Artificial intelligence, financial anxiety and cashier-less checkouts: a Saudi Arabian perspective

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the impact of financial anxiety and convenience on the relation between cashier-less versus traditional checkouts and purchase intentions among Saudi Arabian consumers.Design/methodology/approachIn an online experiment, 329 Saudi participants were randomly assigned to one of two checkout conditions (traditional vs. AI-enabled) in a between-subjects design and indicated their financial anxiety. Through moderation-of-process design, the authors examine and showcase that the effect of convenience leads to higher purchase intent for AI-enabled checkouts. Moreover, the authors examine financial anxiety as an underlying mechanism and show that for high-convenience consumers, this enacts higher purchase intent.FindingsThe effect of AI-enabled checkouts depends on consumers' convenience perception. High-convenience consumers prefer AI-enabled checkouts over traditional ones, whereas low-convenience consumers are indifferent. Based on the Roy adaptation model theoretical framework, this occurs because high-convenience consumers experience greater financial anxiety when using AI-enabled checkouts, which in turn leads to higher purchase intent.Originality/valueTo the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to explore the reactions of Saudi Arabian consumers toward cashier-less stores versus traditional stores. Interestingly, their intent to purchase increases, due to the financial anxiety they experience while encountering AI-enabled transactions. Due to the limited research of retailers going cashier less, little is known about consumer reactions and how they may differ culturally.

EFFECT OF COUNSELLING ON FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN PREGNANCY (NVP)

ABSTRACTBackground: Nausea and vomiting are commonly during early pregnancy. Nausea and vomiting significantly decrease in quality of life. Objective:This study aimed to explain the effect of counseling on the frequency and level of nausea and vomiting in pregnant women. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with a non randomized control group pretest posttest design. The control group was 37 people and the experimental group were 37 people. The control group only received a standard ANC, the experimental group received nausea and vomiting counseling in pregnancy. The independent variables was counselling based on Roy Adaptation Model, the dependent variable was frequency and level severity of nausea and vomiting. The research instrument used was a questionnaire and counseling. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis (Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and Mann Whitney). Results: The experimental group experienced decreased in frequency and level of nausea, while control group did not change. Statistical Mann Whitney test results obtained p value of nausea frequency of 0.018, and p value of frequency of vomit 0.000 and p value of levels of nausea and vomiting 0.034 which showed that there were differences in the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion: There is an effect of counseling Roy Adaptation Model to the frequency and level of nausea vomiting in pregnancy

Alcohol Disorders in Military Veterans: An Evaluation with the Roy Adaptation Model

The purpose of this paper was to evaluate a role for the Roy adaptation model (RAM) for the nursing care of military veterans with alcohol use disorder. Parse’s criteria were used to critique the RAM. The RAM’s humanistic philosophy emphasizes the ability to develop new coping skills and adapt to complex environments. The framework can define physical, emotional, and social responses to stressors faced by veterans. The RAM could guide new research and practice initiatives that optimize the health of military veterans.

Understanding Shame as an Obstacle: Toward a Global Perspective

In this paper, the authors suggest that shame is a barrier to many patients’ willingness to disclose their history of trauma to nurses and other members of the healthcare team and that the clinicians participate in this withholding of information because of their experience of vicarious shame. The authors propose that shame and vicarious shame reduce the accuracy of assessment, limit the nurse–patient relationship, and reduce the ability of the healthcare teams to accurately diagnose and treat patients. Shame as a barrier to trauma assessment is also considered in light of the Roy adaptation model and from a global perspective. Implications for education, research, and nursing practice are discussed.