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    Recovering the capability to work among patients with chronic low Back pain after a four-week, multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation program: 18-month follow-up study

    Chronic low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Biopsychosocial rehabilitation programs have been advocated for its management, especially since the widespread acceptance of the biopsyc...

    Maha E. Ibrahim, Kerstin Weber, Delphine S. Courvoisier in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2019)

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    Back pain occurrence and treatment-seeking behavior among nurses: the role of work-related emotional burden

    To assess the association of back pain and treatment-seeking behavior for such pain with work-related emotional burden (regret about care), regret co** strategies, and physical burden among newly practicing ...

    Maha E. Ibrahim, Boris Cheval, Stéphane Cullati, Denis Mongin in Quality of Life Research (2020)

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    Rheumatology university faculty opinion on coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccines: the vaXurvey study from Egypt

    The aim of the present work was to explore the perspectives of Egyptian Rheumatology staff members as regards the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccine.

    Nevin Hammam, Samar Tharwat, Rawhya R. El Shereef in Rheumatology International (2021)

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    Central sensitization and adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in medical students with chronic back pain: a cross-sectional study

    Chronic back pain is a common health complaint among university students. A subset of chronic back pain patients suffer from increased pain sensitivity, a process termed central sensitization. Chronic pain is ...

    Maha E. Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Hefny in Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation (2022)

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    Rheumatologists’ knowledge and perception of COVID-19 and related vaccines: the vaXurvey2 online survey

    The study aimed to explore the experience of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection and vaccine adverse events (AEs) among rheumatologists. A validated questionnaire was distributed as a Google form to ...

    Hanan M. Fathi, Iman I. El Gazzar, Mervat I. Abd Elazeem in Rheumatology International (2022)

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    Impact of workplace violence on anxiety and sleep disturbances among Egyptian medical residents: a cross-sectional study

    Workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare workers is a common occurrence worldwide, especially among young physicians and medical residents. This study aimed to explore the negative health impacts of WPV amo...

    Safaa M. El-Zoghby, Maha E. Ibrahim, Nancy M. Zaghloul in Human Resources for Health (2022)

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    Rheumatoid arthritis study of the Egyptian College of Rheumatology (ECR): nationwide presentation and worldwide stance

    To depict the spectrum of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Egypt in relation to other universal studies to provide broad-based characteristics to this particular population. This work included 10,364 adult RA pati...

    Tamer A. Gheita, Hala A. Raafat, Samah A. El-Bakry in Rheumatology International (2023)

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    Musculoskeletal pain among medical residents: role of workplace safety climate and sexual harassment

    Workplace factors are important predictors of occurrence of musculoskeletal pain among different occupational populations. In healthcare, a psychologically unsafe work environment can negatively affect the emo...

    Maha E. Ibrahim, Safaa M. El-Zoghby, Nancy M. Zaghloul in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2024)