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Research Projects 
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Research Projects

United States’ and newly independent states’ partnership in nursing education: Facing the future in common ground

This is a collaborative project. Research in progress. M. Arevian.
 
 

Beliefs about breast cancer among Lebanese women

M. Arevian and T. Kabakian.
 
 

Levels of knowledge, attitude and practice of Papanicolaou smear screening among Lebanese/Armenian women following an educational program

Article submitted to Research in Nursing and Health. M. Arevian, S. Noureddine, and T. Kabakian. (Supported by Armenian Relief Society in Lebanon.)
 
 

Painting the picture of success: A model of breast feeding

An international research project with WHO; Collaborating Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. S. Balian. (Supported in part by WHO.)
 
 

The relationship between attractiveness, weight gain and days of hospitalization for premature infants

A collaborative research project. S. Balian. (Supported by University of California in Los Angeles.)
 
 

Silent myocardial infarct

Review of the literature has been completed. Project is ongoing. N. Dumit and S. Marini.
 
 

War and non-war stressors, family resources, coping, and family adaptation among Lebanese families

Articles have been completed and submitted. L. Farhood. (Supported by URB.)
 
 

The prevalence of asthma and allergy among school children aged 13-14 years in Beirut, Lebanon

Research completed and a paper will be presented October 22-25, 1997 in the Third International Epidemiology Association, Eastern Mediterranean Region, Scientific Meeting. M. Khoury, B. Saad and F. Ramadan. (Supported by URB.)
 
 

Teacher behavior effectiveness of Critical Care instructors and Baccalaureate nursing students’ learning outcomes in critical care practicum

Report in progress. S. Makarem, M. Adra and N. Dumit. (Supported by AUB Medical Practice Plan.)
 
 

Job satisfaction among nurses in Lebanon

Research in progress. U. Yaktin, N. Azoury and M. Dumit. (Supported by AUB Medical Practice Plan.)
 
 
 
 

Articles, Books and Reports

 
Arevian, M., Noureddine, S., and Kabakian, T., A survey of knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical screening among Lebanese women. Nursing Outlook, 45 (1), 16-22, 1997.
Makarem, S., International cooperation. Medical Education, 29 (1), 65-69, 1995.

Noureddine, S., Slip apnea: a challenge in critical care. Heart and Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 25 (1), 37-42, 1996.
 
 
 

Abstracts, Conferences and Proceedings

 
Dumit, N., Three workshops: “Survey of health care facilities,” “Adolescent health education,” and “Adolescent accident prevention.” Sponsored by Ministry of Health, Al-Ain Medical District, International Nurses’ Day, May 1997.
Farhood, L., PTSD depression and health status in Lebanecivilians exposed to a church explosion. Seventh International Pan-Arab Congress of Psychiatry, Broumana, Lebanon, November 1996.

———, Women and the nursing profession; contemporary key issues. International Nurses’ Day, organized by the School of Nursing, the Nursing Chapter, Alumni Association, and the Nursing Service, AUB Medical Center, May 1997.

Makarem, S., Collegiality: a commitment to care. International Nurses’ Day, April 1996.

———, Commitment to nursing. Lecture to AUB Women’s Auxiliary, July 1996.

Yaktin, U., Four workshops on “Student Behavioral Assessment” for School Teachers. Sponsored by the Lebanese Rehabilitation Development Association Taahil, the Ministry of Education and UNICEF, summer 1996.
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