The Stigma of Burnout Impeding Formal Help: A Qualitative Study Exploring Residents' Experiences During Training.

Purpose: Burnout is an occupational stress syndrome that gives rise to emotional exhaustion (EE) depersonalization (DP) and reduced personal accomplishment (PA). Increasing rates of burnout among health care professionals has been reported globally. Saudi Arabia appears to be among the highest in prevalence with reports of higher than 70%.

Are physicians creating a barrier to pre-conception care access? A qualitative study exploring patients' experiences and perspectives around pre-conception care.

Background: The pre-conception period is an unmissable opportunity to introduce preventive measures before pregnancy to improve maternal and fetal outcomes. Despite the global pre-conception initiatives and the 2030 Saudi national vision to promote maternal, fetal health and safety, various barriers still exist. This study focuses on exploring pre-conception care extensively from the patients' perspectives and their experience in accessing this type of care in the primary care setting.

Urinary Incontinence Affects the Quality of Life and Increases Psychological Distress and Low Self-Esteem.

Urinary incontinence is a common problem among women of reproductive age. The objectives of this study were to measure the prevalence of urinary incontinence and the association with quality of life, psychological distress and self-esteem in Saudi women in the city of Riyadh. A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted in primary healthcare centers with Saudi women aged between 30 and 75 years.

Ethical uncertainty and COVID-19: exploring the lived experiences of senior physicians at a major medical centre.

Given the wide-reaching and detrimental impact of COVID-19, its strain on healthcare resources, and the urgent need for-sometimes forced-public health interventions, thorough examination of the ethical issues brought to light by the pandemic is especially warranted. This paper aims to identify some of the complex moral dilemmas faced by senior physicians at a major medical centre in Saudi Arabia, in an effort to gain a better understanding of how they navigated ethical uncertainty during a time of crisis. This qualitative study uses a semistructured interview approach and reports the findings of 16 interviews.

Depression, stress, anxiety and burnout among undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees in Saudi Arabia over two decades: A systematic review.

Background: Evidence suggests physicians have higher rates of mental distress than other professionals. Although multiple studies have been conducted among Saudi medical trainees to address this issue, no reviews assessed multiple psychological problems simultaneously. We aimed to examine the prevalence and trends of depression, anxiety, burnout and stress among Saudi medical trainees.

Understanding primary health care physicians' perspective and approach to pre-conception care in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Pre-conception care is well known as part of opportunistic, proactive, preventive care for men and women throughout their reproductive years; to lower behavioural, environmental and health-related factors that could lead to poor maternal and foetal outcomes. Many studies have been conducted on the delivery of pre-conception care worldwide. However, no studies were conducted in Saudi Arabia on this topic.

Evaluation of Educational Workshops for Family Medicine Residents Using the Kirkpatrick Framework.

Background/objectives: Practicing independently in an ambulatory care setting demands mastering the knowledge and skills of commonly performed minor procedures. Educational hands-on activities are one way to ensure competent family medicine practitioners. This study aims to evaluate a minor procedure workshop for family medicine trainees using the Kirkpatrick model for short- and long-term workshop effectiveness and to identify facilitators and obstacles faced by the trainees during their practices to gain procedural skills.

Scrotal involvement in an adult with Henoch-Schönlein purpura.

Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology usually affecting the pediatric age group and characterized by the clinical triad of non-thrombocytopenic palpable purpura, abdominal pain, and arthritis. There also may be varying degrees of renal involvement. The findings of scrotal involvement are not as well recognized.

Parry-Romberg syndrome. Overlap with linear morphea.

Parry-Romberg syndrome, also known as progressive hemifacial atrophy, was first described by Parry in 1825 then Romberg in 1846. It is a poorly understood rare disorder characterized by progressive hemifacial atrophy of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and sometimes, the underlying structures including muscles, cartilages and bones. A case report of a Saudi female with this rare disorder is presented with a brief review of the literature.