Publications by authors named "Naseem A Alhujaili"
Background: Anticipated stigma is associated with experiences of enacted stigma or discrimination from others in the past or the present based on one's chronic illness. People diagnosed with chronic diseases report experiencing significant stigma from others, including social rejection from friends and family members, work termination from employers, and poor care from healthcare providers. The aim of this paper was to explain the translation procedure and the psychometric evaluation of the Arabic language version of the Chronic Illness Anticipated Stigma Scale (CIASS), which was designed and evaluated psychometrically in different countries and languages.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Social stigma is a major problem among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), which can affect their quality of life. There is limited research from Saudi Arabia on the anticipated stigma among patients with MS.
Objectives: To determine the levels of anticipated stigma and its predictors in patients with MS in Saudi Arabia.
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- The study investigated how diet and lifestyle affect bone mass in 122 postmenopausal Saudi women, measuring their dietary habits, bone mineral density (BMD), and blood samples for bone-related markers.
- Findings showed that most participants were vitamin D deficient, with those having normal BMD levels having lower vitamin D compared to osteopenic individuals, suggesting a link between vitamin D levels and bone health.
- The research highlighted a concerning trend of high calorie and fat intake among participants and a deficiency in both calcium and vitamin D, indicating a need for nutritional supplementation to improve bone health in this population.