Predictors of intention to stay in the profession among novice nurses: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Preserving new graduate nurses in the profession is an essential step for addressing the nursing shortage and sustaining the future of the profession. This study aimed to examine the relationship between employment characteristics and job satisfaction of novice nurses and their willingness to stay in the nursing profession in the next 5 years.

Methods: Novice nurses' intention to stay in the profession was assessed, considering demographics, employment characteristics, and components of job satisfaction.

Israeli men's attitudes toward posthumous reproduction and prior consent amid ongoing armed conflict.

Background: From October 7, 2023, until August 28, 2024, 187 posthumous sperm retrieval (PSR) procedures have been conducted on deceased men, 171 of whom are soldiers. PSR was predominantly initiated by parents to cope with their profound loss. However, the attitudes of Israeli men toward this procedure are unknown.

Civilians under missile attack: post-traumatic stress disorder among the Jewish and Bedouin population of Southern Israel.

Background: Over the past 20 years, Jewish and Bedouin civilians in southern Israel have faced the ongoing threat of missile attacks from Gaza, with possible mental health consequences. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Jewish and Bedouin adult civilians in southern Israel in a period with few missile attacks from Gaza, and no military operations.

Methods: The study population included 389 participants (246 Jews, 143 Bedouins) living within 40 km/25 mi from Gaza for at least 2 years and interviewed between January and March 2023 (before the ongoing war that started on October 7th, 2023).

Lessons Learned From Data Falsification During an Academic Course Using A Root-Cause Analysis: A Case Report.

Background: Fabricating data or creating fictitious datasets undermines research credibility with severe consequences.

Purpose: To describe a data falsification incident that occurred during an undergraduate nursing research seminar and share the subsequent corrective measures employed at individual and class levels.

Methods: The students involved in the falsification were asked to identify the incident's factors using an Ishikawa diagram and the 5M-Model approach, presenting their findings to the class.

Demographic and injury trends for car crash casualties hospitalized in Level I Trauma centers over two decades: data from the National Trauma Registry.

Background: During the past two decades, there have been many changes in automotive and medical technologies, road infrastructure, trauma systems, and demographic changes which may have influenced injury outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine injury trends among traffic casualties, specifically private car occupants, hospitalized in Level I Trauma Centers (TC).

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed based on data from the Israel National Trauma Registry.

Being a parent of a soldier is a challenging experience - stress, anxiety, and depression among parents of Israeli soldiers.

At any given moment, a notable proportion of parents worldwide have at least one child serving in the military. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in the sample of parents of Israeli soldiers and to assess the difference in this prevalence by type of service (combat vs. non-combat) and other demographic characteristics of parents and soldiers.

Injury as a Result of Children and Adolescent Labor-An Association with Ethnicity and Peripherality: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on the Israeli Trauma Registry.

Background: Working children and adolescents face a heightened risk of work-related injuries. This research aimed to assess the rate of hospitalizations resulting from work-related injuries among children and adolescents in Israel, with a specific focus on disadvantaged populations.

Methods: This nationwide retrospective cohort study utilized The Israeli National Trauma Registry (INTR).

Components of professional satisfaction among novice nurses.

Background: In Israel there are only 6.53 nurses per 1000 citizens, compared to 8.8 nurses per 1000 citizens in the OECD countries.

Dental and maxillofacial injuries associated with domestic violence against women in Israel: A report for 2011-2021.

Background/aim: The WHO, in its 2002 report, indicated the dramatic worldwide increase in the incidence of intentional injuries affecting people of all ages and both sexes, but especially children, women, and the elderly. The aim of this study was to analyze dental and maxillofacial injuries associated with domestic violence against women in Israel between the years 2011-2021.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study based on data from the Israeli National Trauma Registry (INTR).

Comprehensive Training of Community Diagnosis and the Community-Oriented Primary Health Care Model in Nursing Education: An Evidence-Based Project.

Background: Community-oriented primary health care is a health promotion model that includes community diagnosis of a targeted community.

Purpose: This educational project aimed to develop and implement an innovative approach of applying the principles of evidence-based practice in the teaching of community diagnosis, where the class of nursing students serves as an example of community.

Methods: The method consisted of a lecture and an evidence-based simulation of community diagnosis based on data collection regarding the lifestyle and health behaviors of third-year nursing students from a 4-year academic nursing program (200 students; 90% response rate).

Israeli parents` views on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations for children: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Parents play the decisive role in children's vaccination. Our study aimed as assessing attitudes of parents toward the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-18 and to define sources of influence on these attitudes, the barriers and reasons for hesitation.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 138 Israeli parents of 5-18 aged children completed a self-administered structured questionnaire.

Social shaming and bullying of mental health staff by patients: A survey in a mental health centre.

Unlabelled: WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Public shaming, especially by consumers of healthcare, is getting worse and has become a specific case of bullying Despite extensive research on physical and verbal violence directed towards mental health workers, the issue of social shaming and bullying by patients or relatives has not been sufficiently researched WHAT THE PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE: Mental healthcare workers are exposed to the threat of social shaming and bullying on a regular almost weekly basis Abusive behaviours by patients are associated with professional burnout, decreases in professional functioning and even a tendency to leave the workplace among mental health workers WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE?: The stability and strength of the therapeutic alliance between healthcare giver and psychiatric patient are critical to the success of the treatment There is a need to develop a dedicated organizational policy for the prevention, early detection, intervention and support for teams exposed to social shaming and bullying An emphatic response, and effective intervention in a case of social shaming may improve professional functioning and reduce burnout and intention to leave.

