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International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes 75-80% of cervical cancers worldwide. Cer... more Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes 75-80% of cervical cancers worldwide. Cervical cancer is considered the second communal cancer in women after breast cancer universally. It can be treatable, avoidable, or recognized early, particularly with systematic screening and vaccination. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a psychological nursing intervention on married women's beliefs, attitudes, and preventive practices of cervical cancer. Design & tools: the quasi-experimental study was conducted on 200 randomly selected married women using the Self-Administered Questionnaire and Assessment Sheet for knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, and barriers to preventive measures for cervical cancer. Setting: it was conducted in the family planning unit in the teaching hospital and gynecology clinic of the university hospital in Shebin-Alkom,Menoufia University, Egypt. The results revealed a high statistically significant difference between the study and control groups regarding mean scores of knowledge beliefs, and preventive practice concerning cervical cancer, its screening, and prevention after a psychological nursing intervention compared with before. Also, the majority of the study group practiced preventive measures in a positive way after a psychological nursing intervention compared with the control group. Conclusion: the study concluded that the psychological nursing intervention has a positive effect on beliefs, attitudes, and preventive practices of cervical cancer among married women. Recommendation: Additional educational intervention is required to encourage adherence to routine cancer screening by raising awareness about cervical cancer among married women. Adding cervical cancer preventive strategies beside other reproductive health services at all health care delivery system levels.
Menoufia Nursing Journal, 2022
Background: Covid-19 has multiple physical, psychological, social and environmental health proble... more Background: Covid-19 has multiple physical, psychological, social and environmental health problems regarding quality of life of nurses including those who are working at primary health care centers. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of covid-19 pandemic disease on quality of life among nurses working at primary health care centers. Design: A descriptive cross sectional research design was utilized. Sample: A simple random sample of 300 nurses working at primary health care centers; included 166 nurses from urban health centers and 134 nurses from rural health units. Setting: The study was carried out in primary health care centers, two districts from ten districts of Menoufia governorate were selected by multistage random selection included; Birket El-Saba and Shebin El-kom districts, Menoufia Governorates, Egypt. Instruments: An interview questionnaire contained; Socio-demographic characteristics, nurses' awareness about Corona virus infection and quality of life assessment scale by World Health Organization. Results: The current study revealed that, there were negative consequences of covid-19 on quality of life of nurses under the study in different physical, psychological, social and environment domains of quality of life. Finally, the majority of the studied nurses experienced low level of total quality of life (80%), while only 20% had high level of total quality of life. Conclusions: Covid-19 produces wide variety of problems and has negative consequences on quality of life of nurses working at primary health care centers. Recommendations: Ongoing professional development programs should be developed to enhance QoL of health care workers especially nurses working at primary health care centers in response to the pandemic and mitigating COVID-19-related stressors and psychological problems and facilitating social support.
Bullying among nurses and nursing students is a serious issue and generates a negative culture th... more Bullying among nurses and nursing students is a serious issue and generates a negative culture that threatens the ethics of nursing professionals and causes burnout or turnover among nurses. Hence, we must seriously consider measures to prevent it. Moreover, self-efficacy and self-esteem is crucial for the ability and performance of nursing students in the work environment. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of applying bullying protective program on self-efficacy and self-esteem among nursing students. A quasi-experimental research design one group pre-test, post-test and follow-up test was used. All family and community health nursing students (221) who enrolled in the fourth year-second semester of the academic year (2018-2019) at the faculty of nursing who agreed to be part in this study were included. Two tools were utilized which are General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) and Rosenberg's Global Self-esteem Scale, in addition to program implementation. There were statistically significant differences in both self-efficacy and self-esteem levels before and after the bullying protective program. There were a highly statistical significant improvement in the different levels of both self-esteem and self-efficacy immediately after bullying protective program and after 3 months (follow-up test) among nursing students compared to before the program where (p = 0.000). Implementation of a bullying protective program has a positive effect on improving self-efficacy and self-esteem of nursing students. Nursing curricula should integrate the concept of bullying and how to confront it in a professional manner. Also, the nursing college should set policies to eradicate the occurrence of bullying in the workplace, which creates a positive influence on the learning environment and the nursing profession as a whole.
Premenstrual syndrome is a relatively common disorder that affects approximately 90 % of women du... more Premenstrual syndrome is a relatively common disorder that affects approximately 90 % of women during the reproductive period at various degrees and characterized by troublesome symptoms as tension, irritability, depression, headache, anxiety and loss of self-control that develop during the luteal menstrual phase and disappear within a few days of menstruation. Aim: To investigate effect of relaxation training augmented with foot reflexology on symptoms of premenstrual syndrome among nursing female students. Method: A quasiexperimental research design (pre and post-intervention). Sample: A purposive sample of 200 female students who have premenstrual syndrome and fulfilled the inclusion criteria were recruited. They were randomly assigned into four equal groups. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing at Menoufia University on nursing female's students. Instruments: A self-administrated questionnaire, Knowledge assessment questionnaire of premenstrual tension symp...
