Sara Carmel
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3603780 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Sara Carmel |
| NOMBRES | Sara |
| APELLIDO | Carmel |
| FIRMA | CARMEL S |
| AFILIACIONES | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7923-6483 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 41 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 139 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1985 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Predictors of Support for Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide (Epas) Among Older Adults in Israel
Background: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EPAS) are highly contentious topics with significant medical, legal, and cultural implications. Previous research suggests that various sociodemographic, health, and psychosocial factors determine attitudes toward EPAS. This study set out to identify psychosocial predictors of support for EPAS. We hypothesized that perceived control, self-efficacy, and social support would each predict suppor…
Older adults' attitudes toward using Euthanasia at the end-of life
Background: There is a paucity of studies that compare older adults' attitudes toward Euthanasia in two different terminal illnesses. Moreover, these studies did not relate to potentially influencing psycho-social factors. The current study aimed to examine the impact of a diverse range of variables on attitudes among older adults toward Euthanasia in two medical conditions: cancer and Parkinson's disease. Methods: A total of 501 individuals aged…
Social Support and Symptoms of Depression in Late Life
Social support functions as an effective buffer against depression, especially among older adults with limited social networks. For the current study, we examined longitudinal bidirectional associations between social support and depression among those 75+ years of age. We recruited and followed a sample of Israeli adults 75+ years of age (N = 824; M = 80.84; range 75-96 years). Structured interviews were conducted in the homes of participants at…
Cognitive decline among European retirees
Our study aimed to enhance understanding of memory decline (MD) in old age by evaluating longitudinal effects of personal and national contributing factors. We used data collected by the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) from 12 European countries and Israel. Our sample included 11,930 retirees aged 50+, interviewed at baseline and four years later. MD was evaluated by the change in the number of recalled words from first …
The Will-to-Live Scale
This work presents psychometric analyses of the Will-to-Live Scale (WTLS) among Portuguese adolescents. Two studies were carried out to establish the psychometric characteristics of the WTLS. Findings of both studies pointed out that the WTLS has satisfactory reliability and validity. Principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis of the WTLS evidenced a unidimensional structure. Different types of reliability estimates of the WTLS…
Aging in Israel
Relationships Among Self-perception of Aging, Physical Functioning, and Self-efficacy in Late Life
Our results indicated a psychological pathway by which SPA affected physical functioning through self-efficacy. SPA also affected self-efficacy, which in turn probably motivated people to use effective coping patterns for maintaining their physical functioning
Patient communication pattern scale
BACKGROUND: In western societies, a shared decision-making model for doctor-patient relationships calling for open and collaborative communication is recommended. Research focuses mainly on the doctor's communication patterns, while research on patient communication patterns is rare. The purpose of this study was to develop a tool for evaluating patient's communication patterns - the Patient Communication Pattern Scale (PCPS). METHODS: Interviews…
Antecedents of self-regulation in driving among older drivers
Maintaining quality of life and wellbeing into advanced age is a major challenge to societies. Driving is one factor contributing to an ageing individual's independence. Understanding antecedents of driving-related self-regulation is important for designing interventions to preserve safe driving in old age. This paper reports on a study that investigated factors associated with two forms of self-regulation in driving (SRD) – avoidance of difficul…
A Cross-National Comparison of Reminiscence Functions Between Canadian and Israeli Older Adults
We discuss various historical and geo-political factors that may account for these differences. For instance, recurrent war, ongoing terror, and regional instability make living and aging in Israel distinct from Canada. This model of reminiscence functions would appear sufficiently sensitive to capture cross-national differences
Fear of Death, Mortality Communication, and Psychological Distress Among Secular and Religiously Observant Family Caregivers of Terminal Cancer Patients
Previous research suggests that caregivers and terminally ill patients face substantial difficulties discussing illness and death. Existing research, however, has focused primarily on the experience of patients. The current study compared responses as well as the relative strength of association between mortality comunication, fear of death, and psychological distress (i.e., depressive symptomatology, emotional exhaustion) among secular and relig…
Differences in Accessibility, Affordability, and Availability (AAA) of Medical Specialists Among Three Age-Groups of Elderly People in Israel
Objectives. Older people use more health services due to health problems, but various reasons impede their ability to use health services. The purpose of this study is to examine difficulties in accessing and affording specialist services and to explore the factors that explain these difficulties among elderly people. Methods. The sample included 1,255 respondents in three age-groups: 65-75, 76-89, and 90+ years who were interviewed face-to-face …
Sexual Milestones and Factors Associated with Coitus Initiation Among Israeli High School Students
Caregivers' Communication with Patients about Illness and Death
Caregivers of terminal cancer patients experience substantial communication difficulties with their loved ones about their illness. Existing communication scales focus on communication as perceived by the patient and do not include items that refer to his close death. The current study describes the development and initial validation of an instrument aimed at measuring caregivers' communication with patients about their illness and death. Two hun…
The will-to-live and survival at old age
Prediction of survival
The will to live
Stability of elderly persons' expressed preferences regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments
Life-sustaining treatments
Health and well‐being among elderly persons in Israel
