Muayyad Ahmad

University of Jordan | UJ · Department of Clinical Nursing

Background: There is a gap in the literature regarding learning outcomes linked to the use of high-fidelity simulators compared to that of traditional teaching methods. Aim: To examine the effect of using high-fidelity simulators on knowledge and skills acquisition and retention with university students. Methods: A randomized two-arm trial usi...

Internet addiction is a significant international mental health problem among university students. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the correlation of Internet addiction with university students' characteristics in Jordan using a descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design. The Internet Addiction Test, Beck Depression Inve...

Purpose This review aims to summarize and evaluate the most accurate machine-learning algorithm used to predict ischemic heart disease. Methods This systematic review was performed following PRISMA guidelines. A comprehensive search was carried out using multiple databases such as Science Direct, PubMed\ MEDLINE, CINAHL, and IEEE explore. Results...

Objectives : This study aimed to 1) Assess the effects of implementing the initial assessment and management practices of the Adult Trauma Clinical Practice Guidelines (ATCPGs) on the outcomes of multiple trauma patients and healthcare providers in the emergency department (ED) and hospital; 2) Evaluate the effects of implementing the ATCPGs on mis...

Background: Patients' discharge from the hospital is considered a crucial transition. Appropriate patient education about their condition and its treatment can reduce adverse events and improve health outcomes. Objective: Identifying high-risk patients for adverse events after hospital discharge and evaluating patient discharge information to ensur...

Aim: We aimed to evaluate early versus delayed removal of the indwelling urethral catheter (IUC) following transurethral resection of prostate (TURP). Methods: In this clinical trial conducted between July 2016 and June 2020, 90 patients underwent TURP were randomized equally into: group A, early IUC removal (24 h), and group B, delayed IUC removal...

Keywords Abstract Artificial intelligence; attitudes; benefits; higher education; reliability; threats; validity. Under the acceleration in the body of information regarding AI technology and the paucity of instruments that assess the views and reactions of consumers, we have constructed this instrument to measure the attitudes, benefits, and threa...

Objectives: Timing of indwelling urethral catheter (IUC) removal following TURP is controversial and mainly depends on individual clinical practice. The aim of this clinical trial to evaluate early vs delayed IUC removal. Patients and methods: In this clinical trial 90 patients who underwent TURP were prospectively randomized equally into two group...

The majority of Healthcare systems worldwide considered as a vital nerve. Therefore, hospitals and clinics play a significant role in providing healthcare services for a population globally according to their health problems or patient’s needs. Consequently, to improved planning and appropriate response in this area; it is required to have baseline...

This chapter includes background data on the Mexican healthcare system, including regional data, a list of health informatics systems in use, and hospital capacity. Additionally, it provides detailed information about the modern healthcare system, electronic health records, and variations in hospital software and information systems. A policy, guid...

Life-threatening diseases have impacted Jordan's health care system for ten years. Because Jordanians are at danger from these diseases. Jordan has worked hard over the past decade to improve its health care system by extending services and using modern technologies to improve equipment and treatment. The necessity to keep prices down, Jordanians'...

The treatment of pain and anxiety in cancer patients includes both pharmaceutical and non-pharmacological approaches. The researchers of this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of morphine versus Tramal with virtual reality therapy (VR) in reducing pain and anxiety in female patients with breast cancer. The sample was composed of 80 women wit...

This study aims to review and critique the definitions of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) in the literature. This systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Following the methodology of Arksey and O'mllay, four electronic databases were searched between 19...

Background: Many current studies have claimed that the actual risk of heart disease among women is equal to that in men. Using a large machine learning algorithm (MLA) data set to predict mortality in women, data mining techniques have been used to identify significant aspects of variables that help in identifying the primary causes of mortality w...

Purpose: To review and analyze critically the available evidence for Complete Decongestive Therapy Effect on Breast Cancer Related to Lymphedema. Data Sources: Publications were retrieved from the major database search engines, included Google scholar, EBSCO host, and PubMed database. The search terms including: “Complete decongestive therapy (CDT)...

