Self-efficacy and home dialysis: An integrative review.

Background: Enhancing patient confidence in their ability (self-efficacy) is vital to ensure people are equipped to maintain home dialysis protocols. Bandura's social cognitive theory provided a framework for understanding the role of self-efficacy in patients managing home dialysis.

Objectives: To identify self-reported levels of self-efficacy, the measurements used to assess self-efficacy and the effectiveness of interventions to enhance self-efficacy in patients undergoing home dialysis.

Health Impact of Drinking Water Quality on the Occurrence of Osteoporosis in Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Background: Improving water supply quality could be essential for disease prevention strategy that promotes human health. The study aims to investigate the relationship between drinking water quality and the occurrence of osteoporosis in Gaza Strip.

Methods: A case-control study design was used, and a multistage sampling method was employed at the main orthopedic clinic.

Infection control measures at diagnostic imaging departments in governmental hospitals, Gaza-Strip.

Introduction: Infection prevention and control (IPC) is crucial in safeguarding patient safety and minimizing the risk of healthcare-associated infections.

Aim: The study investigated infection prevention and control measures for diagnostic imaging departments at governmental hospitals in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Methods: The study design was a cross-sectional analytical study.

The impact of access to electricity on mental health in conflict-affected territories: An exploratory study in Gaza.

Background: Access to affordable and clean energy is an essential component of the Sustainable Development Goals and a determinant of physical and mental health. However, the occupied Palestinian territory, the Gaza Strip, has experienced prolonged issues with electricity, water and gas supplies. This has significantly impacted on daily life and the area is on the verge of disaster.