Associations Between Intention to Leave, Job Satisfaction, and Work Environment Among Registered Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study in the United Arab Emirates.

Objective: To explore the relationships between job satisfaction, work environment, and intention to leave among registered nurses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and to identify potential predictors of intention to leave.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data from registered nurses working in governmental hospitals in the UAE between October and November 2022. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit 294 participants.

Perceived stress, coping mechanisms, and influential factors among undergraduate nursing students during ICU clinical placements: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) exposes nursing students to high workloads, emotional demands, and high-risk performance. Understanding perceived stress, coping strategies, and influential factors may enhance students' clinical experiences and outcomes.

Aim: To assess perceived stress levels, identify coping mechanisms, and explore associations between stress, coping mechanisms, and demographic factors among nursing students during their Intensive Care Unit (ICU) clinical.

Body image and attitudes toward cosmetic surgeries among female college students in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Due to the continuously increasing popularity of cosmetic surgeries, the influence of physical and facial beauty is pervasive worldwide. It encourages females to seek to meet specific beauty standards and not be content with their natural features. This study aimed to assess knowledge and motivation toward cosmetic surgeries, determine the prevalence of cosmetic surgeries, and examine the relationships between body image and attitude toward cosmetic surgeries among female college students.

Exploring Risk Perception, Mental Health, Mental Fatigue, Stigma, and the Quality of Life among UAE Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Multicentric Cross-Sectional Study.

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented serious mental health challenges for healthcare professionals. This study investigated the mental health, mental fatigue, quality of life, and stigma of social discrimination among healthcare workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. A correlational, cross-sectional, multi-centric design was employed to collect data from 1383 healthcare workers across various healthcare settings.

Factors Associated with Quality of Life among People with Atrial Fibrillation: Jordan Atrial Fibrillation Registry Study.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia that may adversely affect the quality of life (QoL). Several factors could be associated with the QoL among patients with AF; however, evidence regarding these factors is still limited and controversial. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the level of QoL and its associated factors among Jordanian patients with AF.

Exploring nurses' experiences of providing spiritual care to cancer patients: a qualitative study.

Purpose: This study aims to explore nurses' experiences of delivering spiritual care in an oncology setting.

Methods: An exploratory- descriptive qualitative design. Focus groups were conducted to gather data.

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Resilience of University Students in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus pandemic resulted in a sudden change to the daily activities of individuals, including the academic institutions. University-level students are vulnerable to psychological health issues when faced with a large-scale crisis such as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; they need resilience to help them successfully manage and cope with changes.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the resilience and associated predictors among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

A multinational cross-sectional study on the awareness and concerns of healthcare providers toward monkeypox and the promotion of the monkeypox vaccination.

Background: The aim of this study was to explore potential healthcare workers' (HCWs) concerns about the monkeypox virus in order to create practical solutions to manage this disease.

Methods: Online cross-sectional research was conducted in 11 Arabic countries (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, and Sudan) from 2 August 2022 to 28 December 2022.

Results: Approximately 82% of respondents felt the need to acquire further information.

The associations between physical activity, health-related quality of life, regimen adherence, and glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) display a greater than two-fold higher risk of developing diabetes-related complications compared with their healthy peers and the risk increases markedly as glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) increases. The majority of the known factors associated with improved glycemic control in adolescents with T1D are geared toward Western populations. Therefore, this study examined the associations between Physical Activity (PA), Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), and regimen adherence on glycemic control in a Middle Eastern population of adolescents with T1D METHODS: The study utilized a cross-sectional design of Jordanian adolescents (aged 12-18) with T1D (n = 74).

Impact of Sustained Exogenous Irisin Myokine Administration on Muscle and Myocyte Integrity in Sprague Dawley Rats.

Irisin is an exercise-induced myokine implicated as a fundamental mediator of physical activity benefits. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of the chronic administration model of irisin on the physiological and molecular status of skeletal muscle. A total of 20 female Sprague Dawley rats (250 ± 40 g) were implanted with an irisin-loaded osmotic pump (5 µg/kg/day) for 42 days; in addition, 3 females received a single subcutaneous injection of irisin (5 µg/kg).

Assessment and Evaluation of Psychological Status of Undergraduate College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in the United Arab Emirates.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus instigated a worldwide lockdown that affected students mitigating various psychological issues including depression, stress, and anxiety. This study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate university students' psychological status in terms of depression, anxiety, and stress. A total of 206 students from the Higher College of Technology (HCT), Sharjah Campuses participated in this descriptive cross-sectional study.

The impact of online teaching on stress and burnout of academics during the transition to remote teaching from home.

Background: The higher education institutions worldwide have been transformed unexpectedly to online teaching. This sudden movement from blended learning or traditional face-to-face teaching has severely disrupted university activities and posed many challenges for teaching staff, who were asked to develop online versions of their courses overnight. This study explores the effect of the current changes in education style and working from home on the stress and burnout levels of teaching staff.

Psychological interventions for adherence, metabolic control, and coping with stress in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review.

Background: The aim of this review was to summarize and identify the variations in the effectiveness of psychological interventions on adherence, metabolic control, and coping with stress in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Methods: An electronic search of literature was performed using PubMed (NLM), Embase (Ovid), CINAHL Plus (EBSCOhost), PsycINFO (Ovid), and Google Scholar. The search was limited to include articles reported the effect of one of the psychological interventions: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), coping skills training (CST), stress management, or psychotherapy intervention.

A Systematic Review of Physical Activity and Exercise on Physiological and Biochemical Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes.

Purpose: In this systematic review we aimed to evaluate the effects of physical activity (PA) and exercise on biochemical and physiological outcomes in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Design: The review was conducted and reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Methods: The search of literature was performed using PubMed, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Embase, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, Medline, PsycINFO, the Nursing Reference Center, and Google Scholar.