Research Abstracts
Research abstracts funded by the National Institute and completed.
The full version of the research report can be obtained from the principal researcher.
Attitudes towards medical cannabis (MC), and the efficacy, side effects and risk of addiction in the use of medical cannabis as perceived by patients, physicians and nurses in Israel
Researchers: Manfred Green, Michael Dor, Sharon Sznitman
Research ended: February 2020
A comparison of the need for palliative care services and its delivery among heart failure patients in the community
Researchers: Freda DeKeyser Ganz, Israel Gotsman
Research ended: January 2020
Factors explaining trends in health services utilization among Bedouin residents of the Northern Negev Region
Researchers: Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Ygal Plakht, Paula Feder-Bubis, Nihaya Daoud
Research ended: January 2020
Electronic health records as means for communication between caregivers: Effective teamwork and quality of care
Researchers: Anat Drach-Zahavy , Maayan Agmon , Nail Bisharat
Research ended: December 2019
Decisions and policy making with regards to the fate of excess frozen embryos in Israel
Researchers: Hadar Amir, Aviad Raz
Research ended: December 2019
What will contribute to increased access to information on advanced directives in end-of-life situations: Attitudes, knowledge and barriers regarding advance directives and what encourages people to realize their rights according to the law
Researchers: Nurit Guttman, Shai Lavi
Research ended: December 2019
Health promoting behaviors among Israeli nurses and their association with organizational environment, burnout, job satisfaction and quality of care.
Researchers: Rachel Wilf-Miron, Ilya Kagan, Nili Tabak, Oren Asman, Liora Valinsky
Research ended: December 2019
Ethnic differences in sources of mental health information and their impact on mental health literacy among older adults in Israel
Researchers: Ora Nakash, Tsahi Hayat, Sarah Abu- Kaf, Itzhak Levav
Research ended: December 2019
Usage patterns and promoting health services among Ultra-Orthodox
Researchers: Fany Yuval, Aviad Tur-Sinai, Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar
Research ended: November 2019
Cultural accessibility and sensitivity in health-care systems
Researchers: Alon Lisak, Dorit Efrat-Treister
Research ended: November 2019