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  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Research in the social scientific study of religion, volume 20 
    Piedmont, Ralph L.; Village, Andrew (2017-11-15)
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Sex differences on quality of life and mental health outcomes when using a brief cognitive-behavioral skill building intervention with adolescent Syrian refugees: a secondary analysis 
    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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Stress, coping and well-being in Lebanese entering college students 
    Doumit, Rita; Velsor-Friedrich, Barbara; Penckofer, Sue; Egenes, Karen; Afifi, Rima (2024-03-18)
    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 ...
  • Student perceptions towards interprofessional education 
    Zeeni, Nadine; Bassil, Maya; Nasser, Soumana; Milane, Aline; Habre, Maha; Khazen, Georges; Asmar, Nadia; Hasbini-Danawi, Tala; Farra, Anna; Zeeenny, Rony; Hoffart, Nancy (2016-10-05)
    The Lebanese American University Interprofessional Education (LAU IPE) Steps Framework consists of a five-step workshop-based series that is offered throughout the curriculum of health and social care students at an ...
  • 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 ...

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