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Prevention and Health Promotion in Health Sciences

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This subtheme focuses on preventing diseases and promoting health and well-being. It encompasses various aspects, including identifying risk factors, developing preventive strategies, promoting healthy behaviors, and evaluating the effectiveness of health promotion interventions. Its goal is to improve population health outcomes by addressing the root causes of diseases and promoting proactive approaches to maintaining good health. Prevention and health promotion research is crucial for reducing disease burden. By identifying risk factors and developing effective preventive strategies, healthcare professionals can reduce the incidence and prevalence of various diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and infectious diseases. This includes following up with patients and their management through prospective long term follow up to evaluate variables that directly affect their outcomes such as medication adherence and self-care and those that indirectly affect their outcomes such as quality of life and literacy.

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Description of Subtheme:

This subtheme focuses on preventing diseases and promoting health and well-being. It encompasses various aspects, including identifying risk factors, developing preventive strategies, promoting healthy behaviors, and evaluating the effectiveness of health promotion interventions. Its goal is to improve population health outcomes by addressing the root causes of diseases and promoting proactive approaches to maintaining good health.

Prevention and health promotion research is crucial for reducing disease burden. By identifying risk factors and developing effective preventive strategies, healthcare professionals can reduce the incidence and prevalence of various diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and infectious diseases. This includes following up with patients and their management through prospective long term follow up to evaluate variables that directly affect their outcomes such as medication adherence and self-care and those that indirectly affect their outcomes such as quality of life and literacy.

 

Research Action Plan:

Conduct research to identify and understand the risk factors associated with specific diseases or health conditions.

Design and evaluate preventive strategies and interventions to reduce disease incidence.

Investigate the effectiveness of health promotion interventions in promoting healthy behaviors and lifestyle changes.

Conduct evaluations of health promotion programs to assess their effectiveness and impact on population health outcomes.

Prominent Research:

  • Li, J., Fong, D. Y. T., Lok, K. Y. W., Wong, J. Y. H., Ho, M. M., Choi, E. P. H., ... Deek, H. & Youssef, N. (2023). Key lifestyles and interim health outcomes for effective interventions in general populations: A network analysis of a large international observational study. Journal of Global Health, 13.
  • Abbas RL, Saab IM, Al-Sharif HK, Naja N, El-Khatib A. Effect of Adding Motorized Cycle Ergometer Over Exercise Training on Balance in Older Adults with Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Exp Aging Res. 2023 Mar-Apr;49(2):100-111. https://doi: 10.1080/0361073X.2022.2046947. Epub 2022 Mar 18. PMID: 35301911.
  • ElMelhat AM, Youssef AS, Abbas RL, Ali AS, Hamad HA, Ahmed SM, Zahran SS. Is spinopelvic sagittal alignment correlated with pain level, functional disability and frontal plane projection angle in women with patellofemoral pain syndrome? A cross-sectional study. SPORT TK-Revista EuroAmericana de Ciencias del Deporte. 2022 Sep 1:15. DOI:
  • Itani L, Pellegrini M, Saadeddine D, Samouda H, Kreidieh D, Tannir H, El Ghoch M. Association between Dietary Practice and Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Overweight and Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study. Diseases. 2024 Mar 8;12(3):54
  • Khalife S, Moubayed S, Mitri R, Geitani R, El Safadi D. Seroprevalence and risk assessment of Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep and goats in North and Beqaa governorates of Lebanon. Veterinary World. 2022 Sep 1;15(9).
  • Zeina El-Ali, James R. Hebert, Michael D. Wirth. Rosy Mitri. Association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Sleep Quality among Lebanese University Students. Sleep Science. DOI
  • Mitri R, Khalife S, Ziade F. Determinants of health-related quality of life among adolescents: The role of the Mediterranean diet. Revue d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique. 2023 Oct 1;71(5):102148
  • Conti MV, Itani L, Beretta A, Yaghi K, Filosa A, Monti C, Cena H. An overview of the nutritional status of childbearing age women, children and adolescents living in a rural area of Madagascar: preliminary results of the Tany Vao project. Public Health Nutr. 2024 Jan 29;27(1):e52. doi: 10.1017/S1368980024000259. PMID: 38282033; PMCID: PMC10882536.
  • Khalife S, El Safadi D. Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in slaughtered chickens in Tripoli, Lebanon. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2023 Nov;46:100941. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2023.100941. Epub 2023 Oct 20. PMID: 37935542.
  • Mansour R, El-Dakdouki MH, Mina S. Phylogenetic group distribution and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli isolates in aquatic environments of a highly populated area. AIMS Microbiology. 2024, 10(2): 340-362. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2024018