Shiri Shinan-Altman
Biographic Data
| ID | 114124 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shiri Shinan-Altman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shiri |
| FAMILY NAME | Shinan-Altman |
| SIGNATURE | SHINAN-ALTMAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1340-2909 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Coping strategies during captivity: A qualitative study on released civilian abductees in Gaza
This study revealed that abductees used both intrapersonal and interpersonal coping strategies to survive captivity. Intra-personally, they relied on routines, mental detachment, and hopeful visualization. Interpersonally, they formed supportive bonds with adults, often caring for children, and some built strategic relationships with captors to improve their conditions. These findings highlight the resilience and adaptability that emerge under ex…
Professional quality of life among Israeli social workers in hospitals and a health maintenance organization (HMO) during the Covid-19 pandemic
We examined differences between social workers in hospitals versus social workers in community health services regarding levels of professional quality of life (ProQoL), proximity to COVID-19, resilience, perceived social support, and preparedness for the next pandemic during waves 3-5 of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel (December 2020-December 2021, the main COVID-19 variants were Alpha and Delta). We also examined the moderating role of resilien…
A Teaching Model for Social Work Students Who Served in Military Reserves During Wartime
The experience of growing up with a sibling who has depression from emerging adults' perspectives
Challenges faced by internally displaced diabetes patients in managing their health during a conflict: A qualitative study
The study underscores the significant challenges diabetes patients face during conflict evacuation, including disruptions in their routine care, heightened psychological stress, and the essential role of support systems. These findings underscore the need for emergency preparedness plans to ensure continuity of care for patients with chronic conditions during crises
Can large language models be sensitive to culture suicide risk assessment
Suicide remains a pressing global public health issue. Previous studies have shown the promise of Generative Intelligent (GenAI) Large Language Models (LLMs) in assessing suicide risk in relation to professionals. But the considerations and risk factors that the models use to assess the risk remain as a black box. This study investigates if ChatGPT-3.5 and ChatGPT-4 integrate cultural factors in assessing suicide risks (probability of suicidal id…
Well-being among Arab teachers in Israel during the Covid-19 pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study
Studies on minority-majority relations traditionally focus on the hegemonic group's influence on everyday experiences. In this investigation, we focused on how Arab teachers in Israel were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by examining their well-being during that period. The study used a mixed-methods design comprising a cross-sectional survey (N = 299) and in-depth interviews (N = 24) among Arab teachers during the third lockdown in Israel. The…
Arab Teachers’ Well-Being upon School Reopening during Covid-19: Applying the Job Demands–Resources Model
Once the major threat of the COVID-19 pandemic diminished, schools reopened, and teachers once again had to cope with unprecedented challenges. The impact of these challenges on the emotional well-being of Arab teachers, who have a unique set of challenges within the Israeli school educational system, has received little attention in the recent literature. In this cross-sectional study, we examined 300 Arab teachers’ well-being in Israel in May 2…
Depression and Medicine Use among Older Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Role of Psychosocial Resources and Covid-19 Perceived Susceptibility
A relationship was found between the COVID-19 pandemic and depression among older adults and between depressed mood and increased use of antidepressant medication among older adults during the pandemic. With the aim of broadening the understanding of these relationships, the study examined whether COVID-19 perceived susceptibility mediates the relationship between psychosocial resources (optimism and perceived social support) and depressive sympt…
Cognitive illness representations among Israeli Arabs diagnosed with depression and their relationship with health-related quality of life
BACKGROUND: The number of studies that have assessed cognitive illness representations among people diagnosed with depression, and their relationship to health outcomes, has clearly grown. Nevertheless, the relationship between cognitive illness representations and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has received very little research attention. AIMS: This study examined cognitive illness representations, based on the self-regulation model (SRM…
Factors Associated with Pro-Environmental Behaviors in Israel: A Comparison between Participants with and without a Chronic Disease
This study examined differences regarding climate change pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs), comparing between individuals with chronic diseases and those without. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 402 adults, of whom 25% had a chronic disease. Participants completed measures for PEBs, climate change exposure (i.e., exposure to its effects), climate change risk appraisal, environmental self-efficacy, collective efficacy, and sociodemog…
Are Personal Resources and Perceived Stress Associated with Psychological Outcomes among Israeli Teachers during the Third Covid-19 Lockdown
Teachers' psychological responses during a pandemic, such as COVID-19, play an important role in their adaptation to the new routine. This research aimed to explore the association between personal resources (sense of control, social support), perceived stress, and three psychological outcomes (resilience, depression, loneliness) among teachers during the third COVID-19 lockdown in Israel. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 208 teachers.…
Perceptions among diabetic patients in the ultra-orthodox Jewish community regarding medication adherence: A qualitative study
The findings of this study may help provide an in-depth understanding of the obstacles and motives of ultra-Orthodox patients in adhering to medicinal treatment of diabetes in particular and to medicinal treatment in general, thus helping family physicians who treat this population provide optimal and appropriate treatment
Tension between reality and visions: Lessons from an evaluation of a training program of paid elder care workers
