Faculty of Nursing: Recent submissions
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DMFT Index of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Attending UNRWA Health Centers in Gaza Governorates
(2020-02)ABSTRACT Background: Oral Health (OH) is an essential component of general health, oral diseases have a negative social impact and adverse consequences on the quality of life, while their treatment places a considerable ... -
Periodontal Status of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Attending UNRWA Health Centers in Gaza Governorates
(2020-02)ABSTRACT Background: Diabetes aff ects millions of people each year, it is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Periodontal disease has recently been recognized as the “sixth complication” of ... -
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Low Motivation to Change: Randomized Controlled Trial in a Psychiatric Hospital in Gaza Strip
(2020-03-18)Abstract The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) program in reinforcing motivation to change among patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) in the Gaza Strip. The experimental ... -
Barriers to managing and delivery of care to war-injured survivors or patients with non-communicable disease: a qualitative study of Palestinian patients’ and policy-makers’ perspectives
(2020-12)Background: Improving access to optimal quality of care is a core priority and ambitious health policy goal in spite of impediments, threats and challenges in Palestine. Understanding the factors that may impede quality ... -
Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy in reinforcing positive adaption among patients with substance use disorders in the Gaza Strip
(Taylor & Franci, 2020-08-17)Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a serious threat to health and society, Focusing on the positive personality traits of the addict and reinforcing them through the CBT program is an important factor in addiction ... -
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 ... -
PerceptionsofNon-CommunicableDiseaseandWar Injury Management in the Palestinian Health System: AQualitative Study of Healthcare Providers Perspectives
(Dovepress, 2020)Background: Palestine, like other low-income countries, is confronting an increasing epidemic of non-communicable disease (NCD) and trend of war injury. The management of health problems often presents a critical challenge ... -
Determining the Prevalence of and the Factors Associated with Antihypertensive Medication Non-Adherence in the Gaza Strip
(The Korean Academy of Family Medicine, 2020-03-02)Background: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of and determine the factors associated with antihypertensive medication (A-HTNM) non-adherence among hypertension care seekers attending primary health clinics in ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among Mothers of Newborns Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Gaza Strip
(2018-10-07)Objective: To determine the prevalence and level of anxiety and depression among mothers of newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units in Gaza Strip. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study including 195 mothers ... -
Oral Misoprostol as an Alternative Labor Induction Method: A Case Control Study
(2019-04-12)Background: Misoprostol is a new promising agent for cervical ripening and induction of labor. The ideal dose; route and frequency of administration of misoprostol are still under investigation. Aims: To examine 50 μg ... -
Health service utilization in patients with major depression and co-morbid pain
(2009)Patients with depression often have co-morbid pain symptoms. However, rates of service utilization by psychiatric in-patients with co-morbid pain symptoms are unknown. The purpose of this study is to estimate whether ... -
Staff Developed IP Program Increases Antimicrobial Stewardship and Decreases HAIs Rates
(2013)The burden of Hospital Associated Infections (HAIs) in intensive care units is extremely high and cannot be overemphasized, with more than one third ofa all HAIs being acquired in intensive care units. This study firstly ... -
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 ... -
Early signals detection of crisis in main governmental hospitals in Gaza Strip
(2018)The Study aimed to assess the crisis early signals detection in main governmental hospitals in the Gaza Strip. The design of this study descriptive, analytic, a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods (mixed ... -
Risk factors for dyslipidemia among hypertensive patients attending the laboratory of the european Gaza hospital:case control study
(2014)Dyslipidemia is a worldwide health problem that is rising steadily. The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors that may lead to dyslipidemia in hypertensive patients, which in turn may contribute to the preparation ... -
Quality of Life Among Thalassemia Children Patients in the Gaza Strip
(2016)This study aimed to assess the quality of life of children (3-12 years) diagnosed with Thalassemia in Gaza Strip. A descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional design was used. All children 3-12 years old who were diagnosed ...