Abstract: Background: Nursing is a profession that blends science with compassion, requiring practitioners to deliver holistic, patient-centered care in complex and evolving healthcare environments. Beyond technical expertise, nurses must develop emotional and adaptive capacities to manage stress, make effective decisions, and sustain resilience. Emotional intelligence (EI) including self-awareness, self-management, empathy, motivation, and social skills has emerged as a critical competency for enhancing communication, problem-solving, and care quality. In parallel, lifelong learning (LLL) is indispensable for nurses to maintain professional adaptability, integrate new knowledge, and ensure readiness for technological and clinical advancements. The intersection of EI and LLL is particularly significant, as emotional intelligence fosters motivation and persistence, while lifelong learning strengthens emotional resilience and reflective practice. Despite this interdependence, limited research has examined their relationship among nurses in Egypt, especially within Beheira Governorate hospitals. Methods: A descriptive, exploratory, correlational design was employed. A sample of 650 nurses was selected through systematic random sampling from four governmental hospitals. Data were collected using two validated instruments: the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) and the Lifelong Learning Tendency Scale (LLLT). Reliability was confirmed (EI α = 0.929; LLLT α = 0.92). Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, chi-square tests, and multivariate regression, with significance set at p ≤ 0.05. Results: Nurses demonstrated moderate levels of EI (55.8%) and high levels of motivation (62.8%) and persistence (53.2%), but lower scores in organizing learning (52.5%) and curiosity (51.8%). Overall, 39.1% showed high lifelong learning tendency. Emotional intelligence was strongly correlated with lifelong learning tendency (r = 0.924, p < 0.001). Regression analysis identified bachelor-level education, female gender, and rural residence as positive predictors of both EI and LLLT, while age negatively influenced both outcomes. Conclusion: Emotional intelligence significantly predicts lifelong learning tendency among nurses. Strengthening EI skills fosters motivation, persistence, and adaptability, thereby enhancing professional competence and patient care quality. Integrating EI development and lifelong learning strategies into nursing education and professional development programs is recommended to sustain competence in evolving healthcare environments.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence; Lifelong Learning; Nurses; Professional Development; Beheira Governorate; Nursing Education; Healthcare Quality.

Title: The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Lifelong Learning Tendency among Nurses at Beheira Governorate Hospitals

Author: Mohamed Magdy Ahmed Baz, Abeer Mahmoud Abd Elfattah, Sally Abd El Hamid Fayed

International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing

ISSN 2394-7330

Vol. 13, Issue 2, May 2026 - August 2026

Page No: 38-48

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Published Date: 01-June-2026

Abstract: Background: Developmental stuttering is associated with disruptions in temporal coordination, auditory-motor integration, and sensorimotor timing during speech production. Although auditory feedback has long been recognized as a central factor in speech fluency regulation, most traditional interventions have focused primarily on temporal manipulation of auditory input through delayed auditory feedback (DAF). The spatial organization of the auditory field during speech production remains comparatively underexplored as a therapeutic variable.

Objective: The present study introduces the Virtual Acoustic Field (VAF) framework—defined as the systematic shaping of the auditory environment through spatial, temporal, and intensity-related parameters of sound—and investigates its application in a case of developmental stuttering.

Methods: A 10-year-old boy with a four-year history of developmental stuttering received 16 sessions of real-time stereophonic 3D sound processing over eight weeks using a Behringer X Air XR12 digital mixer and Mixing Station software. Acoustic processing included stereo width modulation, micro-delays within the Haas-effect range (10–18 ms), subtle interaural time difference (ITD) and interaural level difference (ILD) adjustments, and controlled spatial cues. Overall system latency was approximately 0.8 ms. Speech samples were evaluated by two independent speech-language therapists (inter-rater reliability ICC = 0.89–0.92).

Results: Following the intervention, disfluencies decreased by approximately 59% (from 14.2% to 5.8% during reading; from 16.1% to 8.5% during spontaneous speech). Block duration decreased by more than 60% (from 1.46–1.62 s to 0.52–0.71 s). Estimated pre-post effect size (Cohen's d) was approximately 1.8. Qualitative improvements included smoother speech initiation, reduced visible struggle behavior, and improved conversational continuity.

Conclusions: Real-time spatial acoustic conditioning within a VAF framework may influence the perceptual organization of auditory feedback during speech and support temporal coordination in developmental stuttering, without requiring conscious behavioral compensation strategies. The findings are interpreted within current models of auditory-motor integration, predictive coding, and auditory scene analysis. Further controlled studies with larger samples, neurophysiological measurements, and long-term follow-up are warranted.

Keywords: developmental stuttering; auditory-motor integration; spatial hearing; virtual acoustic field; altered auditory feedback; sensorimotor timing; binaural processing; interaural time difference; Haas effect.

