Prevalence, risk factors, and protective factors of tobacco use among school-going adolescents at drug-abuse hot-spots in Malaysia.

The high prevalence rate of tobacco consumption among teenage school students has become a global issue with profound implications for their developmental trajectory. Research conducted at drug-abuse hot-spots as a proximal factor related to tobacco use has been limited. Therefore, the present study examined the prevalence, risk factors, and protective factors of tobacco use among adolescents at drug-abuse hot-spots in Malaysia.

Assessment of applications for reprocessing single-use devices: Experiences from Taiwan.

Background: Reprocessing single-use medical devices (SUDs) is a common procedure worldwide. However, standardized guidelines are needed to ensure the quality and safety of reprocessed SUDs.

Aim: This study aimed to examine the factors associated with SUD reprocessing in Taiwanese medical settings.

Response to COVID-19 vaccination: Psychological stress and intentions of nursing personnel in Taiwan.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has been officially declared over, the global community must remain prepared for future outbreaks. In this regard, understanding the factors associated with willingness to get vaccinated among healthcare workers - given their critical role in infection control - remains essential. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the factors associated with nursing personnel's intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Arabic Version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2): Psychometric Evaluation Among Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disabilities.

Mothers of children with intellectual disabilities are particularly vulnerable to mental distress due to demanding and exhausting caregiving. However, in the Arab world, they are seldom screened for depression because of limited diagnostic resources. Addressing the urgent need for brief and reliable screening tools, this study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) among 85 Saudi mothers.

Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic version of the Eight-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-8): Specific cultural considerations for the assessment of depression.

Background: Despite extensive evaluations of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD), its shortest version, the Eight-Item version (CESD-8), is less investigated, with absolute lack of information on its psychometric properties in the Arab world.

Methods: To fill the gap, data collected via an anonymous online survey from Saudi samples of students ( 979, 422) and employees ( 314), were analyzed through exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and multigroup analysis to examine the structure and measurement invariance of the CESD-8. Convergent validity and internal consistency tests involved correlating the CESD-8 with its subscales, item analysis measures, and intra class correlations.

Psychometric evaluation of the Indonesian Nomophobia Questionnaire among college students: Measurement invariance across gender and levels of problematic smartphone use.

With increasing technology advancement, including the rising use of smartphones, some individuals rely heavily on smartphones in their daily lives and become increasingly anxious if they do not have access to their smartphones (i.e., nomophobia [no mobile phobia]).

Mediated effects of subjective well-being in the association of religiosity and religious belief with quality of life among patients with cancer: A cross-sectional study.

Purpose: The present study examined the associations between religiosity, religious beliefs, and quality of life (QoL) and evaluated the potential mediating role of well-being components in these associations among cancer patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Algerian cancer patients recruited from the University Hospital of Sidi Bel Abbes Cancer Center. Participants completed Arabic versions of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief and questions assessing well-being, religiosity, and religious beliefs.

Effects of Forced-Air Warming Blanket on Anxiety Reduction and Thermal Comfort Improvement With Physical Indicators for Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Quasi-experimental Study.

Purpose: Keeping warm is important for patients undergoing an operation because intraoperative or postoperative hypothermia may result in complications and mortality. In addition, patients undergoing an operation could have higher levels of anxiety, and keeping them warm may be helpful for anxiety reduction. This study examined if using a forced-air warming blanket from the intraoperative to postoperative period could help reduce anxiety, improve thermal comfort, and maintain core body temperatures for patients undergoing an abdominal operation.

Development of an RT-LAMP Assay for Detecting (M) in Species: Enhancing AMR Surveillance Within the One Health Sectors.

The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria in humans, animals, and the environment underscores the necessity for a rapid, sensitive, and specific method to identify resistance genes. : This study aims to develop a reliable detection tool for identifying the tetracycline-resistant gene (M) in species using a real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay. Real-time visualization through a turbidimeter enabled precise estimation of time-to-positivity for gene detection.

Online and Offline Social Sensitivity as Mediator Between Online Vigilance and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Algerian Female Students.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of online and offline social sensitivity in the association between online vigilance and mental health outcomes-specifically depression, anxiety, and stress-among Algerian female university students. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 438 Algerian female university students. Validated scales were utilized to measure online vigilance, social sensitivity (both online and offline), and psychological distress.

Loneliness among dementia caregivers: evaluation of the psychometric properties and cutoff score of the Three-item UCLA Loneliness Scale.

Introduction: Dementia is a chronic progressive syndrome, with an entire loss of function in the late stages. The care of this demanding condition is primarily provided by family members, who often suffer from chronic burnout, distress, and loneliness. This instrumental study aimed to examine the factor structure, reliability, convergent validity, criterion validity, and cutoff scores of a short loneliness measure: the Three-Item version of the University of California, Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale (UCLALS3) in a convenience sample of dementia family caregivers (N = 571, mean age = 53 ±12 years, 81.

The Arabic Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and its three-item version: Factor structure and measurement invariance among university students.

Background: University students face numerous challenges, which may adversely influence their mental/physical well-being and academic performance. Satisfaction with life implicates the psychological, social, and educational functioning of students-justifying its use for clinical screening and monitoring of treatment outcomes.

Objective: Given the growing interest in the equivalence of this construct across cultures, this study assessed the structure and invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and its three-item version (SWLS-3).

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Algerian Cancer Patients: Validity of the Arabic DSM-5 PTSD Checklist (PCL-5) and Associated Factors.

