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  1. Fulltext Social Media Addiction and Loneliness Among Individuals Undergoing Substance Use Rehabilitation: The Role of Demographics
    Suhaimi AM, Ru KW, Ibrahim UI, Abu Samah NH, Jamshed S, Iqbal A, et al.
    Healthcare (Basel), 2026 Oct 21;14(20).
    PMID: 42940585 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14203540
    Background: Social media addiction and loneliness are important psychosocial concerns among individuals undergoing rehabilitation for substance use disorders. This study examined the levels of social media addiction and loneliness and their relationship among residents of Malaysian rehabilitation centers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among individuals undergoing rehabilitation at three PUSPEN centers in Kelantan and Terengganu, Malaysia. The Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) and 8-item UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA-8) were administered. Associations were examined using Spearman's correlation and multiple linear regression. Results: The mean age of participants was 26.53 ± 6.59 years. The mean BSMAS score was 16.12 ± 4.94, with mild social media addiction being the most common category (41.9%), followed by low (27.1%), moderate (18.6%), and high (12.4%) levels. The mean UCLA-8 loneliness score was 16.91 ± 5.63, with 44.2% reporting moderate loneliness, 41.9% low loneliness, and 14.0% high loneliness. Continuous BSMAS scores were weakly and positively correlated with UCLA-8 scores (rs = 0.211, p = 0.016). In the adjusted regression model, female gender was significantly associated with higher loneliness scores (B = 3.861, p = 0.015), whereas social media addiction was no longer significant (B = 0.151, p = 0.134). Conclusions: While mild social media addiction and moderate loneliness are common among individuals in substance rehabilitation, feeling lonely is more closely linked to baseline demographic characteristics than to pre-admission digital habits. Because accounting for gender substantially reduces the apparent connection between digital addiction and isolation, institutional policies should move beyond simple device restrictions to address residents' underlying psychosocial needs.
  2. Fulltext Serological markers of transfusion transmissible infections and ABO blood groups in Najran, Saudi Arabia
    Alshehri AA, Adebayo Irekeola A, Merae Alshahrani M, Mohammed Abdul KS, Ahmed Asiri S, Aboluluy BF, et al.
    Saudi Med J, 2024 Jul;45(7):667-674.
    PMID: 38955448 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.7.20240338
    OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the prevalence of transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs) across diverse donor groups in the Najran province. Additionally, to establish a potential association between the development of TTI and the donors' blood group, as determined by the ABO/Rh blood grouping system.

    METHODS: Blood donation data of 4120 donors, spanning from January to December 2020, were retrospectively reviewed. The blood were screened for TTI markers, including hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis B core (anti-HBc), anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), anti-human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2 (anti-HIV1&2), anti-human T-lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (anti-HTLV-1&2), and syphilis antigen.

    RESULTS: Positive TTI markers were detected in 10.9% of the donors. The most detected TTI marker was anti-HBc (8.9%), followed by HBsAg (0.7%). Other markers were individually detected in <1% of the donors. Anti-HBc-positive was significantly elevated among non-Saudi blood donors. There was an association between age groups and anti-HCV (p=0.002), anti-HTLV (p=0.004) and syphilis antigen (p=0.02) markers positivity. The AB positive blood group exhibited the most positivity for TTI markers, followed by O positive blood group. Similarly, association was found between ABO group and HBsAg (p=0.01), anti-HBc (p=0.001), and anti-HCV (p<0.001) markers positivity.

    CONCLUSION: Emphasis on implementing robust screening measures for donated blood is underscored by this study. There is the need for future study to extensively evaluate TTI status to enhance our understanding of the trend in TTI.

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