Andreas Charalambous
Biographic Data
| ID | 6048393 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andreas Charalambous |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andreas |
| FAMILY NAME | Charalambous |
| SIGNATURE | CHARALAMBOUS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cyprus |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3855-8320 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Cyprus in the ‘long’ 3rd millennium BCE
The copper-rich island of Cyprus regularly features in metal-centred narratives of the 2nd millennium BCE eastern Mediterranean, but seldom appears in those for the preceding millennium, which comprises the early stages of the island’s metallurgy. Some 35 years after the last island-wide assessment of metal and metallurgical evidence, this study provides an updated overview of all available evidence for the 3rd millennium BCE, together with a con…
Attitudes of Physicians and Nurses Toward Interprofessional Collaboration
Background: Interprofessional collaboration involves coordinated efforts by professionals from various disciplines, such as physicians and nurses, aimed at improving patient care outcomes. This teamwork enhances cooperation among healthcare professionals with diverse expertise, contributing significantly to patient safety, satisfaction, expedited recovery, cost-effectiveness, and reduced mortality rates. Objective: This paper explores the availab…
Building elder care training for migrants and refugees employed in informal care
Background: The increased demand for care by older population with multimorbidity and the shortage of staff in the care sector are challenging healthcare systems across Europe. Migrants currently represent a valuable resource to bridge the gap between demand and supply of care in both the formal and informal elder care sector. Their specific educational and social needs have to be addressed by tailored training courses, which would allow them to …
Magnitude and determinants of excess total, age-specific and sex-specific all-cause mortality in 24 countries worldwide during 2020 and 2021
INTRODUCTION: To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality, we estimated excess all-cause mortality in 24 countries for 2020 and 2021, overall and stratified by sex and age. METHODS: Total, age-specific and sex-specific weekly all-cause mortality was collected for 2015-2021 and excess mortality for 2020 and 2021 was calculated by comparing weekly 2020 and 2021 age-standardised mortality rates against expected mortality, estimated b…
Informal Caregivers
This book builds on the trends in informal caregivers in relation to their role in the care of patients across the care continuum
A contribution to the study of copper production in the Iron Age polity of Paphos in Cyprus
Quality of Life and Social Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees Attending an Elderly Care Training in Four Mediterranean Countries
The progressive population ageing observed in Western countries determines a growing need for long-term care for older people. At the same time, migrants and refugees often have integration difficulties in regards to the hosting country society and labour market, with one reason being the lack of EU recognition of the educational degrees obtained in their native country. Creating educational opportunities in elderly care for migrants may facilita…
Exploring Nurses’ Perceptions of Medication Error Risk Factors
A focus group study was conducted to explore nurses' perceptions of medication administration error associated factors in two medical wards of a tertiary hospital. Nurses were invited to participate in focus group discussions. Thematic analysis was employed and identified four themes: professional practice environment related factors, person-related factors, drug-related factors, and processes and procedures. Staffing, interruptions, system failu…
Premature mortality attributable to Covid-19
Our results highlight the role of PYLL as a tool to understand the impact of COVID-19 on demographic groups within and across countries, guiding preventive measures to protect these groups under the ongoing pandemic. Continuous monitoring of PYLL is therefore needed to better understand the burden of COVID-19 in terms of premature mortality
X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Picrolite Raw Material on Cyprus
Picrolite artefacts comprise some of the most distinctive material remains in the prehistory of the island of Cyprus, in the Eastern Mediterranean. Picrolite exploitation dates from at least 12,000 years ago for the manufacture of personal ornaments and items with a symbolic function. It is commonly assumed that picrolite nodules were collected in secondary deposits on an ad hoc basis. This narrative, however, ignores the fact that picrolite carr…
A Qualitative Focus Group Study for the Exploration of Knowledge and Attitudes of Informal Caregivers Toward Breast Cancer
Breast cancer (BC) early screening and detection is a main component for the outcome of the treatment and overall survival. Informal caregivers (ICGs) are less likely to initiate early BC screening methods and utilize health services. The purpose of this study was to explore ICGs' knowledge and perceptions, including educational and training opportunities or barriers, in promoting early detection practices for BC, as well as healthcare profession…
Health literacy and eHealth literacy and their association with other caring concepts among carers of people with dementia
Health literacy (HL) and eHealth literacy (eHL) can facilitate carers of people with dementia (PwD) to search, find, assess and apply information related to dementia-specific issues from different resources. There is a lack of research with regard to HL and eHL among carers of PwD. The aim of this study is to identify the levels of HL and eHL among carers of PwD in Greece and Cyprus and to search for the associations with other caring concepts. T…
The Importance of an Active Case Detection (ACD) Programme for Malaria among Migrants from Malaria Endemic Countries
Greece has been malaria-free since 1974. In October 2011, following an outbreak of 36 locally acquired malaria (LAM) cases in Evrotas Municipality, a Pro-Active Case Detection (PACD) program for malaria was implemented among migrants from malaria-endemic countries, to support early diagnosis and treatment of cases. We evaluated the PACD program for the years 2012-2017 using indicators such as the number of locally acquired cases, the detection ra…
Enkomi (Cyprus)
Metal procurement, artefact manufacture and the use of imported tin bronze in Middle Bronze Age Cyprus
Geochemical survey of soil samples from the archaeological site Dromolaxia-Vyzakia (Cyprus), by means of micro-XRF and statistical approaches
A diachronic study of Cypriot copper alloy artefacts
A preliminary study of the metallurgical ceramics from Kition, Cyprus with the application of pXRF
A compositional study of Cypriot bronzes dating to the Early Iron Age using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF)
