Omar Al Omari
Biographic Data
| ID | 4620022 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Omar Al Omari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Omar |
| FAMILY NAME | Al Omari |
| SIGNATURE | AL OMARI O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sultan Qaboos University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7614-1729 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
University students’ anticipated stigma toward individuals with hereditary chronic diseases in oman: A cross-sectional study
Providing supportive help for individuals with hereditary chronic illnesses is imperative and needs to be incorporated within their plan of care. Further studies are needed to investigate all these factors and how they are related to the stigma of chronic diseases
Development and pilot testing of a comprehensive and culturally-sensitive infant feeding descriptive questionnaire: A cross-sectional design
Data generated from the newly developed infant feeding practices and beliefs questionnaire shall assist in determining the risks associated with multiple nutrition-related morbidities in children, contributing to a comprehensive infant feeding assessment
Moderate Resilience, Social Support, and Coping in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: Insights From the Arab and Muslim Context
Introduction: Studies on resilience, social support, and coping in Arab Muslim countries for individuals with diabetes mellitus are limited. The study aimed to investigate these factors among adult patients with diabetes mellitus in Oman. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study examined resilience, social support, and coping levels in 212 adult patients with diabetes mellitus in three diabetic comprehensive centers using validated ins…
The effect of a curricular education on nursing students’ knowledge of and attitudes toward people living with dementia – a quasi-experiment
The number of individuals with dementia is on the rise, highlighting the need to create effective educational methods that can improve nursing students’ understanding and attitude toward this group of people who require special care. Explore the effectiveness of introducing a new curricular course in improving nursing students’ knowledge of and attitudes toward people living with dementia and the provision of care for them. A pretest – posttest q…
Assessing attitudes toward seeking psychological professional help among adolescents: The roles of demographics and self-esteem
This study highlights that attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among Omani adolescents are generally poor and are influenced by both demographic factors and self-esteem. Although women tend to have more positive attitudes than men do, this can change with varying levels of self-esteem. Similarly, the effect of age on these attitudes is dependent on self-esteem levels. This underscores the complex interplay between demographic…
The efficacy and feasibility of the Arizona attorney general's school‐based cyber‐safety promotion and cyberbullying prevention intervention among middle school adolescents in Oman
This study aimed to evaluate the short‐term effects of the social networking safety promotion and cyberbullying prevention presentation of the Arizona attorney general's guided by the extended parallel process model (EPPM). A quasi‐experimental (a pre‐posttest) was used with two groups with random assignment to intervention. A total of 389 adolescents in seventh, eighth, and ninth grades at two public middle schools in Muscat city were involved i…
Correlates of resilience among university students in Oman: A cross-sectional study
Resilience is a necessary skill among university students that requires more academic attention. Factors predicting positive resilience should be considered when implementing mental health promotion programs
Developing Spatial Typology for Urban Agriculture Initiatives to Achieve Food Security in Jordan
The study investigates the current Urban Agriculture (UA) initiatives in Jordan on multiple spatial typology scales, addressing their different stakeholders and identifying the produced crops compared to their sufficiency level across the country, which is crucial to understanding the role of Urban agriculture in achieving food security and sufficiency in Jordan. The study is based on extensive desk research covering around 105 sources to identif…
A comparison of knowledge and attitude toward mental illness among secondary school students and teachers
Since students spend a significant amount of time in school, bridging the gap between teachers' and students' knowledge and attitudes toward mental illness is an essential part in enhancing the knowledge and attitudes of the students. In addition, knowledgeable teachers with positive attitude can assist in early identification of mental illnesses and help students when needed. In turn, students who possess knowledge and positive attitude toward m…
Children’s rates of Covid-19 vaccination as reported by parents, vaccine hesitancy, and determinants of Covid-19 vaccine uptake among children: A multi-country study from the Eastern Mediterranean Reg…
To encourage parents, vaccinate their children against COVID-19, Arab governments should strategize accordingly. Reassurance of the efficacy and effectiveness of the vaccine should target the general population using educational campaigns, social media, and official TV and radio channels
Knowledge, Attitudes, Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cigarette Smoking Among University Students: A Cross Sectional Study
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of smoking and associated sociodemographic and economic factors as well as students’ knowledge about and attitudes towards smoking among university students in Oman. A proportionate random sampling technique recruited 401 students from three universities in a cross-sectional study. The prevalence of smoking was 9.0%. Significant differences in gender, place of residence, if participants had received medic…
The Experiences of Nurses and Physicians Caring for Covid-19 Patients: Findings from an Exploratory Phenomenological Study in a High Case-Load Country
Various changes have affected health services delivery in response to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this may exhibit unprecedented effects on healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to explore the lived experience of physicians and nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan. An interpretative phenomenology approach was used, and sampling was purposively performed. Data were collected through semi-structured interview…
Perceptions of Challenges Affecting Research Ethics Committees’ Members at Medical and Health Science Colleges in Omani and Jordanian Universities
In recent years there has been an increase in research conducted in the Middle East, with a corresponding increase in the challenges faced by members of the Research Ethics Committees (RECs). This study compares the structures of Omani and Jordanian RECs and investigates the perceptions of the challenges affecting the work of the REC members in Oman and Jordan. A convenience sample of 34 Omani and 66 Jordanian participants from 21 universities wa…
