steroid (AAS) Use Among Gym Participants.

Background: Anabolic steroids (AS) are synthetic testosterone derivatives that last longer than physiological androgens in the body. Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) abuse is spreading among athletes. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of gym participants in Saudi Arabia.

Technical Note: Penumbral width trimming in solid lung dose profiles for 0.9 and 1.5 T MRI-Linac prototypes.

Purpose: Longitudinal magnetic fields narrow beam penumbra and tighten lateral spread of secondary electrons in air cavities, including lung tissue. Gafchromic EBT3 film was used to investigate differences between penumbra in solid water and solid lung, without a magnetic field (0 T) and with two field strengths (0.9 and 1.

Awareness of Stomach and Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms and Time Taken to Seek Medical Help Among Public Attending Primary Care Setting in Muscat Governorate, Oman.

Colorectal and stomach cancers are the top ranking cancers in Oman. Most of the patients are diagnosed at advanced disease stages. The aim of this study is to explore the knowledge of risk factors, symptoms and the time needed to seek medical care for stomach cancer and colorectal cancer (CRC) among Omani participants attending 28 local health centres (LHCs) in the governorate of Muscat, the capital city of Oman.

Effects of Gum Arabic in rats with adenine-induced chronic renal failure.

Gum Arabic (GA [Acacia senegal]) is reputed, in Arabian medicinal practices, to be useful in treating patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), albeit without strong scientific evidence. We have previously shown that GA had no significant effect in rats with CRF induced by surgical nephrectomy. Here, we used another animal model of human CRF (feeding adenine at a concentration of 0.