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Papers by Evangelos Fradelos

Health Psychology Research

The nursing profession is considered to be an emotionally demanding profession often lead to vari... more The nursing profession is considered to be an emotionally demanding profession often lead to various psychological difficulties and extend level stress. Religiosity and religion in general, have been associated with positive outcomes in an individual’s life such as higher self-esteem, better quality of life and psychological wellbeing. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between nurses’ religiosity, psychological resilience, and psychological wellbeing. In this cross-sectional study, 378 nurses participated. Dada were collected by using Centrality of Religiosity Scale, The Patient Health Questionnaire Two-Item Depression Scale, The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 25. Percentages, means, and standard deviations were calculated. In addition the parametric t-test and ANOVA were used. Also, logistic regression analyses were used to determine which factors affect the depression and anxiety of nurses. Results indicated differe...

Cureus, 2022

Background: Orthopedic surgeries can rehabilitate injuries and at the same time improve the patie... more Background: Orthopedic surgeries can rehabilitate injuries and at the same time improve the patients’
quality of life. The study aimed to assess patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL) six months after an
orthopedic surgery with implant placement.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study with the use of a structured questionnaire among 103
patients was conducted. The 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) questionnaire was used to evaluate
patients’ quality of life.
Results: According to the findings of the multivariate linear regression analysis, low age, marital status
(married in comparison to unmarried/ divorcees/widows), reduced intensity of the pain, and low educational
attainment were associated with a better quality of life. Furthermore, the patients who were living with
another person and the patients who underwent surgery on a part of the body other than the hip presented
better quality of life. The results of the multivariate analysis explained 33%-67% of the variance of the SF-36
HRQOL.
Conclusion: Measuring quality of life is a valuable asset that helps to reveal the frail patient groups, in
which health professionals will prioritize their care and the state in turn will design primary care services to
meet their needs after discharge from the hospital.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Introduction: Responding to the coronavirus pandemic, Greece implemented the largest quarantine i... more Introduction: Responding to the coronavirus pandemic, Greece implemented the largest quarantine in its history. No data exist regarding its impact on PM2.5 pollution. We aimed to assess PM2.5 levels before, during, and after lockdown (7 March 2020–16 May 2020) in Volos, one of Greece’s most polluted industrialized cities, and compare PM2.5 levels with those obtained during the same period last year. Meteorological conditions were examined as confounders. Methods: The study period was discriminated into three phases (pre-lockdown: 7 March–9 March, lockdown: 10 March–4 May, and post-lockdown period: 5 May–16 May). A wireless sensors network was used to collect PM2.5, temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, and wind speed data every 2 s. Results: The lockdown resulted in a significant drop of PM2.5 by 37.4% in 2020, compared to 2019 levels. The mean daily concentrations of PM2.5 exceeded the WHO’s guideline value for 24-h mean levels of PM2.5 35% of the study period. During the stric...

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Background: We aimed to estimate the SARS-CoV-2 antigen and antibody seroprevalence in one of the... more Background: We aimed to estimate the SARS-CoV-2 antigen and antibody seroprevalence in one of the worst-affected by the pandemic semi-closed communities in Greece, Deskati, and evaluate the sociodemographic and clinical correlations of functional antibody responses. Methods: The Ag2019n-CoV V1310/V1330 Rapid Test (Prognosis Biotech, Greece) was used for antigen detection. The Rapid Test 2019-nCoV Total Ig, V1210/V1230 (Prognosis Biotech, Greece), and the SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant method (Architect, Abbott, Illinois, USA) were used for antibody testing. Results: None of the participants had a positive antigen result. SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity ranged from 13% to 45% in the study population, depending on the method. One-third of the participants with known past infection had a positive antibody test result 77 ± 13 days after infection. Two-fifths of infections determined by serology were asymptomatic. The advancing age and hospitalization predicted seropositivity among patients with past...

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021

Background: Levels of stress (both trait and state) have been found to significantly increase dur... more Background: Levels of stress (both trait and state) have been found to significantly increase during the exam period for students as this period has been considered to be really demanding for students. Objective: This study was aimed to examine whether the exams’ evaluation might be affected by the level of state/trait or total anxiety at the time of exams. Methods: An observational pilot study was conducted among nursing students using the Greek version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for adults (STAI). We enrolled 145 first-year students (mean age 19.2±2.5 years old, 81.4% female). Chi-square and Student’s ttest were used to explore associations between students’ demographics and other characteristics and exams’ evaluation, whereas the associations between student’s characteristics and courses’ rating were controlled using linear r-Spearman and multiple linear regressions. Pvalues ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant using the SPSS version 19.0. Results: The mean ag...

This literature review highlights the social impact of various diseases, and more specifically th... more This literature review highlights the social impact of various diseases, and more specifically their negative consequences to the patients. Stigma caused by these diseases is diachronic and leads all the sufferers, both adults and children, to social exclusion. Moreover, the measures that have to be taken for the prevention of these situations and the rehabilitation of the above mentioned patients are identified. At the end ethical aspects of stigmatization and social exclusion in health services are discussed.

Introduction: Borderline Personality Disorder, is one of the ten Personality Disorders. These Dis... more Introduction: Borderline Personality Disorder, is one of the ten Personality Disorders. These Disorders are split into three categories, with the Borderline being part of the second one where elements of dramatization and emotional instability are frequently evident. Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to investigate and highlight the characteristics, the treatment and nursing approach for people with this disorder. Methodology: The study material consisted of articles on the topic found in Greek and international databases such as: PubMed, Cochrane, Hellenic Academic Libraries Association (HEAL-Link), Scopus and PsycINFO, using keywords as: “Borderline Personality Disorder”, “Diagnosis”, “Therapy”, “Treatment”, “Holistic Care”, “Nursing Care”. Results: Bordeline Personality Disorder is characterized as a condition in which a person differs significantly from the average of people, about how he thinks, perceives, feels or relates to others. Treatment for this Disorder does ...

