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A national cross-sectional study on nurses' intent to leave and job satisfaction in Lebanon

El-Jardali, F.; Dimassi, Hani; Dumit, N.; Jamal, D.; Mouro, G. (2015-09-29)

Background: Lebanon is perceived to be suffering from excessive nurse migration, low job satisfaction, poor retention and high turnover. Little is known about the magnitude of nurse migration and predictors of intent to ...
Disciplinary action against physicians: Who is likely to get disciplined?

Dimassi, Hani; Khaliq, Amir A.; Huang, Chiung-Yu; Narine, Lutchmie; Smego, Raymond A. (2015-09-29)

PURPOSE: We sought to determine the characteristics of disciplined physicians at-large and the risk of disciplinary action over time and to report the type and frequency of complaints and the nature of disciplinary actions ...
Evaluating the degree of difficulty of laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Dimassi, Hani; Jamali, Faek R.; Soweid, Asaad M.; Bailey, Charles; Leroy, Joel; Marescaux, Jacques (2015-09-29)

The introduction of laparoscopy has brought about great progress in current surgical practices. The benefits to patients, families, employers, and hospitals have been significant. The indications for laparoscopic surgery ...
Effectiveness and specificity of a classroom-based group intervention in children and adolescents exposed to war in Lebanon

Dimassi, Hani; Karam, Elie G.; Fayyad, John; Karam, Aimee Nasser; Melhem, Nadine; Mneimneh, Zeina; Tabet, Caroline Cordahi (2015-09-29)

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness and specificity of a classroom-based psychosocial intervention after war. All students (n=2500) of six villages in Southern Lebanon designated as most heavily ...
Exposure to war-related traumatic events, prevalence of PTSD, and general psychiatric morbidity in a civilian population from Southern Lebanon

Dimassi, Hani; Farhood, Laila; Lehtinen, Tuja (2015-09-29)

The South of Lebanon has experienced prolonged armed conflict. The current study aims to investigate the degree of exposure to traumatic events and prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and nonspecific general ...
Ratio between positive lymph nodes and total excised axillary lymph nodes as an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in patients with nonmetastatic lymph node-positive breast cancer

Dimassi, Hani; Hatoum, Hassan A.; Jamali, Faek R.; El-Saghir, Nagi; Mussallam, Khaled M. (2015-09-29)

Background. The status of the axillary lymph nodes in nonmetastatic lymph node-positive breast cancer (BC) patients remains the single most important determinant of overall survival (OS). Although the absolute number of ...
The impact of hospital accreditation on quality of care

Dimassi, Hani; El-Jardali, Fadi; Jamal, Diana; Ammar, Walid; Tchaghchaghian, Victoria (2015-09-29)

Background In developing countries, accreditation is increasingly being used as a tool for government regulation to guarantee quality of care. Although Lebanon is the first country in the East Mediterranean Region to develop ...
Prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in Lebanon: a national epidemiological survey

Nasser, Soumana; Karam, Elie G; Mneimneh, Zeina N.; Karam, Aimee N.; Fayyad, John A.; Chatterji, Somnath; Kessler, Ronald C. (2015-09-30)

Background Mental disorders are believed to account for a large portion of disease burden worldwide. However, no national studies have been undertaken to assess this assumption in the Arab world. Methods As part ...
Predictors and outcomes of patient safety culture in hospitals

Dimassi, Hani; El-Jardali, Fadi; Jamal, Diana; Jaafar, Maha; Hemadeh, Nour (2015-09-30)

Background Developing a patient safety culture was one of the recommendations made by the Institute of Medicine to assist hospitals in improving patient safety. In recent years, a multitude of evidence, mostly originating ...
An evaluation of practice pattern for venous thromboembolism prevention in Lebanese hospitals

Dimassi, Hani; Zeitoun, Abeer A.; El-Kary, Dania Y.; Akel, Marwan G. (2015-09-30)

Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of death among hospitalized patients. Many VTE prophylaxis guidelines have been developed, including the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). VTE prophylaxis ...
Nurses' Attitudes Toward the Use of the Bar-coding Medication Administration System

Dimassi, Hani; Marini, Sana Daya; Hasman, Arie; Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad (2015-09-30)

This study determines nurses' attitudes toward bar-coding medication administration system use. Some of the factors underlying the successful use of bar-coding medication administration systems that are viewed as a connotative ...
Palliative care in Lebanon

Dimassi, Hani; Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; Abboud, Sarah (2015-09-30)

Aim: To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of palliative care nurses in Lebanon. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive survey using self-administered questionnaire; 1873 nurses from 15 hospitals were included. ...
The current state of patient safety culture in Lebanese hospitals

Dimassi, Hani; El-Jardali, Fadel; Jaafar, Maha; Jamal, Diana; Hamdan, Rana (2015-09-30)

Objective The objective of this study is to conduct a baseline assessment of patient safety culture in Lebanese hospitals. Design The study adopted a cross-sectional research design and utilized the hospital survey on ...
Characterisation of Pga1, a putative Candida albicans cell wall protein necessary for proper adhesion and biofilm formation

Malouf, Katia; Dimassi, Hani I.; Khalaf, Roy A.; Hashash, Rami; Younes, Samer; Bahnan, Wael; El-Koussa, Joseph (2015-09-30)

The fungal pathogen Candida albicans is a leading causative agent of death in immunocompromised individuals. Many factors have been implicated in virulence including filamentation-inducing transcription factors, adhesins, ...
The Candida albicans Hwp2 is necessary for proper adhesion, biofilm formation and oxidative stress tolerance

Dimassi, Hani I.; Khalaf, Roy A.; Younes, Samer; Bahnan, Wael (2015-09-30)

Candida albicans is an important fungal pathogen of humans that is responsible for the majority of mucosal and systemic candidiasis. The host–pathogen interaction in C. albicans has been the subject of intense investigation ...
Treatment of mental disorders and pathways to care in Arab countries

Nasser, Soumana C.; Salamoun, Mariana M. (2015-10-01)

Introduction. The available studies on the treatment of mental disorders in the Arab world are uncommon. Methods. A literature review was conducted aiming at identifying studies related to the rate and type of treatment ...
Clinical and cost impact of intravenous proton pump inhibitor use in non-ICU patients

Nasser, Soumana C.; Dimassi, Hani I.; Nassif, Jeanette G. (2015-10-01)

AIM: To assess the appropriateness of the indication and route of administration of proton-pump-inhibitors (PPIs) and their associated cost impact. METHODS: Data collection was performed prospectively during a 6-mo ...
Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon

Dimassi, Hani; Karam, Elie G.; Mneimneh, Zeina N.; Fayyad, John A.; Karam, Aimee N.; Nasser, Soumana C.; Kessler, Ronald C. (2015-10-01)

Background There are no published data on national lifetime prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in the Arab region. Furthermore, the effect of war on first onset of disorders has not been addressed previously ...
Lymph-node ratio is an independent prognostic factor in patients with stage III colorectal cancer

Dimassi, Hani; Khalife, Mohammad; Elias, Elias; Mukherji, Deborah; Faraj, Walid; Eloubeidi, Mohamed; Shamseddine, Ali; Abou-Alfa, Ghassan K.; Saleh, Ahmad (2015-10-01)

Elias, E., Mukherji, D., Faraj, W., Khalife, M., Dimassi, H., Eloubeidi, M., ... & Shamseddine, A. (2012). Lymph-node ratio is an independent prognostic factor in patients with stage III colorectal cancer: a retrospective ...
Stress ulcer prophylaxis guidelines

Dimassi, Hani; Zeitoun, Abeer; Zeineddine, Maya (2015-10-01)

AIM: To evaluate the current practice of stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) in Lebanese Health care centers. METHODS: A multi-center prospective chart review study was conducted over 8 mo. A questionnaire was distributed ...

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