A Mark Clarfield
Biographic Data
| ID | 5539937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Mark Clarfield |
| GIVEN NAMES | A Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Clarfield |
| SIGNATURE | CLARFIELD A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0388-5663 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Matching Digital Intervention Affordances with Tasks
During the first COVID-19 wave, we conducted a Zoom and WhatsApp digital group intervention that promoted community-dwelling seniors' mental health. A total of 82 community-dwelling adults participated in this intervention. Based on the media richness theory (MRT) and the affordances approach, we used netnography to explore how group moderators and technical support team members (n = 9), but not the seniors themselves, perceived the ways Zoom and…
Age and Ageing During the Covid-19 Pandemic; Challenges to Public Health and to the Health of the Public
The distribution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has reached pandemic proportions. While COVID-19 can affect anyone, it is particularly hazardous for those with “co-morbidities.” Older age is an especially strong and independent risk factor for hospital and ICU admission, mechanical ventilation and death. Health systems must protect persons at any age while paying particular attention to those with risk factors. However, essential freedoms must be respec…
Evaluation of a Short-Term Digital Group Intervention to Relieve Mental Distress and Promote Well-Being Among Community-Dwelling Older Individuals During the Covid-19 Outbreak
Older individuals are at an increased risk of experiencing adverse social and health consequences due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to manage it, such as social distancing. To promote community-dwelling older individuals' well-being during this time, the aims of the current project are to develop effective strategies in order (a) to increase older individuals' digital literacy, and (b) to help them acquire behavioral and co…
Assessment of Global Health Education
Introduction: The standardization of global health education and assessment remains a significant issue among global health educators. This paper explores the role of multiple choice questions (MCQs) in global health education: whether MCQs are appropriate in written assessment of what may be perceived to be a broad curriculum packed with fewer facts than biomedical science curricula; what form the MCQs might take; what we want to test; how to se…
Matching Digital Intervention Affordances With Tasks
During the first COVID-19 wave, we conducted a Zoom and WhatsApp digital group intervention that promoted community-dwelling older individuals’ mental health. Based on the media richness theory (MRT) and affordances approach, in this study we used netnography to explore how Zoom and WhatsApp technological affordances/constraints matched intervention tasks and increased intervention performance. We identified four Zoom and WhatsApp affordances: te…
Teaching and Practicing Cognitive-Behavioral and Mindfulness Skills in a Web-Based Platform among Older Adults through the Covid-19 Pandemic
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an acceleration in the development of web-based interventions to alleviate related mental health impacts. The current study explored the effects of a short-term digital group intervention aimed at providing cognitive behavioral and mindfulness tools and skills to reduce loneliness and depression and to increase social support among older adults in Israel. This pilot randomized controlled trial incl…
Implementing a Practical Global Health Curriculum
Background: A growing number of medical schools across the world have incorporated global health (GH) into their curricula. While several schools focus GH education on lecture-based courses, our premise is that global health education should embody a holistic approach to patient care and medical education in local communities. Medical students may learn global health by focusing on real patients, their families and communities as part of a practi…
Demography Will Continue to Shape the Course of History
AffiliationsA. Mark Clarfield is with the Medical School for International Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-sheva, Israel
Structured medical electives
Giving a voice to medically vulnerable populations
Older adults in poor health represent a growing sector of the population worldwide. These medically vulnerable individuals often tend to be ill-prepared for emergencies. In times of crisis they are at higher risk of experiencing adverse health outcomes and are liable to place an additional burden on health and social care services. The aim of this study was to explore the unique perceptions and diverse needs of community-dwelling medically vulner…
Coping With Aging
Coping With Aging: Brain Training, Physical Activity, Social Reserves, and Good Death A. Mark Clarfield MD Affiliation A. Mark Clarfield is with the Medical School for International Health and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-sheva, Israel, and the Department of Geriatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to A. Mark Clarfield, Bet-Caroline-MSIH, PO Box 653,…
Surviving Genocide
AffiliationsThe author is with the Medical School for International Health and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-sheva, Israel, and the Department of Geriatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
American Funding Cutback to East Jerusalem Hospitals
Access to Medical Care for Palestinians in Israel
"Access to Medical Care for Palestinians in Israel: Delays in a Difficult Historical Context." , 108(1), pp. 15–16
Venerable or vulnerable
An underappreciated aspect of The lord of the rings (TLOTR) by JRR Tolkien is in how the author dealt with death, longevity and ageing in the work. During his early years, Tolkien endured first the passing of both parents and then the deaths of most of his friends during the First World War. It was not surprising that a search for the meaning of life and death became a preoccupation of Tolkien. Tolkien's Roman Catholic faith underpinned his thoug…
Compliance of Frail Elderly With Health Services Prescribed at Discharge From an Acute-Care Geriatric Ward
OBJECTIVES: A model of compliance by frail elderly with prescribed healthcare services was developed and tested. The discrepancy between primary care, geriatric and community health center (CLSC) services prescribed at discharge after comprehensive geriatric evaluation and treatment was measured, as were those services actually used during a 6-week interval (compliance). In this model, compliance was directly related to elders' intention to adher…
