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  • Anxiety as a moderator of the relationship between body image and restrained eating 
    Doumit, Rita; Zeeni, Nadine; Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-José; Khazen, Georges; SAS; SON; 200200810; 201000400; 201005175; 201105253; rita.doumit@lau.edu.lb; nadine.zeeni@lau.edu.lb; maria-jose.sanchez-ruiz@lau.edu.lb; GKhazen@lau.edu.lb (2016-03-17)
    Purpose To examine three indicators of psychopathology (stress, anxiety, and depression) as potential moderators of the relationship between body image dissatisfaction (BID) and restrained, emotional, and external eating, ...
  • Arab american adolescent perceptions and experiences with smoking 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Rice, Virginia Hill; SON; 201606027; N/A; anahid.kulwicki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The purpose of this pilot study was to gather information on Arab American adolescent tobacco use behavior. This information was used to modify the Project Toward No Tobacco Use cessation program so that it would reflect ...
  • Arab-American adolescent tobacco use 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Templin, Thomas; Rice, Virginia Hill; SON; 201606027; N/A; anahid.kulwicki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Objectives Four pilot studies were conducted to determine the (1) current tobacco use patterns and predictors among 14- to 18-year-old Arab-American youths; (2) psychometric properties of study measures (English and ...
  • Assessment of level of comfort in providing multicultural nursing care by baccalaureate nursing students 
    Kulwicki, A.; Boloink, B.J.
    The purpose of this study was to measure the level of comfort in providing transcultural nursing care to clients of diverse cultural backgrounds by graduating baccalaureate students. The sample consisted of 71 senior ...
  • Barriers in the utilization of domestic violence services among Arab immigrant women 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Aswad, Barbara; Carmona, Talita; Ballout, Suha
    Ten focus group discussions were conducted with Arab American community leaders who had experience with victims of violence in the Arab American population and issues related to domestic violence. Community leaders were ...
  • Cafeteria diet-fed mice is a pertinent model of obesity-induced organ damage 
    Zeeni, Nadine; Dimassi, Hani; Faour, Wissam H.; Dagher-Hamalian, Carole; SAS; SON; SOM; SOP; 201000400; 200603781; 200904962; 200902770; Natural Sciences; nadine.zeeni@lau.edu.lb; hani.dimassi@lau.edu.lb; wissam.faour@lau.edu.lb; carole.hamalian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Objective This study is aimed at evaluating the effects of a cafeteria diet (obesity) mouse model on early multi-organ functional, structural, endocrine and biochemical alterations. Materials and methods Multi-organ ...
  • Cancer among Arab Americans in the metropolitan Detroit area 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Schwartz, Kendra L.; Weiss, Linda K.; Fakhouri, Haifa; Sakr, Wael; Gregory, Kau; Severson, Richard K.
    Detroit is home to one of the largest populations of Arab Americans outside of the Middle East, yet little is known about the cancer distribution in this ethnic group. The authors of this study created an Arab/Chaldean ...
  • Cancer patients support 
    Doumit, Myrna A.A.; SON; 201005174; N/A; myrna.doumit@lau.edu.lb
  • Cigarette use among Arab Americans in the Detroit metropolitan area 
    Kulwicki, A.; Rice, V.H.
    Use of cigarette tobacco by large proportions of the population of Middle Eastern countries has been reported; however, little is known about smoking behavior in one of America's fastest growing minorities, the Arab ...
  • COPE for adolescent Syrian refugees in Lebanon 
    Doumit, Rita; Kazandjian, Chant; Militello, Lisa K.
    Lebanon has the highest per-capita concentration of refugees worldwide. There is an urgent need to offer psychosocial interventions to vulnerable groups such as Syrian refugee adolescents. To assess the feasibility, ...
  • Coping with breast cancer 
    Doumit, Myrna A.A.; Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; Kelley, Jane; El Saghir, Naji; Nassar, Nada; SON; 201005174; N/A; myrna.doumit@lau.edu.lb
    Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting women worldwide. In Lebanon, a country of 4 million people, breast cancer is also the most prevalent type of cancer among Lebanese women. Objective: The ...
  • Culturally sensitive smoking cessation intervention program redesign for Arab-American youth 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Al-Faouri, Ibrahim; Weglicki, Linda; Jamil, Hikmet; Baker, Omar; Al-Omran, Hasan; Dakroub, Mona; SON; 201606027; N/A; anahid.kulwicki@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
  • Development of a domestic violence risk assessment tool for Arab American clients 
    Kulwicki, A.; Hymes, R.; Killawi, A.; Farrag, M.
  • Diabetes fatalism and its emotional distress subscale are independent predictors of glycemic control among Lebanese patients with type 2 diabetes 
    Bassil, Maya; Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola; Abi Kharma, Joelle; Egede, Leonard E.
    Background: Achieving and sustaining optimal glycemic control in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is difficult because of socio-cultural and psychosocial factors including diabetes fatalism. Diabetes fatalism is ‘a complex psychological ...
  • Eating disorders in Lebanon 
    Zeeni, Nadine; Doumit, Rita; Safieddine, Hiba; SAS; SON; 201000400; 200200810; Natural Sciences; nadine.zeeni@lau.edu.lb; rita.doumit@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Research in the field of eating disorders (ED) is limited in the Middle East. The aim of the present study was to profile Lebanese ED outpatients. A mixed-method design was used. Clinicians across Lebanon filled individual ...
  • Effectiveness of a technology-based intervention to teach evidence-based practice 
    Doumit, Rita; Zeeni, Nadine; Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola; Milane, Aline; Long, JoAnn D.; Gannaway, Paula; Ford, Cindy; Byers, Beverly; Harrison, LaNell; Hatch, Daniel; Brown, Justin; Proper, Sharlan; White, Patricia; Song, Huaxin; SOP; SAS; SON; 200200810; 201000400; 201005492; 200904164; N/A; rita.doumit@lau.edu.lb; nadine.zeeni@lau.edu.lb; ola.sukkarieh@lau.edu.lb; aline.milane@lau.edu.lb
    Background: As the world becomes increasingly digital, advances in technology have changed how students access evidence-based information. Research suggests that students overestimate their ability to locate quality ...
  • Effects of recording food intake using cell phone camera pictures on energy intake and food choice 
    Doumit, Rita; Zeeni, Nadine; Kazandjian, Chant; Gharbieh, Nathalie; Karam, Lina; Son, Huaxin; Boswekk, Carol; Long, JoAnn; SON; SAS; 200200810; 201000400; N/A; rita.doumit@lau.edu.lb; nadine.zeeni@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Background: The well-documented increases in obesity and unhealthy dietary practices substantiate the need for evidence-based tools that can help people improve their dietary habits. The current spread of mobile ...
  • The effects of September 11 on Arab American nurses in metropolitan Detroit 
    Kulwicki, Anahid; Khalifa, Rose; Moore, Gary
    The purpose of this article is to determine the effects of 9/11 on Arab American nurses' workplace discrimination in the Detroit metropolitan area. Thirty-four Arab American nurses completed a survey about perceptions and ...
  • An ethnographic study of illness causation perceptions of Yemeni-Americans 
    Kulwicki, Anahid
    Kulwicki, A. N. A. H. I. D. (1991). An ethnographic study of illness causation perceptions of Yemeni-Americans. Michigan Academician, 23(1), 31-42.
  • An ethnographic study of illness perceptions and practices of Yemeni-Arabs in Michigan 
    Kulwicki, A.
    The purpose of this study was to explore the illness practices of Yemeni-Arab Americans and to generate illness themes based on informant reports. A convenient sample of 30 Yemeni-Arab American women was selected from ...

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