Publications by authors named "Heba AlNujaidi"
The Evolution of Wellness Models: Implications for Women's Health and Well-Being.
Int J Womens Health
March 2025
The concept of wellness goes beyond the traditional definition of health, representing a holistic and evolving spectrum that combines lifestyle choices with health-related behaviors. A systematic search was performed across Web of Science, Scopus, Medline, and PubMed, covering all published articles till 2024. From an initial pool of 1619 papers 12 met the inclusion criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sexual health is a necessary part of any society because it significantly influences the quality of life. Women's knowledge regarding STIs and safe sex practices in Saudi Arabia has not been thoroughly investigated; therefore, this study aims to investigate and measure the knowledge and the determinants of sexual health and STIs among women in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This study is a nationwide cross-sectional survey conducted through phone interviews in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
The Saudi population is at high risk of multimorbidity. The risk of these morbidities can be reduced by identifying common modifiable behavioural risk factors. This study uses statistical and machine learning methods to predict factors for multimorbidity in the Saudi population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hypercholesterolemia (HC) is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of death worldwide. Many factors can contribute to HC, including advanced age, chronic diseases (such as diabetes and nephrotic syndrome), and the use of certain medications.
Aim: Our goal was to compare the sociodemographic, behavioral, and other comorbid conditions of adult participants living with HC in Saudi Arabia to the general population.
Objectives: This study aimed to adapt the survey questionnaire designed by Moens et al. (2021) and determine the validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the survey in a sample of the Saudi population experiencing teleworking.
Methods: The questionnaire includes 2 sections.
Purpose: This study aims to explore sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical factors in adult participants with Diabetes in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study of 20492 potential participants conducted in quarters 1 and 2 in 2021 from all 13 administrative regions of Saudi Arabia. A backward maximum likelihood logistic regression model, including all variables, was used to identify variables associated with participants living with Diabetes.
Teleworking has been adopted as a response to COVID-19 to reduce the spread of the infection, while continuing business operations. Saudi Arabia was among the countries that adopted stringent teleworking policies accompanying the first documented COVID-19 case. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to explore experiences of employees towards teleworking as a mandated work setting during COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has become a growing public health concern worldwide. A considerable body of literature has been generated around the theme of safety climate perceptions and occupational hazards, as many researchers have examined perceptions of the occupational safety climate in relation to organizational hierarchy. But there is an urgent need to address safety problems associated with gender differences, especially in Saudi Arabia, where women have only recently begun to work in the industrial field.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This research aims to assess the users' perceptions of usability and quality of mobile health applications used for promoting physical activity in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This was a quantitative cross-sectional study. A survey was developed based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) and distributed among the Saudi population through social media to assess the users' perceptions of using mobile applications to enhance physical activity.
The rapid spread of the Covid-19 outbreak led many countries to enforce precautionary measures such as complete lockdowns. These lifestyle-altering measures caused a significant increase in anxiety levels globally. For that reason, decision-makers are in dire need of methods to prevent potential public mental crises.
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- The study aimed to assess Saudi Arabian citizens' knowledge and attitudes toward telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic through a cross-sectional survey, with 330 out of 1500 selected participants completing it.
- A significant number of respondents (70%) were familiar with telemedicine, with 87.3% agreeing it was a useful tool during the pandemic, while a majority also believed it could reduce clinic visits and enhance communication.
- Despite the positive attitudes, many participants had not previously experienced telemedicine services, indicating a need for government programs to increase awareness about its benefits for treating various health issues.
Background: WhatsApp was the most popular messenger app used in Saudi Arabia with 71% of the total population using it in 2020. WhatsApp is increasingly being used as a tool for mobile health (m-health) interventions; however, concerning blood donation, there is a lack of research studies on the topic.
Objective: This study aims to measure the general awareness levels of the blood donation process and assess blood donation history, the motivators and inhibitors to donating blood, and to assess the impact of WhatsApp on the blood donation process in Saudi Arabia.
Objective: To assess the prevalence of anxiety and factors associated with it during the peak of the outbreak in Saudi Arabia.
Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional research screened the general public using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 to detect anxiety levels. The questionnaire was distributed online during May 2020, while lockdowns were enforced.