The present study is based on a 3-year evaluation of an Israeli training program for local paid elder care workers, called, 'community care'. Interviews were conducted with all stakeholders involved in the program, including program developers, facilitators, funders, trainees, dropouts, graduates, employers and older care recipients. Qualitative thematic analysis was used. Analysis was supplemented by quantitative data concerning the program's in…
Israeli Health Care Social Workers’ Personal and Professional Concerns during the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis: The Work–Family Role Conflict
This exploratory study focuses on the personal and professional concerns of Israeli social workers in hospitals and community health settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Other studies omitted health care social workers’ needs and concerns. Participants included 126 social workers (120 females, 5 males and 1 other gender identity) in hospitals and community health settings who completed an online survey during the height of the fir…
Medical students’ help-seeking recommendations for a person with Alzheimer’s disease: Relationships with knowledge and stigmatic beliefs
Primary care physicians play a central role in the process of providing a timely diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recent reviews reported that their lack of knowledge and stigmatic beliefs about the disease are important barriers to providing an adequate diagnosis and even affect physicians’ referral recommendations for help-seeking (HS). This topic however, has not been examined among medical students. Thus, the aim of this study was to ex…
Turning Community Elder Care into a Profession: Insights from Trainees, Developers, Employers and Supervisors
This study explores the process of turning elder care into a profession, by giving a voice to different professionals who took part in developing and implementing a new Israeli training program for community care workers. The program attempts to offer a response to the shortage of paid long-term carers for older adults by turning community elder care into a profession. Interviews with graduates, trainees who dropped out of the program, developers…
Covid-19 precautionary behavior: The Israeli case in the initial stage of the outbreak
Findings suggest that in order to enhance precautionary behavior in the initial stage of a virus outbreak, it is recommended to pay attention to the public's knowledge about the virus, perceived susceptibility and emotional reactions. Although negative feelings about the virus may motivate preventive behavior, it is important to address these feelings
Depression Illness Representations Among Arabs in Israel: A Qualitative Study Comparing Younger and Older Adults
Contribution of the self-regulation model to understanding the health related quality of life of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Israeli Health Care Social Workers’ Personal and Professional Concerns during the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis: The Work–Family Role Conflict
This exploratory study focuses on the personal and professional concerns of Israeli social workers in hospitals and community health settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Other studies omitted health care social workers’ needs and concerns. Participants included 126 social workers (120 females, 5 males and 1 other gender identity) in hospitals and community health settings who completed an online survey during the height of the fir…
Can large language models be sensitive to culture suicide risk assessment
Suicide remains a pressing global public health issue. Previous studies have shown the promise of Generative Intelligent (GenAI) Large Language Models (LLMs) in assessing suicide risk in relation to professionals. But the considerations and risk factors that the models use to assess the risk remain as a black box. This study investigates if ChatGPT-3.5 and ChatGPT-4 integrate cultural factors in assessing suicide risks (probability of suicidal id…
Tension between reality and visions: Lessons from an evaluation of a training program of paid elder care workers
The present study is based on a 3-year evaluation of an Israeli training program for local paid elder care workers, called, 'community care'. Interviews were conducted with all stakeholders involved in the program, including program developers, facilitators, funders, trainees, dropouts, graduates, employers and older care recipients. Qualitative thematic analysis was used. Analysis was supplemented by quantitative data concerning the program's in…
Contribution of the self-regulation model to understanding the health related quality of life of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Medical students’ help-seeking recommendations for a person with Alzheimer’s disease: Relationships with knowledge and stigmatic beliefs
Primary care physicians play a central role in the process of providing a timely diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recent reviews reported that their lack of knowledge and stigmatic beliefs about the disease are important barriers to providing an adequate diagnosis and even affect physicians’ referral recommendations for help-seeking (HS). This topic however, has not been examined among medical students. Thus, the aim of this study was to ex…
Turning Community Elder Care into a Profession: Insights from Trainees, Developers, Employers and Supervisors
This study explores the process of turning elder care into a profession, by giving a voice to different professionals who took part in developing and implementing a new Israeli training program for community care workers. The program attempts to offer a response to the shortage of paid long-term carers for older adults by turning community elder care into a profession. Interviews with graduates, trainees who dropped out of the program, developers…
Covid-19 precautionary behavior: The Israeli case in the initial stage of the outbreak
Findings suggest that in order to enhance precautionary behavior in the initial stage of a virus outbreak, it is recommended to pay attention to the public's knowledge about the virus, perceived susceptibility and emotional reactions. Although negative feelings about the virus may motivate preventive behavior, it is important to address these feelings
Depression Illness Representations Among Arabs in Israel: A Qualitative Study Comparing Younger and Older Adults
Perceptions among diabetic patients in the ultra-orthodox Jewish community regarding medication adherence: A qualitative study
The findings of this study may help provide an in-depth understanding of the obstacles and motives of ultra-Orthodox patients in adhering to medicinal treatment of diabetes in particular and to medicinal treatment in general, thus helping family physicians who treat this population provide optimal and appropriate treatment
Tension between reality and visions: Lessons from an evaluation of a training program of paid elder care workers