There are many hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities in Turkey. Modern hospitals with qualified staff can be found in the majority of major cities. Private businesses offer the majority of medical services. The Turkish healthcare system is built on primary healthcare. Primary care clinics (Salk Oca) are located all over the country and p...

Background: This overview of the Ministry of Health's governance structure and the Health Information System (HIS) activities covers the current HIS situation. Purpose: This study describes the e-HIS in Jordan, whether it is standardized across health facilities, how information is used, and the resources needed for such systems to work efficiently...

In recent years, nursing research in Jordan has gained widespread recognition nationally and internationally. When it comes to the Jordanian nursing researchers, the outcome is incredibly outstanding. Jordanian scientists account for 65% of the top 100 rated scientists in the Arab world. All of the 55 researchers (55%) who reside in Jordan are Jord...

Hong Kong's healthcare system is a combination of 12 private and 43 public hospitals, providing over 90 per cent of inpatient service to Hong Kong (Department of Health, 2014). The city has a reputation for providing high quality medical care and has made significant contributions to the field of liver transplantation, including performing the firs...

The healthcare system in Palestine is made up of both governmental and private sectors, which the population of the territory can access (Gordon, 1997). In 1967, the Israeli Military's Health Department of the Civil Administration (HDCA) was given responsibility for overseeing healthcare in the occupied territories. During this time, HDCA received...

Objectives: Big data has revolutionized nursing and health care and raised concerns. This research aims to help nurses understand big data sets to provide better patient care. Methods: This study used big data in nursing to improve patient care. Big data in nursing has sparked a global revolution and raised concerns, but few studies have focused on...

Introduction Development of standardization through unification process improves performance by creating a universal framework enabling mutual experience based on improved process understanding. Discriminating standard, routine and non-routine processes is practical and useful for analyzing process management (Rusjan& Kiauta., 2019). So, it is wort...

BACKGROUND Many current studies have claimed that the actual risk of heart disease among women is equal to that in men. Using a large machine learning algorithm (MLA) data set to predict mortality in women, data mining techniques have been used to identify significant aspects of variables that help in identifying the primary causes of mortality wit...

b>Background : Nurses are the most qualified judges for quality of nursing care (QNC) because they have the greatest experience with standard care. It is vital to examine QNC from the perspective of nurses who have experience as hospitalized patients or as caregivers in order to perform an accurate assessment of the nursing care that is delivered t...

Missed nursing care is a multifaceted patient safety issue receiving increased attention among healthcare scholars worldwide. There is limited research on missed nursing care in the Jordanian healthcare context. The current study sought to examine the perceptions of Jordanian nurses toward the amount and types of missed nursing care in medical and...

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A potential complication that affects a patient's quality of life is breast Cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). Due to lymphatic system failure brought on by breast Cancer treatment, it is secondary lymphedema. This literature review examines 50 articles that are connected to BCRL. Research conducted in the English language between 2017 and 2022 is i...

Background: Shared governance of employees is crucial in building trust within healthcare organizations. Control over practice, ownership of actions, feeling of independence and involvement in work decisions significantly increase employees' intent to stay, whereas exclusion from the decision-making process leads to a higher rate of turnover. Impro...

Background: Stroke is one of the most significant neurological problems around the world, and is considered a leading cause of death. Due to polypharmacy and multimorbidity, stroke patients are susceptible to have lower levels of adherence to their medications and self-care activities. Methods: Patients who have suffered a stroke and had recentl...

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, catastrophic mortality and morbidity rates and unknown long-term ramifications were caused, leading to focused efforts on implementing effective vaccination. Nucleic acid-based vaccines (NBVs), an emergent advance in vaccine development, presented high efficacy rates but controversy regarding this appro...

Objectives: Big data has revolutionized nursing and health care and raised concerns. This research aims to help nurses understand big data sets to provide better patient care. Methods: Big data nursing research to improve patient care. Big data in nursing has sparked a global revolution and raised concerns, but few studies have focused on helping n...

