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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2025

Perceived effect of COVID-19 infection on communication skills among adolescents in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia.

Malak A Al Shammari, Abdullah H Alnasser, Ahmed A Alsalman, Ali I Alkhalifah, Yousef W Alawadh, Abdulrahman G Aljabri, Ali T Alwail, Zeyad K Aljaili, Mohammed I Alsaihati, Ali Hussain Alkufair and 2 more

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Malak A Al ShammariDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah H AlnasserDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed A AlsalmanDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ali I AlkhalifahDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Yousef W AlawadhDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman G AljabriDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ali T AlwailDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Zeyad K AljailiDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed I AlsaihatiDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ali Hussain AlkufairDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ali H AlNassDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Reem D AlQahtaniDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Background: The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) defines communication impairment as difficulties in receiving, processing, sending, and understanding verbal and nonverbal symbols. Given the vital role of communication skills in our daily life and the high prevalence of COVID-19 among adolescents in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, this study aims to assess the perceived impact of COVID-19 on communication skills. Methods: This is a comparative cross-sectional study among middle and high school attendees, from public and private schools, in 4 major eastern province cities: (Alkhobar, Dammam, Qatif, and Alahsa). Results: Women had significantly higher odds of communication skills by 2.24 the odds compared with men (AOR = 2.24; CI = 1.44-3.52; Conclusion: Our findings show that despite contracting COVID-19, adolescents' self-perception of communication skills remains unaffected. Factors such as gender, family income, and single-parent households significantly differentiate adolescents with high communication skills from those with lower skills.

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Adolescentscommunication skillsCOVID-19 infectioninterpersonal relationshipsschools

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PMID41280577
PMCPMC12633957

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