Access to Medical Care for Palestinians in Israel
"Access to Medical Care for Palestinians in Israel: Delays in a Difficult Historical Context." , 108(1), pp. 15–16
Compliance of Frail Elderly With Health Services Prescribed at Discharge From an Acute-Care Geriatric Ward
OBJECTIVES: A model of compliance by frail elderly with prescribed healthcare services was developed and tested. The discrepancy between primary care, geriatric and community health center (CLSC) services prescribed at discharge after comprehensive geriatric evaluation and treatment was measured, as were those services actually used during a 6-week interval (compliance). In this model, compliance was directly related to elders' intention to adher…
Venerable or vulnerable
An underappreciated aspect of The lord of the rings (TLOTR) by JRR Tolkien is in how the author dealt with death, longevity and ageing in the work. During his early years, Tolkien endured first the passing of both parents and then the deaths of most of his friends during the First World War. It was not surprising that a search for the meaning of life and death became a preoccupation of Tolkien. Tolkien's Roman Catholic faith underpinned his thoug…
American Funding Cutback to East Jerusalem Hospitals
Access to Medical Care for Palestinians in Israel
"Access to Medical Care for Palestinians in Israel: Delays in a Difficult Historical Context." , 108(1), pp. 15–16
Structured medical electives
Giving a voice to medically vulnerable populations
Older adults in poor health represent a growing sector of the population worldwide. These medically vulnerable individuals often tend to be ill-prepared for emergencies. In times of crisis they are at higher risk of experiencing adverse health outcomes and are liable to place an additional burden on health and social care services. The aim of this study was to explore the unique perceptions and diverse needs of community-dwelling medically vulner…
Coping With Aging
Coping With Aging: Brain Training, Physical Activity, Social Reserves, and Good Death A. Mark Clarfield MD Affiliation A. Mark Clarfield is with the Medical School for International Health and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-sheva, Israel, and the Department of Geriatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to A. Mark Clarfield, Bet-Caroline-MSIH, PO Box 653,…
Surviving Genocide
AffiliationsThe author is with the Medical School for International Health and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-sheva, Israel, and the Department of Geriatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Implementing a Practical Global Health Curriculum
Background: A growing number of medical schools across the world have incorporated global health (GH) into their curricula. While several schools focus GH education on lecture-based courses, our premise is that global health education should embody a holistic approach to patient care and medical education in local communities. Medical students may learn global health by focusing on real patients, their families and communities as part of a practi…
Demography Will Continue to Shape the Course of History
AffiliationsA. Mark Clarfield is with the Medical School for International Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-sheva, Israel
Age and Ageing During the Covid-19 Pandemic; Challenges to Public Health and to the Health of the Public
The distribution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has reached pandemic proportions. While COVID-19 can affect anyone, it is particularly hazardous for those with “co-morbidities.” Older age is an especially strong and independent risk factor for hospital and ICU admission, mechanical ventilation and death. Health systems must protect persons at any age while paying particular attention to those with risk factors. However, essential freedoms must be respec…
Evaluation of a Short-Term Digital Group Intervention to Relieve Mental Distress and Promote Well-Being Among Community-Dwelling Older Individuals During the Covid-19 Outbreak
Older individuals are at an increased risk of experiencing adverse social and health consequences due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to manage it, such as social distancing. To promote community-dwelling older individuals' well-being during this time, the aims of the current project are to develop effective strategies in order (a) to increase older individuals' digital literacy, and (b) to help them acquire behavioral and co…
Assessment of Global Health Education
Introduction: The standardization of global health education and assessment remains a significant issue among global health educators. This paper explores the role of multiple choice questions (MCQs) in global health education: whether MCQs are appropriate in written assessment of what may be perceived to be a broad curriculum packed with fewer facts than biomedical science curricula; what form the MCQs might take; what we want to test; how to se…
Matching Digital Intervention Affordances With Tasks
During the first COVID-19 wave, we conducted a Zoom and WhatsApp digital group intervention that promoted community-dwelling older individuals’ mental health. Based on the media richness theory (MRT) and affordances approach, in this study we used netnography to explore how Zoom and WhatsApp technological affordances/constraints matched intervention tasks and increased intervention performance. We identified four Zoom and WhatsApp affordances: te…
Teaching and Practicing Cognitive-Behavioral and Mindfulness Skills in a Web-Based Platform among Older Adults through the Covid-19 Pandemic
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an acceleration in the development of web-based interventions to alleviate related mental health impacts. The current study explored the effects of a short-term digital group intervention aimed at providing cognitive behavioral and mindfulness tools and skills to reduce loneliness and depression and to increase social support among older adults in Israel. This pilot randomized controlled trial incl…
Matching Digital Intervention Affordances with Tasks
During the first COVID-19 wave, we conducted a Zoom and WhatsApp digital group intervention that promoted community-dwelling seniors' mental health. A total of 82 community-dwelling adults participated in this intervention. Based on the media richness theory (MRT) and the affordances approach, we used netnography to explore how group moderators and technical support team members (n = 9), but not the seniors themselves, perceived the ways Zoom and…
Medicine (14 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (4 works) · Mental health (4 works)