Advancing the Research Agenda
at HSON
Dr. Huda Abu-Saad Huijer RN, PhD, FEANS, FAAN
Advancing the Research Agenda
at HSON
• Scope of Nursing Research – Clinical Research,
– Health Systems & Outcomes Research
– Nursing Education Research
• Nursing Research Priorities
• HSON Programs of Research
• Centre of Excellence in Nursing Research
Clinical Nursing Research
Scope of clinical research
• acute to chronic care experiences across the
life span;
• health promotion and preventive care to
end-of-life care; and
• care for individuals, families, and
communities in diverse settings.
Health Systems & Outcomes
Research
• Identifies ways that the organization and
delivery of health care influence quality, cost, and the experience of patients and families
• Evaluates clinical services
• Explores appropriate balance of personnel to
provide effective and efficient care while controlling costs of health care
Nursing Education Research
• Developing and testing more efficient
educational processes
• Identifying new ways to incorporate
technology in order to enhance learning
• Discovering more effective approaches to
promoting lifelong learning and commitment to leadership
.
Nursing Research Priorities
• The establishment of priorities is the
responsibility of nurse scientists, practitioners and educators.
• Research priorities provide structure for the
scientific endeavours of the discipline,
promote depth in developing the knowledge base, and provide direction for nursing
Nursing Research Priorities
In delineating research priorities, one is guided by the following principles:
• The priority has to address a major health concern, and
• The priority has to deal with issues that nursing could impact on through its
HSON Nursing Research
Priorities
• The mission of the University
• Societal and health issues impinging on health care where nursing contribution can make a difference
• Current nursing research endeavours within HSON
• Available and potential research expertise at AUB
• Possibilities for multidisciplinary and international collaboration; and
HSON Programs of Research
Clinical Research
• Stress & PTSD
• Pain Management & Palliative Care
• Chronic Illness
• Smoking Cessation
• Health Promotion & Risk Reduction
Clinical Research
Stress & PTSD
• Promoting psychosocial and mental health care
through community-based educational workshops for teachers and parents. Dr. Laila Farhoud
• Psychiatric Morbidity in South Lebanon post July
2006: Community Assessment and CBT Randomized Group Intervention; Dr. Laila Farhoud
Clinical Research
Pain Management & Palliative Care
• Quality of Palliative Care in Lebanon; the Perspectives of Patients with Cancer; Dr. Huda Huijer
• Quality of Palliative Care in Lebanon; the Perspectives of Children with Cancer; Dr. Huda Huijer
• Chronic Pain: The Development and Psychometric Validation of an Arabic-Language Version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS-A); Dr. Huda Huijer
Clinical Research
Chronic Illness
Cardiovascular health promotion and risk reduction
• Decision Making Processes and their Correlates in Patients Experiencing Acute Myocardial Infections (AMI); Dr. Samar Noureddine
• Smoking Behavior after hospitalization with a coronary event; Dr. Samar Noureddine
• Complexity and fluctuation of blood pressure and heart rate in hypertension; Dr. Souha Fares
Clinical Research
Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy
• Pregnant Women’s Knowledge about
Smoking, Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer; Dr. Chris Abbyad.
• Group Smoking Cessation for Pregnant
Lebanese Waterpipe and Cigarette Smokers; Dr. Chris Abbyad
Clinical Research
Health Promotion/Risk Reduction
• Perception of Health Related Quality of Life and Adherence to Therapeutic Regimen of Diabetics; Prof. Mary Arevian
• Impact of a Peer-led Educational Program on Knowledge and Attitudes about Prevention of Substance Abuse among Lebanese/Armenian Adolescents; Prof. Mary Arevian
Clinical Research
Care of Older Adults
• Effect of Vitamin D on Cognitive Function in Older Adults; Dr. Hala Darwish
• Inflammatory pattern, Vitamin D level and cognitive
performance in adults and older adults; Dr. Hala Darwish
• Effect of Vitamin D replacement on immune function and cognition in MS patients; Dr. Hala Darwish
• Generating a Model of Quality of Life for Older Nursing
Home Residents in Lebanon: A Grounded Theory Study; Dr. Marina Adra
Health Systems & Outcomes Research
• Exploring the Problem of Scarcity of Nurses
in Underserved Areas in the Middle East: Factors, Reasons, and Incentives for
Recruitment; Dr. Nuhad Dumit
• Analyzing the antecedents of absenteeism
among nurses in a private and a public not-for-profit medical center in Lebanon; Dr. Nuhad Dumit
Health Systems & Outcomes Research
•
Secondary analysis of nurse
satisfaction in Qatar and in Lebanon;
Dr. Michael Clinton
•
How Nursing Work Is Organized in
Lebanese Hospitals and its Effects on
Nurses’ Wellbeing; Dr. Lina Younan
Nursing Education Research
• From education to practice: The challenges that nursing students and novice nurses face in
Lebanon; Dr. Michael Clinton
• Case-Based Learning and the Development of Professional Skills: Perceptions of Nursing
Students; Dr. Lina Kantar
• Assessing Basic and Continuing Education
Learning Needs of Nurses in Lebanon; Dr. Nuhad Dumit
NIH/Fogarty Training Grant
• Capacity Building in Chronic
Non-Communicable Diseases at AUB.
• PI: Dr. Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, FM
• Co-PIs:
– Dr. Huda Huijer, HSON
– Dr. Abla Sibai, FHS
Future Plans
Centre of Excellence in Nursing
Research
;Academic Objectives
• Provides scholarly activities and allows research and practice interests to be shared among academic
colleagues with similar areas of expertise.
• Underpins the further development of a PhD degree in Nursing Science in close collaboration with AUB and US partners.
• Identifies research topics collaboratively with local and international partners.
PhD in Nursing Science
Objectives
• Theoretical and practical expertise in a research area relevant to nursing and health care.
• Skills to identify research questions, initiate and
conduct an investigation in a priority area of healthcare.
• Ability to generate and critically analyze data
• Skills to communicate research findings orally and in writing.
PhD in Nursing Science
To be launched in close collaboration with
• Faculty of Medicine, AUB
• Faculty of Health Sciences, AUB
• Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing,
USA
• University of Michigan School of Nursing,
Creating a Research Culture
Research requires the following to thrive:
• A culture supportive of research and scholarship;
• Strong mentoring in the discipline;
• An educated research workforce; and
• Research infrastructure and funding mechanisms
Creating a Research Culture
• Recruitment of PhD-prepared & research-active
faculty
• Faculty development; financial support of PhD
studies
• HSON grants/seed money for research
• Research support; Statistician
Opportunities
• Rich research culture at AUB
• Collaborative interdisciplinary research
• Linkages across research programs in
biomedical, clinical, and health services, research
• Research expertise
• URB & MPP funding
Challenges
• Shortage of PhD-prepared &
research-active faculty; emphasis on capacity building
• Limited funding opportunities for nursing
research locally and regionally
• Difficulties in getting extramural funding
• Balancing of teaching, research, and service
