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Background: In December 2019, a pandemic emerged from Wuhan, China, caused by a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS COV-2) due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, various governments and health authorities implemented various measures to prevent the spread of the disease. The quarantine was the most effective measure; however, it has a negative effect on chronically diseased patients, especially hypertensive patients. In this study, we aim to explore the impact of the coronavirus disease lockdown on hypertensive patients in Saudi Arabia in terms of their quality of life and routine checkups. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was designed and distributed to 226 patients with hypertension. Data was collected using Google form and then analyzed using SPSS, and A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The study shows correlation between the pandemic and increase stress level among 65.9% of participants. 40.3% of participants reported that the measurements of blood pressure during the pandemic were much higher, and 47.3% of patients refused to visit health care facilities for their regular follow-ups during the lockdown. Also 63% of patients had developed complications from hypertension during the pandemic.

Shaik Mohamed Asif,1 Khalil Ibrahim Assiri,1 Hussain Mohammed Al Muburak,1 Fawaz Abdul Hamid Baig,2 Saeed Abdullah Arem,1 Suraj Arora,3 Shaik Mohammed Shamsudeen,1 Mansoor Shariff,4 Shaheen Shamsuddin,5 Anas Abdullah Mohammed Lahiq4 1Department of Diagnostic Science and Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Shaik Mohamed Asif, Department of Diagnostic Science and Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tel +966 557361821, Email masif020@gmail.comPurpose: Dentists face a great deal of professional stress, in dental school and in practice. Their personal, as well as professional lives, get affected negatively by stress and poor mental health. This study aims to evaluate anxiety and depression among dentists of Abha in kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 246 registered dentists of Abha to assess anxiety and depression. Participants willing to participate, and completely filled questionnaire were included in study. Data regarding demography, work-related characters, lifestyle and self-reported physical and mental status were collected. Mental status was measured by using pre validated questionnaire Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 20) by IBM. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, independent t test and one way ANOVA were used to analyze the data at the significant interval of p≤ 0.05.Results: Different levels of anxiety and depression were noticed both in males and female dentist. There was no statistical difference in the mean scores between males and females. There was a statistical difference of anxiety and depression scores noticed among dentist working in government institution, with five to ten years of experience. Habits of smoking were shown to significantly affect the risk of anxiety and depression scores.Conclusion: Dentist due to nature of the practice are prone for anxiety and clinical depression. Stress coping methods should be included in dental curriculum which would indirectly improve professional abilities and personal life.Keywords: anxiety, dentists, depression

PURPOSE: Dentists face a great deal of professional stress, in dental school and in practice. Their personal, as well as professional lives, get affected negatively by stress and poor mental health. This study aims to evaluate anxiety and depression among dentists of Abha in kingdom of Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 246 registered dentists of Abha to assess anxiety and depression. Participants willing to participate, and completely filled questionnaire were included in study. Data regarding demography, work-related characters, lifestyle and self-reported physical and mental status were collected. Mental status was measured by using pre validated questionnaire Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 20) by IBM. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, independent t test and one way ANOVA were used to analyze the data at the significant interval of p≤0.05. RESULTS: Different levels of anxiety and depression were noticed both in males and female dentist. There was no statistical difference in the mean scores between males and females. There was a statistical difference of anxiety and depression scores noticed among dentist working in government institution, with five to ten years of experience. Habits of smoking were shown to significantly affect the risk of anxiety and depression scores. CONCLUSION: Dentist due to nature of the practice are prone for anxiety and clinical depression. Stress coping methods should be included in dental curriculum which would indirectly improve professional abilities and personal life.

This volume provides new insights in the concept of shari'a in the West, and sets out a framework of how shari'a in the West can be studied. The premise of this volume is that one needs to focus on the question 'What do Muslims do in terms of shari'a?' rather than 'What is shari'a?'. This perspective shows that the practice of Sharia is restricted to a limited set of rules that mainly relate to religious rituals, family law and social interaction. The framework of this volume then continues to explore two more interactions: the Western responses to these practices of shari'a and, in turn, the Muslim legal reaction to these responses