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17.3, df: 1, p= 0.00) were more willing to
undergo mammography screening in the
future than those who did not. Meanwhile
neither those who had CBE performed to
them (X2= 2.7, df: 1, p= 0.06) nor those
who had a mammography (X2= 2.3, df: 1,
p= 0.06) had significantly higher intention
to mammography screening in the future.
Conclusion: Although women in Jordan
showed positive attitudes toward breast
cancer screening, Jordan is still witnessing
underutilization of screening services.
Reasons prohibiting women from screening
should be further explored.
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Psychological Distress and Perceived
Support among Jordanian Parents
Living with a Child with Cerebral
Palsy: A Cross Sectional Study
Ekhlas Al Gamal*, Prof Tony Long
* BSc, MSc, PhD, RN Assistant Professor Faculty
of Nursing The University of Jordan, Amman
(Jordan)
e.algamal@ju.edu.jo
Objectives: The purpose of this study was
to provide insight into the psychological
distress and perceived support among
Jordanian parents living with a child with
cerebral palsy.
Methods: In 2010, A cross sectional,
descriptive, correlational design was used
with a non-probability sample of 204
Jordanian parents. Both mothers and
fathers, interviewed individually rather
than in pairs, were recruited from health
care centres that provided comprehensive
care for children with cerebral palsy in
Jordan and from designated schools
for special education. The Gross Motor
Function Classification System (GMFCS),
the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Beck
Depression Inventory (BDI), the Strengths
and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and
the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived
Social Support (MSPSS) were administered
to parents. Descriptive statistical analysis
was applied. Bivariate correlation
analysis was undertaken to examine the
relationship between variables.
Results: More than 60% of parents
often felt nervous and stressed. The mean
score on the PSS was 27.0 (SD=9.33) and
the mean score on the MSPSS was 58.9
(SD=15.1). Severe disability in the child
was associated with high mental distress in
the parent and linked to low support from
friends. There was a significant negative
correlation between parental stress,
depression and social support. Parents
with the most psychological distress were
the least-well supported.
Conclusion: This study has implications for
health professionals in terms of developing
strategies for reducing parental stress. The
findings will inform an intervention study
to investigate multi-professional support.
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The Effect of Mentorship Orientation
Program on Teaching Self-Efficacy of
New Nurse Faculty
Nuha Remon RN*, Taghreed Darabaa RN,
Nawal Aqrabawi RN
* Nursing Director Office Manager, DRMS,
Nursing Directorate (Jordan)
witch7_us@yahoo.com
Objectives: Few studies discussed the
application of orientation programs
on the new nurse teachers with no
documented studies done in Jordan. The
aim of this study was to examine the effect
of mentorship orientation program on
Teaching Self-Efficacy of new nurse faculty
in Royal Medical Services Nursing College.
Methods: A pilot study of one group
pretest- post test design was conducted
over one year during the 2010/2011
semesters. Eight nurses who met the
inclusion criteria were recruited. Teaching
Self-Efficacy was measured using Self
Efficacy Toward Teaching Inventory (SETTI)
before, during and after the program.
Session group was conducted as an
innovative method of mentorship and
evaluation.
Results: The study findings showed that
the participants’ Teaching Self-Efficacy
levels were 118.5, 116.4, 104.3 pre,
during and post program respectively.
Using Freidman nonparametric test, there
was statistically significant difference (x2=
12, df=2, p= 0.002) between the means of
before, during and after the program total
scores of Teaching Self-Efficacy.
Conclusion: Applying mentorship
orientation program as a mandate element
of preparing the new nurse faculty is
needed to make those nurses aware of
their teaching self efficacy in order to
become more powerful credible teachers.
However, we recommend conducting the
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