To identify the relationship between safety culture structures and selected safety outcomes in isolation units, 120 registered nurses were invited to participate. Ten patient safety culture composites and two safety outcomes composites were measured. The patient safety composites with the highest positive scores were organizational learning, feedback and communication about error and teamwork within units. The composites with the lowest scores were staffing, and non-punitive response to errors. Positive significant correlations highlight staffing and non-punitive response to errors as key challenges for patient safe hospital care.

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Journal: International Journal of Nursing and Health Science 2017; 4(1):8-15

Background: Nurses are the heart of the palliative care team who provide high standards of care since they spend the longest time with patients. However, lack of adequate knowledge of palliative care is considered as one of the main obstacles to palliative care improvement. Aim: A survey was conducted to assess Saudi nursing students’ knowledge about palliative care. Methods: Using a descriptive design, 154 students who enrolled in first year and who will graduate within 1 year were surveyed in a nursing college located in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing (PCQN) was used to assess students’ knowledge. Results: The sample mean age was 22.1 (standard deviation (SD): 2.2), and most of the students were predominately female (93; 60.4%) and the majority were senior students who will be graduated within the current academic year (105; 68.2%). The total mean score of palliative care knowledge was low at 7.30 (SD: 0.56; range: 0-13), and the number of correctly answered statements ranged from 16 (10.4%, statement no. 7) to 91 (59.1%, statement no. 18). Eleven misconceptions about palliative care among participants are conceptually categorized into 3categories: principle and philosophy of palliative care, pain and symptom management, and psychological and spiritual care. Conclusion: Integrating palliative care education within the nursing programs is the backbone to improve nursing students’ knowledge, namely, in principles of palliative care and symptom management.

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Journal: 32(34):Journal of Palliative Care

Background: Spirituality has been recognized as an essential aspect of patient care. Aim: To assess the greatest facilitators that would help to provide spirituality for the pediatric end of life. Methods: A 250 oncology nurses were surveyed by Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating questionnaire. Findings: The greatest facilitators as perceived by nurses were respectively: believe in spirituality as a unifying force which enables one to be at peace with oneself and the world in Spirituality domain 4.34 (standard deviation (SD) 0.83); listening and allowing patients time to discuss and explore their fears in Spiritual Care domain 4.34 (SD 0.93); using art, creativity and self-expression in Religiosity Care domain 3.17 (SD 1.23); respect for privacy, dignity and religious and cultural beliefs of a patient in providing Personal Care domain 4.30 (SD 0.76). Conclusions: Many nursing-related facilitators to spirituality care were found. They need to be addressed and supported through education and training.

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Journal: International Journal of Palliative Nursing 25(3)

Background and purpose : The Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF12v2) is a commonly used measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The purpose of this study was to review research articles that used the SF12v2 survey for three age groups: adolescents, young to middle-aged adults, and middle to older-aged adults. Methods: EBSCO, CINAHL, and Ovid Journal databases were searched, and 12 articles were identified. Results: We found that the SF12v2 was used with diverse age groups. Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from 0.60 to 0.87, which support the internal consistency and reliability. The convergent validity of the SF12v2 was supported in some studies. Conclusions: The current line of evidence indicated that the SF12v2 is easy to use, reliable and valid. Future research needs to evaluate the population health status and HRQOL changes over time.

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Journal: Journal of Nursing Measurement

Being overweight and obese in adolescence are significant global public health issues which threaten the viability of basic healthcare delivery in many countries. The number of affected adolescents is growing at an alarming rate. Behavioural treatment, which refers to a set of principles and techniques designed to help people reverse maladaptive eating and activity habits, has become a crucial part of most programmes designed to address overweight and obesity. This article outlines three steps involved in the behavioural treatment of overweight and obesity in dolescents: antecedents, eating behaviour and the consequences of eating behaviour. Regular and consistent daily recording of food intake and the individual’s activitie

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Journal: Nursing Children and Young People. 29(9)

Background: Little is known about the factors that are associated with students‟ utilisation of university health centre services. The current study examines factors associated with utilisation of university health centre services by students. Methods: Data were collected from 440 university students using a cross-sectional study design and self-reported questionnaire. Results: University health centre services were utilised by 147 (39.5%) of the students in the past 6 months. Utilisation of university health centre services was associated with gender, faculty, tobacco use and chronic illnesses. The main predictor of university health centre services utilisation at 6 months was chronic illnesses (OR=4.205). Conclusions: Although several factors were associated with university health centre services utilisation, chronic illness was the most important predictor.

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Journal: Int J Community Med Public Health. 2017 ;4(6):1858-1862

Objective: This study assesses utilisation of university health centre services in the past 6 months and perceived barriers towards utilisation among university students. Methods: Using cross-sectional design, a self-administered questionnaire was collected from 240 students. Frequencies were used to illustrate students’ utilisation, health conditions they presented with, and their perception of barriers. Results: Health centre services were used by less than half of the students in the past 6 months, with the most frequent health conditions for utilisation being influenza (23.5%), headache (14.7%) and abdominal pain (11.8%). About 64.6% of the students were satisfied with health centre services. However, unavailability of drugs (22.5%), medical staff/student relationships (17.1%), medical staff and doctors’ experience (10%), inadequate referral services (8.3%), and long waiting time (5%) were barriers perceived by students to affect their utilisation. Conclusion: This study highlights university students’ health-seeking behaviour that will help to promote health among Jordanian university students.

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Journal: International Journal of Health Sciences & Research Vol.7; Issue: 4; 2017

Background Asthma is a chronic illness of the airways that can cause a persistent cough. The illness affects a significant population of young people worldwide and can affect their ongoing quality of life. Aim To explore Jordanian adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes to asthma. Method A cross-sectional research design was used with a convenience sample of 302 adolescents from six schools in northern Jordan, who completed a self-reported knowledge and attitude survey. Results Although the adolescents had an adequate knowledge level about asthma, several areas of knowledge deficit were identified and some negative attitudes were demonstrated. No significant association was found between adolescents’ level of knowledge and their attitudes to adolescents with asthma. Conclusion Jordanian adolescents need more educational programmes about living with life‑changing chronic illnesses such as asthma, and about how the knowledge and positive attitudes of peer groups can normalise the illness for the affected person, enhancing their quality of life.

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Journal: Nurs Child Young People. 2017, 10;29(6):27-31.

Older adults are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with long-term conditions than those in other age groups. The aim of this study was to examine long‑term conditions associated with, and predictive of, primary health care (PHC) service use among older adults living in the Irbid Governorate of Jordan over the previous one, six and 12 months. Cross‑sectional data were collected from 190 adults aged 60 years and above. Face-to-face interviews were conducted within the catchment areas associated with three comprehensive healthcare centres. Results show that rates of PHC service use among older adults with long-term conditions are high, with heart conditions, diabetes and hypertension the most consistent predictors of service use.

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Journal: Primary Health Care. 26, 2, 31-35.

A cross-sectional study (n = 108) was conducted to assess medication adherence levels among people with mental illness in Jordan using the Arabic version of Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. The findings showed a significant negative correlation between patients’ level of adherence, frequency of admissions, and relapses per year and a negative correlation between adherence level and frequency of follow up appointments per month. Nonadherence to antipsychotic medication in Jordan is very high and the reasons for this need to be further explored as nonadherence negatively effects the global burden of disease associated with mental illness, particularly in developing countries.

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Journal: Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Volume 37, 2016 - Issue 12