Elderly people are the most vulnerable group for high morbidity and mortality from Covid-19. As nurses are at the front of fighting this pandemic in all geriatric settings, they have faced several stressors and fear of corona which can affect the provided elderly care. This study aimed to determine nurses' fear of Covid-19 and stress and their effects on health care behaviors towards elderly people. Research design: A cross-sectional descriptive research design was carried out on 185 nurses who are working in geriatric health care settings of ten governorates of Egypt and completed an online questionnaire which distributed from September 2020 to February 2021. Tools: Demographic characteristics and three scales were used: (1) The Fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S), (2) The Nursing Stress Scale (NSS), and (3) The Caring Behaviors Inventory scale (CBI). Results indicated that 41.0 of the studied nurses had a mild level of fear from COVID-19 and 20% of them experienced severe stress. Besides, there was a significantly positive correlation between nurses' Fear of COVID-19 and their stress (r=.77, p <.001), while, significant negative correlations between (fear of COVID-19 & nursing stress) and caring behaviors with (r= -61, p <.001) & (r= -.55, p <.001) respectively were found. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that 41% and 35% of the studied nurses had mild levels of fear from Covid-19 and stress respectively, added to nurses' fear of Covid-19 and stress affected health care behaviors toward elderly people negatively. Recommendations: Psychological intervention for geriatric nurses is needed to ensure adequate adaptation and high quality of elderly care despite this global crisis.

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Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, a Gram-negative bacterium, causes gastrointestinal symptoms and severe complications after invading gastric mucosa. As the infection could be asymptomatic, it is crucial to enhance knowledge and practices of individuals for prevention of infection. Aim: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of health literacy sessions regarding helicobacter pylori on students' knowledge and practices. Subject and Methods: A quasi-experimental study examined a convenient sample of 157 students at Damietta University hostels. The data were collected via two tools; tool I: students' characteristics tool and tool II: structured questionnaire (pre-and post-assessment). Results: There was a statistically significant difference in the overall mean scores of students' knowledge and practices between pre-and post-implementation of health literacy sessions (t =15.365, P = 0.000); (t =13.763, P = 0.001) respectively. Moreover, there was a statistically significant positive correlations between students' knowledge and practices through program phases. Conclusions and Recommendations: Screening of H. pylori for early detection should be applicable for most of the population. Furthermore, mass media awareness campaigns should be launched about preventive measures of H. pylori, and annual check-ups should be organized.

Background: Death anxiety or fear of death is universal in all societies, especially among older adults, leading to a submissive attitude towards life with no desire to control. However, it could be alleviated by satisfaction with life. Aim of study: To investigate the relationship between older adults' fear of death/dying and their desirability of control and satisfaction with life. Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional analytic study was conducted in geriatric homes affiliated to the Ministry of Social Solidarity in Beni-Suef city and university hospitals' out-patient clinics on 199 older adults 60-year age or older. Data were collected using an interview questionnaire form with the Desirability of Control, Integrity versus Despair, and Collett-Lester Fear of Death scales, in addition to socio-demographic and health characteristics. Results: Participants' age ranged from 60 to 85 years, 52.3% males, and 44.2% with no education. 64.3% had high desirability of control, 75.9% had resolution in integrity vs despair scores, indicating satisfaction with life. The mean of average fear of death was 3.20 from a maximum of 5.00. Positive correlations were found between the scores of desirability of control and those of integrity-despair resolution score, and with the scores of fear of dying of others and death of self. The desirability of control score was a main positive predictor of the (life satisfaction score) integrity-despair resolution score. Conclusion; Older adults' perceived desirability of control had an influence their fears of death/dying, but this latter is not affected by their satisfaction with life. Recommendations: Social activities could improve older adults` life satisfaction and alleviate their fear anxiety. Encouraging older people to be socially active through community health nursing interventions is recommended.

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Background: All food handlers are required to possess adequate food safety knowledge and food handling skills to handle food hygienically during preparation and to ensure that food is safe by the time it reaches the consumer especially during a corona pandemic. The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding food safety among food handlers at local and international restaurants in Fayoum. To determine the correlation between the knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers about food safety during the corona virus pandemic. Study design: a comparative quantitative cross-sectional study. Subjects and Method: a descriptive cross-sectional research design was conducted with a convenient sample of 100 food handlers from Fayoum. The data is collected using structured questionnaires arranged by interviews. There are four tools: first; Food handler"s personal and socio-demographic data, second; Food handlers" knowledge Questionnaire, third; Food handlers" practices and fourth; Food handlers" attitude toward food safety scale. Results: More than one quarter of the food handlers had poor knowledge about food safety and less than one fifth of them had good knowledge level. The majority (98.0%) of the food handlers had a positive attitude toward food safety and controlling food temperature. Around two thirds (66.0%) of the food handlers had poor practice level about food safety and controlling food temperature. More than one quarter (30.0%) of the food handlers had fair practices. Conclusion: Lack of knowledge and practices of food handlers are important a potential risk. Therefore, it is recommended that there is an urgent need to train programmers for food handlers and repeat the training at specific time intervals to ensure that the learned data is applied in daily life practice and reduce the occurrence of epidemics.

Background:The universal population aging is associated with rising prevalence of chronic physical and mental disorders. The provision of nursing care to elderly people is challenging. So that the study Aim was to investigate the influence of emotional intelligence (EI) on gerontological nurses' feeling of personal achievement (PA) at work. It is hypothesized that the scores of EI and PA are positively correlated. Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional analytic study was conducted in departments and units providing long-term care for geriatric patients at Beni-Suef University Hospitals on a convenience sample of 157 nurses providing care for these patients. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that included the Trait Emotional Intelligence Que-Short Form to measure EI, and the Personal Achievement scale, a part of Maslach Burnout Inventory. All research ethics were complied with. Results: Most nurses were female (89.2%), with diploma degree (80.9%) nurses, in age range 20-57 years. Only 11.5% of the nurses had high EI, with mean 4.51 from a maximum score of 7.00; 21.0% of them had high feeling of PA, with a mean score 31.68 out of a maximum of 48.00. PA score has statistically significant positive correlations with all EI domains and with nurse's age and experience years. The multivariate analysis identified EI score as a positive predictor of PA, particularly the domains of self-control and wellbeing. Conclusion and recommendations:Nurses in the study settings have low EI and feeling of PA, EI is a positive predictor of their feeling of PA. Staff development activities and training in EI is recommended for gerontological nurses. Intervention research is suggested to examine the effectiveness of training gerontological nurses in EI on elderly patients' satisfaction with nursing care.