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Aim: To determine the impact of a therapeutic patient education (TPE) program on the quality of life of coronary patients at the Sahloul University Hospital in Sousse.

Methods: an interventional study was conducted over a period of seven months from May 2022 to November 2022, with patients hospitalized in the cardiology department of the Sahloul University Hospital. Participants were divided into two groups, intervention and control.

Nursing Students' Satisfaction and Self-Confidence with Simulation-Based Learning and Its Associations with Simulation Design Characteristics and Educational Practices.

Purpose: Clinical simulation is a recent and now most used educational approach in health training programs. Its use for educational purposes in nursing education has gradually become widespread throughout the world. The aim of this study was to assess students' satisfaction and self-confidence with simulation-based learning and to identify the association of simulation design characteristics and educational practices with those outcomes.

Discrimination, Heterosexism and Perceived Stress Among Young LGBT Tunisians: Unveiling the Moderation Effects of Self-Esteem.

Background: LGBT individuals in Tunisia face discrimination and stigmatization due to prevailing socio-cultural and legal conditions which can negatively impact their mental health.

Aim: This study examined the relationship between perceived stress, heterosexist experiences, and self-esteem in a sample of LGBT young Tunisians.

Methods: We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study.

Cross-cultural validation and psychometric testing of the French version of the TeamSTEPPS teamwork perceptions questionnaire.

Purpose: Effective teamwork is crucial for patient safety in healthcare. The TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ) is a widely used tool for assessing teamwork perceptions. The T-TPQ has been adapted and validated for hospital setting use in several countries.

Therapeutic education of patients with coronary heart disease: Impact of digital platform monitoring in preventing major cardiovascular events in Tunisia: Study protocol.

Background: Faced with the increase in the number of chronic diseases with the aging of the population, and with the observation of the insufficiency of therapeutic control, a new need has emerged, that of having a patient as a partner in care.

Methods: This study is a randomized controlled trial. Patients with coronary heart disease will be recruited from one clinical site and randomly assigned into two groups: the intervention group and the control group.

The effect of therapeutic education program on quality of life among type 2 diabetic North-African patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic non-communicable disease with major impact on health in general and quality of life (QoL) in particular. The ultimate goal of all health interventions is to reduce the burden of this disease.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of therapeutic education program on the QoL among patients with T2DM.

Bullying victimization among adolescents: Prevalence, associated factors and correlation with mental health outcomes.

Introduction: Knowledge of the risk factors of bullying victimization in adolescents is crucial for the implementation of preventive measures. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of bullying victimization and to identify its correlation with mental health outcomes among middle school students in Tunisia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a multi-stage cluster sampling technique to recruit a sample of 1111 students from 10 middle schools in El kef (Tunisia).

Risk factors for impaired quality of life in diabetic patients in Tunisia.

Introduction: Quality of life preservation is crucial in the management of chronic diseases, in particular diabetes.

Aim: To identify risk factors for the impaired quality of life of Tunisian diabetic patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study that collected type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients, selected by convenience sampling was conducted.

Video games and Facebook addiction among Tunisian adolescents: prevalence and associated factors.

Objectives: As social media and online gaming technology have developed very rapidly over the last two decades, their paired issues are of growing concern worldwide. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of video game and Facebook addiction and its predictive factors among Tunisian in school adolescents.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among in school adolescents in Sousse, Tunisia, over the first academic term of the 2019-2020 school year using a self-administered questionnaire to a randomly selected representative sample of 1,353 students.

Prevalence and predictors of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug experimentation among Tunisian middle and high school-adolescents.

Objectives: Psychoactive substance experimentation among Tunisian adolescents remains one of the most threatening public health concerns. In spite of this, little is known about the prevalence and predictors of these behaviors in the Tunisian context. This study aims to assess the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug experimentation and its predictive factors among adolescents in the delegation of Nfidha, Sousse governorate, Tunisia.

A Qualitative Study on the Use of the Hospital Safety Index and the Formulation of Recommendations for Future Adaptations.

The Hospital Safety Index is a tool developed by the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization in 2008 and updated in 2015. Although it is the most widely used instrument of its kind to assess the level of hospital preparedness, scientific literature on its application in real life is scarce. This study aimed to investigate the use of the Hospital Safety Index to assess disaster preparedness in healthcare facilities.

Evaluating the level of disaster preparedness of Tunisian University Hospitals using the Hospital Safety Index: a nationwide cross-sectional study.

Background: Mid-way through the 'Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030', many nations are spending time, money and effort to enhance their level of preparedness facing disasters, on the other hand communities, countries and even continents are being left behind.

Objectives: This study was conducted aiming at evaluating the level of disaster preparedness and response of Tunisian University Hospitals.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional nationwide study conducted in Tunisia, from November 2020 to April 2021.

Massive influx of victims: staff preparedness and facility readiness of Tunisian general University Hospitals.

