Shuruq Mohsen Abdullah Alshammari
General Practitioner, Prince Abdullah Bin Musaed Hospital, Arar, Saudi Arabia
Publications
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Research Article
A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION ON STRESS-INDUCED HAIR LOSS IN SAUDI ARABIA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Author(s): Dhaifallah Alenizi*, Renad Lafi Alanazi, Raghad Faisal Alruwailiy, Roaa Salem Maqpal Alharbi, Dhai Nasser Almutairi, Osamh Dhaif Allah A Alenezi, Shuruq Mohsen Abdullah Alshammari and Bader Maiedh Mohsen Al Adainan
Objectives: to conduct a thorough analysis of the body of research on hair loss in Saudi Arabians caused by stress. Methods: After an extensive search on four databases, 400 relevant publications were discovered. After removing duplicates using Rayyan QCRI and evaluating relevance, 36 full-text publications were reviewed, with only five studies meeting the inclusion criteria. Results: We included five studies with a total of 2909 Saudi participants and 2088 (37.4%) were males. Three studies used validated questionnaires to assess stress, while two relied on self-administered questionnaires. The findings show a strong link between stress and dermatological issues, particularly hair loss, across different demographics in Saudi Arabia. Among medical students, stress led to symptoms like hair loss, with higherstressed .. Read More»