The role of organizational support and self-efficacy on work engagement among registered nurses in Jordan: A descriptive study.

AIM: The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between work engagement and perceived organisational support and self-efficacy among registered nurses in Jordanian hospitals. BACKGROUND: Nurses constitute the backbone of the health care system. Work engagement among nurses is critical due to its various positive outcomes: it enhances job satisfaction, job performance, organisation commitment and emotional health. According to the job demand-resource model, perceived organisational support and self-efficacy increase work engagement. METHOD: A cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational design and multistage cluster sampling were implemented. A total of 186 registered nurses were recruited. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from the participants. RESULTS: Nurses showed an average level of work engagement. The dedication subscale showed the highest score among the three subscales representing work engagement. The results showed that perceived organisational support and self-efficacy were positively correlated with work engagement (p < .01). CONCLUSION: Perceived organisational support and self-efficacy correlated positively with work engagement. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: An effort should be made to provide a supportive work environment by offering training programmes, sufficient job resources and positive feedback, which, in turn, improve nurses' work attitudes, self-efficacy, perception of the work environment and intention to stay in a health organisation. This study is a descriptive study and has an IRB number 766-2019.

The association between sleeping behavior, obesity, psychological depression, and eating habits among adolescents in the emirate of Abu Dhabi-United Arab Emirates.

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate the association between sleeping behavior (specifically sleep duration), body mass index (BMI), eating habits, and psychological mood depression among adolescents in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi- UAE. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A subsample of three hundred and ninety-five participants (209 females and 186 males) from middle and high schools (aged 12-18 years) in the emirate of Abu Dhabi completed the surveys in the presence of their parents and two research assistants. Measures of daytime sleepiness and other sleep parameters (sleep duration on weekdays and weekends), eating habits, and mood depression questionnaires were reported. RESULTS: Differences in BMI between males and females were statistically significant (26.12 ± 4.5 vs. 24.4 ± 4.3; p < 0.01). There was a negative linear association (p < 0.01) between the students' BMI and the weekday/ weekend sleep duration. The average weekday and weekend sleep duration ranged from 5.7 hours (weekdays) to 9.3 hours(weekend). The study showed that an increase in BMI was correlated to mood depression (r = 0.396, p<0.01). In terms of eating habits, there was a significant association between eating unhealthy food and sleep duration; 72.6% of students who slept less than 6 hours reported unhealthy eating habits (p <0.05). CONCLUSION: The study showed a clear association between short sleep duration and obesity among adolescents in the UAE. This relationship between sleep duration and obesity is less studied and less understandable. Future research about exploring how sleeping behaviors can affect obesity during adolescence can support understanding this association and create an effective intervention.