Nursing institutions' professors' perception and distant education experience during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Background: The nursing profession represents a demanding and challenging profession with a purpose to keep up with the evolving health-care demands of the population.

Aims: The purpose of this study is to assess nursing institutions' professors' previous experience about information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their perception of distant education during the pandemic lockdown.

Materials And Methods: This present is a cross-sectional study among participants = 249 recruited from all academic staff ( = 694) of 23 higher institutes of nursing professions and health techniques in Morocco.

Psychological Alterations in Youths with Type I Diabetes: Associations with Salivary Cortisol Concentration.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and adolescents, and is associated with stress and other psychological alterations. This study aims to assess psychological and sleep disorders and health-related quality of life in young people with T1DM and to determine the relationship between these parameters and levels of salivary cortisol, a hormone widely associated with stress and several psychological symptoms. In our cross-sectional study performed in 60 Moroccan children and adolescents with T1DM, detailed psychological evaluations were performed to assess symptoms of anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sleep quality and diabetes-specific quality of life (using the RCMAS-2, ADHD rating scale, Pittsburgh scale and the DQoL scale, respectively), and cortisol concentration was measured from saliva samples taken mid-morning.

Dataset of Moroccan nursing students' intention to use and accept information and communication technologies and social media platforms for learning.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has redefined how we carry out our daily activities with emphasis on safety measures like social distancing, the use of face masks and proper hygiene. With nursing personnel at the forefront of combating the menace created by this pandemic, the use of ICT has remained a vital technology that must be embraced by all in order to carry out a safe nursing practice. Therefore, becoming ICT compliant is no more an option to stay relevant and alive during this COVID era.