A5070516186- Migration, Health and Trauma
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Stress and Burnout Research
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
Lebanese American University
2020-2025
Rafik Hariri University Hospital
2023
Harley-Davidson (United States)
2023
Since the outbreak of Syrian war in 2011, close to 6 million refugees have escaped Syria's neighbouring countries, including Lebanon. Evidence suggests rising levels mental health disorders among refugee populations. Yet, best our knowledge, large-scale studies addressing adult Lebanon are lacking. We examined prevalence depression symptoms, which represent a common and debilitating disorder populations Lebanon, along with their sociodemographic clinical correlates.A cross-sectional survey...
Background COVID-19 has worsened burnout, marked by exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy. In Lebanon, economic collapse, political instability, the Beirut Port explosion, social unrest have compounded this, with limited gender-specific data. This study evaluates burnout levels in Lebanese women men during COVID-19, exploring gender differences related factors, including mitigation strategies. Methods A cross-sectional survey included 423 adult participants aged 18 or older...
The Syrian conflict has been responsible for the highest exodus of refugees, with Lebanon hosting greatest number refugees per capita, which placed a significant strain on an already overburdened healthcare system. Women are most vulnerable group in times and displacement, sexual reproductive health rights often neglected. This study focuses obstetric characteristics pregnancy outcomes Refugee (SR) women Lebanon, Comparison to their pre-displacement data.This is secondary analysis...
Abstract Background Globally, the number of forcibly displaced individuals has reached 70.8 million. Lebanon, a middle income country, hosts highest refugees per capita worldwide. The majority are Syrians who have fled Syrian war that started in 2011. migration journey exposes to increased susceptibility wide range medical issues including non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study aims determine prevalence NCDs among adult with focus on hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular (CVD) and...
Globally, the number of forcibly displaced individuals has reached 70.8 million. Lebanon, a middle income country, hosts highest refugees per capita worldwide. The majority are Syrians who have fled Syrian war that started in 2011. migration journey exposes to increased susceptibility wide range medical issues including non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study aims determine prevalence NCDs among adult with focus on hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular (CVD) and cancer. also explore...
Abstract Background : Since the outbreak of Syrian war in 2011, close to 6 million refugees have escaped Syria’s neighbouring countries, including Lebanon. Evidence suggests rising levels mental health disorders among refugee populations. Yet, best our knowledge, large-scale studies addressing adult Lebanon are lacking. Aims We examined prevalence depression symptoms, which represent a common and debilitating disorder populations Lebanon, along with their sociodemographic clinical...
Concerns regarding potential neurologic complications of COVID-19 are being increasingly reported worldwide. Our objective was to investigate the among a cohort Lebanese patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted Rafik Hariri University Hospital (RHUH), leading testing and treatment center in Lebanon.This is retrospective, single-center, observational study conducted from March July 2020 at RHUH, Lebanon.Of 169 hospitalized confirmed (mean {SD} age 45.75 {19} years 62.7% were men), 91...
COVID-19 infection in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) -a chronic illness Lebanon-is not well described.This was a single-centre retrospective observational study of 491 patients, including 152 T2DM, who were hospitalised for between 20 August 2020 and 21 April 2021. Data on clinical characteristics, laboratory radiological findings outcomes collected from the electronic medical records. Clinical characteristics in-hospital mortality without T2DM infected using multivariate...
The Lebanese healthcare system faces multiple challenges including limited capacities, shortage of skilled professionals, and inadequate supplies, in addition to hosting a significant number refugees. While subsidized services are available for pregnant women, representing the majority refugee population Lebanon, suboptimal access antenatal care (ANC) increased maternal mortality rates still observed, especially among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. This study aimed review...
Introduction: There is lack of universal agreement on the management COVID-19. Intravenous high dose vitamin C (HDVC), remdesivir (RDV), and favipiravir (FPV) have been suggested as part treatment regimens only RDV approved by Food Drug Administration (FDA) so far. no study in Lebanon that addresses descriptive cohort HDVC antiviral therapy amongst COVID-19 inpatients. Our goal was to highlight such a cohort.
 Methodology: A retrospective electronic chart review inpatients done over...
Regimens for managing thromboembolic complications of COVID-19 are still not very well established. The present study compares the clinical characteristics and outcomes patients hospitalized with receiving different anticoagulation regimens without aspirin. This is a retrospective observational 491 from August 2020 to April 2021. Data regarding characteristics, laboratory findings, aspirin was collected, according which 5 patient groups were defined: received no (NAA), prophylactic (PA) or...
Abstract Background and aims: The Lebanese healthcare system faces multiple challenges including limited capacities, shortage of skilled professionals, inadequate supplies, in addition to hosting a significant number refugees. While subsidized services are available for pregnant women, representing the majority refugee population Lebanon, suboptimal access antenatal care (ANC) increased maternal mortality rates still observed, especially among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations....
This study aims to describe COVID-19 patients characteristics, laboratory and imaging results, the different outcomes of admitted Lebanese American University Medical Center-Rizk Hospital over a period 9 months. In this observational retrospective study, data were obtained from electronic medical records 491 male female ages 17 97. Analysis was performed in 3 periods: August 2020 October 20 November 202020 January 2021 February April corresponding with waves newly diagnosed cases during...
Abstract Background : Since the outbreak of Syrian war in 2011, close to 6 million refugees have escaped Syria’s neighbouring countries, including Lebanon. Evidence suggests rising levels mental health disorders among refugee populations. Yet, best our knowledge, large-scale studies addressing adult Lebanon are lacking. Aims We examined prevalence depression symptoms, which represent a common and debilitating disorder populations Lebanon, along with their sociodemographic clinical...
Abstract Background : Since the outbreak of Syrian war in 2011, close to 6 million refugees have escaped Syria’s neighbouring countries, including Lebanon. Evidence suggests rising levels mental health disorders among refugee populations. Yet, best our knowledge, large-scale studies addressing adult Lebanon are lacking. Aims We examined prevalence depression symptoms, which represent a common and debilitating disorder populations Lebanon, along with their sociodemographic clinical...