A5013858433- Disaster Response and Management
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Nursing education and management
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel
2018-2024
Rambam Health Care Campus
2011-2022
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
2003-2012
University of Haifa
2007-2011
Carmel Medical Center
2011
Tel Aviv University
1995-1996
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between mobility levels of older hospitalized adults and functional outcomes. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A 900-bed teaching hospital in Israel. PARTICIPANTS: Five hundred twenty-five (≥70) acute medical patients for a nondisabling condition. MEASUREMENTS: In-hospital was assessed using previously validated scale. The main outcomes were decline from premorbid baseline status at discharge (activities daily living (ADLs)) 1-month follow-up...
Reviews of patient safety efforts suggest that technical/administrative change must be augmented by global factors such as organizational culture and climate. The objective was to outline a comprehensive model for healthcare climate test one its elements, the nursing subclimate, in terms several outcomes.Measure units, followed random sampling practices each unit 6 months later.Sixty-nine inpatient units three hospitals make up entire tertiary care system metropolitan area.A total 955...
This study aimed to assess post-traumatic stress symptoms and vicarious traumatization (VT) versus growth (PTG) among Israeli practitioners who shared war-related reality with their clients during the Second Lebanon–Israel war (2006). In addition, contribution of potency (one's personal resource) role peri-traumatic dissociation (the emotional detachment activated or immediately after a traumatic event) were examined. Two months war, convenience sample 204 (seventy-six nurses 128 social...
To examine nursing students' stress and coping with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic through an ecological model of resilience. Specifically, to relative contribution different resilience levels in decreasing strain symptoms: at individual level, trait; relational strategies; university perceptions on their university's readiness handle virus outbreak; national trust policymakers' decisions.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this exploratory longitudinal study was to identify nursing students' perceptions stress in their initial clinical experiences a hospital setting. Guided by the relational view stress, Nursing Student's Stress Scale (NSSS) developed include six subscales: adequate knowledge, close supervision, averse sights, causing pain, insufficient resources, and reality conflict. NSSS administered three times during experience 46 students. Results showed significant differences...
OBJECTIVES: To describe the types of continence aids that older adults hospitalized in acute medical units use and to test association between development new urinary incontinence (UI) at discharge. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A 900-bed teaching hospital Israel. PARTICIPANTS: Three hundred fifty-two patients aged 70 who were continent before admission. MEASUREMENTS: In-hospital was assessed according participant self-report on catheters (UCs) or adult diapers self-toileting....
(1) Background: Medical teams are at the forefront of COVID-19 pandemic. Decision making among medical staff is important for promoting and maintaining health patients staff. This study examines factors associated with physicians' decision preventive behavior during pandemic in Israel. (2) Methods: An online survey was conducted 187 Israeli physicians April May 2020 The questionnaire included levels perceived threat risk epidemic, trust system, emotions, degree compliance hygiene rules...
This replicated study explores the ordinary people theory generated in original research among American youth with cystic fibrosis through experience of Israeli epilepsy. The authors used qualitative life history method a sample 14 adolescents and young adults They employed constant comparative analysis to analyze data collected from in-depth interviews. results show that epilepsy was not central participants' everyday lives. Their perceptions disease followed developmental stages. found...
To identify the sociodemographic attributes, project characteristics and champion strategies that differentiate formal from informal nursing champions, to test their success in terms of spread novelty.Champions innovation healthcare organizations. Empirical research has not explored differences between champions antecedents success.A quantitative cross-sectional design.Data were collected on 93 three hospitals 2015 - 2016. Champions identified according a validated approach; data assembled...
Abstract Purpose: Among all the emergency scenarios, most common medical event in Israel is conventional mass casualty (MCE). This article describes Israeli model of preparedness and management at national level, step‐by‐step hospital nursing roles events. Setting: has a unique local organizing managing an event, characterized by central organization that responsible for policy, management, coordination, quality control, ongoing improvement. Conclusions: Well‐planned training...
Queues are inherent to service encounters, as it is not always possible provide all clients at the exact moment they request service. involve waiting for a in specific place that might also be crowded, obstruct client's' goal of receiving service, and times lead mistreat providers extreme cases even attack them violently. We show, hospital setting, perceived predicted future wait load can buffer causes violence towards staff.We combine objective data on crowdedness, reports violence,...
Cultural and language discordance between patients providers constitutes a significant challenge to provision of quality healthcare. This study aims evaluate minority patients' discharge from hospital community care, specifically examining the relationship patient–provider concordance transitional care. was multi-method prospective care transitions 92 patients: native Hebrew, Russian or Arabic speakers, with pre-discharge questionnaire structured observations preparation large Israeli...
This descriptive exploratory study was designed to gain insight into how young people experience growing up with cystic fibrosis (CF). The retrospective longitudinal, life-history method used generate grounded theory from 60 accounts by 21 informants (10 CF and 11 of their family members). Data repeated in-depth interviews were analyzed using the constant comparative method. An ordinary lifestyle model emerged. Youngsters maintained a dynamic balance between own perceptions disease, others'...
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Awareness and implementation of complementary therapies (CT), alternative medicine, integrative health care is growing among patients, healthcare professionals, therapists, researchers worldwide. However, confusion exists regarding terms definitions, different often are used interchangeably.