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Arabic Web-Based Information on Oral Lichen Planus: Content Analysis

Arabic Web-Based Information on Oral Lichen Planus: Content Analysis

Though accessing high-quality WBHI can effectively increase the public’s knowledge, support health-related decision-making, and improve health-seeking behaviors or outcomes [8,23], no studies focused on evaluating OLP-related WBHI in Arabic. As such, the need arises to scrutinize the content and accuracy of Arabic WBHI related to OLP that is accessible to the public. This study assessed the availability and quality of OLP-related resources in Arabic.

Azzam AlMeshrafi, Arwa F AlHamad, Hamoud AlKuraidees, Lubna A AlNasser

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e49198

Assessing the Quality, Privacy, and Security of Breast Cancer Apps for Arabic Speakers: Systematic Search and Review of Smartphone Apps

Assessing the Quality, Privacy, and Security of Breast Cancer Apps for Arabic Speakers: Systematic Search and Review of Smartphone Apps

Despite the high prevalence of breast cancer among the population of the MENA region, evidence regarding the quality, privacy, and security of breast cancer apps available to Arabic speakers remains poor. This study aimed to conduct a systematic assessment of mobile breast cancer apps available for Arabic speakers to evaluate their functionality, quality, security, and data safety. To the best of our knowledge, no previous study has addressed this gap.

Dari Alhuwail, Aisha Alhouti, Latifah Alsarhan

JMIR Cancer 2024;10:e48428

Exposure Versus Cognitive Restructuring Techniques in Brief Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Arabic-Speaking People With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Randomized Clinical Trial

Exposure Versus Cognitive Restructuring Techniques in Brief Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Arabic-Speaking People With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Randomized Clinical Trial

A survey of 503 Arabic-speaking people found that 73% were willing to try an intervention for anxiety and depression delivered via the internet [10]. Furthermore, in a previous study, >6000 Arabic-speaking people completed a screening process to participate in internet-based interventions for the treatment of depression or PTSD [11], suggesting that Arabic-speaking people have a strong interest in psychological treatments delivered via the internet.

Jana Stein, Max Vöhringer, Birgit Wagner, Nadine Stammel, Yuriy Nesterko, Maria Böttche, Christine Knaevelsrud

JMIR Ment Health 2023;10:e48689

Individually Tailored and Culturally Adapted Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arabic-Speaking Youths With Mental Health Problems in Sweden: Qualitative Feasibility Study

Individually Tailored and Culturally Adapted Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arabic-Speaking Youths With Mental Health Problems in Sweden: Qualitative Feasibility Study

This study aimed to explore the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a culturally adapted i CBT intervention for Arabic-speaking youths in Sweden with symptoms of common mental disorders. This study used a pre-post open study design. Furthermore, in-depth interviews with a group of Arabic-speaking youths who were not in treatment were conducted. Participants were recruited over a 3-month period, ranging from November 1, 2021, to January 31, 2022.

Youstina Demetry, Elisabet Wasteson, Tomas Lindegaard, Amjad Abuleil, Anahita Geranmayeh, Gerhard Andersson, Shervin Shahnavaz

JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e46253

Examining Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Culturally Adapted Evidence-Based Postpartum Depression Preventive Intervention for Women in Doha, Qatar: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Examining Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Culturally Adapted Evidence-Based Postpartum Depression Preventive Intervention for Women in Doha, Qatar: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

The specific aims of this study are: To adapt MB for use with Arab Arabic-speaking women in Qatar. Cultural and contextual adaptations were undertaken by a multidisciplinary and multiethnic research team. To conduct a small pilot study (n=10) that examines the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of the adapted MB intervention when delivered to Arab Arabic-speaking women in Qatar. Pilot study findings are used to make final revisions to intervention and research protocols.

Sawssan R Ahmed, Felice Watt, Ziyad Riyad Mahfoud, Mona Korayem, Sara Buhmaid, Medhat Alberry, Ibrahim Mamoun Ibrahim, S Darius Tandon

JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e11623

Adult Vaccine Hesitancy Scale in Arabic and French: Protocol for Translation and Validation in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region

Adult Vaccine Hesitancy Scale in Arabic and French: Protocol for Translation and Validation in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region

To our knowledge, no available a VHS has been designed or validated in Arabic or French. Both of these languages are widely used in the countries included in the WHO Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) [10], with Arabic being the most commonly used language in EMRO and French being a commonly used language in EMRO countries such as Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Djibouti.

Radwa Nour, Leigh Powell, Wafa K Alnakhi, Heba Mamdouh, Youness Zidoun, Hamid Y Hussain, Hanan Al Suwaidi, Nabil Zary

JMIR Res Protoc 2022;11(4):e36928

Social Media Monitoring of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Influenza Epidemic With Adaptation for Informal Language in Arabic Twitter Data: Qualitative Study

Social Media Monitoring of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Influenza Epidemic With Adaptation for Informal Language in Arabic Twitter Data: Qualitative Study

While such tasks are obviously relevant globally, there is little previous research for Arabic-speaking countries. There are some characteristics of the Arabic language that make it more difficult to analyze compared with other languages, and NLP resources and methods are less well developed for Arabic than for English. Arabic, which has more than 26 dialects, is spoken by more than 400 million people around the world [3].

Lama Alsudias, Paul Rayson

JMIR Med Inform 2021;9(9):e27670

Arabic Version of the Electronic Health Literacy Scale in Arabic-Speaking Individuals in Sweden: Prospective Psychometric Evaluation Study

Arabic Version of the Electronic Health Literacy Scale in Arabic-Speaking Individuals in Sweden: Prospective Psychometric Evaluation Study

One translator, multilingual in Arabic, English, and Swedish and with Arabic as their native language, translated the original English version of e HEALS into Arabic. The translator was not a professional translator but had a high reputation in translating health surveys.

Josefin Wångdahl, Karuna Dahlberg, Maria Jaensson, Ulrica Nilsson

J Med Internet Res 2021;23(3):e24466

Identifying and Ranking Common COVID-19 Symptoms From Tweets in Arabic: Content Analysis

Identifying and Ranking Common COVID-19 Symptoms From Tweets in Arabic: Content Analysis

For example, Twitter has been a source of data for many health and medical studies, such as surveillance and monitoring of flu and cancer timelines and distribution across the United States [1], analyzing the spread of influenza in the United Arab Emirates based on geotagged tweets in Arabic [2], and the surveillance and monitoring of influenza in the United Arab Emirates based on tweets in Arabic and English [3].

Eisa Alanazi, Abdulaziz Alashaikh, Sarah Alqurashi, Aued Alanazi

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(11):e21329

Development of ‘Twazon’: An Arabic App for Weight Loss

Development of ‘Twazon’: An Arabic App for Weight Loss

The increasing ubiquity of these technologies therefore created an opportunity for the development of an Arabic app to be used as an appropriate tool to treat and prevent obesity in this population. To inform this development, two important aspects were investigated. First, Saudi Arabian women were consulted about their use and needs for a weight loss app [15].

Aroub Alnasser, Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Abdulrahman Al-Khalifa, Debbi Marais

JMIR Res Protoc 2016;5(2):e76