Publications by authors named "Mahmoud Alwidyan"
Introduction: Emergency medical service (EMS) providers use ambulance lights and sirens (L&S) to expedite their travel and to warn road users. This study aimed to assess the attitude and behavior of road users in response to EMS ambulances with warning L&S in use.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey distributed to road users in Northern Jordan.
Objective: The aim of this study was to summarize the literature on the applications of machine learning (ML) and their performance in Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
Methods: Four relevant electronic databases were searched (from inception through January 2024) for all original studies that employed EMS-guided ML algorithms to enhance the clinical and operational performance of EMS. Two reviewers screened the retrieved studies and extracted relevant data from the included studies.
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- Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in Jordan are at a high risk of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), yet no prior studies have focused on this issue in the region.
- A study involving 435 EMS workers revealed that lower back and neck pain were the most commonly reported issues, with significant prevalence of pain in other areas such as the upper back, knees, and shoulders.
- Factors such as age, experience, gender, body mass index, and educational level were identified as significant contributors to the likelihood of experiencing WMSDs among these workers, indicating a need for national prevention strategies and educational programs.
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- - The study assessed Jordanian schoolteachers’ knowledge and willingness to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using an online questionnaire from April 1 to April 30, 2021.
- - Out of 385 eligible responses, only 14.5% of teachers had received CPR training, with an overall correct knowledge percentage of only 18.8%. Trained individuals had significantly higher knowledge scores and a greater likelihood of providing hands-only CPR compared to untrained teachers.
- - Teachers preferred to perform hands-only CPR on friends and students rather than family members, indicating a generally positive attitude towards CPR despite their limited knowledge; this insight can inform policymakers and public health officials about potential training needs.
Introduction: This study aimed to assess perceptions of duty to work among health care providers during the coronavirus disease 2019 response and to identify factors that may influence their perceptions.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from April 1, 2020, to April 20, 2020, using an online survey distributed to health care providers in Jordan. Descriptive statistics were used, as well as chi-square test for independence to assess relationships between variables.
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the lived experience of Jordanian front-line healthcare workers (FHCWs), including their experienced challenges and adaptations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Design: A phenomenological qualitative design was used to highlight the experiences of a sample Jordanian FHCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative interviews were conducted using a semistructured guide with open-ended questions, audiotaped and then transcribed verbatim.
Introduction: Ambulance lights and sirens use has traditionally been an important strategy to shorten ambulance travel times. This study explored road users' perceptions toward the importance and risks of lights and sirens use by ambulances in Jordan.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was used on a sample of 1700 adult road users in Northern Jordan.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the prevalence and factors associated with depression, anxiety and insomnia among frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) in Jordan.
Methods: A cross-sectional design was conducted among 122 frontline HCWs who have dealt with suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19. The study survey included standardised questionnaires of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Scale, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI).
Aim: To investigate the structural validity and internal consistency of a cardiopulmonary resuscitation attitudes questionnaire among Allied Health Professions (AHP) university students.
Methods: Structural validity of a 17-item questionnaire was tested using principal component analysis. A group of AHP university students completed the questionnaire.
Working During Pandemic Disasters: Views and Predictors of EMS Providers.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
February 2022
Objectives: This study aims to assess the perception and attitude of emergency medical services (EMS) providers toward working during disease outbreaks, and the factors that may influence their decisions to ultimately work or not.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study assessing the attitude of EMS providers to work during disease outbreaks. Descriptive statistics and regression analyses were performed to assess attitudes toward reporting for duty and factors that influence providers' decisions.
Introduction: Our planet has been experiencing a huge burden of natural disasters and public health emergencies in the last three decades. Emergency medical service providers are expected to be in the frontlines during such emergencies. Yet, this system is badly understudied when it comes to its roles and performance during disasters and public health emergencies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Identifying learning needs is an important component of care among patients with heart failure (HF). There is a discrepancy in the level of importance of information as perceived by patients, caregivers, and nurses. No studies have been conducted to identify learning needs among patients with HF in Jordan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the level of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge among allied health professions (AHPs) students and its associated factors.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study assessing CPR knowledge among AHP students. A multidisciplinary expert panel designed a survey, which then was piloted to 20 potential participants.