The present study is based on a 3-year evaluation of an Israeli training program for local paid elder care workers, called, 'community care'. Interviews were conducted with all stakeholders involved in the program, including program developers, facilitators, funders, trainees, dropouts, graduates, employers and older care recipients. Qualitative thematic analysis was used. Analysis was supplemented by quantitative data concerning the program's in…
Israeli Health Care Social Workers’ Personal and Professional Concerns during the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis: The Work–Family Role Conflict
This exploratory study focuses on the personal and professional concerns of Israeli social workers in hospitals and community health settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Other studies omitted health care social workers’ needs and concerns. Participants included 126 social workers (120 females, 5 males and 1 other gender identity) in hospitals and community health settings who completed an online survey during the height of the fir…
Cognitive illness representations among Israeli Arabs diagnosed with depression and their relationship with health-related quality of life
BACKGROUND: The number of studies that have assessed cognitive illness representations among people diagnosed with depression, and their relationship to health outcomes, has clearly grown. Nevertheless, the relationship between cognitive illness representations and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has received very little research attention. AIMS: This study examined cognitive illness representations, based on the self-regulation model (SRM…
Factors Associated with Pro-Environmental Behaviors in Israel: A Comparison between Participants with and without a Chronic Disease
This study examined differences regarding climate change pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs), comparing between individuals with chronic diseases and those without. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 402 adults, of whom 25% had a chronic disease. Participants completed measures for PEBs, climate change exposure (i.e., exposure to its effects), climate change risk appraisal, environmental self-efficacy, collective efficacy, and sociodemog…
Are Personal Resources and Perceived Stress Associated with Psychological Outcomes among Israeli Teachers during the Third Covid-19 Lockdown
Teachers' psychological responses during a pandemic, such as COVID-19, play an important role in their adaptation to the new routine. This research aimed to explore the association between personal resources (sense of control, social support), perceived stress, and three psychological outcomes (resilience, depression, loneliness) among teachers during the third COVID-19 lockdown in Israel. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 208 teachers.…
Arab Teachers’ Well-Being upon School Reopening during Covid-19: Applying the Job Demands–Resources Model
Once the major threat of the COVID-19 pandemic diminished, schools reopened, and teachers once again had to cope with unprecedented challenges. The impact of these challenges on the emotional well-being of Arab teachers, who have a unique set of challenges within the Israeli school educational system, has received little attention in the recent literature. In this cross-sectional study, we examined 300 Arab teachers’ well-being in Israel in May 2…
Depression and Medicine Use among Older Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Role of Psychosocial Resources and Covid-19 Perceived Susceptibility
A relationship was found between the COVID-19 pandemic and depression among older adults and between depressed mood and increased use of antidepressant medication among older adults during the pandemic. With the aim of broadening the understanding of these relationships, the study examined whether COVID-19 perceived susceptibility mediates the relationship between psychosocial resources (optimism and perceived social support) and depressive sympt…
The experience of growing up with a sibling who has depression from emerging adults' perspectives
Challenges faced by internally displaced diabetes patients in managing their health during a conflict: A qualitative study
The study underscores the significant challenges diabetes patients face during conflict evacuation, including disruptions in their routine care, heightened psychological stress, and the essential role of support systems. These findings underscore the need for emergency preparedness plans to ensure continuity of care for patients with chronic conditions during crises
Can large language models be sensitive to culture suicide risk assessment
Suicide remains a pressing global public health issue. Previous studies have shown the promise of Generative Intelligent (GenAI) Large Language Models (LLMs) in assessing suicide risk in relation to professionals. But the considerations and risk factors that the models use to assess the risk remain as a black box. This study investigates if ChatGPT-3.5 and ChatGPT-4 integrate cultural factors in assessing suicide risks (probability of suicidal id…
Well-being among Arab teachers in Israel during the Covid-19 pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study
Studies on minority-majority relations traditionally focus on the hegemonic group's influence on everyday experiences. In this investigation, we focused on how Arab teachers in Israel were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by examining their well-being during that period. The study used a mixed-methods design comprising a cross-sectional survey (N = 299) and in-depth interviews (N = 24) among Arab teachers during the third lockdown in Israel. The…
Coping strategies during captivity: A qualitative study on released civilian abductees in Gaza
This study revealed that abductees used both intrapersonal and interpersonal coping strategies to survive captivity. Intra-personally, they relied on routines, mental detachment, and hopeful visualization. Interpersonally, they formed supportive bonds with adults, often caring for children, and some built strategic relationships with captors to improve their conditions. These findings highlight the resilience and adaptability that emerge under ex…
Professional quality of life among Israeli social workers in hospitals and a health maintenance organization (HMO) during the Covid-19 pandemic
We examined differences between social workers in hospitals versus social workers in community health services regarding levels of professional quality of life (ProQoL), proximity to COVID-19, resilience, perceived social support, and preparedness for the next pandemic during waves 3-5 of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel (December 2020-December 2021, the main COVID-19 variants were Alpha and Delta). We also examined the moderating role of resilien…
A Teaching Model for Social Work Students Who Served in Military Reserves During Wartime
Psychology (17 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (7 works) · Disease (7 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works)