Title: Spatial Acoustic Conditioning within a Virtual Acoustic Field Framework in Developmental Stuttering: A Case Study with Review of Auditory-Motor Integration Mechanisms

Author: Mitsiou Nikolaos, Mevouliotis Ioannis, Vaitsis Nikolaos

International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing

ISSN 2394-7330

Vol. 13, Issue 2, May 2026 - August 2026

Page No: 28-37

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Published Date: 26-May-2026

Abstract: Background: Prolonged use of digital devices is common among college students and has been associated with neck pain and forward head posture. However, the independent contribution of objectively measured screen time and craniovertebral angle (CVA) to neck disability remains unclear. Aim: To investigate the relationships between screen time, forward head posture, neck pain intensity, and neck disability among health college students at Buraydah Private Colleges, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross‑sectional study was conducted on 213 undergraduate students (nursing and physical therapy). Screen time was extracted from Digital Well‑being/Screen Time features. Forward head posture was quantified by measuring the CVA using a universal goniometer. Neck pain intensity was recorded with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and neck disability with the Neck Disability Index (NDI). Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated from measured height and weight. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi‑square tests, Pearson correlations, and multiple linear regression. Results: Mild to moderate neck disability was present in 24.4% of participants (10.8% mild, 13.6% moderate). More than half (54.5%) used screens for ≥8 hours/day, and 55% exhibited CVA ≤ 50° (forward head posture). Bivariate analyses showed significant associations between neck disability and age, specialty, BMI, and screen time (p < 0.05). No significant association was found between CVA and NDI (p = 0.073). Correlations among screen time, CVA, and VAS were weak and non‑significant. Multiple linear regression revealed that none of the variables independently predicted neck disability (R² = 0.034, p = 0.287). Conclusion: Neck disability among health students is multifactorial, with no single dominant predictor. High screen time and forward head posture are common but do not independently cause disability in isolation. Holistic interventions addressing ergonomics, physical activity, and psychosocial factors are recommended.

Keywords: Neck disability; screen time; forward head posture; craniovertebral angle; college students; Digital Well‑being Neck Disability Index.

Title: Scrolling into Disability: The Effect of Screen Time and Posture Habits in Neck Disability among Colleges Students

Author: Mohamed Mohamed Mashaly, Khaled Mohamed Alinze, Islam H. Fayed

International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing

ISSN 2394-7330

Vol. 13, Issue 2, May 2026 - August 2026

Page No: 1-14

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Published Date: 19-May-2026

Abstract: Public health financing in developing countries most especially in Nigeria often hindered by inadequate budgetary allocation and high out-of-pocket expenses incurred by citizens, leading to high inflation rates of medical expenses surging instantaneously, thus, erodes the purchasing power of households and public health budgets which in turn affecting sustainable economic growth. Given the above, the broad objective of this study is to examine the impact of public health financing and inflation rate on sustainable economic growth in Nigeria, while specific objectives are to investigate the nature of relationship among public health financing, inflation rate and sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. The data for the study were analyzed using unit root test, co-integration test, Auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach as estimation techniques. Result from the study showed that high sustained inflation exhibit a negative impact on GDPgr in the long run by reducing purchasing power and investment. Again, in the short and long runs, high poverty rate consistently correlate with lower GDP growth rate. In addition, In the long run analysis, public health expenditure exhibit a positive and significant effect on economic development, but in the short run, an inverse insignificant relationship exist as government expenditures take time to translate into productivity gains. Population growth rate showed a positive impact on economic progress in the short run but as population increases, it leads to a long-term decline in the annual GDP growth rate as a result slow grow of economy. Finally, result further indicates that domestic general government health expenditure have a positive long run relationship with GDP growth rate by enhancing workers’ productivity in the country. Based on the findings, the study therefore recommends that government needs to raise health sector spending beyond current levels to meet, or exceed the 2001 Abuja Declaration standards. In a bid to control rising inflation of medical facilities, aggressive and pragmatic monetary policies are necessary to manage and reduce its adverse impact on economic growth. Government should also strengthen the health sector management and monitoring of health expenditure to ensure that funds translate to better health outcomes, rather than being lost to funds mismanagement or inefficiency.

Keywords: Sustainable economic growth, Public health financing, Inflation rate, ARDL.

Title: Sustainable Economic Growth in Nigeria: Implications for Public Health Financing and Inflation Rate

Author: Ilori, Isaac Aduralere, Awe, Folahan Deborah

International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing

ISSN 2394-7330

Vol. 13, Issue 2, May 2026 - August 2026

Page No: 15-27

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Published Date: 21-May-2026