Effect of digital detox program on electronic screen syndrome among preparatory school students.

AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the digital detox programme's impact on the electronic screen syndrome among preparatory school students. DESIGN: A quasi-experimental pre- and posttest group was used. METHODS: Two preparatory governmental schools. SAMPLE: purposive sample consists of 105 students. TOOLS: Two tools used for data collection: Student's datasheet and Electronic Screen Addiction Scale. The data collection period took six months, from September 2021 to February 2022. RESULTS: The high rate of screen addiction among students dropped to 14.3% in the posttest compared with 20.0% in the pre-test. Moreover, the students' proportion with moderate screen addiction dropped from 65.7% on the pre-test to 43.8% on the posttest. Furthermore, screen addiction students with lower levels were about 41.9% in the posttest and 14.3% in the pre-test. CONCLUSIONS: There was a highly statistically significant difference between school students' total electronic screen scores in the pre- and posttest. A preventive care programme is recommended for high school children and helps raise screen addiction's awareness and its negative consequences. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: No patient or public contribution.

Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors and Sleep Quality Among Saudi Postmenopausal Women.

Background: One of the most effective measures regarding improving women's health is to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health-promoting behaviors and sleep quality among a sample of Saudi menopausal women. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was used to collect data from 410 Saudi postmenopausal women visiting primary healthcare care centers located in Sakaka, Jouf, Saudi Arabia, using the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLPII) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Results: The mean age of the study participants was 52.60 ± 4.65 years, the study findings highlighted that among all the HPLP domains, the highest mean score was observed for spiritual growth (24.00 ± 6.60) whereas the lowest score was observed for physical activity (16.18 ± 1.8). Statistically significant negative relations between the total score of HPLP and sleep quality score and menopausal symptoms (p < 0.001, p < 0.005), respectively. Total scores of lifestyle, health responsibility, and stress management were significant differences between participants with good and poor sleep quality. Being overweight/obese, physically inactive, having a chronic illness and poor sleep quality were predictors influencing health-promoting behavior. Conclusion: Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II was more obvious in the good sleeper in form of health responsibility and stress management. Being overweight and or obese, having a chronic illness, and having poor sleep quality were the significant factors influencing health-promoting behaviors. Designing and performing educational interventional plans are crucial to create motivation toward a healthy lifestyle and improve the quality of their sleep.

Cognitive behavioral program on aggression and self-concept among institutionalized children with conduct disorder.

PURPOSE: To explore the effect of cognitive-behavioral programs on aggression and self-concept among institutionalized children with conduct disorder. A quiz-experimental design was employed in this study. BACKGROUND: Conduct Disorder (CD) is defined as repetitive and persistent behavior that violates the rules of society and social norms. It is also characterized by aggressive behaviors toward people or animals, dishonesty or theft, destruction of property, or serious violation of rules, and persists in children or adolescents in the past 12 months before age 18. METHOD: This research was carried out at the Dammam Observation Center in Saudi Arabia and the Cairo Caring Center in Egypt. Approximately 100 institutionalized children with conduct disorder who had evidence of conduct disorder were included in the study as part of a purposive sampling procedure. The information was gathered through the use of three different tools: Aggressive behavior and self-concept scales, as well as a sociodemographic data sheet. RESULTS: According to the findings, children with conduct disorder exhibited less aggression after participating in cognitive behavioral sessions (p = .011), resulting in lower mean aggression scores for the intervention group than the control group. After the training, about 64% of them had a moderate level of self-concept, whereas 44% of them had a moderate level of self-concept before the program. The study also revealed a statistically significant negative correlation between aggressive behavior and self-concept. CONCLUSION: The post-intervention remediation of aggressive behaviors and self-concept improvement point to the positive effect of the cognitive-behavioral program. The current study recommended that a cognitive-behavioral program is an effective, low-cost, and noninvasive intervention to improve self-concept and minimize aggressive behavior among institutionalized children with conduct disorder.

Effect of Happiness Counseling on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Women with Recurrent Miscarriage.

PURPOSE: This study investigated the effectiveness of a happiness counseling program on depression, anxiety, and stress in pregnant women with a history of recurrent miscarriage. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A parallel randomized controlled trial research design was used in this study, which was conducted at the high-risk inpatient unit of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Cairo University Hospitals in Cairo, Egypt. A total of 60 pregnant women who had previously experienced multiple miscarriages were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups (n=30 each). The tools used for data collection were demographic and obstetric data questionnaires and the 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Happiness counseling sessions were conducted for the intervention group. Data for qualitative variables were analyzed with the chi-squared test, and the Student's t test for paired samples was used to compare mean DASS-21 scores of the intervention and control groups. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to analyze the association between variables. RESULTS: The happiness counseling sessions reduced depression, anxiety, and stress in women with recurrent miscarriage, resulting in lower mean DASS-21 scores for the intervention group compared to the control group. CONCLUSION: The happiness counseling program had a positive effect on reducing depression, anxiety, and stress in women with recurrent miscarriage. We recommend that this program be used as an effective, low-cost, and noninvasive intervention to improve the mental health and overall wellbeing of women with recurrent miscarriage.

Impact of smartphone addiction on depression and self-esteem among nursing students.

Aim: To assess the impact of smartphone addiction on depression and self-esteem among nursing students. Setting: Faculty of Nursing. Design: Cross-sectional, survey-based research design used in this study. Sample: Stratified random sample consists of 320 nursing students. Tools: Four tools used for data collection: personal data sheet, Hamilton rating scale of depression, smartphone addiction scale and Self-esteem Inventory. Results: About 95.8% of nursing students reported smartphone addiction, while 32.5% were pseudonormal of depression. Twenty-eight percent of them had low self-esteem. The study also revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between smartphone addiction and levels of depression. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between levels of depression and self-esteem.