University of Jordan

About: University of Jordan is a education organization based out in Amman, Jordan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 7796 authors who have published 13764 publications receiving 213526 citations.

Depressive symptoms and dietary adherence in patients with end‐stage renal disease

Abstract: Depressive symptoms may be associated with fluid and dietary non adherence which could lead to poorer outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between depressive symptoms and fluid and dietary adherence in 100 patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving haemodialysis. A descriptive, cross-sectional design with a convenience sample of 100 patients with ESRD receiving maintenance haemodialysis completed instruments that measured self-reported depressive symptoms and perceived fluid and dietary adherence. Demographic and clinical data and objective indicators of fluid and diet adherence were extracted from medical records. As many as two-third of these subjects exhibited depressive symptoms and half were non adherent to fluid and diet prescriptions. After controlling for known covariates, patients determined to have moderate to severe depressive symptoms were more likely to report non adherence to fluid and diet restrictions. Depressive symptoms in patients with ESRD are common and may contribute to dietary and fluid non adherence. Early identification and appropriate interventions may potentially lead to improvement in adherence of these patients.

The Impact of Supply Chain Management Practices on Supply Chain Performance in Jordan: The Moderating Effect of Competitive Intensity

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to test the impact of supply chain management practices on supply chain performance in terms of supply chain efficiency and supply chain effectiveness. Additionally, we investigate the moderating effect of competitive intensity on the relationship between supply chain management practices and supply chain performance. Data for this research were collected from 104 manufacturing companies in Jordan. Hierarchical regressions were used to test the hypothesized relationships. The results indicate that three supply chain management practices, internal integration, information sharing, and postponement, but not supplier integration and customer integration, significantly and positively affect supply chain efficiency performance. Competitive intensity moderates the relationship between each of internal integration, supplier integration, and customer integration, and supply chain efficiency performance. The results also show that three supply chain management practices, internal integration, customer integration, and postponement, but not supplier integration and information sharing, significantly and positively affect supply chain effectiveness performance. Competitive intensity moderates the relationship between each of customer integration and information sharing, and supply chain effectiveness performance.

Patients’ satisfaction with nursing care in Jordan

Abstract: This exploratory study investigated patients’ satisfaction with nursing care at a major teaching hospital in Jordan A total of 266 in‐patients participated in the study Patients were recruited from the medical, surgical, and gynecological wards Pearson correlation, one‐way analysis of variance, and logistic regression analyses were used The findings showed that patients in surgical wards had lower levels of satisfaction than patients in medical or gynecological wards Gender, educational level, and having other diseases were significant predictors for patients’ satisfaction with nursing care Methodological challenges, implications to nursing practice, and recommendations to nursing research are discussed

Vegetation of Jordan

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