Ashraf Alqudah

• Ph. D. Clinical Psychology
• Professor (Associate) at University of Jordan

Psychological resilience is one of the most important factors that help a person adapt to the difficulties of life. The present study aimed to examine the role of psychological resilience in the social and professional functioning of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes mellitus, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A total of 301 individuals...

To examine the psychometric properties of a short form TSK-AV in Arabic-speaking patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). One hundred one CLBP patients recruited from Jordan University Hospital provided demographic information and completed the TSK-AV full version and measures of pain severity and disability. Explorative factor analysis was used...

Objectives: Kinesiophobia is associated with pain disability across a number of physical conditions, particularly chronic low back pain [CLBP]. The Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia [TSK] is the primary instrument for assessing kinesiophobia, and was originally developed in English. The objective of this study is to establish an Arabic version of TSK [T...

Refugees face enormous levels of stress post migration. These levels of stress put the refugees at risk forpsychological and physical problems to add to their already existing burdens. Resiliency is known to reduce riskfor stressors and increase ability to deal with burdens refugees face. 86 Iraqi refugees in Jordan participated inthis study throug...

Purpose Studies in the United States have found that patients’ sex, race, and age influence the pain assessment and treatment decisions of laypeople and medical professionals. However, there is limited research as to whether people of other nationalities make pain management decisions differently based on demographic characteristics. Therefore, the...

Purpose: Studies in the United States have found that patients' sex, race, and age influence the pain assessment and treatment decisions of laypeople and medical professionals. However, there is limited research as to whether people of other nationalities make pain management decisions differently based on demographic characteristics. Therefore, th...

Background Patients’ sex, race, and age have been found to affect others’ perception of their pain. However, the influence of these characteristics on treatment recommendations from laypersons and healthcare providers is understudied. Design To address this issue, 75 undergraduates and 107 healthcare trainees (HTs) used a web-based delivery system...

This study examined the influence of Virtual Humans' (VH) sex and race on participants' ratings of pain intensity, pain unpleasantness, pain-related negative mood, pain coping, and recommendations for medical help. Seventy-five undergraduates viewed a series of VHs and provided computerized visual analog scale (VAS) ratings for the five domains lis...

Pain assessment is subject to bias due to characteristics of the individual in pain and of the observing person. Few research studies have examined pain assessment biases in an experimental setting. This study employs innovative virtual human technology to achieve greater experimental control. A lens model design was used to capture decision-making...

Sex and race are understood to influence pain ratings but likely also affect other pain-related sequelae. This study examined the influences of sex and race on ratings of pain intensity, pain unpleasantness, pain-related negative mood, pain coping, and need for medical treatment. Seventy-five undergraduates viewed virtual humans expressing pain, an...