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Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

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Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing

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  • Doumit, R.; Abi Kharma, J.; Sanchez-Ruiz, M. J.; Zeeni, N. (2017-08-19)
    Recent findings suggest that disordered eating (DE) symptomatology may be underestimated in the male population. The present study examined depressive symptomatology as a potential mediator of the relationships between ...
  • Doumit, Rita; Velsor-Friedrich, Barbara; Penckofer, Sue; Egenes, Karen; Afifi, Rima (2013-10-22)
    Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013: Purpose: A theoretical framework for adolescent coping has been developed but not tested in contexts of high uncertainty. This study aimed to test the applicability of the ...
  • Majorin, Fiona; Anika, Jain; El Haddad, Christine; Zinyandu, Eddington; Gharzeddine, Ghassan; Chitando, Mutsawashe; Maalouf, Aline; Sithole, Ntandoyenkosi; Doumit, Rita (2023-06-06)
    Background Despite the recognized importance of community engagement during disease outbreaks, methods describing how to operationalise engagement are lacking. The Community Perception Tracker (CPT) was designed by Oxfam ...
  • Davis, Beena; Badr, Lina K.; Doumit, Rita (2022-01-11)
    Background Although there are well-known benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, few nursing students practice health-promoting behaviors (HPBs). Aims The aim of this study was to compare the HPBs of undergraduate ...
  • Doumit, Rita; Habre, Maha; Cattan, Rebecca; Abi Kharma, Joelle; Davis, Beena (2024-03-18)
    Background Nursing students are often faced with academic and personal stressors that threaten their Health-Promoting Behaviors (HPB) and well-being. Research on how living in a context of high political uncertainty can ...
  • Davis, Beena; Badr, Lina K.; Dee, Vivien; Fongwa, Marie N.; Doumit, Rita (2021-09-01)
    BACKGROUND:Despite the known benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in preventing many health-related issues, few nursing students practice health-promoting behaviors (HPB). METHOD:This cross-sectional, descriptive, ...
  • Long, JoAnn D.; Dodd, Sara L.; Doumit, Rita; Boswell, Carol; O’Boyle, Michael W.; Rogers, Toby (2020-03-18)
    Background Emerging findings from neuroimaging studies investigating brain activity associated with dietary behavior are illuminating the interaction of biological and behavioral mechanisms that have implications for ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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. ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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. ...

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