Browsing Articles by Author "Kouta, Christiana"
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The effects on anxiety and quality of life of breast cancer patients following completion of the first cycle of chemotherapy
Charalambous, Andreas; Kaite, Charis P.; Charalambous, Melanie; Tistsi, Theologia; Kouta, Christiana (Sage, 2017)Objectives: Breast cancer patients as part of their treatment need to undergo various forms of chemotherapy. This is considered as a burdensome experience for many patients often leading to significant levels of anxiety. ...
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Evaluation of Home Care Nursing for Elderly People in Cyprus
Kouta, Christiana; Kaite, Charis P.; Papadopoulos, Irena; Phellas, Constantinos N. (2015)Background: Europe has the highest proportion of people aged 65 and older (16%). From 2000 until 2050, the world’s population aged 65 and over will be more than triple from 600 million to 2 billion. Elderly prefer to be ...
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Gender Discrimination and Nursing: Α Literature Review
Kouta, Christiana; Kaite, Charis P. (Elsevier, 2011)This article aims to examine gender stereotypes in relation to men in nursing, discuss gender discrimination cases in nursing, and explore methods used for promoting equal educational opportunities during nursing studies. ...
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Home Nursing in Cyprus
Kouta, Christiana; Kaite, Charis P. (Springer, 2016)Aging demographic changes suggest an increased demand on health and social services and elderly people prefer to be in their own homes and communities. The majority of elderly people prefer to stay at home for any form of ...
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Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of immigrants from third countries in Cyprus, on HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health. The implication of nursing ethics to healthcare
Kouta, Christiana; Phellas, Constantinos N.; Kaite, Charis P. (Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 2013)Background: Cultural, social policy and legal factors contribute to HIV vulnerability amongst ethnic minorities. Insufficient knowledge on HIV transmission and prevention contributes in engaging in risky sexual behaviours ...
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Migrant domestic workers in Cyprus: An evaluation of their sexual and reproductive health needs. A pilot study
Kouta, Christiana; Kaite, Charis P.; Kalavana, Theano (2008)Background: Literature suggests that the employment of female domestic workers is not based on the labour needs of the country, but mainly on the needs of working women. There are approximately 23,000 female migrant domestic ...
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Mobile Elderly Living Community (MELCO): The Development of the Social Community Model: a Case Study
Kouta, Christiana; Kaite, Charis P.; Samaras, George (2013)Background: Elderly prefer to be in their own homes rather than being in hospital or residential homes. Communication between elderly and community nurses is essential in caring and mutual interaction and modern technologies ...
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Overview of depression: epidemiology and implications for community nursing practice
Lazarou, Chrystalleni; Kouta, Christiana; Kapsou, Margarita; Kaite, Charis P. (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2011)Depressive disorders are among the most common psychological conditions currently affecting individuals living in the Westernized world. Yet, available data indicate that fewer than one third of adults with depression ...
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Review of epidemiology of depression and implications for community nursing practice
Lazarou, Chrystalleni; Kouta, Christiana; Kapsou, Margarita; Kaite, Charis P. (2010)Depression is regarded as one of the most common mental disorders, but available data point out that only less than one third of adults with depression obtain appropriate professional treatment. This is attributed (amongst ...
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Sexual harassment at workplace
Kouta, Christiana; Kaite, Charis P. (Cyprus Nurses & Midwives Association, 2008)According to the Equal Treatment of Men and Women in the Employment and Professional Educational Laws 2002-2006, four forms of discrimination exist because of gender: 1. Direct gender discrimination 2. Indirect gender ...
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Translation and validation of the Cancer-Related Fatigue Scale in Greek in a sample of patients with advanced prostate cancer
Charalambous, Andreas; Kaite, Charis; Constantinou, Marianna; Kouta, Christiana (BMJ Publishing Group Limited, 2016)Objective: To translate and validate the Cancer Related Fatigue (CRF) Scale in the Greek language. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used in order to translate and validate the CRF Scale in Greek. Factor ...
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Translation and validation of the Cancer-Related Fatigue Scale in Greek in a sample of patients with advanced prostate cancer
Charalambous, Andreas; Kaite, Charis P.; Constantinou, Marianna; Kouta, Christiana (2016)Objective: To translate and validate the Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF) Scale in the Greek language.Design: A cross-sectional descriptive design was usedin order to translate and validate the CRF Scale inGreek. Factor analyses ...