Publications by authors named "R Masmoudi"
Sexuality and pregnancy: Beliefs and dysfunctions in pregnant women.
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
January 2025
Aims: Pregnancy brings out significant physiological, psychological, and sexual changes that may lead to sexual dysfunction. Our study aimed to explore common beliefs about sexuality during pregnancy among pregnant women and to assess sexual dysfunction in this population.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study between March and August 2022, involving pregnant women regardless of their pregnancy term.
Article Synopsis
- Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare brain tumor first reported in 1979, mostly found in the temporoparietal lobe, and it usually has a good outcome.
- The most common symptoms are seizures, but about 50-78% of patients may also have psychiatric issues like anxiety, depression, or even schizophrenia-like symptoms.
- A recent case involved a 26-year-old man who had seizures and schizophrenia-like psychosis for 5 years; after surgery, his condition improved, showing how important surgery can be for this type of tumor.
Purpose: Social media (SM) has become a common activity for today's young people. It is sometimes overused and potentially results in SM addiction. This study aims to assess SM addiction and its associated factors in medical students and to examine its relationship with dimensions of personality global self-esteem, and social self-esteem.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes Distress and Illness Perceptions in Tunisian Type 2 Diabetes Patients.
Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes
November 2023
Purpose: Diabetes distress (DD) refers to the negative emotions and burden of living with diabetes. Illness perceptions are among the factors that can influence self-management and psychological distress in diabetics. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the associated factors of DD in Tunisian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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