Prevalence and Correlates of Sleep Quality Among Jordanian University Students: A Cross-Sectional National Study.

Poor sleep quality affects university students' life and increases their risk of long-term health consequences. This study aimed to describe the quality of sleep among Jordanian university students, examine differences in sleep quality according to selected variables, and identify predictors of sleep quality. A cross-sectional correlational design and a multi-strategic sampling technique were used to select a sample of 1,308 university students. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Sleep Hygiene Instrument were administered to the subjects. T-test, ANOVA, and multiple regressions were used to analyze the data. The results showed that most students were classified as poor sleepers (87.1%), and only (12.8%) reported having a good sleep quality. Among the components of sleep quality, subjective sleep quality (m = 1.90, SD = 0.89) and daytime dysfunction (m = 1.72, SD = 0.67) had the highest mean scores, while sleep efficiency (m = 0.50, SD = 0.91) and the use of sleep medications (m = 0.23, SD = 0.73) had the lowest mean scores. There were statistically significant differences in sleep quality in relation to residency, academic level, academic achievement, and family income. Significant predictors of sleep quality were gender, marital status, employment status, sleep hygiene, and stress.

Predictors of job satisfaction of registered nurses providing care for older adults.

BACKGROUND: The population worldwide is ageing. 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 convenience sample of nurses. The Quality Work Competence Questionnaire, Job Satisfaction Scale and Nurses' Occupational Stress Scale were used to measure study variables. Descriptive statistics and multiple regressions were used to analyse the data. RESULTS: The study included 500 nurses; and 68% dissatisfied with their job. Nurses were mostly dissatisfied with the physical conditions in which they work (55.2%) and the rate of payment (50.2%). Physical strain demonstrated the highest positive correlation with nurses' satisfaction (r = .36). More years of experience, skills and employee development, high nurses' competence, and more physical strain predicted high job satisfaction. CONCLUSION: Job dissatisfaction among nurses providing care for older adults is high and is influenced by nurses' experience, professional development, competency and physical strain. IMPLICATIONS: Health care organisations should apply strategies that enhance the development of the professional competency of their nursing staff.

Jordanian adolescents' health behaviour and school climate.

AIM: This study was conducted to assess the occurrence of physical activity, nutritional habits, tooth brushing and seat belt use behaviour among adolescent school students in Jordan, and to examine the effect of psychosocial aspects of school on these behaviours. METHOD: A cross-sectional descriptive correlational design was used to draw a sample of in-school adolescents aged between 11 and 15 years. The final sample included 1166 adolescents from five public and two private schools. Study participants filled in a translated version of the health behaviour in school aged children questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, correlational (point biserial), and bivariate analyses (chi-square tests) were used to analyse the data. RESULTS: Among the study sample 34.5% of the adolescents practised exercise outside school hours once a week or less frequently, and only 53.1% of them brushed their teeth more than once a day. Regarding seat belt use, 44.7% of the adolescents used them rarely or never. Concerning carbonated sugary drinks and sweets consumption, about 64% and 83.3% of the adolescents, respectively, consumed them once a day or more often. The percentages of adolescents who never drank low fat or whole fat milk were 43.1% and 38.2%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The study concluded that school adolescents do engage in unhealthy behaviour. Psychosocial aspect of schools were associated with students' physical activity, nutritional habits, tooth brushing and seat belt use behaviours.