2023
COVID-19 Infections and Predictors of Sickness Related Absences Among Healthcare Workers
Sakr C, Fakih L, Melhem N, Fakhreddine M, Musharrafieh U, Banna H, Doudakian R, Zahreddine N, Tannous J, Kanj S, Slade M, Redlich C, Rahme D. COVID-19 Infections and Predictors of Sickness Related Absences Among Healthcare Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2023, 65: 590-594. PMID: 37015731, PMCID: PMC10332510, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 infectionHealthcare workersSick leave daysLeave daysSick leaveCross-sectional study designMonths of infectionLonger sick leaveCOVID-19Public health interventionsRegression analysisLinear regression analysisHealth interventionsStudy designInfectionSick leavesRelated absencesFuture pandemicsCOVID-19 pandemicPredictorsPandemicDaysLeaveNursesMonths
2022
Anxiety Among Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: The Importance of the Work Environment and Personal Resilience
Sakr CJ, Rahme D, Fakih L, Assaf SA, Redlich CA, Slade MD, Fakhreddine M, Usta J, Musharrafieh U, Maalouf G, Khater B. Anxiety Among Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: The Importance of the Work Environment and Personal Resilience. Psychology Research And Behavior Management 2022, 15: 811-821. PMID: 35411195, PMCID: PMC8994658, DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s350125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 patientsHealthcare workersLower anxiety levelsSample of HCWsAnxiety levelsBeirut Medical CenterInfection control measuresCross-sectional studyDirect patient careAnxiety Disorder ScaleCOVID-19 pandemicMultivariate analysis resultsSPSS version 27Work exposure factorsResilience ScalePPE trainingPPE availabilityHigher anxiety levelsLower anxiety scoresMedical CenterPatient careSignificant associationMild anxietyHigher resilience scoresAnxiety scores
2016
Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans with back pain: Characteristics and predictors of compensation and pension award
Sakr CJ, Black AC, Slade MD, Calfo J, Rosen MI. Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans with back pain: Characteristics and predictors of compensation and pension award. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 659-668. PMID: 34531636, PMCID: PMC8442854, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2015.08.0151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Benefits AdministrationBack painVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemIraq/Afghanistan-era veteransMedical chart dataRates of comorbidityAfghanistan-era veteransCross-sectional analysisFiscal year 2012Remediable conditionBack functionFunctional impairmentNeck conditionsLumbosacral regionPainU.S. veteransPension awardComorbiditiesMultivariate modelHealthcare systemImpairmentVeteransChart dataDay functioningPredictors of compensation