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cigarette Smoking Among University Students: A Cross Sectional Study
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of smoking and associated sociodemographic and economic factors as well as students’ knowledge about and attitudes towards smoking among university students in Oman. A proportionate random sampling technique recruited 401 students from three universities in a cross-sectional study. The prevalence of smoking was 9.0%. Significant differences in gender, place of residence, if participants had received medic…
The Experiences of Nurses and Physicians Caring for Covid-19 Patients: Findings from an Exploratory Phenomenological Study in a High Case-Load Country
Various changes have affected health services delivery in response to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this may exhibit unprecedented effects on healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to explore the lived experience of physicians and nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in Jordan. An interpretative phenomenology approach was used, and sampling was purposively performed. Data were collected through semi-structured interview…
Perceptions of Challenges Affecting Research Ethics Committees’ Members at Medical and Health Science Colleges in Omani and Jordanian Universities
In recent years there has been an increase in research conducted in the Middle East, with a corresponding increase in the challenges faced by members of the Research Ethics Committees (RECs). This study compares the structures of Omani and Jordanian RECs and investigates the perceptions of the challenges affecting the work of the REC members in Oman and Jordan. A convenience sample of 34 Omani and 66 Jordanian participants from 21 universities wa…
Developing Spatial Typology for Urban Agriculture Initiatives to Achieve Food Security in Jordan
The study investigates the current Urban Agriculture (UA) initiatives in Jordan on multiple spatial typology scales, addressing their different stakeholders and identifying the produced crops compared to their sufficiency level across the country, which is crucial to understanding the role of Urban agriculture in achieving food security and sufficiency in Jordan. The study is based on extensive desk research covering around 105 sources to identif…
A comparison of knowledge and attitude toward mental illness among secondary school students and teachers
Since students spend a significant amount of time in school, bridging the gap between teachers' and students' knowledge and attitudes toward mental illness is an essential part in enhancing the knowledge and attitudes of the students. In addition, knowledgeable teachers with positive attitude can assist in early identification of mental illnesses and help students when needed. In turn, students who possess knowledge and positive attitude toward m…
Children’s rates of Covid-19 vaccination as reported by parents, vaccine hesitancy, and determinants of Covid-19 vaccine uptake among children: A multi-country study from the Eastern Mediterranean Reg…
To encourage parents, vaccinate their children against COVID-19, Arab governments should strategize accordingly. Reassurance of the efficacy and effectiveness of the vaccine should target the general population using educational campaigns, social media, and official TV and radio channels
The efficacy and feasibility of the Arizona attorney general's school‐based cyber‐safety promotion and cyberbullying prevention intervention among middle school adolescents in Oman
This study aimed to evaluate the short‐term effects of the social networking safety promotion and cyberbullying prevention presentation of the Arizona attorney general's guided by the extended parallel process model (EPPM). A quasi‐experimental (a pre‐posttest) was used with two groups with random assignment to intervention. A total of 389 adolescents in seventh, eighth, and ninth grades at two public middle schools in Muscat city were involved i…
Correlates of resilience among university students in Oman: A cross-sectional study
Resilience is a necessary skill among university students that requires more academic attention. Factors predicting positive resilience should be considered when implementing mental health promotion programs
The effect of a curricular education on nursing students’ knowledge of and attitudes toward people living with dementia – a quasi-experiment
The number of individuals with dementia is on the rise, highlighting the need to create effective educational methods that can improve nursing students’ understanding and attitude toward this group of people who require special care. Explore the effectiveness of introducing a new curricular course in improving nursing students’ knowledge of and attitudes toward people living with dementia and the provision of care for them. A pretest – posttest q…
Assessing attitudes toward seeking psychological professional help among adolescents: The roles of demographics and self-esteem
This study highlights that attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among Omani adolescents are generally poor and are influenced by both demographic factors and self-esteem. Although women tend to have more positive attitudes than men do, this can change with varying levels of self-esteem. Similarly, the effect of age on these attitudes is dependent on self-esteem levels. This underscores the complex interplay between demographic…
University students’ anticipated stigma toward individuals with hereditary chronic diseases in oman: A cross-sectional study
Providing supportive help for individuals with hereditary chronic illnesses is imperative and needs to be incorporated within their plan of care. Further studies are needed to investigate all these factors and how they are related to the stigma of chronic diseases
Development and pilot testing of a comprehensive and culturally-sensitive infant feeding descriptive questionnaire: A cross-sectional design
Data generated from the newly developed infant feeding practices and beliefs questionnaire shall assist in determining the risks associated with multiple nutrition-related morbidities in children, contributing to a comprehensive infant feeding assessment
Moderate Resilience, Social Support, and Coping in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: Insights From the Arab and Muslim Context
Introduction: Studies on resilience, social support, and coping in Arab Muslim countries for individuals with diabetes mellitus are limited. The study aimed to investigate these factors among adult patients with diabetes mellitus in Oman. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study examined resilience, social support, and coping levels in 212 adult patients with diabetes mellitus in three diabetic comprehensive centers using validated ins…
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Cross-sectional study (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Mental health (4 works)