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{"title":"NURSES’ PERCEPTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC","authors":"Nawal A. Asiri, Mona S. Alqahtani, Mesfer M. Alqashanin, Abdullah Mozher, A. Alqarni, L. S. Benjamin, O. Mostafa","doi":"10.5742/mejn2021.9378016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/mejn2021.9378016","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Nursing as a profession has been consistently challenging. As a result of the unstable conditions and continuous unpredictable changes in work environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are experiencing twice the pressure than nurses who are recruited in normal circumstances. Organizational support is essential to assist nurses in reducing job-related stress. Objective: To evaluate nurses’ perceived organizational support during the COVID-19 pandemic in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional design was followed in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia that included 288 nurses working in 13 governmental hospitals. A self-administered questionnaire was designed by the researchers (in both English and Arabic versions), which included sociodemographic characteristics and the COVID Organizational Support Scale. Results: Most participant were Saudi (79.5%), females (91.3%), and aged 23-35 years (93.1%). About two-thirds of nurses (61.8%) had 1-2 years of work experience in Saudi Arabia. Most nurses (87.2%) had a Bachelor degree. Most participants dealt with COVID-19 patients and had previous experience with previous outbreaks (77.8% for both). The majority of nurses agreed regarding having access to appropriate personal protective equipment (75.3%), and getting tested for COVID-19 when they need to (70.8%). However, 90.3% of participants agreed that they are exposed to the risk of getting COVID-19 at work and they may take the virus home to their families, while 22.2% agreed that they have access to childcare during increased work hours and school closure, and 46.5% lack access to up-to-date information and communication from the healthcare system. Almost half of nurses (47.2%) perceived a poor organization support level, while 44.1% perceived good support level and only 8.7% perceived an excellent support level. Poor organizational support was most perceived by those aged 23-35 years (49.3%, p=0.044), while it was least perceived by female nurses (47.9%), non-Saudi nurses (50.8%), single nurses (48.8%), having no children (49.5%), with 1-2 years’ experience in Saudi Arabia (50%), with Bachelor degree (48.6%), who deal with COVID-19 patients (50%) and with no previous experience with previous outbreaks. However, apart from nurses’ age groups, differences in perceived organizational support according to nurses’ personal characteristics were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Nurses’ perceived organizational support in Aseer Region during the COVID-19 pandemic is suboptimal. Therefore, training should be provided to nurses in order to handle and cope with the increased workload during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to mitigate any experienced exhaustion. Key Words: Organizational Support; Nursing; COVID-19; Saudi Arabia.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133455436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"OBESITY MAY ACTUALLY BE A PRECIRRHOTIC CONDITION IN ADULTS","authors":"M. Helvaci, E. Altıntaş, M. Yaprak, R. Davran, A. Abyad, Lesley Pocock","doi":"10.5742/mejn2021.9378017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/mejn2021.9378017","url":null,"abstract":"Background: There may be some significant relationships between the umbilical hernia, obesity, and cirrhosis during the process of metabolic syndrome in adults. Method: Consecutive patients with an umbilical hernia and/or a surgical repair history of the umbilical hernia were included. Results: There are 46 patients with the umbilical hernia with a mean age of 62.0 years, and 73.9% of them were female. Body mass index was higher in the hernia patients (33.6 versus 29.1 kg/m2, p= 0.000). Although the prevalence of hypertension (HT) was also higher in the hernia group (50.0% versus 27.3%, p<0.01), mean values of triglycerides and low density lipoproteins and prevalence of white coat hypertension (WCH) were lower in them (p<0.05 for all). Although prevalences of diabetes mellitus (DM) and coronary heart disease (CHD) were also higher in the hernia patients, the differences were nonsignificant, probably due to the small sample size of the hernia group. Conclusion: There may be some significant relationships between the umbilical hernia, obesity, cirrhosis, and other endpoints of the metabolic syndrome including HT, DM, and CHD, probably on the bases of prolonged inflammatory, atherosclerotic, and pressure effects of excessive fat tissue on abdominal wall muscles. The inverse relationships between obesity and hypertriglyceridemia and hyperbetalipoproteinemia may be explained by the hepatic fat accumulation, inflammation, and fibrosis induced relatively lost hepatic functions in obesity. Similarly, the inverse relationship between obesity and WCH may be explained by progression of WCH into overt HT in obesity. So obesity may actually be a precirrhotic condition in adults. Key words: Obesity, cirrhosis, metabolic syndrome, umbilical hernia, hepatosteatosis, atherosclerosis, end-organ insufficiency","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132966203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"MUMPS CONTROL AND PREVENTION KNOWLEDGE IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN BALAD CITY","authors":"Ahmed Mahmood Younus, A. R. Sarhat","doi":"10.5742/mejn2020.93792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/mejn2020.93792","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129611180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"BARRIERS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING ROLE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SETTINGS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW","authors":"M. Fatemi, Kathleen Benjamin, Jessie Johnson, Robyn O'Dwyer","doi":"10.5742/mejn2020.93794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/mejn2020.93794","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121955098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"HOW DOES CASE-BASED LEARNING STRATEGY INFLUENCE NURSING STUDENTS’ CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING ABILITY IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING EDUCATION? AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW","authors":"B. Hammad, I. Khalaf","doi":"10.5742/mejn2020.93791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/mejn2020.93791","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125457859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT AMONG NURSES WORKING IN CANCER CENTER; AN EXPERIENCE FROM QATAR","authors":"Khadra S. Yassin, A. Bulushi, Nima M. I. Ali, Zeinab Idris, Ziad Abuessa, M. Yassin, Z. Mahfoud","doi":"10.5742/mejn2020.93788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/mejn2020.93788","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The study aims to explore pain knowledge and attitudes of oncology nurses working in Qatar. