2024
Establishing an Employee Assistance Program at a Tertiary Healthcare Center in a Time of Multiple Crises: The Experience of the American University of Beirut Medical Center
Khairallah G, Mowafi H, Ayna D, Sakr C. Establishing an Employee Assistance Program at a Tertiary Healthcare Center in a Time of Multiple Crises: The Experience of the American University of Beirut Medical Center. Journal Of Workplace Behavioral Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-11. DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2346328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican University of Beirut Medical CenterActive engagement strategiesMental health servicesPrimary care physiciansMedical CenterIndividual counseling sessionsRisk of occupational stressCare physiciansTertiary healthcare centerHealth servicesTraditional referralsParticipant characteristicsGroup sessionsCounseling sessionsHealthcare centersEmployee assistance programsHealthcare workersOccupational stressInsurance coverageEngagement strategiesSocioeconomic collapseIncreased riskAssistance programsSessionsCOVID-19 pandemic
2022
Health services access, utilization, and barriers for Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Connecticut, USA
Elreichouni A, Aly S, Maciejewski K, Salem I, Ghossein N, Mankash M, Dziura J, Mowafi H. Health services access, utilization, and barriers for Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Connecticut, USA. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 1337. PMID: 36369007, PMCID: PMC9652044, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08733-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionHealth servicesCross-sectional observational studyMedian patient satisfactionPatient satisfaction questionnaireChronic medical conditionsHealth service accessHealth seeking behaviourDaily medicationInsurance statusPSQ-18Chronic conditionsObservational studyMedical conditionsMethodsThis studyHealthcare accessSatisfaction questionnaireSeeking behaviourWide variationMedicationsMedical assistanceHigh satisfactionDescriptive statisticsService accessNeed of improvement