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  • Face Validity of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Symptom Index (FACT- B) into Formal Arabic 
    Doumit, Myrna; Mohsen, Raed; Abou Saad, Maya; Kobeissi, Loulou; Salem, Ziad; Tfayli, Arafat (2016-10-25)
    Background: Breast cancer affects over one million women annually and is the most common global malignancy among women. Extensive improvements have taken place in the management of breast cancer in recent years and a higher ...
  • Psychometric properties of the arabic version of the summary of diabetes self-care activities instrument 
    Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola; Howard, Elisabeth (2016-10-25)
    Translation of instruments needs to ensure equivalence between the source and the target language to establish the psychometric properties of the translated version. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric ...
  • Evaluating Palliative Care Needs in Middle Eastern Countries 
    Doumit, Myrna; Silbermann, Michael; Fink, Regina M.; Mancuso, Mary P.; Brant, Jeannine; Hajjar, Ramzi; Al-Alfi, Nesreen; Baider, Lea (2016-11-10)
    Background: Cancer incidence in Middle Eastern countries, most categorized as low- and middle-income, is predicted to double in the next 10 years, greater than in any other part of the world. While progress has been made ...
  • Quality of palliative care. Perspective of Lebanese patients with cancer 
    Doumit, Myrna; Dimassi, Hani; Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; Abboud, Sarah (2016-11-10)
    The number of cancer patients in Lebanon is increasing, and patients are living longer due to early detection and enhanced methods of treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life, symptom ...
  • Serenity in Political Uncertainty 
    Doumit, Rita; Afifi, Rema A.; Devon, Holli A,. (2016-11-28)
    College students are often faced with academic and personal stressors that threaten their well-being. Added to that may be political and environmental stressors such as acts of violence on the streets, interruptions in ...
  • Effects of recording food intake using cell phone camera pictures on energy intake and food choice 
    Doumit, Rita; Long, JoAnn; Kazandjian, Chant; Gharbieh, Nathalie; Karam, Lina; Song, Huaxin; Boswell, Carol; Zeeni, Nadine (2016-11-28)
    Background: The well-documented increases in obesity and unhealthy dietary practices substantiate the need for evidence-based tools that can help people improve their dietary habits. The current spread of mobile ...
  • Cafeteria diet-fed mice is a pertinent model of obesity-induced organ damage 
    Zeeni, Nadine; Dimassi, Hani; Faour, Wissam H.; Dagher-Hamalian, Carole (2017-02-28)
    Objective This study is aimed at evaluating the effects of a cafeteria diet (obesity) mouse model on early multi-organ functional, structural, endocrine and biochemical alterations. Materials and methods Multi-organ ...
  • Eating disorders in Lebanon: directions for public health action 
    Zeeni, Nadine; Safieddine, Hiba; Doumit, Rita (2017-02-28)
    Research in the field of eating disorders (ED) is limited in the Middle East. The aim of the present study was to profile Lebanese ED outpatients. A mixed-method design was used. Clinicians across Lebanon filled individual ...
  • Pediatric obesity and asthma quality of life 
    Veslor-Friedrich, Barbara; Militello, Lisa K.; Kouba, Joanne; Harrison, Patrick R.; Manion, Amy; Doumit, Rita (2017-04-26)
    Widely researched as separate entities, our understanding of the comorbid effects of childhood obesity and asthma on quality of life is limited. This article discusses the effects of childhood obesity and asthma on ...
  • Predictors of Disordered Eating in Young Males 
    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 ...
  • Mental health, discrimination, and trauma in Arab Muslim women living in the US 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; HAssouneh, Dena M. (2017-10-20)
    In recognition of the need to identify groups of women who may be at high risk for mental disorders and contribute to the knowledge base about ethnic and cultural minority mental health, this paper provides an overview of ...
  • A model of mother–child adjustment in Arab Muslim immigrants to the US 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Arorian, Karen; Hough, Edythe S.; Ramaswamy, Vidya; Katz, Anne (2017-10-20)
    We examined the mother–child adjustment and child behavior problems in Arab Muslim immigrant families residing in the U.S.A. The sample of 635 mother–child dyads was comprised of mothers who emigrated from 1989 or later ...
  • Smoking behavior in pregnant Arab Americans 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Smiley, Karen; Devine, Susan (2017-10-20)
    Objectives: To determine the smoking behavior in pregnant Arab American women who attended a Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program at a local county public health clinic and compare the incidence of smoking behaviors ...
  • Arab american adolescent perceptions and experiences with smoking 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Rice, Virginia Hill (2017-10-20)
    The purpose of this pilot study was to gather information on Arab American adolescent tobacco use behavior. This information was used to modify the Project Toward No Tobacco Use cessation program so that it would reflect ...
  • Arab-American adolescent tobacco use 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Templin, Thomas; Rice, Virginia Hill (2017-10-20)
    Objectives Four pilot studies were conducted to determine the (1) current tobacco use patterns and predictors among 14- to 18-year-old Arab-American youths; (2) psychometric properties of study measures (English and ...
  • Barriers in the utilization of domestic violence services among Arab immigrant women 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Aswad, Barbara; Carmona, Talita; Ballout, Suha (2017-10-20)
    Ten focus group discussions were conducted with Arab American community leaders who had experience with victims of violence in the Arab American population and issues related to domestic violence. Community leaders were ...
  • Students’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about AIDS 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Petro-Nustas, Wasileh; Zumout, Arwa F. (2017-10-20)
    This exploratory, comparative study was conducted to assess and compare the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs toward AIDS between a group of Jordanian and a group of American students. A convenience sample consisting of ...
  • Psychometric evaluation of the arabic language version of the profile of Mood States 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Aroian, Karen J.; Kaskiri, Eleni A.; Templin, Thomas N. (2017-10-20)
    We estimated the psychometrics of the parent and a short form of the Arabic language version of the Profile of Mood States (POMS). A sample of 537 Arab immigrants completed the POMS and a battery of other measures. Data ...
  • A review of 16 cases of honour killings in Jordan in 1995 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Hadidi, Mu'men; Jahshan, Hani (2017-10-20)
    The purpose of the study was to determine the causes of death as reported in court files of the female victims of honour crimes, the Jordanian penal codes regarding crimes of honour, the evidence used in the sentencing of ...
  • Assessment of level of comfort in providing multicultural nursing care by baccalaureate nursing students 
    Kulwicki, A.; Boloink, B.J. (2017-10-20)
    The purpose of this study was to measure the level of comfort in providing transcultural nursing care to clients of diverse cultural backgrounds by graduating baccalaureate students. The sample consisted of 71 senior ...

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