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used to explore nurse’s knowledge and attitudes about cancer pain. The Nurses Knowledge and Attitude Survey Regarding Pain (NKASRP) survey was used. The NKASRP score differences were examined among nurses with varying demographics, levels of pain education and experience. Population of 159 oncology nurses working at National Center of Cancer Care and research (NCCCR) Qatar.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130690308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"BODY WEIGHT AND PLASMA LIPOPROTEINS","authors":"M. Helvaci, M. Duru, A. Abyad, Lesley Pocock","doi":"10.5742/mejn2020.93787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/mejn2020.93787","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Body weight may have some effects on plasma lipoproteins. Methods: The study was performed in the Hematology and Internal Medicine Polyclinics on patients with sickle cell diseases (SCD) and routine check up cases. Results: The study included 122 patients with the SCD (58 females) and 176 age and sex-matched control cases, totally. Mean age of patients with the SCD was 28.6 years. The mean body weight and body mass index were significantly retarded in patients with the SCD (71.6 versus 57.8 kg and 24.9 versus 20.7 kg/m2, respectively, p= 0.000 for both), whereas the mean body heights wasere similar in both groups (166.1 versus 168.5 cm, p>0.05). Parallel to the retarded mean body weight, mean values of the low density lipoproteins (LDL), high density lipoproteins (HDL), and alanine aminotransferase were also lower in patients with the SCD, significantly (p= 0.000 for all). Parallel to the retarded mean body weight again, mean values of the systolic and diastolic blood pressures were significanly lower in patients with the SCD (113.3 versus 118.8 and 72.3 versus 83.6 mmHg, respectively, p<0.01 for both). Conclusion: Body weight may be the major determining factor of LDL and HDL values in the plasma.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126470815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"MONITORING BURNOUT IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND EMERGENCY","authors":"Rasha A. Almubark, Yahya Almaleh, N. BinDhim, Mona Almedaini, A. Almutairi, S. Alqahtani","doi":"10.5742/mejn2020.93790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/mejn2020.93790","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Burnout among healthcare workers (HCWs) is a prolonged unhealthy response to chronic interpersonal and emotional stress originating in the workplace Prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, burnout was prevalent among HCWs in many intensive care units (ICUs) and emergency departments (EDs) around the world In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of burnout among nurses working in the ICU and ED in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 crisis, and to investigate efforts that can be made to decrease the levels of burnout while the pandemic continues Methods: This work presents an interim analysis of data from one clinical site belonging to a larger study An online anonymous survey was developed to measure the following domains: personal factors, occupational factors, personal opinions related to COVID-19, and burnout level A link to this survey was distributed to ICU and ED nurses at four clinical sites by the site principal investigator Data from one site were obtained and a descriptive interim analysis was conducted using R software Results: Forty-seven surveys were available for analysis A majority (81%) of respondents worked in the pediatric ED, and 40% had worked over 80 hours in the past two weeks Seventy percent of the subjects expressed they were afraid of infecting people at home with COVID-19, and 68% expressed fear of becoming infected themselves Overall, 30% of respondents were classified as having moderate burnout, while only 11% had high burnout levels Discussion: Although burnout was prevalent in many ICUs and EDs before COVID-19, it is now more important than ever to manage and prevent it to maintain a robust healthcare workforce The numbers from our study indicate a high prevalence of burnout among Saudi Arabian nurses, and are comparable to studies among European HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic A question is raised as to whether burnout is an inevitable response to working in healthcare and, in that case, what levels of burnout can be considered acceptable A new approach is needed to monitor burnout among HCWs and implement policy interventions to reduce and prevent it","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132866334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"BODY WEIGHT AND BLOOD PRESSURE","authors":"M. Helvaci, M. Yaprak, A. Abyad, Lesley Pocock","doi":"10.5742/mejn2020.93786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/mejn2020.93786","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Body weight may have some effects on systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) in the body. Methods: The study was performed in the Hematology and Internal Medicine Polyclinics on patients with sickle cell diseases (SCD) and routine check up cases. Results: The study included 122 patients with the SCD (58 females) and 176 age and sex-matched control cases, totally. Mean age of patients with the SCD was 28.6 years. When we compared the patients and control groups, the mean body weight and body mass index were significantly retarded in patients with the SCD (71.6 versus 57.8 kg and 24.9 versus 20.7 kg/m2, respectively, p= 0.000 for both), whereas the mean body height was similar in both groups (166.1 versus 168.5 cm, p>0.05). Parallel to the retarded mean body weight, mean values of the low density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins, and alanine aminotransferase were also lower in patients with the SCD (p= 0.000 for all). Parallel to the retarded mean body weight again, mean values of the systolic and diastolic BP were significanly lower in patients with the SCD (113.3 versus 118.8 and 72.3 versus 83.6 mmHg, respectively, p<0.01 for both). Conclusion: Body weight may be the major determining factor of systolic and diastolic BP in the body.","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"319 11","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120840224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"High and Low Density Lipoproteins May Be Negative Acute Phase Proteins of the Metabolic Syndrome","authors":"M. Helvaci, A. Abyad, Lesley Pocock","doi":"10.5742/mejn.2020.93784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5742/mejn.2020.93784","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":340840,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Nursing","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115746044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}