Ghadeer Adel Joudah

Dr. Ghadeer Adel Joudah


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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28 October 2026 in Healthcare
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SASahar Abduljawad
Sahar Abduljawad
OAOhood Khadder Almuzaini
Ohood Khadder Almuzaini
NANouf Alourfi
Nouf Alourfi
GJGhadeer Adel Joudah
Ghadeer Adel Joudah
NANasser M Alorfi
Nasser M Alorfi
SWSaad Mohammednoor Wali
Saad Mohammednoor Wali
Background/Objectives: Saudi Arabia has expanded disability support services and rights-based policies under Vision 2030. However, the effectiveness of these initiatives may depend partly on public awareness of available services and societal support for disability-inclusive measures. This study assessed public awareness of disability support services, support for disability-inclusive measures, and factors associated with both domains among adults in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted across all five regions of Saudi Arabia using a structured self-administered questionnaire distributed through social media with snowball dissemination. A total of 948 adults participated. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis identified composite scores for awareness (two items; Cronbach’s alpha = 0.846) and support for disability-inclusive measures (four items; Cronbach’s alpha = 0.845) using five-point Likert-scale responses. A structural equation model was fitted to examine factors associated with both outcomes, with support regressed on awareness to examine their association. Results: The median awareness score was 8.0 (IQR 6.0–9.0) of 10, and the median support score was 19.0 (IQR 17.0–20.0) of 20. More than 84% of participants agreed or strongly agreed with each support item. Awareness was positively associated with support for disability-inclusive measures. Awareness was lower among participants in the Eastern and Northern regions compared with the Central region, and among those with a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree compared with primary-school education. Support for disability-inclusive measures was higher among participants in the Western region and those with secondary-school or bachelor’s-degree education, and lower among those with no or uncertain previous personal contact with a person with a disability, and among those most familiar with hearing impairment. Public awareness campaigns were the most frequently endorsed strategy for improving disability inclusion (75.4%). Conclusions: Public support for disability-inclusive measures in Saudi Arabia was high, while self-reported awareness of disability support services varied across population groups. These findings are associative and, given the cross-sectional design, cannot establish the direction of the relationship between awareness and support. The observed regional and educational differences nonetheless highlight the potential value of targeted public education and communication strategies to strengthen disability inclusion.

2 October 2026 in Medicine
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MAMasi A. Almalki
Masi A. Almalki
SASaleh A. Almarshad
Saleh A. Almarshad
GJGhadeer Adel Joudah
Ghadeer Adel Joudah
NANouf Alourfi
Nouf Alourfi
SWSaad Mohammednoor Wali
Saad Mohammednoor Wali
Pharmacology teaching in pharmacy education remains largely lecture-driven, which can encourage surface learning and limit student engagement. Student-led presentations offer an active-learning approach that may combine conceptual learning with communication, teamwork, and professional-skill development. This study explores pharmacy students’ perceptions of how student-led pharmacology presentations influenced their understanding, communication confidence, collaboration, and perceived academic and professional preparedness. A qualitative descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 90 second-year Doctor of Pharmacy students at Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, in Spring 2025. Following 6-minute group presentations, participants completed an anonymous open-ended questionnaire. Responses were examined using Braun and Clarke’s 6-phase reflexive thematic analysis. An audit trail, peer debriefing, comparison across questionnaire domains, and iterative review of themes against the complete dataset supported analytic trustworthiness. Five interconnected themes were generated: Deepened Understanding and Active Learning Engagement; Growth in Communication Confidence; Collaboration and Team Synergy; Professional and Academic Preparedness; and Endorsement and Recommendations for Integration. Students’ accounts associated the activity with active knowledge construction, practice in scientific communication, shared responsibility, and transferable academic and professional skills. Time pressure, unequal participation, cognitive load, and presentation anxiety were also identified as qualifying conditions. Students perceived student-led presentations as a feasible, low-cost strategy that supported engagement, pharmacological understanding, communication, and teamwork. Because the findings derive from a single-institution, post-activity self-report dataset, they indicate pedagogical promise rather than causal effectiveness. Longitudinal and mixed-methods studies should assess objective learning, retention, transfer, and professional outcomes.