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Iman Al Hashmi

Publications 4

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Fitting the Length of Stay data: Case study in Intensive Care Unit at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman

Iman Al Hashmi, Amadou Sarr · Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science · 2025 · 10.53539/2414-536x.1398

The Length of Stay (LOS) of patients is an important tool to help and assist the managers of hospitals. The distribution of LOS data is, however, right skewed (asymmetric). Hence, appropriate models are needed in order to fit such data properly. The aim of this study was to investigate LOS data, collected from the Inte …

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The Effect of a Self-Efficacy-Enhancing Intervention on Perceived Self-Efficacy and Actual Adherence to Healthy Behaviours Among Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Iman Al Hashmi, Felicia Hodge, Karabi Thomas et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.014

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-efficacy-enhancing intervention (SEEI) on perceived self-efficacy and actual adherence to healthy behaviours among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods: This comparative pre-post study was conducted at the Antenatal Clinic of the Su …

Review article Open access

Non-Medical Strategies to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes of Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A literature review

Iman Al Hashmi, Karabi Nandy, Vidya · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.2019.19.01.002

This review aimed to examine the literature related to non-medical strategies used to improve pregnancy outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to determine the risk of bias of the selected studies. Treatment for GDM is changing due to the increased prevalence of GDM-related maternal and neonatal …

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Nursing Students’ Perception and Attitude towards Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Oman

Shaikha Alamri, Iman Al Hashmi, Kholah Shruba et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.2.2022.012

Objectives: This study aimed to explore undergraduate nursing students’ perception and attitude towards the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between April–May 2020 among undergraduate nursing students at the College of Nursing at Sultan Qabo …

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