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Social shaming can impair caregivers' performance. The prevalence of shaming experienced by mental health workers and the relationships to their function or burnout is unknown.

Family Income and Low Birth Weight in Term Infants: a Nationwide Study in Israel.

Objectives: To explore the influence of income on Low Birth Weight (LBW), taking into account other socio-economic measurements.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study is based on the Israel National Insurance Institute (NII) database. The study population included 58,454 women who gave birth between 2008 and 2013 to 85,605 infants.

The surfacing portion of the Iceberg of the Domestic Violence Phenomenon-data from the Israeli National Trauma Registry.

Background: Domestic violence against women, which is an ancient phenomenon, is still thriving worldwide. The burden of domestic violence that is non-fatal on scene and its consequences in Israel are unknown. The purpose of this study was to provide evidence-based data regarding domestic violence-related hospitalizations among women in Israel.

B.1.1.7 Variant Outbreak in an Air Force Military Base-Real-World Data.

Objective: To assess the clinical features and infectivity of variant B.1.1.

Personal initiative and work environment as predictors of job satisfaction among nurses: cross-sectional study.

Background: Job satisfaction contributes to better work outcomes and productivity, and reduces nurses' absenteeism and turnover. The contribution of personal initiative to the interaction between these variables needs additional examination. This study aimed to examine the relationships between personal initiative, work environment, and job satisfaction among nurses.

Nurses' occupational satisfaction during Covid-19 pandemic.

Background: Covid-19 has brought healthcare workers in general and nurses in particular into the limelight as never before. It is important to study the intensity of the impact of this pandemic on the profession.

Objective: This study aims to assess the occupational satisfaction during the pandemic of Covid-19 among the nurses in Israel, to shed light on conditions of work and to identify factors associated with low occupational satisfaction.

Nursing Students in Crisis Mode: Fluctuations in Anxiety During the COVID-19-Related Lockdown.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic initiated a period of new and difficult challenges for nursing students.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the change in levels of anxiety and ways of coping when the lockdown was being lifted compared with the period of the most severe lockdown restrictions.

Methods: First- to fourth-year nursing students in Israel (N = 244) completed 2 surveys conducted during the initial lockdown and 5 weeks later.

Ethnic disparities in receiving benefits for disability following postpartum mental illness during first two years after delivery: an Israeli nationwide study.

Background: Despite relatively high rates of Postpartum Depression (PPD), little is known about the granting of social security benefits to women who are disabled as a result of PPD or of other postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD). This study aims to identify populations at risk for underutilization of social security benefits due to PMAD among Israeli women, with a focus on ethnic minorities.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study is based on the National Insurance Institute (NII) database.

Anxiety and coping strategies among nursing students during the covid-19 pandemic.

Anxiety is highly prevalent among nursing students even in normal circumstances. In Israel during the covid-19 pandemic and mandatory lockdown, nursing students encountered a new reality of economic uncertainty, fear of infection, challenges of distance education, lack of personal protection equipment (PPE) at work etc. The objective of this study was to assess levels of anxiety and ways of coping among nursing students in the Ashkelon Academic College, Southern District, Israel.

Socio-economic disparities and returning to work following an injury.

Background: Traumatic injury is one of the main reasons for temporary and permanent occupational disability. The objective of this study was to define the role of socio-economic position on post-injury occupational absenteeism.

Methods: This was a nationwide retrospective cohort study, based on linking The Israeli National Trauma Registry (INTR) and the National Insurance Institute (NII) databases.

Returning to Work Following an Injury: Practical Usage of a Predictive Model Based on a Nationwide Study.

Work absenteeism following an injury creates an economic burden on society and the individual. Programs encouraging return to work (RTW) should be implemented for high risk populations. The aim of this study was to identify the predictors for duration until RTW following an injury.

Castor oil for induction of labor in post-date pregnancies: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Castor oil is a substance used for labor induction in an inpatient setting. However, its efficacy as an agent for the induction of labor, for post-date pregnancies in an outpatient setup is unknown.

Objective: Efficacy of castor oil as an agent for the induction of labor, for post-date pregnancies in outpatient settings.

Seasonality of Methylphenidate Administration among Children in Israel.

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Recently, increases in ADHD prevalence and methylphenidate use have been reported. There is evidence that children and adolescents use ADHD medication only during the school year.

Maternal genetic variation accounts in part for the associations of maternal size during pregnancy with offspring cardiometabolic risk in adulthood.

Background: Maternal pre-pregnancy body-mass index (ppBMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with cardiometabolic risk (CMR) traits in the offspring. The extent to which maternal genetic variation accounts for these associations is unknown.

Methods/results: In 1249 mother-offspring pairs recruited from the Jerusalem Perinatal Study, we used archival data to characterize ppBMI and GWG and follow-up data from offspring to assess CMR, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, glucose, insulin, blood pressure, and lipid levels, at an average age of 32.