Public Health

Burnout Increased among University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Nature Scientific Reports This article investigates burnout prevalence among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic and examines its distribution across countries, sexes, fields of study, and time periods. Journal Article

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Assessment of Telemedicine Usage Among Saudis During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cureus This article aims to measure the prevalence of telemedicine usage during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia and to determine the facilitators and barriers affecting telemedicine usage. Journal Article

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Acceptance and Hesitancy of COVID-19 Vaccination among Saudi Pregnant Women

Frontiers in Global Women’s Health This article aims to assess the acceptance and hesitancy of COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women in Jeddah. Journal Article

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Journal Retracts More Than 50 Studies from Saudi Arabia for Faked Authorship

Retraction Watch This article reports on the journal Cureus deciding to retract 56 papers from Saudi Arabia nearly two years after it first began to suspect the works were of dubious lineage and provides a list of the retracted articles. Article

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Hospitals’ Collaborations Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons Learnt from COVID-19

Healthcare This article aims to understand the preparedness of private remote hospitals in Lebanon to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluate the impact of inter-hospital collaborations on the hospitals’ readiness. Journal Article

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Clinical Characters of COVID-19 Patient in a Saudi Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Center Experience

Journal of Health Science Research This article addresses and assesses the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of King Saud Hospital Unaizah/Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Multi-Sectoral Collaborations in Selected Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Assessment, Enablers and Missed Opportunities from the COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Health Research Policy and Systems This article generates evidence on the extent to which multi-sectoral collaborations have been employed in the macro-level responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in nine selected countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR). Journal Article

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Assessing Physician Confidence in Counseling Patients on COVID-19 Disease and Vaccination: A Survey of Physicians’ Perspectives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Cureus This article aims to determine how confident Saudi Arabian doctors are in their ability to advise patients on COVID-19 and vaccines against it. Journal Article

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Evaluation of Psychological Distress, Burnout and Structural Empowerment Status of Healthcare Workers during the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study

BMC Psychiatry This article assesses the psychological distress, burnout and structural empowerment status of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak, and evaluates the respective predictors. Journal Article

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Effects of First Year COVID-19 Pandemic on Urology Practice in Three Major Arab Countries: Sub-Analysis of a Survey by Arab Association of Urology Research Group

PLOS One This article compares the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on urology practice in Egypt, the KSA, and the UAE during the first year of the pandemic. Journal Article

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