2021
Prevalence of and risk factors for depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians with chronic disease: a pilot study.
Sharp M, Parpia A, Ahram M, Mahmoud R, Khoshnood K. Prevalence of and risk factors for depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians with chronic disease: a pilot study. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2021, 27: 1142-1152. PMID: 35137382, DOI: 10.26719/emhj.20.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic diseasesRisk factorsFemale Syrian refugeesGreater oddsDepression levelsChronic disease managementDeterminants of depressionChronic physical conditionsHealth intervention planningMultivariable ordinal regressionTimes greater oddsCross-sectional surveyMental health interventionsHigher depression levelsGenitourinary disordersComorbid depressionDisease burdenHealth characteristicsIdentified predictorsHealth statusHealth interventionsHigh levelsDiseasePilot studyDisorder status
2020
Effects of the Mother-Child Education Program on Parenting Stress and Disciplinary Practices Among Refugee and Other Marginalized Communities in Lebanon: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Ponguta LA, Issa G, Aoudeh L, Maalouf C, Hein SD, Zonderman AL, Katsovich L, Khoshnood K, Bick J, Awar A, Nourallah S, Householder S, Moore CC, Salah R, Britto PR, Leckman JF. Effects of the Mother-Child Education Program on Parenting Stress and Disciplinary Practices Among Refugee and Other Marginalized Communities in Lebanon: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 59: 727-738. PMID: 32014538, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-Child Education ProgramIntervention groupWait-list control groupGroup-based interventionPost-intervention dataStress Index-Short FormModified intentionParenting Stress Index-Short FormIndex-Short FormUnderpowered analysesControl groupMother-child dyadsProgram attendanceEducation programsPilot studyEarly childhoodOutcomesTrialsHumanitarian settingsInterventionMultiple imputationMothersParenting stressChildrenChild outcomes