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of poststroke depression (PSD) in Saudi Arabia and its association with socio-demographic and clinical factors. Design: A predictive correlational cross-sectional study. Methods: The study adopted a non-probability convenience sampling method to recruit 211 stroke survivors between Ap...

Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of perceived organizational support, accountability and nurses' characteristics on missed nursing care under the impact of COVID-19. Design: A cross-sectional design was used to describe and predict nurses' characteristics. Methods: A sample of 536 Registered Nurses participated in the study from...

Constipation Severity and Quality of Life among Patients with Cancer Who Received Prophylactic Laxatives: Quasi-Experimental Study

Objectives The goal of this study was to find out the level of knowledge and perception among the nurses in intensive care units (ICUs). Methods The study was set up in a cross-sectional design. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses completed a self-reporting questionnaire to assess their knowledge and perception of the pandemic. 182 ICU nurses were...

Background: Prophylactic laxatives were associated with decreasing the incidence of Opioid-induced constipation among patients with cancer. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of early prophylactic laxatives therapy on the severity of constipation and quality of life among patients with cancer receiving opioids. Methods: Using a quasi-...

Objectives The goal of this study was to find out the level of knowledge and perception among the nurses in intensive care units (ICUs). Methods The study was set up in a cross-sectional design. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses completed a self-reporting questionnaire to assess their knowledge and perception of the pandemic. 182 ICU nurses wer...

Abstract. This paper aims to conceptually analyze “large-scale data” in the healthcare field to improve its clarity in the literature. Thematic analysis was applied to avoid the haphazard results in recognizing the attributes, antecedents, and consequences of the concept analysis. Large-scale data is a huge heterogeneous amount of data characterize...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of TURP on erectile function (EF) and ejaculatory function (EJF). Methods: A total of 91 patients who underwent TURP were retrospectively assessed. Patients were divided into two groups based on International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5): group A included 41 patients with n...

Managing hypertension is not only concerned with lowering blood pressure (BP) by using antihypertensive medications but also aims at minimizing its consequences through adopting self-care. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of mobile application on self-care, BP control, self-efficacy and hypertension-related knowledge among adul...

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding becomes more crucial for infants’ survival during humanitarian crises. The purpose of this study was to assess breastfeeding rates and identify the facilitators of and barriers to exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among Syrian refugee mothers residing in host communities in Jordan. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectio...

Background & Aim: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) was responsible for 7.4 million deaths globally. Self-care is an integral element of standard medical management for CHD. The aims of this study were: (1) to describe self-care maintenance, self-care monitoring, self-care management, and self-care confidence among patients with CHD patients; and (2) to...

Jordan Scientist and University Rankings 2022 Muayyad Mustafa Ahmad

Jordan Scientist and University Rankings 2022 Muayyad Mustafa Ahmad https://www.adscientificindex.com/scientist.php?id=416522 الحمد والشكر لله #1 out of 22 scholars at the School of Nursing/University of Jordan #1 out of 59 scholars at all Nursing Schools in Jordan #28 out of 686 scholars at all Nursing Schools in Asia #234 out of 2,527 scholars...

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of persistent symptoms of depression and anxiety in a second acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event. Data presented in this study were from an RCT study. A follow-up for 24 months after baseline to detect a second ACS event among 1162 patients from five hospitals. Hierarchal Cox regression analyses wer...

Muayyad Ahmad Curriculum Vitae end of 2021

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most frequent infection seen in intensive care units. Of those patients with an endotracheal tube, many will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia within 48 hours of being mechanically ventilated. There are many issues related to mechanical ventilation including costs, patient outcomes and the a...

Background: Anxiety is common emotional distress among patients with stroke, and it is a strong predictor of low quality of life, increased healthcare expenditure, poor rehabilitation and post-stroke depression. Objectives: Evaluate the prevalence and predictors of post-stroke anxiety among patients in Jordan. Methods: A cross-sectional, correlatio...

Background With the implementation of nucleotide-based vaccines (NBVs) in the COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, a wide controversy surrounding NBVs has become a heated subject of debate, and it did not spare healthcare workers (HCW) and staff. HCW have a powerful influence on the acceptance of NBVs by the general public. Hence, the aim of this study...

