Publications by authors named "Z Akiki"
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has induced a global mental health crisis with variable consequences. This study aimed to assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 regarding anxiety, insomnia, depression, and response to trauma on pharmacists in Lebanon during COVID-19, and to identify factors contributing to psychological distress.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among pharmacists that involved the use of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), 7-item Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item depression module (PHQ-9), and Impact of Event Scale revised (IES-R) subscales.
Objectives: This study investigated parental knowledge, attitudes and practices towards fever in preschool children to help address gaps in public health and provide information with the aim of supporting clinical reports for parental education.
Design: A cross-sectional study design was used to explore parental experiences with fever.
Setting: Participants were recruited randomly from schools all over Lebanon targeting the preschool divisions.
Pharmacy Students' Mental Health and Resilience in COVID-19: An Assessment after One Year of Online Education.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ
August 2022
COVID-19 has impacted mental health and affected education due to the shift to remote learning. The purpose of the current study was to assess the mental health of pharmacy students one year following the onset of the pandemic. A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire was distributed to pharmacy students.
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- The study aimed to assess the prevalence of different diabetes mellitus subtypes and their related microvascular complications, as well as to evaluate patients' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding these complications.
- Conducted over ten months with 380 Lebanese diabetic patients, the research collected data on various lifestyle and health factors and identified significant associations between KAP scores and patients' quality of life and presence of complications.
- Results showed a high prevalence of type II diabetes (82.23%) and a notable presence of microvascular complications (33.07%), highlighting the need for targeted awareness campaigns to improve understanding and management of these conditions.
Background: Vaccination rates remain suboptimal in multiple areas around the world in spite of evidence that immunization is one of the most effective interventions for precluding morbidity and mortality. Non-traditional vaccine providers are proposed to augment immunization coverage. Pharmacists can have multiple vital roles to educate, facilitate and immunize against vaccine-preventable diseases.
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