These findings indicate that in contradiction to the convergence hypothesis, social class and immigration status affect health and well-being also in old age. It is suggested that the immigration crisis and factors related to the standard of living and health services in the countries of origin, as well as the lower social and economic status of the immigrants in Israel, outweigh their relative advantage in age and education in influencing their …
Medical students' attitudes regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments for themselves and for elderly persons
The Professional Self-Esteem of Physicians Scale, Structure, Properties, and the Relationship to Work Outcomes and Life Satisfaction
This paper presents a scale to measure the professional self-esteem of physicians. It describes the scale's theoretical basis, psychometric properties, and its value for explaining physicians' well-being. Statistical analyses, conducted on data from two independent studies of physicians in Israel (ns = 214 and 122), indicate internal consistency and construct validity of the scale. Scores on professional self-esteem are associated positively with…
Preferences for Different Life-Sustaining Treatments among Elderly Persons in Israel
The purpose of this study was to assess elderly persons' wishes regarding the use and choice of different life-sustaining treatments (LST). Data were collected from a random sample of 987 Israeli elderly persons, aged 70+. Interviewees were questioned about their wishes for artificial feeding, mechanical ventilation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in five different illness conditions. Results indicate that significantly more of the respondents…
Wishes regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments among elderly persons in Israel
Compassionate-empathic physicians
Wishes regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments among elderly persons in Israel
Life events, sense of coherence and health
The will to live
Compassionate-empathic physicians
Satisfaction with hospitalization
Sexual Milestones and Factors Associated with Coitus Initiation Among Israeli High School Students
Recent Life Events, Religiosity, and Health
While recent life events (RLE) cause ill health and psychological distress, religiosity is positively associated with health. The adverse effect of RLE on health is usually explained in terms of stress theory; the positive religiosity-health association is explained by the nature of the religious network, or by the effect of religiosity on the internal environment of the individual. Using data collected from a sample (n = 230) of two Israeli kibb…
The will-to-live and survival at old age
Preferences for Different Life-Sustaining Treatments among Elderly Persons in Israel
The purpose of this study was to assess elderly persons' wishes regarding the use and choice of different life-sustaining treatments (LST). Data were collected from a random sample of 987 Israeli elderly persons, aged 70+. Interviewees were questioned about their wishes for artificial feeding, mechanical ventilation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in five different illness conditions. Results indicate that significantly more of the respondents…
Relationships Among Self-perception of Aging, Physical Functioning, and Self-efficacy in Late Life
Our results indicated a psychological pathway by which SPA affected physical functioning through self-efficacy. SPA also affected self-efficacy, which in turn probably motivated people to use effective coping patterns for maintaining their physical functioning
Life-sustaining treatments
Behavior, attitudes, and expectations regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments among physicians in Israel
Prediction of survival
Stability of elderly persons' expressed preferences regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments
Fear of Death, Mortality Communication, and Psychological Distress Among Secular and Religiously Observant Family Caregivers of Terminal Cancer Patients
Previous research suggests that caregivers and terminally ill patients face substantial difficulties discussing illness and death. Existing research, however, has focused primarily on the experience of patients. The current study compared responses as well as the relative strength of association between mortality comunication, fear of death, and psychological distress (i.e., depressive symptomatology, emotional exhaustion) among secular and relig…
Gender differences over time in medical school stressors, anxiety, and the sense of coherence
Hospital patients' responses to dissatisfaction
Hospitalized patients' responses to dissatisfaction in the provision of services are analysed as a function of their perceptions of the severity of the service failure and their relative social power. The analysis is based on the responses of 384 patients in a general hospital who reported experiencing at least one disturbing problem in the receipt of hospital services. Three binary dependent variables were constructed based on three dimensions o…
Nurses autonomy and job satisfaction
Differences in Accessibility, Affordability, and Availability (AAA) of Medical Specialists Among Three Age-Groups of Elderly People in Israel
Objectives. Older people use more health services due to health problems, but various reasons impede their ability to use health services. The purpose of this study is to examine difficulties in accessing and affording specialist services and to explore the factors that explain these difficulties among elderly people. Methods. The sample included 1,255 respondents in three age-groups: 65-75, 76-89, and 90+ years who were interviewed face-to-face …
Health and well‐being among elderly persons in Israel
These findings indicate that in contradiction to the convergence hypothesis, social class and immigration status affect health and well-being also in old age. It is suggested that the immigration crisis and factors related to the standard of living and health services in the countries of origin, as well as the lower social and economic status of the immigrants in Israel, outweigh their relative advantage in age and education in influencing their …
Medical students' attitudes regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments for themselves and for elderly persons
Autonomy, job satisfaction and professional self-image among nurses in the context of a physicians' strike
Cognitive decline among European retirees
Our study aimed to enhance understanding of memory decline (MD) in old age by evaluating longitudinal effects of personal and national contributing factors. We used data collected by the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) from 12 European countries and Israel. Our sample included 11,930 retirees aged 50+, interviewed at baseline and four years later. MD was evaluated by the change in the number of recalled words from first …
Antecedents of self-regulation in driving among older drivers
