Marwa Alburmawi

• Professor (Associate) at Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

Nurses are the front-liners for patients who need urgent care; therefore, they are exposed to several stressors. Indirect exposure to others’ trauma is called secondary traumatic stress. This study examined the prevalence, warning signs, and preventive measures of secondary traumatic stress among critical care nurses in Jordan. A descriptive cross-...

Objective: Despite growing use of online video games globally, studies examine their impacts on health behaviors and sleep remains limited. This study investigates the relationship between Gacha game use, sleep quality, and aggression among Jordanian university students, addressing a gap in understanding the health impacts of excessive gaming. Mate...

Background Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices during nursing students’ clinical training are based on standardized precautions. However, the spread of COVID-19 raised the need to revise these practices. We aimed in this study to assess nurse educators’ agreement on items that represent precautionary guidelines, which enhance safety du...

Background: The wide spread of the pandemic prevented new graduate nurses caring for patients with COVID-19, although they were required to care for them. The use of simulation could present an acceptable alternative when training is limited for nurses. Aims: This study aimed to measure the impact of attending a hybrid clinical course on knowledge...

Introduction: The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide, especially among pregnant women. Maternal obesity is a serious risk factor during pregnancy associated with pregnancy-related complications for the mother and her child. Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Jordanian pregnant women who are overweight or obese. The...

Purpose This study aimed to investigate the medication administration error perceptions among Jordanian critical care nurses. Methods A cross-sectional, descriptive design was used among Jordanian critical care nurses. The total number of completed questionnaires submitted for analysis was 340. Data were collected between July and August 2022 in t...

Background: Nursing is a noble profession that aims to care for individuals, families, and communities to achieve optimum health and quality of life. Nurses are the largest constituent of the healthcare team and nursing students' motivation towards their field of inquiry affects their satisfaction and academic performance. Aim: To examine the acade...

Introduction: This study examined the factors that influence healthcare workers’ decisions regarding COVID-19 vaccines’ acceptability in Jordan. It also examined the impact of perceived risks of the vaccine on healthcare workers’ decisions toward accepting it. Methods: Jordanian healthcare workers in governmental and private hospitals completed a c...

Objectives The study aims were to evaluate the emotional well-being of nursing students in Jordan by measuring student levels of anxiety, depression, behavioural control, positive affect, and general distress, and to identify predictors of emotional well-being in nursing students. Background Owing to a unique number of stressors, nursing students...

Vaccines are effective measures that can mitigate the high burden of diseases. However, vaccine refusal poses serious challenges for achieving coverage for population immunity. With the availability of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, limited information is available about the university students' acceptability and attitudes toward COV...

We aimed to explore reasons for delay in seeking healthcare among women with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) for the first time from urban and rural areas in Jordan. A qualitative descriptive design was used through face-to-face interviews with 33 women. Themes that explained why women delayed seeking healthcare when experiencing ACS were: Knowledge...

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the prevalence of psychological symptoms (PS) among university students and the predictors associated with seeking counseling and psychological help among students. Participants: A total of 663 students from three Jordanian universities participated in this study. Methods: A cross-sectional, correlational design w...

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of psychological symptoms (PS) among university students and the predictors associated with seeking counseling and psychological help among students. Participants: A total of 663 students from three Jordanian universities participated in this study. Methods: A cross-sectional, correlational design was applie...

Background Caregivers experience high strain related to care giving. There is increasing interest in examining the caregiver burden of cardiac patients and studying the characteristics of caregivers. Purpose To explore the correlation between quality of life cardiac patients and caregiver’s burden. Methods A cross-sectional design using a conveni...

Background: Delaying seeking health care for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) causes high mortality and morbidity with variations among men and women regarding reasons for this delay. Objectives: This study explored factors associated with prehospital delay among men and women experiencing acute coronary syndrome for the first time in...

Purpose This study measured levels of compassion fatigue, burnout and satisfaction among critical care and emergency nurses. It investigated coping strategies as moderating factors and as predictors to levels of compassion fatigue. Methods Using a cross–sectional design, this study was conducted on 228 (84.4%) out of 270 from four Jordanian hospit...

Iodine deficiency causes many health problems to pregnant women and their newborns. Knowledge about the impact of Iodine deficiency can improve health-related practices, such as seeking dietary and exogenous supplements to improve iodine levels. This study evaluates the knowledge level of pregnant women concerning the significance of the intake of...

Objective: Quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients can be influenced by the presence of medical conditions, such as oral mucositis (OM). There is still limited knowledge about this issue among patients in Jordan, and this could be related to the absence of research instruments testing QOL among cancer patients with OM. This study measured the QOL...

Students' professional choice to proceed in midwifery is influenced by many factors. This study validated an instrument developed to assess students' attitudes toward midwifery in Jordan. It also addressed the motivating and de-motivating factors influencing students' decision concerning joining and continuing in midwifery. A descriptive, cross-sec...

Background: The aim of the study was to undertake a psychometric analysis of the Psychiatric Nurses Methods of Coping Questionnaire (PNMCQ) - Arabic version when used to measure coping skills in psychiatric nurses in Jordan. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was adopted in this study. A demographic questionnaire and the 35-item PNMCQ...

Spirituality has been recently recognized in many areas around the world as a factor influencing the general health and wellbeing on individuals. There is a scarcity addressing this issue in the Middle East, like many other regions. Perhaps one reason for this is related to the absence of instruments measuring spirituality. The goal of this study w...

Aim: To measure the psychometric properties, reliability and validity of a tool that explores factors influencing the adoption of principles of evidence-based in nursing practice in Jordan. Background: The use of principles of evidenced-based practice in nursing practice has been widely endorsed in many countries around the world; these principl...

It is well-documented in literature that pain management in critical care is still below the expected levels leaving patients to experience pain at variable levels in many cases. Critical Care Nurses' pain management practices are influenced by their knowledge, attitudes and previous experience. Exploring these aspects is crucial to improve such pr...

Shared governance is the set of practices under which faculty members and other staff participates in the decision-making process concerning the operation of their institution and may interfere with the everyday work and activities. The perception of academic nursing staff toward “shared governance” was assessed in a nonexperimental survey research...