Enhancing Nurses' Disaster Management and Preparedness: Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Online Educational Program Through a Quasi-Experimental Study.

Background: Disaster management is an ongoing international concern, and nurses play essential roles in minimizing negative impacts on the health of communities. However, many nurses have limited knowledge and skills on how to respond to disasters effectively. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a newly developed educational program on improving nurses' disaster management and preparedness.

Exploring the Healthcare Services' Contribution to Reducing Postpartum Depression.

Introduction: The postpartum period is accompanied by health risks that impact many women. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a mental health problem that has been neglected in maternal healthcare services.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' perceptions towards health services' contribution to lowering the incidence of PPD.

Caregivers' perceptions and experience of caring for persons with Down syndrome in Kuwait: a qualitative study.

This study aimed to explore how caregivers of persons with Down syndrome (DS) believe caring had an impact on their own lives. A secondary objective was to understand their experience of seeking educational, social, and health care services for the persons with DS. This qualitative exploratory study was conducted with 21 caregivers of persons with DS in Kuwait.

A multisite survey of managerial competence and organizational commitment among nurses working at public hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between managerial competence level and organizational commitment among nurses in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Nurse managers who have a high degree of managerial competency and/or organizational commitment are seen as role models by their employees and can affect employees' sense of belonging to the organization.

Methods: A cross-sectional, multisite study was conducted with 226 eligible nurses working at six public hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Human health risks from brominated flame retardants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in indoor dust.

Exposure to dust particles containing toxic compounds is linked to serious health outcomes, including cancer. The purpose of this study was to determine if indoor dust from houses and cars contained harmful levels of brominated flame retardants (polybrominated diphenyl ethers, PBDEs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and to assess their potential toxicity to adults and children. In Kuwait, the median concentration of total PBDEs (Ʃ14- PBDEs) was 408.