Browsing by Author "maziz"
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Assessing Barriers to and Level of Adherence to Hypertension Therapy among Palestinians Living in the Gaza Strip: A Chance for Policy Innovation
(Hindawi Limited, 2020-09-24)Hypertension is a major health concern, especially in low-income countries. Nonadherence and poor or no persistence in adhering to hypertension treatment regimens result in uncontrolled high blood pressure, increasing rates ... -
Assessing Barriers to and Level of Adherence to Hypertension Therapy among Palestinians Living in the Gaza Strip: A Chance for Policy Innovation
Introduction. Hypertension is a major health concern, especially in low-income countries. Nonadherence and poor or no persistence in adhering to hypertension treatment regimens result in uncontrolled high blood pressure, ... -
Assessing spiritual well-being of Palestinian Cardiac Patients: A reflection for a new spiritual care policy
(الجامعة الإسلامية - غزة, 2017)Religious and spiritual beliefs are important factors that influence quality of life outcome of patients diagnosed with chronic diseases such as heart disease. Spirituality is an important component of overall well-being ... -
Attitude of Palestinian nursing students toward caring for dying patients: a call for change in health education policy
(SAGE Publications, 2016)Death is a natural process that occurs each day. Some nursing students may encounter the experience of taking care of a dying patient while others do not. Therefore, their attitude toward death and caring for dying patients ... -
Attitudes of doctors and nurses to patient safety and errors in medical practice in the Gaza-Strip: a cross-sectional study
(BMJ, 2019-08)Objectives This study examined the attitudes of nurses and doctors to key patient safety concepts, evaluated differences and similarities between professional groups and assessed positive and negative attitudes to identify ... -
Causes and consequences of unintended pregnancies in the Gaza-Strip: A qualitative study
(BMJ, 2019-04)Abstract Background Little is known about unintended pregnancies in the Gaza Strip. This study explored causes and consequences of unintended pregnancies among women in the Gaza Strip. Methods This was a qualitative ... -
Choices and services related to contraception in the Gaza strip, Palestine: perceptions of service users and providers
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-12)Reliable contraception enables women and men to plan their family sizes and avoid unintended pregnancies, which can cause distress and anxiety, but also increase maternal mortality. This study explored potential barriers ... -
Clients' Perception Toward Quality of Postnatal Care in The Gaza Strip, Palestine: A Direction for Health Policy Change
Introduction: Most maternal and neonatal deaths occur during the postnatal period. Therefore, the quality of care provided by healthcare professionals at this critical time is crucial in reducing complications, morbidity, ... -
Four years after the 2014 war against Gaza Strip, post-traumatic stress disorder among people who were forced to leave their homes during the war: a cross-sectional study
Introduction: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common, disabling disorder that appears after the exposure to a traumatic experience. Post-traumatic stress leads to a pattern of symptoms that include a delayed ... -
Impact of a mobile phone app on adherence to treatment regimens among hypertensive patients: A randomized clinical trial study
Background: Hypertension is one of the most prevalent long-term diseases seen in many countries, including Palestine. Patients with poorly controlled blood pressure are more likely to develop several complications. Therefore; ... -
Importance of Spiritual Care for Cardiac Patients Admitted to Coronary Care Units in the Gaza Strip: Patients’ Perception
(Sage Publications, 2014)Purpose: This study aimed to assess the perception of hospitalized cardiac patients in coronary care units (CCUs) in the Gaza Strip about the importance of assessing and providing spiritual care to them. Design: This was ... -
Mapping the road for a new spiritual care policy: Identifying barriers and enhancing factors for providing spiritual care to cardiac patients
(Routledge, 2016)This study is designed to explore barriers and solutions for providing spiritual care to hospitalized cardiac patients living in the Gaza Strip. A qualitative approach using a semi-structured interview format with 12 health ... -
Negotiated reorienting: a grounded theory of nurses’ end-of-life decision-making in the intensive care unit
(Pergamon, 2015)Background Intensive care units (ICUs) focus on treatment for those who are critically ill and interventions to prolong life. Ethical issues arise when decisions have to be made regarding the withdrawal and withholding of ... -
Patient safety culture among nurses working in Palestinian governmental hospital: a pathway to a new policy
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-12)Providing safe care helps to reduce mortality, morbidity, length of hospital stay and cost. Patient safety is highly linked to attitudes of health care providers, where those with more positive attitudes achieve higher ... -
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Health Care Providers Following The Israeli Attacks Against Gaza Strip in 2014: A call for Immediate Policy Actions
(2016)This study aimed to assess the level of posttraumatic stress disorder and to examine the relationship between exposure to war stress and posttraumatic symptoms among health care providers following Israeli offensives ... -
Post-traumatic stress disorder among health care providers two years following the Israeli attacks against Gaza Strip in August 2014: Another call for policy intervention
(2018)This study aimed to assess the level of posttraumatic stress disorder and to examine the relationship between exposure to war stress and posttraumatic symptoms among health care providers two years following Israeli ... -
Quality of life of people wounded in the 2014 conflict in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study
(Elsevier, 2017)Background In the past 6 years, three conflicts have taken place in the Gaza Strip. The last conflict, in 2014, continued for 51 days and left 2191 people dead and 10 895 wounded. We aimed to assess quality of life of ... -
Quality of life of people wounded in the Gaza war
(MA Healthcare, 2016)In the last eight years, there have been three wars between Israel and the Gaza Strip. The last war (2014) continued for 51 days and left 2191 dead and 10 895 wounded. This study aimed to assess quality of life (QOL) of ... -
Safety Culture in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the Gaza Strip, Palestine: A Need for Policy Change
(WB Saunders, 2017)Introduction Assessment of the prevailing safety culture within the Gazan health care system can be used to identify problem areas. Specifically, the need for improvements, raising awareness about patient safety, the ...
