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• Sex differences on quality of life and mental health outcomes when using a brief cognitive-behavioral skill building intervention with adolescent Syrian refugees 

  Kazandjian, Chant; Militello, Lisa K.; Doumit, Rita (2019-10-17)

  Little is known about how sex as a biological variable may contribute to differences in quality of life (QOL) and mental health outcomes following a brief intervention among adolescent Syrian refugees. This paper explores ...
• Implementing an interprofessional education programme in Lebanon 

  Farra, Anna; Zeenny, Rony; Nasser, Soumana; Asmar, Nadia; Milane, Aline; Bassil, Maya; Haidar, Mona; Habre, Maha; Zeeni, Nadine; Hoffart, Nancy (2019-10-15)

  Background: The Lebanese American University has a well-functioning inter-professional education (IPE) programme; this is a fundamental pedagogical approach in healthcare education in which students from different professions ...
• Provision of spiritual care to advanced cancer patients by doctors and nurses in the Middle East 

  Bar_Sela, G.; Schultz, M.; Khader, K.; Rassouli, M.; Doumit, M.; Ghrayeb, R. (2019-10-04)

  Background: In the US, ∼75% of advanced cancer patients want doctors and nurses to provide some spiritual care, and a similar percentage of staff believe they should do so. When patients feel spiritually supported by staff, ...
• Facilitating and hindering factors for coping with the experience of having a child with cancer 

  Doumit, Myrna A.A.; Khoury, May Naifeh (2019-10-04)

  Background: Families with a child with cancer face significant emotional and psychosocial stressors. The frequency of childhood cancer is increasing in Lebanon with more than 282 children diagnosed each year. This condition ...
• Knowledge, practices, and attitudes of women toward breast cancer in Lebanon 

  Doumit, Myrna A.A.; Fares, Suha; Arevian, Mary (2019-10-04)

  Breast cancer is a major public health concern that affects both developed and developing countries. Its annual incidence is rising globally, accounting for 12% of all new cancer cases and 25% of all cancers in women as ...
• Transitioning to nursing practice in Lebanon 

  Madi, Murielle; Clinton, Michael; Doumit, Myrna; Ezzeddine, Sawsan; Rizk, Ursula (2019-10-04)

  The aim of this study was to identify the challenges graduates from three of Lebanon’s leading universities face as they transition from the role of student to first year registered nurse. Focus group discussions and one ...
• Focus groups investigating mental health attitudes and beliefs of parents and teachers in South Lebanon 

  Doumit, Myrna A.A.; Farhood, Laila F.; Hamady, Carmen (2019-10-04)

  Introduction: The wars that Lebanon had endured led to a devastating number of deaths, injuries, and displacements. Such tragedies have detrimentally affected its civilians psychologically. Purpose: To identify knowledge, ...
• “My greatest fear is becoming a robot” 

  Clinton, Michael; Madi, Murielle; Doumit, Myrna; Ezzeddine, Sawsan; Rizk, Ursula (2019-10-04)

  We investigated the challenges final-year nursing students (FYNSs) and first-year registered nurses (FYRNs) face as they transition to nursing practice in Lebanon. Our purpose was to understand the challenges of transition ...
• Training for awareness of one's own spirituality 

  Bar-Sela, Gil; Schultz, Michael J.; Elshamy, Karima; Rassoul, Maryam; Ben-Arye, Eran; Doumit, Myrna (2019-10-04)

  Objective When patients feel spiritually supported by staff, we find increased use of hospice and reduced use of aggressive treatments at end of life, yet substantial barriers to staff spiritual care provision still exist. ...
• Determinants of nurse absenteeism and intent to leave: An international study 

  Burmeister, Elizabeth A.; Kalisch, Beatrice J.; Xie, Boqin; Doumit, Myrna A.A.; Lee, Eunjoo; Ferraresion, Annamaria; Terzioglu, Fusun; Bragadottir, Helga (2019-10-04)

