Compliance to personal hygiene habits in response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the Jordanians' compliance rates in terms of personal hygiene habits in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was utilized to collect data from 651 Jordanians via an electronic self-report questionnaire. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software Results: The overall compliance rate for personal hygiene habits among Jordanians was 79 percent (11.

The impact of psychiatric education and clinical practice on students' beliefs toward people with mental illnesses.

It is common knowledge that people with psychiatric illnesses are stigmatized by a broad spectrum of society. The purpose of this study was to assess the beliefs of undergraduate students toward people with mental illnesses, and determine the impact of psychiatric education and clinical practice on their beliefs. A Quasi-Experimental, single-group pre-test post-test design was used.

The perceived threat of COVID-19 and its impact on hygienic precautionary behaviors: A multi-countries study.

Objective(s): To explore the perceived threats of COVID-19 and how it changed the personal hygienic precautionary behaviors across multiple countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Design: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to survey the four targeted MENA countries: Jordan, Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

Sample: A nonprobability convenience sampling design was utilized.

Integrating evidence-based interventions in clinical settings in Jordan: a policy brief.

Evidence-based nursing practice (EBNP) is considered a major and very important global paradigm shift. Unfortunately, most healthcare providers and researchers embrace the concept of evidence-based practice (EBP) without integrating this concept in clinical settings. The current situation of EBP and new practice guidelines utilization in Jordan are scarce.

Correlates of psychiatric staff's attitude toward coercion and their sociodemographic characteristics.

Background: A deeper understanding of the nurses' characteristics that influence their positive attitudes toward coercion is necessary if coercive measures rates are to be effectively reduced.

Aim: To identify the difference in psychiatric staff attitudes toward coercive measures in relation to their sociodemographic characteristics.

Setting: The study conducted at the National Center for Mental Health, which is regulated under the authority of the Jordanian Ministry of Health.

Psychiatric staff attitudes toward coercive measures: An experimental design.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of a training program on the attitudes of psychiatric nurses toward using coercive measures.

Design And Methods: A repeated measures time-series design with two-equivalent groups was used. A convenience sample of 48 psychiatric nurses were recruited.

Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Psychiatric Settings: A Literature Review.

The purpose of the current literature review was to critically review studies related to the use of restraint and seclusion in psychiatric settings across cultures, identify ethical principles regarding restraint and seclusion, and generate a clear view about patients' perspectives and factors that influence use of these measures worldwide. Use of restraint and seclusion in daily nursing practice is controversial. Previous studies have shown variation in the types, frequency, and duration of restraint and seclusion across different countries and differences in the perception of restraint and seclusion between nurses and patients.