Risk of Malnutrition and Clinical Outcomes among Mechanically Ventilated Patients in Intensive Care Units Background: Critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated are at high risk for malnutrition, which is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Aim: To determine whether the modified version of nutrition risk assessment tool for critic...

PURPOSES: To motivate nurses and reduce the absenteeism rate in intensive care units (ICUs), and to examine job characteristics and work outcomes among nurses in ICUs. METHODS: A descriptive correlational design was utilized among five ICUs in a hospital in the south of Egypt and 159 bedside nurses were recruited. Subscales of the Work Design Quest...

Background and objectives: With the implementation of nucleotide-based vaccines (NBVs) in the COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, a wide controversy surrounding NBVs has become a heated subject of debate, and it did not spare healthcare workers and staff. The latter group has a powerful influence on the acceptance of NBVs by the general public. Hence,...

The purpose of this study was to determine if skin and mucous membrane colonisation with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) increases the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) post-elective Caesarean Sections. A prospective study was conducted at a major centre in Jordan, involving 127 pati...

Purpose: To explore the ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) attributable costs; to predict patients’ outcomes of mechanical ventilation (MV) length of stay (LOS) (intensive care unit (ICU) LOS, hospital LOS), and mortality rates, among patients on MV. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational design was used. A convenience sample of 151 patients...

Purposes: To motivate nurses and reduce the absenteeism rate in intensive care units (ICUs), and to examine job characteristics and work outcomes among nurses in ICUs. Methods: A descriptive correlational design was utilized among five ICUs in a hospital in the south of Egypt and 159 bedside nurses were recruited. Subscales of the Work Design Quest...

Background: Wound infection is a challenge that face healthcare facilities. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of obesity on wound infection incidence. Methods: A prospective study involved 127 patients underwent elective Cesarean section surgeries in the first ten months of 2018 with a follow up period of 90 days. Results: Th...

Nursing-sensitive indicators (NSIs) are the criteria for changes in a person’s health status that nursing care can directly affect, and they form the foundation for monitoring the quality of nursing care. For example, they can assist in establishing a common ground for benchmarking and in providing evidence of the cost-effectiveness of nursing care...

Background: Wound infection is a challenge that face healthcare facilities. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of obesity on wound infection incidence. Methods: A prospective study involved 127 patients underwent elective Cesarean section surgeries in the first ten months of 2018 with a follow up period of 90 days. Resul...

Introduction The transitional period of newly graduate nurses became more stressful, different coping mechanisms are essential. Therefore, effective coping with transition-related stress and anxiety is important for the life and professional of those nurses. Objectives To examine the transitional shock through assessing the occupational stress and...

Purpose This paper aims to describe and understand the family experience of caregiving to their Alzheimer patients and to explore the impact of caregiving on the family’s caregiver well-being. Design/methodology/approach The study involved eight family caregivers from the outpatient department, specifically from the neurology-medical clinic. A des...

Background Effective pain management is impeded in the Middle East by barriers such as myth, irrationality, ignorance, stigma, and bias. However, it is still controversial whether these barriers are always cultural or simply educational. Aim To examine the differences based on cultural background and demographic characteristics in Jordanian and Ni...

The Purpose of this study is to examine the effects of brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) and Educational Interventions (EIs) on enhancing mindfulness, self-compassion and quality of sleep for Family Caregivers (FCs) of patients with cancer in Jordan. A quasi-experimental, pre-test-post-test study was used. Two interventions were conducte...

Background. Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) for refugee women in reproductive age is highly affected by physical, political, psychosocial and environmental conditions in countries of asylum. HRQoL is enormously affected by the satisfaction of this vulnerable group with the physical, psychological, emotional and social care services provided...

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of mind-body interventions for the management of cancer-related fatigue. Methods: A comprehensive search on multiple databases was conducted to identify relevant systematic reviews and meta-analyses published from January 2008 to December 201...

