There is a strong association between obesity and coronary artery disease (CAD). Obesity is measured using traditional obesity parameters, such as body mass index, body adiposity index, waist circumference (WC), and hip circumference. The aim of this study is to explore the association between traditional obesity parameters and the length of stay (LOS) among hospitalized CAD patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Pain is still undertreated among ICU patients, especially cognitively impaired patients. Nurses play a crucial role in their management. However, previous studies found that nurses had insufficient knowledge about pain assessment and management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpiritual care is essential to the healthcare plans of critically ill patients and their families. However, spiritual care remains neglected and requires healthcare institutions and providers' attention to be incorporated into healthcare management plans, especially for critically ill Muslim patients and their families. To date, no review has been conducted to discuss spiritual care in adult critical care Muslim patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo examine critical care nurses' perceived barriers and enablers of pain assessment and management. This descriptive correlational study recruited a convenience sample of 200 Jordanian nurses. Pain Assessment and Management for the Critically Ill questionnaire was used to measure the study variables.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra
July 2022
Introduction: Pain is still under-recognized and undertreated among intensive care unit (ICU) patients, such as those being intubated or with dementia, cognitive impairments, or communication deficits due to inability to self-report. This study aimed to describe nurses' pain assessment practices for cognitively intact and impaired older adult ICU patients.
Methods: A descriptive correlational study of a convenience sample of 200 registered nurses was conducted in private, public, and university-affiliated hospitals in Irbid, Jordan.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected all aspects of individuals' lives and behaviors, including the behaviors of nurses. Specifically, the pandemic has impacted the way that nurses treat older adults and has led to the spread of ageism among nurses. This study was conducted using self-report tools on 163 nurses to examine the problem of ageism amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra
January 2022
Introduction: Control over nursing practice is crucial for improved quality of life for nursing home (NH) residents. Nevertheless, little is known about the association of nurses' demographic data with their perceived control over nursing practice in Jordan and beyond. Therefore, this study aimed at examining the differences in nurses' levels of perceived control over nursing practice based on their demographic characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: This review aims to examine nurses' perceived barriers to and facilitators of pain assessment and management in adult critical care patients.
Background: Pain is one of the worst memories among critically ill patients. However, pain among those patients is still undertreated due to several barriers that impede effective management.