Publications by authors named "L Abed"
Many people live with disabilities and many countries worldwide are acting to provide people with disabilities opportunities to find and sustain gainful employment. Notwithstanding, people with disabilities still do not have the same access to employment as their counterparts without disabilities. Although some research has investigated these issues in Western countries, very little research has investigated these issues in the Middle East, in general, and in Saudi Arabia, in particular.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cancer patients are at higher risk of serious complications of COVID-19. Few studies evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients in low- and middle-income countries. Our study aims to evaluate the outcomes of COVID-19 infection in cancer patients treated at our institution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBullying among primary school students is a serious problem that often has multiple negative effects including poor academic performance and mental health problems. The current study used qualitative methodology to determine the role of communication in creating awareness and preventing bullying in a school setting through stakeholder intervention and bullying-prevention programs. If teachers are aware of bullying, then they are likely to take adequate measures to reduce or prevent future bullying.
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- At a conference on pain management, experts discussed four challenging conditions: chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP), knee osteoarthritis, chest trauma, and facet joint arthropathy, highlighting diagnosis and treatment difficulties.
- The transition from acute to chronic pain needs more attention, as improved pain management during and after surgery could help prevent CPSP.
- New treatments, like intra-articular injections and nerve blocks, show promise in managing knee osteoarthritis, chest trauma, and facet joint pain, particularly for older adults.
Parenting communication and parenting style, including expressions of fear, worry, and threat, may contribute to children's anxiety and apprehension. This study examined the degree to which perceptions of parental communication (both verbal and nonverbal) and parenting style are linked with childhood anxiety. This is among the first studies to investigate these relationships in a Saudi Arabian context.
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