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  • The lived experience of Lebanese oncology patients receiving palliative care 
    Doumit, Myrna A.A.; Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; Kelley, Jane H. (2016-10-24)
    The purpose of this study was to uncover the lived experience of Lebanese oncology patients receiving palliative care. The study design was based on the Utrecht School of Phenomenology based on the Dutch school of ...
  • The lived experience of parents of children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit in Lebanon 
    Doumit, Myrna A.A.; Majdalni, Marianne N.; Rahi, Amal C. (2016-10-24)
    Background Family caregivers have a significant responsibility in the care of their child in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Parents staying with their child in the PICU have particular needs that should be ...
  • Living with breast cancer, a Lebanese experience 
    Doumit, Myrna A.A.; El Saghir, Naji; Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; kelley, Jane H.; Nassar, Nada (2016-10-24)
    Aim The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to provide in-depth understanding of the experience of Lebanese women living with breast cancer. Background Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed ...
  • “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 ...
  • Media, technology use, and attitudes: associations with physical and mental well‐being in youth with implications for evidence‐based practice 
    Zeeni, Nadine; Doumit, Rita; Abi-Kharma, Joelle; Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-Jose (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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Missed nursing care, level of staffing, and job satisfaction 
    Doumit, Myrna; Kalisch, Beatrice J.; Lee, Kyung Hee; El Zein, Joanna (2016-10-24)
    Missed nursing care refers to omission of standard required nursing care of patients in acute care hospitals. The objective of this study was to compare the amounts and reasons of missed nursing care, the level of nurse ...
  • 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 ...
  • “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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Personal Characteristics and Job Satisfaction Among Nurses in Lebanon 
    Doumit, Myrna A.A.; Yaktin, Umayma; Azoury Bou-Raad, Nuhad (2016-10-24)
    Objective: This study investigates the level of satisfaction of Lebanese nurses in their job and the influence of their personal characteristics. Background: Given the current difficulties experienced by Lebanese hospitals ...
  • 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. ...
  • Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Arab American refugee and recent immigrant wormen 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Ballout, Suha (2017-10-23)
    Routine male circumcision (RMC) has been found effective in preventing HIV infection in Africa; at the same time, incidence of HIV infection has been rising in China. Hence, RMC may be a possible means by which Chinese ...
  • Predictors of Arab American adolescent tobacco use 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Hammad, Adnan; Jamil, Hikmet; Rice, Virginia Hill; Templin, Thomas (2017-10-23)
    This study examined personal, psychosocial, sociocultural, and environmental predictors in tobacco use for 1671 Arab American adolescents. Cigarette smoking in past 30 days was 6.9%. This increased from 1% at age 14 to 14% ...
  • Predictors of diabetes fatalism among Arabs 
    Bassil, Maya; Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola; Abi Kharma, Joelle; Egede, Leonard E. (2018-05-09)
    Fatalism is a grounded cultural belief that is common among Arabs and is known to hinder self-care in chronic diseases including diabetes (Nabolsi and Carson in Scand J Caring Sci 25(4):716–724, 2011). The purpose of this ...
  • Predictors of disordered eating in young males 
    Doumit, R.; Sanchez-Ruiz, M. J.; Zeeni, N.; Abi Kharma, J. (2018-05-03)
    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 ...
  • Predictors of Pressure Injuries in a Critical Care Unit in Lebanon: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Factors 
    El-Masri, Jihad; Zein-El-Dine, Salah; Zein, Bana; Doumit, Rita; 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 ...
  • Predictors of psychological distress in Lebanese hostages of war 
    Doumit, Myrna; Chaaya, Monique; Saab, Basem Roberto; Farhood, Laila (2016-10-24)
    A cross-sectional study addressed the experience of Lebanese hostages of war in Lebanon. It specifically assessed the prevalence of general distress and its relationship to captivity-related factors and selected psychosocial ...
  • 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, ...
  • 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 ...

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