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1. The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence on the Relationship Between Nurses' Preparedness to Care for COVID-19 Patients and Their Quality of Work Life.

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Alkorashy, Hanan A., Basheer, Aisha F., and Mohamed, Hanem F.

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PANDEMIC preparedness, COVID-19 pandemic, SICKNESS Impact Profile, LIFE change events, QUALITY of work life
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Emotional intelligence (EI) is increasingly recognized as a key factor in healthcare, where managing emotions is vital for job satisfaction, productivity, and interpersonal relationships. For nurses, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, EI plays a pivotal role in navigating emotional challenges and improving their quality of work life (QoWL). This study examined how EI moderates the relationship between nurses' preparedness to care for COVID-19 patients and their QoWL. A cross-sectional, correlational design was used, involving 267 nurses from various healthcare settings. Data were collected through the Emotional Intelligence Scale, the Quality of Nursing Work Life survey, and demographic questionnaires. The sample was predominantly female (94.4%), with a mean age of 37.47 years (SD = 8.09) and an average of 8.43 years of experience (SD = 6.33). Most nurses (87.3%) attended COVID-19-related workshops, with 76.4% feeling prepared to care for COVID-19 patients. Emotional intelligence levels were high, with 93.6% of nurses reporting good personal competence and 85.4% reporting good social competence. Descriptive results showed that 71% of nurses perceived their QoWL as good, while 29% rated it as fair. Pearson correlation analysis revealed significant positive correlations between both personal competence (r = 0.33, p < 0.001) and social competence (r = 0.34, p < 0.001) with QoWL, but preparedness to care for COVID-19 patients did not correlate significantly with either EI or QoWL. Hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that, although nurses' preparedness alone did not predict QoWL (β = 0.034, p = 0.57), including emotional intelligence as a moderator explains 41% of the variance in QoWL. Both personal (β = 0.578, p < 0.001) and social competence (β = 0.665, p < 0.001) components of EI had significant buffering effects on the relationship between preparedness and QoWL. These findings suggest that fostering EI in nurses can enhance their resilience and improve their work life quality, particularly in high-stress healthcare environments like those experienced during the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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6. Relationships among Knowledge, Perception, Treatment-Seeking Behavior, Time-To-Treatment and Psychological Distress in Women with First Time Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Mohamed, Hanem F.

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Myocardial Infarction, Perception of symptoms seriousness, Treatment-Seeking Behaviour, Psychological Distress
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Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality among women in the United States. Women are more likely to perceive their symptoms as less serious than men and they are less likely to seek treatment when these symptoms occur. Hence, their help seeking behavior might be delayed; a poor health outcome is one consequence. The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between knowledge of AMI risk factors and symptoms and perceptions of their symptoms seriousness, describe the relationships among knowledge of AMI risk factors and symptoms, perception of symptoms seriousness, treatment-seeking behavior, and time-to-treatment in women with first time AMIs, and to examine the direct and indirect effects of knowledge of AMI risk factors and symptoms, perception of symptoms seriousness, treatment-seeking behavior and time-to-treatment on psychological distress for women with first time AMIs. Based on Leventhal’s Self-Regulation Theory, a correlational cross-sectional design with path analysis was used. A convenience sample of 53 hospitalized women (mean age 60.3 years, SD, 13.7) with first time AMIs participated in face-to-face interviews after they were physiologically stable. Results showed that median time-to-treatment was three hours. One third of the participants perceived their symptoms as serious and one third perceived their symptoms as not at all serious. In addition, 67% of the participants used self-medication strategies to cope with their symptoms. The majority of women had high knowledge regarding typical risk factors and symptoms associated with AMI, and reported low knowledge regarding gender-specific risk factors and atypical symptoms of AMI. Regression analysis revealed that knowledge of AMI symptoms mostly predicted perception of symptoms seriousness. Controlling for education, race, marital status, type of treatment, and perception of severity of AMI, path analysis indicated that treatment-seeking behavior (avoidance), knowledge of AMI symptoms and perception of symptom seriousness had the most direct, indirect and total effect on tension/anxiety. In addition, time-to-treatment had a negative direct effect on tension/anxiety. Based on the findings from this study, recommendations for nursing practice, theory, and future research were articulated.

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2007

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