Publications by authors named "Nahla M Al-Ali"
This study aimed to assess the food frequency and health-related risk behaviors based on gender and major of study (health and non-health majors) in a sample of undergraduate university students. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 708 undergraduate university students (37.4% males; 62.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Poor medication adherence is a concern among patients with hypertension. However, few studies have assessed the effect of health literacy on medication adherence among refugee patients.
Aim: The aim was to examine the effect of health literacy and associated factors in explaining medication adherence among Syrian refugee patients with hypertension.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the level of resilience and related factors among patients with coronary heart disease.
Methods: A cross-sectional was used to determine the factors associated with the level of resilience. A convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 134 patients with coronary heart disease who attended the out-patients cardiology clinics at two leading public hospitals in Jordan from July to September 2017.
Objective: This study aimed to develop Nurses and Midwives' Perceptions of their Roles in Primary Healthcare (NMPR-PHC) and evaluate its psychometric properties.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was performed to recruit a convenient sample of 150 registered nurses and midwives from various primary healthcare settings in Jordan. Reliability was evaluated by examining the internal consistency and split-half reliability of the item.
Purpose: This study will explore and describe help-seeking behaviors and decision-making processes of Arab Muslim caregivers in Jordan when seeking help for their sick neonates after discharge from Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). This study which will contribute to the global discussion on the reasons/conditions contributing to neonatal mortality.
Design And Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used.
The current study aimed to assess Jordanian parents' knowledge and beliefs about the effects of violent media on children's aggressive behavior. A sample of 262 parents of children aged 6-11 years completed a Media Quotient questionnaire about children's media habits, media effects, and children's aggressive behavior. Parents reported that their children spend an average of 4.
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- The study focuses on the importance of quality of life (QOL) assessments for patients and caregivers in healthcare contexts.
- It aimed to validate the Arabic version of the WHOQOL-BREF scale specifically for family caregivers of individuals with psychiatric disorders in Jordan.
- The results showed strong internal consistency and validity of the scale, confirming its effectiveness for evaluating QOL in this population.
Background: School bullying is the most common school violence among adolescents and has become a global concern. Little is known about the characteristics associated with bullies and victims among Jordanian students.
Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine student perceptions of school bullying-specifically, the characteristics of perpetrators and victims and how to stop bullying-and assess differences in perceptions between boys and girls.
Background: Nurses' attitudes toward workplace violence are still inadequately explored, and possess an impact in preventing, and managing the violent incidents and the quality of nursing care. Creating a demand for an effective intervention program to improve nurses' knowledge of and attitudes toward workplace violence.
Objective: To study the impact of the training program on nurses' attitudes toward workplace violence in a military hospital in Jordan.