Background The population worldwide is aging. This has required the nursing profession to respond to the growing demands of providing nursing care to this population. Purpose To identify predictors of job satisfaction among registered nurses providing care for older adults. Methods A cross‐sectional correlational design was used with a convenienc...

Introduction Clinical learning environment placements provide opportunities for students to develop their skills, socialize to the profession and bridge the gap between academic and workplace learning. This study was conducted to investigate Saudi nursing students’ perceptions of their clinical learning environment and supervision in the hospital s...

Introduction: Clinical learning environment placements provide opportunities for students to develop their skills, socialize to the profession and bridge the gap between academic and workplace learning. This study was conducted to investigate Saudi nursing students' perceptions of their clinical learning environment and supervision in the hospital...

Objectives : To examine the effectiveness of a brief Mindfulness Based Interventions (MBIs) and Educational Interventions (EI) on self-efficacy and burden among family caregivers (FCs) of patients with cancer in Jordan. Design: A quasi-experimental design was conducted. Methods: two interventions were performed: the Brief MBIs and the EIs were app...

Objectives: Osteoporosis is a crucial health concern, common in older people regardless of their gender. Improving knowledge about osteoporosis raises awareness among older adults. The aims of this study were to assess the older adults’ knowledge and beliefs about osteoporosis based on their socio-demographic characteristics; and, to examine the ef...

Purposes: The purposes of this systematic review were to summarize and evaluate the methodological quality of primary studies on the virtual reality (VR) technology for the management of pain and anxiety among patients with cancer, and to analyze the effectiveness of VR in the reviewed studies. Methods: This review was reported according to the Pre...

Background and objectives: This review used the recent COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) rating system, which gives the reader the ability to find appropriate instruments in a simple way. Shared decision-making (SDM) is part of health professionals', nurses', and patients' interaction about fund...

Introduction: This study aims to examine the challenges faced by migrant Arab-Muslim women in accessing maternity services and to suggest ways to improve the childbirth experience for them. Methodology: An interpretive ontological-phenomenological perspective guided by the philosophical tenets of Heidegger was used to examine the childbirth experie...

Background Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is a procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct obstructed. This study aimed to compare the success rates of two different techniques in endonasal endoscopic DCR; namely single and double mucosal flap techniques. Material and Methods A nonequivalent q...

Background: Traumatic soft tissue defects of the hand and upper extremities are common and may be challenging to the reconstructive surgeon. Several reconstructive procedures such as use of local, regional, distant, and free flaps have been described. This study aimed to report the techniques, outcomes, and complications of pedicle abdominal flaps...

Aim: To report the findings of previous studies to understand the meaning of patient’s acuity, patient acuity tool, and to assess its effectiveness on nursing and patients’ outcomes. Background: Patient acuity is the degree of severity of clients’ conditions, patient’s acuity tool is an instrument or classification system used to categorize the pat...

Background: Information is presently lacking on the state of end-of-life care in Middle Eastern countries, including Jordan. We explored the personal demographic and clinical characteristics, death rates, and end-of-life therapies for patients who died in intensive care units (ICUs) in Jordan. Methods: This retrospective multi-center cohort study i...

Background and Aims: The relationship between intra‑operative hypotension and post‑operative complications has been recently studied in non‑cardiac surgery. Little is known about this relationship in traumatic hip surgery. Our study aimed to investigate this relationship. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients who underwent surgic...

Background Elevated intra-abdominal pressure is associated with morbidity in critically ill patients. Enteral feeding is important for these patients but may cause complications. Objective To compare the effects of 2 intermittent feeding schedules on intra-abdominal pressure in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Methods A single-blinded,...

Purpose: Refugee women are vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) due to risk factors associated with displacement. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to STIs among Syrian refugee mothers in Jordan. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted with a convenience sample of 523...

Background and aims: The relationship between intra-operative hypotension and post-operative complications has been recently studied in non-cardiac surgery. Little is known about this relationship in traumatic hip surgery. Our study aimed to investigate this relationship. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients who underwent sur...