Introduction: Hospital preparedness for a massive influx of victims relies, to a certain extent, on actions, programs, and systems that are created and executed ahead of time, but also on the knowledge, skills, and professional competences of the hospital's staff.

Aim: This study aims to understand the factors influencing the preparedness of Tunisian University Hospital staff in facing a massive influx of victims.

Methods: This is a multi-method qualitative descriptive study conducted in nine general University Hospitals in Tunisia.

[Predictive factors for the level of knowledge, attitudes and quality of life of Tunisian diabetics : 1007 cases].

Aim Of The Study: To study the predictors of knowledge level, attitudes and quality of life of type 1(T1D) and type 2 (T2D) Tunisian diabetics POPULATION AND METHODS: We undertook an analytical cross-sectional study. The questionnaire was administered in Arabic and contained a section collecting socio-demographic, clinical and diabetes-specific data. The following sections contained the Arabic-translated and validated versions of the "Simplified Diabetes Knowledge Scale", the "Diabetes Attitude Scale-3" and the "Diabetes Health Profile-18" to assess level of diabetes knowledge, attitudes towards the disease and diabetics' quality of life.

Prevalence and associated factors of perinatal depression among working pregnant women: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.

Perinatal depression is a major public health problem having serious negative impacts on personal, family, and child developmental outcomes. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) and its associated factors in working pregnant women. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 389 working pregnant women enrolled from four Tunisian public maternity hospitals.

Psychometric properties of a French version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy.

Objective: To assess the reliability and construct validity of a French version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Students.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among undergraduate medical students in Tunisia. A total of 833 students completed a French version of the JSE-S using convenience sampling.

Arabic version of the simplified diabetes knowledge scale: psychometric and linguistic validation.

Introduction: the simplified diabetes knowledge scale is used to obtain a general assessment of diabetic´s knowledge about diabetes and its care. For clinical and methodological purposes, it was relevant and necessary to develop an Arabic version of this instrument. Thus, the aim of this study was to translate and validate the simplified diabetes knowledge scale (SDKS) into Arabic to measure the knowledge of Arabic-speaking diabetics.

Nurse students' perception of the academic learning environment in Tunisian institutes of nursing sciences: A multisite cross-sectional study.

Background: A learning environment is an important determinant of students' learning behaviours, professional competencies, and academic performances. It is also an essential indicator of the quality of teaching programmes. To date, there is not a Tunisian study, that analysed nurse students' perceptions of the educational environment.

Assessing patient safety culture in 15 intensive care units: a mixed-methods study.

Background: Within hospitals, intensive care units (ICUs) are particularly high-risk areas for medical errors and adverse events that could occur due to the complexity of care and the patients' fragile medical conditions. Assessing patient safety culture (PSC) is essential to have a broad view on patient safety issues, to orientate future improvement actions and optimize quality of care and patient safety outcomes. This study aimed at assessing PSC in 15 Tunisian ICUs using mixed methods approach.

Translation, psychometric evaluation and validation of the "diabetes health profile-18" questionnaire in Arabic.

Introduction: measuring quality of life requires an instrument validated in the population language. The purpose of our study was to translate and analyze the psychometric properties of the literary Arabic version of the "diabetes health profile (DHP)-18".

Methods: we conducted a methodological study for psychometric evaluation and validation of the DHP-18, following the steps of the cross-cultural validation described by Vallerand.

Availability, utilization and quality of emergency obstetric care services in Sousse, Tunisia.

Introduction: emergency obstetric care (EmOC) is a high-impact priority intervention strongly recommended for improving maternal health outcomes. The objectives of this study were to assess the availability, utilization, and quality of emergency obstetric care services in the Governorate of Sousse (Tunisia).

Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among public health facilities which performed deliveries in Sousse in 2017.

[Delivery of twin pregnancy and materno-fetal prognosis in a level 3 Tunisian University Center: a retrospective study about 399 cases].

Despite obstetric and pediatric progress, twin pregnancy still represents nowadays a high-risk situation for both pregnancy and childbirth. It still remains a distressing situation for the obstetric team. The aim of this study was to describe the practice of twin pregnancy deliveries in the obstetrics and gynecology department of Sousse, the maternal and fetal prognosis and to analyze the factors that may influence it.

Assessing the impact of a family empowerment program on asthma control and medication use in children with asthma: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: In pediatric asthma, family empowerment education has been beneficial for the quality of life, pulmonary function, and family functioning. Few studies addressed the impact of a family empowerment program on asthma symptom control, acute healthcare use (AHCU), and medication use in children with asthma. This study aimed to assess the effect of a family empowerment intervention on asthma symptom control, AHCU, inhaler technique, and controller adherence in children with asthma.

Exploring patient safety culture in emergency departments: A Tunisian perspective.

Background: Emergency departments (EDs) are considered a high-risk environment because of the high frequency of adverse events that occur within. Measuring patient safety culture is an important step that assists healthcare facilities in planning actions to improve the quality of care provided to patients. This study aims to assess patient safety culture within EDs and to determine its associated factors.