(1) Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the patient experience with the Mawid application during the COVID-19 pandemic in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia. (2) Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional survey was designed to evaluate the patient experience with the Mawid app during the COVID-19 pandemic in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia. A total of 146 respondents completed the questionnaire. (3) Results: More than half of the participants (65.8%) opined that application was easy to use. Furthermore, 65.1% of the participants considered it to be very easy and easy to search for the required information; and 63.7% of the respondents reflected that it was easy to book an appointment. There was a statistically significant difference between the ease of searching for the required information (p-value = 0.006); the ease of undoing an unwanted move and gender (p-value = 0.049); the ease of searching for the required information and educational level (p-value = 0.048); the ease of booking an appointment and educational level (p = 0.049); and the ease of searching for the required information and the labor sector of the respondents (p value= 0.049) among the genders. No significant differences were identified among the age groups. (4) Conclusions: Overall, most participants suggested that the Mawid app was easy to use and had a potentially useful set of features to help mitigate and manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia.

BACKGROUND Tobacco smoking remains one of the leading causes of preventable deaths globally. There is a lack of up-to-date reports on the prevalence of smoking and its associated risk factors among the Saudi population. OBJECTIVE This study aims to provide a recent smoking prevalence and compare smokers vs. non-smokers and their effect on different chronic diseases. METHODS Nationwide population-based study.,secondary analysis of data from the Sharik Health Indicators Surveillance System (SHISS). The SHISS proportionate quota sampling method was employed to obtain an equitable distribution of adult participants, stratified by age and gender. A total of 23098 participants' records who were enrolled in the SHISS in 2020 were analyzed in this study. RESULTS Overall, 28.05 % of Saudis reported that they currently smoke. This prevalence was 45.3 % among males and 11.11% among females. The prevalence of smoking varied by age; those aged 30-39 were the highest (34%) and lower among 18-19 years old (18.4%), with the Western region having the highest number of smokers in the Kingdom. Smokers had a higher chance of suffering from diabetes (18.2%), high cholesterol (27.2%), high blood pressure (35%), and two times higher chances of having a stroke and cancer than their non-smokers counterparts. CONCLUSIONS The study findings suggest that implementing tobacco control policies in Saudi Arabia has not effectively reduced smoking prevalence. Action is needed to prevent the significant and growing smoking-related chronic disease burden from further increasing as the Saudi population ages. CLINICALTRIAL NA

Purpose: To investigates if there is an association between demographic characteristics with sleep quality and general health. Also, to measure the association between lack of sleep and mental health, and to determine the relationship between sleep problems and social health. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 270 students at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam. Data was collected by using primary data collection method through an online questionnaire. The questionnaire included demographic characteristics, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess sleep quality and General Health Questionnaire – 28 (GHQ-28) to assess general health. Chi-square was used to find the relationship between sleep quality, general health, and demographic characteristics, then logistic regression was used to observe the association between sleep quality and general health. Results: About 51.5% of students had poor sleep quality, 47.8% had poor general health, and a total of 48.82% of students had both poor sleep quality and general health. Demographic factors among males showed a significant association with sleep quality and general health. Female participants had a higher percentage of poor sleep quality and poor general health compared to male counterparts. Also, sleep quality showed a significant association with mental and social health. Finally, poor sleep increases the chance of having poor health by 2.7 times (95% CI: 1.672 - 4.486). Conclusion: This study has demonstrated that the quality of sleep significantly affects the quality of health among college students. Also, sleep quality was observed to have a stronger effect on mental health than social health.

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Purpose: This study aims to examine the prevalence of multimorbidity in Saudi Arabia and identify the contributing factors. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study of 23,098 participants was conducted in 2020 across all 13 administrative regions of Saudi Arabia. Univariable and Multivariable logistic regression models were run to measure the effect of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors on multimorbidity. Results: A total of 23,098 participants from the 13 administrative regions completed the interview. Fifty percent of the participants were female, with a mean of 36.9 years (SD 13.9 years; range: 18—90 years). The majority of participants were Saudi nationals (95.2%). The overall prevalence of multimorbidity in this sample is 23.3%, with no differences between genders. This study has found that consuming vegetables and fruits and smoking (cigarettes, shisha/waterpipe, and electronic cigarettes) were significantly associated with multimorbidity status. It was also found that performing intense and moderate physical activity was negatively associated with multimorbidity. Conclusion: This research has estimated the prevalence of multimorbidity in Saudi Arabia to be 23.3%. Judging by international research and the health profile of Saudi Arabia, this prevalence rate seems to be an underestimate. More research is needed to confirm the accurate prevalence of multimorbidity in Saudi Arabia.