Descriptive analysis of incidence, demographic characteristics, and survival outcomes of soft-tissue sarcoma of the extremities in Saudi Arabia.

Soft-tissue sarcomas are uncommon, aggressive, and histologically heterogeneous, malignant tumors. Soft-tissue tumor types have different age and anatomical site distributions. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and incidence of soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities to facilitate early diagnosis and intervention in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Tutor assessment of medical students in problem-based learning sessions.

Background: Problem-based learning (PBL) is a method of learning that has been adopted in different curricula of different disciplines for more than 30 years; the assessment of the students in PBL sessions in medical schools is fundamental to ensure students' attainment of the expected outcomes of conducting PBL sessions and in providing the students with the feedback that help them to develop and encourage their learning. This study investigated the inter-rater reliability of the tutor assessment in assessing medical students' performance in their PBL tutorial sessions.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted in the College of Medicine (COM), in the academic year 2021-2022.

Measurement properties of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS): A systematic review.

Background: Since its creation, the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) has been used worldwide in mental health literacy studies.

Objective: This study aimed to systematically evaluate, summarize, and compare the measurement properties of MHLS validation studies.

Methods: PsycINFO, CINAHL, ERIC, Scopus, Embase, MEDLINE, and PubMed databases were searched from May 30, 2015, to December 31, 2023.

The association of social media with dietary behaviors among adults in the United Arab Emirates.

Background: Social media is an online community that offers a digital setting where people create, share, and access a wide range of information, knowledge, and viewpoints. This study assessed the association between social media use and eating behaviors and whether sociodemographic characteristics and lifestyle habits are correlated with this association. In addition, it assessed whether this effect is different according to changes in lifestyle habits due to the COVID-19 pandemic among adults in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Significance of Scapular Fracture Existence in Blunt Chest Trauma: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Scapular fracture is a rare encounter in blunt trauma patients. The scapula is surrounded by strong groups of muscles offering good protection for the bone. Therefore, a high-energy trauma is needed to cause a scapular fracture.

Adolescents' use of online food delivery applications and perceptions of healthy food options and food safety: a cross-sectional study in the United Arab Emirates.

Introduction: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess Online food delivery applications (OFDA) usage trends among adolescent users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focusing on their perceptions of healthy food options and food safety ( = 532).

Methods: Sociodemographic information, frequency of OFDA use, factors affecting food choices, and perceptions of healthy food and food safety were investigated. A total perception score was calculated for each participant.

Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences and their cumulative impact associated lifetime health outcomes in the Emirate of Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Background: Adverse Childhood Experiences have been associated with poor health outcomes later in life.

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between cumulative ACEs, risky health behaviors, chronic diseases, and mental health among a large-scale sample from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Participants And Setting: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed with 922 participants over the age of 18, living in Abu Dhabi.

Durability of COVID-19 humoral immunity post infection and different SARS-COV-2 vaccines.

Background: The global challenge posed by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been a major concern for the healthcare sector in recent years. Healthcare workers have a relatively high risk of encountering COVID-19 patients, making protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 is a priority for them. This study aims to evaluate the longitudinal measurement of SARS-CoV-2 IgG spike protein antibodies in healthcare workers (HCWs) after COVID-19 infection and after receiving the first and second doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, including Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) and Oxford-AstraZeneca (AZD1222).

Collecting behavioral evidence from a highly mobile and seasonal population: A protocol for a survey on quad bike injuries.

Background: Quad bikes are popular recreational, four-wheeled bikes in the Middle East. Injury prevention programs targeting quad bike crashes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) need evidence about the risk factors and behaviours associated with these crashes in the target population. This is a protocol for a study aiming to investigate quad bike rider behaviours and to assess the risk factors associated with related injuries in the UAE.

Breast Cancer in Young Women: Is It Different? A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.

Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) is one of the commonest cancers among women worldwide. Differences regarding tumor biology, presentation, genetics, and molecular subtypes may contribute to the relatively poorer prognosis among younger women. Limited information exists regarding pathologic characteristics and long-term outcomes among this group.

Returning to Work After Traumatic Spine Fractures: Current Status in a Military Hospital.

Introduction: The consequences of traumatic spine fracture (TSF) are complex and have a major burden on patients' social life and financial status. In this study, we aimed to investigate the return to work (RTW) after surgically treated TSFs, develop eventual predictors of delayed or failure to RTW, and assess narcotics use following such injuries.

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective cohort study that was performed in a tertiary care center.

Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donation Among Blood Donors in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Introduction In recent years, there has been a growing trend toward using stem cell transplantation for therapeutic purposes, making a positive impact in the medical field. Access to a compatible and willing donor is essential for those therapeutic purposes, yet the current number of registered donors remains inadequate. The present study aimed to investigate the attitude and perception of stem cell donation among blood donors in Saudi Arabia while also exploring their knowledge of hematopoietic stem cells, willingness towards donation, and fear of complications after stem cell donation.

