Publications by authors named "Nadia Chakroun"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to explore how people perceive and reject individuals with fifteen different mental illnesses, testing the SUBAR model connecting perceptions of vital forces and burden to social rejection.
- - An online survey conducted with 952 participants in France assessed social distance and rejection feelings, revealing a stigma map that highlights varying levels of stigmatization across different mental disorders.
- - Results indicated that perceptions of burden were linked to higher social distance and negative feelings towards most mental illnesses, while perceptions of vital force were associated with lower rejection, supporting the need for further research on the topic.
This French study explored nurses' involvement in patient education for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The study design was qualitative. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 16 hospital nurses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMood and personality-based vulnerabilities have been extensively examined in patients with substance use disorders, but their relevance as models of etiology remains to be fully investigated. The present investigation examined mood and personality-based models of substance use in a nonclinical sample of young adults. Two-hundred and twelve individuals were assessed for personality and clinical characteristics and participated in computerized ambulatory monitoring of mood states and substance use over a 1-week period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA prospective study assessed the outcome in a sample of 122 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition alcohol-dependent patients in primary care. Standardized questionnaires collected clinical, social, and management data during 875 visits over an 18-month follow-up. A time-event analysis identified outcome predictors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objectives: To compare, in clinical conditions, the efficacy of refilled oxygen cylinders (O2-HFs) in improving oxygenation and exercise capacity of patients with COPD during a 6-min walking test.
Design: Prospective randomized study with a cross-over design.
Setting: A university teaching hospital.