Background: Emotional abuse is a serious type of abuse and comprises a large part of many couples... more Background: Emotional abuse is a serious type of abuse and comprises a large part of many couples’ lives. Marital relationship is in every society and is well-known as one of the most important resources in human relationships. Emotional Abuse Behaviors and marital satisfaction among married couples might be affected by an emotionally focused intervention. Emotionally focused intervention for couples gives a chance for wives and husbands to achieve adequate Foresight for their relationship of marriage and emotionally empower them to handle their problems Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of emotion-focused couple-based interventions on the wives’ emotional abuse and marital satisfaction Design: A quasi experimental research design with a pretest-posttest was used to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: This study was conducted at the MCH center at El-Batanoon, Shebin EL-Kom, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: sample was 50 couples (100 participants). Data collection: ...
Background: Snakebite is considered a health problem in Egypt but knowledge regarding snakebites ... more Background: Snakebite is considered a health problem in Egypt but knowledge regarding snakebites and its care is poor at the population level that requires more attention to increase their knowledge. Aim: The study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing intervention on educating rural women regarding snake bite symptoms, first aid, prevention and treatment Methods: Quasi-experimental design with pre-posttest was used. A random sample of 106rural women who came to health centers to provide immunization to their children was taken Setting: This study was conducted at ShobraBakhum and Arab Elraml from Quesna district and Bemam and Elbendaria from Tala district in Menoufia Governorate. Tool of this study was an interviewing questionnaire included five parts as the following ademographic data bKnowledge about symptoms of snake bite cknowledge about preventive measures dknowledge about first aid e-knowledge about treatment. A computer based educational intervention was use...
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 2019
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ... more Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) diseases are considered two of the most serious health conditions. Behavioral intervention is one of the best ordinary less cost and most effective strategies applied to fight against HIV/AIDS. In addition to information education and communication (IEC) campaign. Health education regarding HIV/AIDS at school can help in the prevention of infection. Current study was aimed to evaluate the effect of school based educational intervention to raise awareness of students about HIV/AIDS disease.Methods: Design: A quasi-experimental design with pre-posttest was utilized. Subjects: Multi-stage random sample of 360 students recruited at preparatory and secondary schools. Tool: A structured interviewing questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic data sheet for students, knowledge of students about HIV/AIDS disease, methods of prevention and students' attitudes and opinions about ...
International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes 75-80% of cervical cancers worldwide. Cer... more Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes 75-80% of cervical cancers worldwide. Cervical cancer is considered the second communal cancer in women after breast cancer universally. It can be treatable, avoidable, or recognized early, particularly with systematic screening and vaccination. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a psychological nursing intervention on married women's beliefs, attitudes, and preventive practices of cervical cancer. Design & tools: the quasi-experimental study was conducted on 200 randomly selected married women using the Self-Administered Questionnaire and Assessment Sheet for knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, and barriers to preventive measures for cervical cancer. Setting: it was conducted in the family planning unit in the teaching hospital and gynecology clinic of the university hospital in Shebin-Alkom,Menoufia University, Egypt. The results revealed a high statistically significant difference between the study and control groups regarding mean scores of knowledge beliefs, and preventive practice concerning cervical cancer, its screening, and prevention after a psychological nursing intervention compared with before. Also, the majority of the study group practiced preventive measures in a positive way after a psychological nursing intervention compared with the control group. Conclusion: the study concluded that the psychological nursing intervention has a positive effect on beliefs, attitudes, and preventive practices of cervical cancer among married women. Recommendation: Additional educational intervention is required to encourage adherence to routine cancer screening by raising awareness about cervical cancer among married women. Adding cervical cancer preventive strategies beside other reproductive health services at all health care delivery system levels.
Menoufia Nursing Journal, 2022
Background: Covid-19 has multiple physical, psychological, social and environmental health proble... more Background: Covid-19 has multiple physical, psychological, social and environmental health problems regarding quality of life of nurses including those who are working at primary health care centers. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of covid-19 pandemic disease on quality of life among nurses working at primary health care centers. Design: A descriptive cross sectional research design was utilized. Sample: A simple random sample of 300 nurses working at primary health care centers; included 166 nurses from urban health centers and 134 nurses from rural health units. Setting: The study was carried out in primary health care centers, two districts from ten districts of Menoufia governorate were selected by multistage random selection included; Birket El-Saba and Shebin El-kom districts, Menoufia Governorates, Egypt. Instruments: An interview questionnaire contained; Socio-demographic characteristics, nurses' awareness about Corona virus infection and quality of life assessment scale by World Health Organization. Results: The current study revealed that, there were negative consequences of covid-19 on quality of life of nurses under the study in different physical, psychological, social and environment domains of quality of life. Finally, the majority of the studied nurses experienced low level of total quality of life (80%), while only 20% had high level of total quality of life. Conclusions: Covid-19 produces wide variety of problems and has negative consequences on quality of life of nurses working at primary health care centers. Recommendations: Ongoing professional development programs should be developed to enhance QoL of health care workers especially nurses working at primary health care centers in response to the pandemic and mitigating COVID-19-related stressors and psychological problems and facilitating social support.
