Emotional intelligence plays a very important part in creating effective decisions in day to day life within the work place. The ability to deliver safe and proper care is relies on make accurate decision. Strong emotions help head nurses to make effective decisions. Aim: The present study aimed to assess the effect of emotional intelligence program on decision making style for head nurses'. Research Design: quasi experimental design was utilized. Study Setting: the study was conducted in all units at Benha University Hospital. The study sample was: all the available head nurses (57) from the above mentioned setting. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used: (1) emotional intelligence knowledge questionnaire, (2) Standardized emotional intelligence questionnaire, and (3) Nursing Decision-Making Instrument Scale Revised, 2014 (NDMI). Results: The findings of this study showed that there was a highly statistical significant improvement in the level of emotional intelligence and decision making style among head nurses through the program. Conclusion: The study concluded that highly statistically significant correlation was found between emotional intelligence and decision making style among head nurses. Recommendation: Hospital should provide continuous emotional intelligence training program to nursing staff to enhance their performance, Integration of emotional intelligence program in to nursing curricula for enhancing nursing students' competencies.

Context: Depression and anxiety are most prevalent in patients with leprosy, which impact the quality of life of patients. Aims: This study aimed to assess psychological problems and quality of life among leprosy patients, and to investigate the relationship between psychological problems and quality of life among leprosy patients. Methods: A Descriptive correlational design utilized to fulfill the aim of this study. The study conducted at the Dermatology & Leprosy clinic in Benha City, Kaluobia Governorate, which affiliated to the Ministry of Health. A descriptive study among 100 leprosy patients was recruited consecutively from dermatology and leprosy outpatient. Three tools were used to achieve the aim of this study. A structured Interviewing schedule, the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-BREF Questionnaire, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS). Results: The majority of the studied patients had a low level of quality of life, Also, two thirds had a moderate level of depression, and about two thirds of them had severe level of anxiety, while the majority of them had a moderate level of stress; also, more than half of them had a severe level of total DASS. Also, a statistically significant negative correlation between the total quality of life and total DASS among the studied patient with leprosy at p-value =<0.05. Conclusion: leprosy patients have a low level of quality of life and have a high prevalence of psychological problems present with moderate to severe level of total depression, anxiety, and stress, which impact on their quality of life. The study recommended that to continuous counseling and health education for leprosy patients to avoid or minimize the psychological problems and to improve their quality of life. Psycho-educational program to improve psychological well-being and quality of life of the leprosy patients.

Background: In particular, psychiatric nurses need continuous training and should be seen as a priority as they tend to have the most contact with patients, especially when they are at their worst. Aim of this study: Examine the impact of educational program for psychiatric nurses on the use of successful practice strategies toward patient with psychotic disorders. Research design: quasiexperimental research design with pre-post assessment. Setting: This study was conducted at the Benha Governmental Hospital for Mental Health in Benha City, Qalubia Governorate. Subjects: 60 nurses from the hospital's inpatient department. Tools of data collection: Nurses characteristics data form and nurses self-reported practice questionnaire regarding management of patients with psychotic disorders. Results: There was significant differences between pre and post-program phases in total nurses' performance mean score , it showed statistically significant decreases in the mean score of communicating own perception from 14.2±3.5 to 5.0±1.7 (p<0.001), and increases in the mean score of changing patient view from 7.7±2.3 to 16.5±4.1 (p<0.001) and no significant changes in the mean scores of confirming patient view (p=0.97), or using resources (p=0.91). At post-program, confirming patient view mean score were significantly lower among younger age nurses, with bachelor qualifications, and less experience years in nursing and psychiatric nursing (p<0.001), while at the pre-program, the changing of patient view and using resources mean score were significantly higher among younger age nurses with bachelor qualifications, and less experience years in nursing and psychiatric nursing at post program. Additionally, there was no significant relation between nurses' demographic characteristics and their mean score of communicating own view while, post-program, the mean score was higher in diploma nurses compared to bachelor degree ones. Conclusion: The educational program led to significant improvement of the studied psychiatric nurses' total practice mean scores which showed significant decrease in mean score of communicating own perception and increase in mean score of changing patient view. Their total practice mean score regarding confirming and changing patient view were influenced by nurses age, qualifications, experience years in nursing and psychiatric nursing. Recommendations: The heads of psychiatric departments must subject nurses to educational programs, while nurses need to continually upgrade and update their skills by reading and attending seminars and workshops specializing in this field.

Background: There is increasing interest in using mobile technologies such as smart phones for improving the care of patients with schizophrenia. However, less is known about the current clinical evidence for the feasibility and effectiveness of smart phone apps with schizophrenic' Patients. Aim: The current study was to evaluate evidence-based on using mobile health-education to improve quality of life among schizophrenic' patients. Design: A quasi-experimental design. Subject: A purposive sample which included 120 schizophrenic patients was selected. Setting: This study was conducted at Abbassia governmental hospital for mental health and addiction treatment at Cairo city. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection (pre/post); Tool 1): Structural interview questionnaire to assess characteristics of schizophrenic patients and their medical history. Tool 2): The World Health Organization Quality of Life is used to assess the patient's quality of life. Results: The present study revealed that the mean age patients are 39.94± 9.45.There is a statistically significance relation levels of quality of life, regarding their socio-demographic data of schizophrenic patients p<0.05. Conclusion: Majority of schizophrenic patients pre intervention; have low level of quality of life and improved after implementation of a mobile health-education program also, there was statistically significant relation between total quality of life with psychological diseases associated with schizophrenia and number of relapse among schizophrenic patients. Recommendations: enhancement the QOL for schizophrenic patients and providing educational program about how to use of mobile in health education for both the patients and their families. In addition Improving of educational programs for psychiatric nurses and other health care providers in psychiatric hospitals by increasing levels of their knowledge and practice that would help schizophrenic patient to improve quality of life,

Context:: Anemia is a significant public health problem that persists worldwide, not only among pregnant women, and young children but also among the adolescent girls contributing to high maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity in the future life. Aim: The study was conducted to assess the effect of lifestyle modification program on growth parameters and mood status among adolescent girls having anemia. Methods: A Quasi-experimental study design utilized at one preparatory school and one secondary school affiliated to Shebein Elkom town-Menoufia governorate. One hundred thirty-two adolescent girls included in this study. Four tools used to collect data of this study, they are socio-demographic Structured Interview questionnaire, growth parameters measurement scales, Hemoglobin level measurement scale, and Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KADS). Result: The study population was adolescent girls their mean age was 14.10 ± 1.15 years, the main findings of this study revealed that adolescents having mild anemia pre-intervention (74.2%) falls to 5.30% and 4.50% in the post and follow up intervention respectively. Also, adolescents having severe anemia pre-intervention (6.80%) improved ultimately to none of the participants had severe anemia in the post and follow up intervention. Adolescents who underweight pre-intervention (23.5%) have standard weight post-intervention and at follow-up test 43.9 % and 47.7 % respectively. High statistical significant differences were found between pre, post, and follow up test regarding adolescents' mood status, which the number of affected adolescents has fallen from 93.2%to 34.1% at post intervention and 32.6% at follow-up. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it can conclude that the dietary modification program has a better effect on the improvement of anemia, mood status and growth parameters of the studied adolescent girls. The study recommended that all adolescent girls should urgently adhere to a healthy lifestyle modification regarding their dietary regimen for the proper prevention and management of iron deficiency anemia. Also, for promotion of their mood stability and their growth and development.