  Aim To determine factors associated with nurses’ intent to leave their positions and absenteeism. Background There is a recognized global shortage of nurses but limited data describing and determining factors associated ...
• “Loving nursing” and “taking responsibility” 

  Clinton, Michael; Ezzeddine, Sawsan; Doumit, Myrna; Rizk, Ursula; Madi, Murielle (2019-10-04)

  Transitioning to practice is challenging for baccalaureate nursing students. In baccalaureate nursing programs, the process typically begins in the junior year. A Successful transition depends on how well students apply ...
• Spirituality among parents of children with cancer in a Middle Eastern country 

  Doumit, Myrna A.A.; Rahi, Amal C.; Saab, Raya; Majdalani, Marianne (2019-10-04)

  Purpose Family caregivers of children with cancer face emotional, psychological, and spiritual challenges coping with their child's illness. For ensuring comprehensive multidisciplinary pediatric care, there is a need to ...
• Acting in the public interest 

  Benton, David C.; Cleghorn, Jim; Coghlan, Anne; Damgaard, Gloria; Doumit, Myrna A.A. (2019-10-04)

  There is increased interest in reforming the way occupations are licensed. However, most of the current dialogue focuses on the rapid growth in the number of people who need a license to pursue their chosen occupation. ...
• Photoactivatable RuII Complex Bearing 2,9‐Diphenyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline: Unusual Photochemistry and Significant Potency on Cisplatin‐Resistant Cell Lines 

  Mansour, Najwa; Mehanna, Stephanie; Mroueh, Mohamad A.; Audi, Hassib; Bodman-Smith, Kikki; Daher, Costantine F.; Taleb, Robin I.; El-Sibai, Mirvat; Khnayzer, Rony S. (2019-10-01)

  The current study investigates [Ru(bipy)2(dpphen)]Cl2 [where bipy = 2,2′‐bipyridine and dpphen = 2,9‐diphenyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline] (complex 1) for photoactivatable chemotherapy (PACT) application on five cancer cell lines. ...
• Enhanced cellular uptake and photochemotherapeutic potential of a lipophilic strained Ru(II) polypyridyl complex 

  Mehanna, Stephanie; Mansour, Najwa; Audi, Hassib; Bodman-Smith, Kikki; Mroueh, Mohamad A.; Taleb, Robin I.; Daher, Costantine F.; Khnayzer, Rony S. (2019-10-01)

  The use of ruthenium complexes as chemotherapeutic agents has been recently explored as one of the alternatives to conventional treatments. In the present study, two Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes were synthesized and ...
• COPE for adolescent Syrian refugees in Lebanon 

  Doumit, Rita; Kazandjian, Chant; Militello, Lisa K. (2018-12-18)

  Lebanon has the highest per-capita concentration of refugees worldwide. There is an urgent need to offer psychosocial interventions to vulnerable groups such as Syrian refugee adolescents. To assess the feasibility, ...
• Predictors of pressure injuries in a critical care unit in Lebanon 

  Doumit, Rita; El-Masri, Jihad; Zein-El-Dine, Salah; Zein, Bana; Kurdahi Badr, Lina (2018-11-28)

  The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with pressure injury in a medical-surgical intensive care unit (MSICU). DESIGN: Retrospective review of medical records. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: We ...
• Media, technology use, and attitudes 

  Doumit, Rita; Zeeni, Nadine; Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-Jose; Abi-Kharma, Joelle (2018-11-28)

  Background Previous research has shown that the use of technology and media, in their different available forms, may have detrimental effects on the physical and mental well‐being of adolescents and young adults. Aims The ...
• Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the 12-item diabetes fatalism scale 

  Bassil, Maya; Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola; Egede, Leonard E.; Abi Kharma, Joelle (2018-05-10)

  Background There are widespread fatalistic beliefs in Arab countries, especially among individuals with diabetes. However, there is no tool to assess diabetes fatalism in this population. This study describes the processes ...

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