Bullying among nurses and nursing students is a serious issue and generates a negative culture th... more Bullying among nurses and nursing students is a serious issue and generates a negative culture that threatens the ethics of nursing professionals and causes burnout or turnover among nurses. Hence, we must seriously consider measures to prevent it. Moreover, self-efficacy and self-esteem is crucial for the ability and performance of nursing students in the work environment. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of applying bullying protective program on self-efficacy and self-esteem among nursing students. A quasi-experimental research design one group pre-test, post-test and follow-up test was used. All family and community health nursing students (221) who enrolled in the fourth year-second semester of the academic year (2018-2019) at the faculty of nursing who agreed to be part in this study were included. Two tools were utilized which are General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) and Rosenberg's Global Self-esteem Scale, in addition to program implementation. There were statistically significant differences in both self-efficacy and self-esteem levels before and after the bullying protective program. There were a highly statistical significant improvement in the different levels of both self-esteem and self-efficacy immediately after bullying protective program and after 3 months (follow-up test) among nursing students compared to before the program where (p = 0.000). Implementation of a bullying protective program has a positive effect on improving self-efficacy and self-esteem of nursing students. Nursing curricula should integrate the concept of bullying and how to confront it in a professional manner. Also, the nursing college should set policies to eradicate the occurrence of bullying in the workplace, which creates a positive influence on the learning environment and the nursing profession as a whole.
Premenstrual syndrome is a relatively common disorder that affects approximately 90 % of women du... more Premenstrual syndrome is a relatively common disorder that affects approximately 90 % of women during the reproductive period at various degrees and characterized by troublesome symptoms as tension, irritability, depression, headache, anxiety and loss of self-control that develop during the luteal menstrual phase and disappear within a few days of menstruation. Aim: To investigate effect of relaxation training augmented with foot reflexology on symptoms of premenstrual syndrome among nursing female students. Method: A quasiexperimental research design (pre and post-intervention). Sample: A purposive sample of 200 female students who have premenstrual syndrome and fulfilled the inclusion criteria were recruited. They were randomly assigned into four equal groups. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing at Menoufia University on nursing female's students. Instruments: A self-administrated questionnaire, Knowledge assessment questionnaire of premenstrual tension symp...
Background: Emotional abuse is a serious type of abuse and comprises a large part of many couples... more Background: Emotional abuse is a serious type of abuse and comprises a large part of many couples’ lives. Marital relationship is in every society and is well-known as one of the most important resources in human relationships. Emotional Abuse Behaviors and marital satisfaction among married couples might be affected by an emotionally focused intervention. Emotionally focused intervention for couples gives a chance for wives and husbands to achieve adequate Foresight for their relationship of marriage and emotionally empower them to handle their problems Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of emotion-focused couple-based interventions on the wives’ emotional abuse and marital satisfaction Design: A quasi experimental research design with a pretest-posttest was used to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: This study was conducted at the MCH center at El-Batanoon, Shebin EL-Kom, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: sample was 50 couples (100 participants). Data collection: ...
Background: Snakebite is considered a health problem in Egypt but knowledge regarding snakebites ... more Background: Snakebite is considered a health problem in Egypt but knowledge regarding snakebites and its care is poor at the population level that requires more attention to increase their knowledge. Aim: The study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing intervention on educating rural women regarding snake bite symptoms, first aid, prevention and treatment Methods: Quasi-experimental design with pre-posttest was used. A random sample of 106rural women who came to health centers to provide immunization to their children was taken Setting: This study was conducted at ShobraBakhum and Arab Elraml from Quesna district and Bemam and Elbendaria from Tala district in Menoufia Governorate. Tool of this study was an interviewing questionnaire included five parts as the following ademographic data bKnowledge about symptoms of snake bite cknowledge about preventive measures dknowledge about first aid e-knowledge about treatment. A computer based educational intervention was use...
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 2019
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ... more Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) diseases are considered two of the most serious health conditions. Behavioral intervention is one of the best ordinary less cost and most effective strategies applied to fight against HIV/AIDS. In addition to information education and communication (IEC) campaign. Health education regarding HIV/AIDS at school can help in the prevention of infection. Current study was aimed to evaluate the effect of school based educational intervention to raise awareness of students about HIV/AIDS disease.Methods: Design: A quasi-experimental design with pre-posttest was utilized. Subjects: Multi-stage random sample of 360 students recruited at preparatory and secondary schools. Tool: A structured interviewing questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic data sheet for students, knowledge of students about HIV/AIDS disease, methods of prevention and students' attitudes and opinions about ...