Association of the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students With Positive Well-Being, Intelligence, and Factors of Academic Success.

Background: The academic performance of medical students may affect their competence in future career prospects. Developing students' subjective well-being to improve academic performance is complex and has been investigated for many years. This cross-sectional study assessed the relationship between academic performance, general intelligence, and medical students' positive well-being.

Correlation analysis between cytokines' profile, autoimmune antibodies and the duration of type 1 diabetes: A case control study in a specialized children's centre in Riyadh.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of cytokines in children with T1D living in Saudi Arabia and their correlation with disease duration and autoimmune antibody markers.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted in the endocrine clinic of King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital in Riyadh. A total of 274 T1D and healthy control children were enrolled in the study.

Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Lockdown: An ASPED/MENA Study on Lifestyle Changes and Quality of Life During Ramadan Fasting in Children and Adolescents Living With Type 1 Diabetes.

Background: Lockdown was a unique experience that affected many aspects of life, particularly during the challenge of Ramadan fasting (RF). Studying this can increase understanding of the effects of lifestyle changes on quality of life (QoL) for children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) during RF.

Methods: A cross-sectional study that assessed the effect of lockdown on lifestyle and QoL on fasting children living with T1D during Ramadan in the Middle East and North Africa region (2020-2021).

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Qualitative Research Among Health Sciences Faculty.

Background The importance of qualitative research in health sciences is rising. Qualitative research needs more attention from healthcare practitioners. Hence, some questions in the healthcare field may only be answered through qualitative research methodologies.

Measurement of Exam Anxiety Levels Among Medical Students and Their Association With the Influencing Factors.

Introduction Studying medical science is a demanding task, often leading to exam anxiety among medical students. This study aims to measure anxiety levels among medical students and their relationship with gender, age, grades, study time, year of study, and learning methods. Methods It is a cross-sectional study involving third- to sixth-year medical students, who filled in the questionnaire related to the personal data, studying methods, and the Westside Test Anxiety Scale, to estimate the exam anxiety levels before the final examinations of the academic year 2020-2021.

Longevity of Immunoglobulin-G Antibody Response Against Nucleocapsid Protein Against SARS-CoV-2 Among Healthcare Workers.

Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused the latest pandemic and the most significant challenge in public health worldwide. Studying the longevity of naturally developed antibodies is highly important clinically and epidemiologically. This paper assesses the longevity of antibodies developed against nucleocapsid protein amongst our health-care workers.

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Adult Patients, Risk Factors, and Efficacy of Low Dose Prophylactic Antibiotics Therapy.

Background: Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs in sizable percentages of patients after a single episode and is a frequent cause of primary healthcare visits and hospital admissions, accounting for up to one quarter of emergency department visits. We aim to describe the pattern of continuous antibiotic prophylaxis prescription for recurrent urinary tract infections, in what group of adult patients they are prescribed and their efficacy.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of all adult patients diagnosed with single and recurrent symptomatic urinary tract infection in the period of January 2016 to December 2018.

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: What Saudi people with epilepsy want to know-A cross-sectional study.

Objective: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a significant cause of mortality in people with epilepsy (PWE), with an incidence of 1 per 1000 members of the population. In Saudi Arabia, no data are available that inform local clinical practitioners about the attitudes of PWE regarding SUDEP. The aim of this study was to investigate the perspectives of Saudi PWE toward SUDEP and to assess their knowledge of SUDEP.

Assessing the Correlation of Rate of Pathological Complete Response and Outcome in Post Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Setting and Molecular Subtypes of Breast Cancer.

Background Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is being widely used in treating breast cancer (BC). This study aimed to analyze the correlation between clinicopathological features, immunohistochemistry (IHC)-based molecular subtypes, and the pathological response to NAC and its relationship with disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Materials and methods A retrospective analysis of 211 breast cancer patients who received NAC between 2008 and 2018 was performed.

Clinical characterization of pediatric supratentorial tumors and prediction of pituitary insufficiency in two tertiary centers in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Post-operative pituitary insufficiency (PI) occurs in children with supra-tentorial tumors (STT) because of surgery or the mass effect of the tumor. We assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of STTs and predicted postoperative PI in our patients.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included children who underwent surgery for STT in two tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia (2009-2019).

Consequences of neglected traumatic spinal cord injuries.

Objectives: Spinal cord injuries cause major disabilities and are devastating events for both patients and healthcare providers. Most traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs) are due to motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). Neglected injuries result in complications and poor outcomes.

Increased Prevalence of EBV Infection in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients: A Six-Year Cross-Sectional Study.

Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is implicated in the carcinogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and currently associated with at least 1% of global cancers. The differential prognosis analysis of NPC in EBV genotypes remains to be elucidated. Medical, radiological, pathological, and laboratory reports of 146 NPC patients were collected retrospectively over a 6-year period between 2015 and 2020.