Maintaining quality of life and wellbeing into advanced age is a major challenge to societies. Driving is one factor contributing to an ageing individual's independence. Understanding antecedents of driving-related self-regulation is important for designing interventions to preserve safe driving in old age. This paper reports on a study that investigated factors associated with two forms of self-regulation in driving (SRD) – avoidance of difficul…
A Cross-National Comparison of Reminiscence Functions Between Canadian and Israeli Older Adults
We discuss various historical and geo-political factors that may account for these differences. For instance, recurrent war, ongoing terror, and regional instability make living and aging in Israel distinct from Canada. This model of reminiscence functions would appear sufficiently sensitive to capture cross-national differences
Satisfaction with hospitalization
Trait-Anxiety Differences among Medical Students
This study investigated the degree to which age, year of study, sex, and marital status predict trait anxiety, as measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, among 131 medical students in four classes of a six-year medical school. Univariate analysis showed men had lower trait-anxiety scores than women, and married students had lower scores than single students. Trait-anxiety declined with age and year of study. Multivariate analysis showed th…
Trait Anxiety and the Sense of Coherence
Two different theoretical approaches to the explanation of individual differences in appraisal of environmental demands are expressed by the trait-anxiety (A-trait) scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (4) and by Antonovsky's (2) measure of the sense of coherence. Spielberger, whose orientation is a pathogenic one, is concerned primarily with people who feel threatened by environmental demands. Antonovsky, with a salutogenic approach, is in…
Hospital patients' responses to dissatisfaction
Hospitalized patients' responses to dissatisfaction in the provision of services are analysed as a function of their perceptions of the severity of the service failure and their relative social power. The analysis is based on the responses of 384 patients in a general hospital who reported experiencing at least one disturbing problem in the receipt of hospital services. Three binary dependent variables were constructed based on three dimensions o…
Nurses autonomy and job satisfaction
Trait-Anxiety and Sense of Coherence
A study of trait-anxiety and sense of coherence on a group of medical students over 18 mo. shows that, although both characteristics are rather stable over time, the measure of sense of coherence is more sensitive to stressors than A-trait and is better predicted by A-trait than the opposite
Autonomy, job satisfaction and professional self-image among nurses in the context of a physicians' strike
Recent Life Events, Religiosity, and Health
While recent life events (RLE) cause ill health and psychological distress, religiosity is positively associated with health. The adverse effect of RLE on health is usually explained in terms of stress theory; the positive religiosity-health association is explained by the nature of the religious network, or by the effect of religiosity on the internal environment of the individual. Using data collected from a sample (n = 230) of two Israeli kibb…
Emergency department utilization by two subcultures in the same geographical region
Evaluation of a burn prevention program in Israeli schools
The study describes an educational burn injuries prevention program for schoolchildren, and its short and long term effects on knowledge, attitudes and the wish to learn more about preventive behaviors. The data were collected by self-administered questionnaires in two sampled groups of 10–14 year olds: a study group of children who were exposed to the program, and a similar control group. All children filled out the questionnaire three times. pr…
Gender differences over time in medical school stressors, anxiety, and the sense of coherence
Life events, sense of coherence and health
Coping with Recent Life Events
The importance of personal and collective resources in coping with recent life events was studied among 230 kibbutz members. The sense of coherence, a global life orientation that detects the ability to avoid stressors and to choose appropriate coping strategies and resources, represented personal resources. Collective resources, embedded in the social system to which one belongs, were measured by membership in a religious kibbutz, the kibbutz be…
Compassionate Physicians
Three groups of physicians were identified based on their compassionate behavior. Associations with personal characteristics indicate that physicians with high self-esteem are more likely than those with low self-esteem to behave in congruence with their attitudes towards people
Coping with the Gulf war
Compassionate-empathic physicians
Behavior, attitudes, and expectations regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments among physicians in Israel
The Professional Self-Esteem of Physicians Scale, Structure, Properties, and the Relationship to Work Outcomes and Life Satisfaction
This paper presents a scale to measure the professional self-esteem of physicians. It describes the scale's theoretical basis, psychometric properties, and its value for explaining physicians' well-being. Statistical analyses, conducted on data from two independent studies of physicians in Israel (ns = 214 and 122), indicate internal consistency and construct validity of the scale. Scores on professional self-esteem are associated positively with…
Preferences for Different Life-Sustaining Treatments among Elderly Persons in Israel
The purpose of this study was to assess elderly persons' wishes regarding the use and choice of different life-sustaining treatments (LST). Data were collected from a random sample of 987 Israeli elderly persons, aged 70+. Interviewees were questioned about their wishes for artificial feeding, mechanical ventilation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in five different illness conditions. Results indicate that significantly more of the respondents…
Wishes regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments among elderly persons in Israel
Health and well‐being among elderly persons in Israel
These findings indicate that in contradiction to the convergence hypothesis, social class and immigration status affect health and well-being also in old age. It is suggested that the immigration crisis and factors related to the standard of living and health services in the countries of origin, as well as the lower social and economic status of the immigrants in Israel, outweigh their relative advantage in age and education in influencing their …
Medical students' attitudes regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments for themselves and for elderly persons
Stability of elderly persons' expressed preferences regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments
Life-sustaining treatments
The will to live
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