Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Breast Cancer Screening Among Women in Saudi Arabia.

Background: According to the World Health Organization, by the end of 2020, an estimated 7.8 million people was living with breast cancer diagnosed between 2015 and 2020; in Saudi Arabia, more than fifty percent of cancer cases are detected in late stages, which results in increased mortality rates and reduces the chances of remission. Breast cancer screening using mammography in women fifty years and older worldwide and in women forty years and older in Saudi Arabia shows a significant decrease in morbidity and mortality.

Social anxiety disorder and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study among medical students, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Social Anxiety disorder (SAD) is common worldwide. However, data from Saudi Arabia is deficient. This study aims to determine the prevalence of SAD across Saudi medical students and its associations with sociodemographic factors and their academic performance.

Assessment of the stroke-specific quality-of-life scale in KFHU, Khobar: A prospective cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To assess the overall and domain-specific quality of life (QOL) in post-stroke patients using the stroke-specific quality of life (SS-QOL) scale and to identify variables that may affect the QOL after stroke.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study, included 80 stroke patients, was conducted in the Neurology department at King Fahad Hospital of the University (KFHU), Khobar, Saudi Arabia, from December 2019 to February 2020. Stroke patients were interviewed using the Arabic version of the SS-QOL questionnaire and modified Rankin scale (mRS).

Physical exercise among radiologists in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The practice of clinical radiology has become more sedentary in the era of the Picture Archiving and Communication System. Physical inactivity is a well-known risk factor for various chronic diseases. This study aimed to determine the frequency and pattern of physical exercises among radiologists in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and the association between physical exercises and the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms.

Doctors' knowledge of patients' rights at King Fahd Hospital of the University.

Objectives: To assess the level of physicians' knowledge about the contents of patients' bill of rights (PBR) and its implementation.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at a university hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. All physicians working in the hospital received a self-administered questionnaire to measure their level of knowledge of PBR.

Comparative Study of 2 Skin Incisions for Microscopic Lumbar Discectomy.

Objective: Microscopic lumbar discectomy is a common minimally invasive surgery. A transverse skin incision has sound theoretical cosmetic advantages compared with the classic vertical incision. We compared transverse and vertical skin incisions for microscopic discectomy regarding cosmetic outcome, postoperative pain, and the provided surgical cutaneous inlet.