Vaccines

Health Care Workers are at the front line of the fight against Covid-19. The aim of this study wa... more Health Care Workers are at the front line of the fight against Covid-19. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptability of vaccination against COVID-19 among health professionals (physicians, dentists, pharmacists) two weeks prior to the start of the Greek vaccination campaign against COVID-19. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted over the period 15–22 December 2020 in 340 health professionals in Central Greece. We found a high level of acceptance for COVID-19 vaccine (78.5%) and a high vaccination coverage for the influenza vaccine (74%). Age > 45 years (OR = 2.01; 95% C.I. = 2.01−4.3), absence of fear over vaccine safety (OR = 4.09; 95% C.I. = 1.36–12.3), and information received from the Greek public health authorities (OR = 11.14; 95% C.I. = 5.48–22.6), were factors independently associated with the likelihood of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance. Our study indicates a high level of the COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among physicians, dentists and pharmacists...

Materia Socio Medica

Introduction: Elderly suffering from hypertension may also experience other psychological disorde... more Introduction: Elderly suffering from hypertension may also experience other psychological disorders in their daily life, such as depression and anxiety. Moreover, they use spiritual practices to relieve symptoms or comorbidities of hypertension. All these practices produce a calming effect on them. Aim: This study aims at investigating the relation between spirituality and mental health among older adults with hypertension and their sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in Greece. A questionnaire consisting of the sociodemographic characteristics, the FACIT-Sp-12 scale and the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) was completed by a total of 134 hypertensive elderly (≥65 years of age) persons. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used. Results: The sample consisted of 42,5% males and 57,5% females, aged 65 to 95 years, with a mean age of 78,38 years (SD= 6,68). A statistically significant correlation was found between FACIT-Sp-12 total score and the “physical discomfort (r=-0,562 p<0.001), “anxiety” (r=-0,735 p<0.001), “social disfunctioning” (r=-0,650 p<0.001), “depression” (r=-0,735 p<0.001) and the total score of GHQ-28 (r=-0,735 p<0.001). Specifically, the higher the total score of spirituality among older hypertensive adults the lower the rates of psychosomatic disorders and the total burden of mental health (and vice versa). Conclusion: Results showed that younger elderly, living in urban areas and not experiencing any other chronic health conditions, have higher levels of spirituality compared to older. Also, a negative correlation was found between spirituality and mental health.

Cureus

Caring is a key component of nursing. Exploring patients' perceptions of caring behaviors is ... more Caring is a key component of nursing. Exploring patients' perceptions of caring behaviors is essential to providing high-quality health care. This study aimed to investigate the validity, reliability, and internal consistency of the Greek version of the Caring Behaviors Inventory-16. This descriptive cross-sectional study involved hospitalized patients from six major hospitals in Greece who completed the Caring Behaviors Inventory-16 scale. This is a self-completing questionnaire whose answers range from one to six on a Likert-type scale. The overall score ranges from 16 to 96. To study the reliability of the scale, 50 patients completed the scale twice within two weeks, and then the repeatability was tested using the Pearson’s r correlation coefficient and the intraclass correlation coefficient. Construct validity and internal consistency were tested among 180 patients. Construct validity was tested through the principal component analysis. The internal consistency was tested through Cronbach’s alpha index. The statistical analysis was performed through the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Statistics Version 21.0 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.). The level of statistical significance was set at 5%. The study was conducted in the period October-December 2019. According to the results, the average age of patients was 58 years old and 50.6% were men. The mean value of the scale was 79.31 (standard deviation ± 15.75). The principal component analysis showed that the scale is unidimensional highlighting one factor that explains 68.24% of the total variance. Questions loadings ranged from 0.575 to 0.912 on the same factor. This means that all questions measure the same structure and are strongly concentrated in the same construction. Regarding the repeatability test, no statistically significant differences were observed between the two measurements. Pearson's r coefficient was 0.82 while the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.91 (p<0.001) and indicate the very good reliability of the scale. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.967 and indicates the excellent internal consistency of the scale. Data analysis showed that the Caring Behaviors Inventory-16 is a valid, reliable, simple, and short tool for assessing patients' perceptions of caring behaviors. Further tests are suggested to confirm the construct validity, reliability among patients, nurses, or nursing students.

Croatian Journal of Education - Hrvatski časopis za odgoj i obrazovanje

Diversity of teaching curriculum in vocational subjects requires the application ofdifferent dida... more Diversity of teaching curriculum in vocational subjects requires the application ofdifferent didactic-methodical approaches to teaching, and thus different methods forstudents’ knowledge evaluation. Objective assessment of knowledge is the imperativeof the quality vocational education of healthcare professionals; in the evaluation ofstudents’ progress and final assessment of students’ knowledge, the formative andsummative methods are commonly used during or after the course of a particularsubject. Modern higher education insists on objectivity and scientific foundation ofthe evaluation process, which is the main reason why the didactic docimology hasfinally received a deserved place in the pedagogical practice in the last decades. Theaim of this paper is to emphasize the importance of the unconditional appliance ofscientific principles in students’ knowledge evaluation, critically analyze elements ofthe existing objective methods of assessment in vocational education of healthcarepr...