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.
Psychological Mechanisms behind individuals’ Organ-Donation Decisions
Researchers: Dina Van Dijk, Tehila Kogut
Research ended: September 2019
The Economic Implications of (Non) Adherence to the Low Back Pain Treatment Guidelines by Primary Care Practitioners
Researchers: Amir Shmueli, Daniel Deutscher, Maya Leventer-Roberts
Research ended: September 2019
Frailty among older adults in Israel
Researchers: Debbie Rand, Shelley Sternberg, Netta Bentur, Tzvi Buckman
Research ended: September 2019
Palliative care in the ICU: The role of communication in improving quality of care
Researchers: Sigal Sviri, Vernon vanHeerden
Research ended: August 2019
Hip fracture patients: What is the breakeven between early surgery and increasing patient mortality? The risk of non-exhaustive quality measures
Researchers: Kobi Peleg, Avi Israeli
Research ended: August 2019
ETGAR – A medical school’s partnership with hospitals across the Galilee to innovatively tackle transition between care settings
Researchers: Mary Rudolf, Sivan Spitzer-Shohat, Bishara Bisharat, Tsvi Sheleg, Salman Zarka
Research ended: August 2019
Work practices and attitudes of mental health professionals – three years after the launch of the insurance reform
Researchers: Hadar Samuel
Research ended: August 2019
The Public effect of Disease Mongering
Researchers: Ronnen Regev Cabir, Tamar Nevo Gur
Research ended: August 2019
Cost-utility analysis of universal screening for common BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations among Ashkenazi Jewish women in Israel
Researchers: Ephrat Levy-Lahad
Research ended: August 2019
Implementing health information technology and integrated care for multimorbid patients
Researchers: Efrat Shadmi, Tchiya Molcho Falkenberg Luft, Calanit Kay, Alexander Roitman, Maayan Agmon
Research ended: July 2019