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Quality of life of people wounded in the 2014 conflict in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study

Abu-El-Noor, Nasser I.; Ajedi, Ashraf Yaqoub; Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon K. (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 ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Health Care Providers Following The Israeli Attacks Against Gaza Strip in 2014: A call for Immediate Policy Actions

Abu-El-Noor, Nasser I.; Aljeesh, Yousef I.; Radwan, Abdalkarim S.; Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon K.; Qddura, Ibrahim A.; Khadoura, Khalid J.; Alnawajha, Samer Khader (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 ...

Attitude of Palestinian nursing students toward caring for dying patients: a call for change in health education policy

Abu-El-Noor, Nasser I.; Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon K. (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 ...

Quality of life of people wounded in the Gaza war

Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon K.; Abu-El-Noor, Nasser I.; Eljedi, Ashraf Y. (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 ...

Mapping the road for a new spiritual care policy: Identifying barriers and enhancing factors for providing spiritual care to cardiac patients

Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon K.; Abu-El-Noor, Nasser I. (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

Gallagher, Ann; Bousso, Regina Szylit; Mccarthy, Joan; Kohlen, Helen; Andrews, Tom; Paganini, Maria Cristina; Abu-El-Noor, Nasser I.; Cox, Anna; Haas, Margit; Arber, Anne; Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon K.; Baliza, Michelle Freire; Padilha, Katia Grillo; Group, Making IN Intensive Care Research (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 ...

End of Life-Decisions: An Islamic Perspective

Abu-El-Noor, Nasser I.; Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon K. (2014)

Importance of Spiritual Care for Cardiac Patients Admitted to Coronary Care Units in the Gaza Strip: Patients’ Perception

Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon K.; Abu-El-Noor, Nasser I. (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 ...

Spiritual care for cardiac patients admitted to coronary care units in Gaza Strip: Cardiac patients’ perception

Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon K. (الجامعة الإسلامية - غزة, 2012)

 Heart disease is the leading cause of death among the Palestinian people. Since there is a high correlation between stress and heart disease, preventing and relieving stress become a major concern for this group of ...

Assessing Barriers to and Level of Adherence to Hypertension Therapy among Palestinians Living in the Gaza Strip: A Chance for Policy Innovation

Abu-El-noor, Nasser; Aljeesh, Yousef I.; Böttcher, Bettina; Abu-El-noor, Mysoon

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, ...