Background: Cancer patients are at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) throughout their treatment journey due to serious challenges (e.g., complex surgical interventions, severe pain, and side effects from chemotherapy or radiation therapy).

Knowledge and beliefs on breast cancer screening and uptake among Yemeni female school teachers in Malaysia.

Limited breast cancer screening uptake among women may lead to late-stage diagnosis and reduce the survival rate. Hence, this study was conducted to determine breast cancer screening (BCS) uptake and its association with knowledge, beliefs, and socio-demographic factors among female Yemeni school teachers in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted as part of a large cluster-randomized controlled trial (CRT) among 180 Yemeni female teachers aged 20 years and above.

Investigating the effect of the educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model on the knowledge and beliefs of Yemeni teachers in the use of breast cancer screening: a randomized controlled trial study.

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent cancer among women. Teachers play a crucial role in promoting healthy behaviors, including breast cancer screening (BCS). This study aimed to assess the impact of an Health Belief Model (HBM)-based educational intervention on BCS uptake, knowledge, and beliefs among female Yemeni teachers in Klang Valley, Malaysia.

Cardiometabolic Morbidity (Obesity and Hypertension) in PTSD: A Preliminary Investigation of the Validity of Two Structures of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or specific PTSD symptoms may evoke maladaptive behaviors (e.g., compulsive buying, disordered eating, and an unhealthy lifestyle), resulting in adverse cardiometabolic events (e.

Psychometric characteristics of the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ): Arabic version.

Narcissists are characterized by confidence, fragility, a desire for social approval without showing interest in others, charm, self-assurance, arrogance, and aggression. This study assesses the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ) among Algerian students ( = 714). Confirmatory factor and Rasch analyses were used.

Effects of Hormonal Replacement Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Climacteric Symptoms Following Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy.

() promote cellular functioning by modulating NRF2-mediated antioxidant signaling. Redox failure in women with insufficiency increases the risk for breast/ovarian/uterine cancers. Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is a prophylactic surgery of the reproductive organs, which is frequently conducted by the age of 40 to lower the occurrence of cancer in women with mutations.

Psychometric properties of the Benign and Malicious Envy Scale: A cross-cultural study in the Arab Maghreb countries.

Background: The Benign and Malicious Envy Scale (BeMaS) is designed to assess the trait of envy and evaluate individual differences in people's tendency to experience benign or malicious envy towards superior comparison standards.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the factor structure of the BeMaS in Arab culture through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and to ensure the measurement equivalence of the benign and malicious envy scale across three countries in the Arab Maghreb region (Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco).

Methods: The study was conducted on a sample of 1047 students from various universities across three countries, Algeria (n = 401), Tunisia (n = 289), and Morocco (n = 357), and implemented a cross-sectional study design.

Immune stimulatory effect of in healthy animal models: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The immune-modulatory effects of black seeds ( seeds, NSS) are well documented, but the overall impact of this important natural medicinal product on immune system function has yet to be established. Here we systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed the effects of NSS on humoral [serum titers of immunoglobulins including IgG, IgM, anti-Newcastle virus disease (anti-NDV), and sheep red blood cell antigen (anti-SRBC)] and cellular immunity [total white blood cell (WBC) count and percentages of monocytes, lymphocytes, basophils, neutrophils, and eosinophils] in healthy animals. The PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched according to predefined eligibility criteria.

Family Communication as a Mediator between Family Resilience and Family Functioning under the Quarantine and COVID-19 Pandemic in Arabic Countries.

The coronavirus pandemic has become an unprecedented world crisis in which we have struggled against the most potent threat of the twenty-first century. This pandemic has had a profound impact on individuals and families. Therefore, the study aimed to examine family communication as a mediator of the relationship between family resilience and family functioning under the quarantine and coronavirus pandemic in Algeria and Iraq.

Psychometric Properties of the Perceived Collective Family Efficacy Scale in Algeria.

The Perceived Collective Family Efficacy Scale is a tool utilized to assess the effectiveness of a family as a functioning system. The scale has a single-factor structure with good validity and reliability. However, there is a shortage of psychometric evidence of the scale in an Arab context.

Psychological Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An In-Depth Exploration of Anxiety, Depression, and Insomnia and the Influence of Quarantine Measures on Daily Life.

The COVID-19 pandemic, on a global scale, has prompted multifaceted challenges, including a notable psychological toll on the general population. This study uses mixed-method approach for a nuanced exploration of these experiences. Using a phenomenological strategy, qualitative responses from 999 participants were analyzed regarding their pandemic-induced anxiety and the influence of quarantine measures on their lives.

Distinct Clinical and Prognostic Features of Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Patients from the Middle East, North Africa, and Beyond: A Systemic Review.

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) describes a group of bone marrow malignancies with variable morphologies and heterogeneous clinical features. The aim of this study was to systematically appraise the published clinical, laboratory, and pathologic characteristics and identify distinct clinical features of MDS in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. We conducted a comprehensive search of the PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases from 2000 to 2021 to identify population-based studies of MDS epidemiology in MENA countries.

The Effect of Ramadan Fasting on the Coping Strategies Used by Male Footballers Affiliated with the Tunisian First Professional League.

This study aimed to discover coping strategies among professional male Tunisian footballers during the Ramadan 2021 fast. One hundred and eighty footballers who belong to twelve Tunisian professional clubs (age: 25.54 ± 4.