The factors associated with the burnout syndrome and fatigue in Cypriot nurses
The clinical settings in Cyprus appear as stress generating environment for nurses. Nurses working both in the private and public sector appear to experience low to severe burnout. Self-reported fatigue interferes to the onset of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization
Screening for lead exposure in children in Belize
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this pilot study were to determine the blood lead levels in children in Belize and to try to relate these findings to demographic variables. METHODS: With permission from parents, capillary blood was collected from the fingers of 164 children with an age range of 2 to 8 years, living and attending school in the spring of 2002 in four towns: Belize City, San Pedro, Orange Walk, and Benque Viejo. The sample represents …
A compositional study of Cypriot bronzes dating to the Early Iron Age using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF)
Metal procurement, artefact manufacture and the use of imported tin bronze in Middle Bronze Age Cyprus
A preliminary study of the metallurgical ceramics from Kition, Cyprus with the application of pXRF
A diachronic study of Cypriot copper alloy artefacts
A contribution to the study of copper production in the Iron Age polity of Paphos in Cyprus
Enkomi (Cyprus)
Screening for lead exposure in children in Belize
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this pilot study were to determine the blood lead levels in children in Belize and to try to relate these findings to demographic variables. METHODS: With permission from parents, capillary blood was collected from the fingers of 164 children with an age range of 2 to 8 years, living and attending school in the spring of 2002 in four towns: Belize City, San Pedro, Orange Walk, and Benque Viejo. The sample represents …
The factors associated with the burnout syndrome and fatigue in Cypriot nurses
The clinical settings in Cyprus appear as stress generating environment for nurses. Nurses working both in the private and public sector appear to experience low to severe burnout. Self-reported fatigue interferes to the onset of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization
A compositional study of Cypriot bronzes dating to the Early Iron Age using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF)
A diachronic study of Cypriot copper alloy artefacts
A preliminary study of the metallurgical ceramics from Kition, Cyprus with the application of pXRF
Geochemical survey of soil samples from the archaeological site Dromolaxia-Vyzakia (Cyprus), by means of micro-XRF and statistical approaches
Metal procurement, artefact manufacture and the use of imported tin bronze in Middle Bronze Age Cyprus
The Importance of an Active Case Detection (ACD) Programme for Malaria among Migrants from Malaria Endemic Countries
Greece has been malaria-free since 1974. In October 2011, following an outbreak of 36 locally acquired malaria (LAM) cases in Evrotas Municipality, a Pro-Active Case Detection (PACD) program for malaria was implemented among migrants from malaria-endemic countries, to support early diagnosis and treatment of cases. We evaluated the PACD program for the years 2012-2017 using indicators such as the number of locally acquired cases, the detection ra…
Enkomi (Cyprus)
A Qualitative Focus Group Study for the Exploration of Knowledge and Attitudes of Informal Caregivers Toward Breast Cancer
Breast cancer (BC) early screening and detection is a main component for the outcome of the treatment and overall survival. Informal caregivers (ICGs) are less likely to initiate early BC screening methods and utilize health services. The purpose of this study was to explore ICGs' knowledge and perceptions, including educational and training opportunities or barriers, in promoting early detection practices for BC, as well as healthcare profession…
Health literacy and eHealth literacy and their association with other caring concepts among carers of people with dementia
Health literacy (HL) and eHealth literacy (eHL) can facilitate carers of people with dementia (PwD) to search, find, assess and apply information related to dementia-specific issues from different resources. There is a lack of research with regard to HL and eHL among carers of PwD. The aim of this study is to identify the levels of HL and eHL among carers of PwD in Greece and Cyprus and to search for the associations with other caring concepts. T…
Exploring Nurses’ Perceptions of Medication Error Risk Factors
A focus group study was conducted to explore nurses' perceptions of medication administration error associated factors in two medical wards of a tertiary hospital. Nurses were invited to participate in focus group discussions. Thematic analysis was employed and identified four themes: professional practice environment related factors, person-related factors, drug-related factors, and processes and procedures. Staffing, interruptions, system failu…
Premature mortality attributable to Covid-19
Our results highlight the role of PYLL as a tool to understand the impact of COVID-19 on demographic groups within and across countries, guiding preventive measures to protect these groups under the ongoing pandemic. Continuous monitoring of PYLL is therefore needed to better understand the burden of COVID-19 in terms of premature mortality
X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Picrolite Raw Material on Cyprus
Picrolite artefacts comprise some of the most distinctive material remains in the prehistory of the island of Cyprus, in the Eastern Mediterranean. Picrolite exploitation dates from at least 12,000 years ago for the manufacture of personal ornaments and items with a symbolic function. It is commonly assumed that picrolite nodules were collected in secondary deposits on an ad hoc basis. This narrative, however, ignores the fact that picrolite carr…
Informal Caregivers
This book builds on the trends in informal caregivers in relation to their role in the care of patients across the care continuum
A contribution to the study of copper production in the Iron Age polity of Paphos in Cyprus
Quality of Life and Social Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees Attending an Elderly Care Training in Four Mediterranean Countries
The progressive population ageing observed in Western countries determines a growing need for long-term care for older people. At the same time, migrants and refugees often have integration difficulties in regards to the hosting country society and labour market, with one reason being the lack of EU recognition of the educational degrees obtained in their native country. Creating educational opportunities in elderly care for migrants may facilita…
Magnitude and determinants of excess total, age-specific and sex-specific all-cause mortality in 24 countries worldwide during 2020 and 2021
INTRODUCTION: To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality, we estimated excess all-cause mortality in 24 countries for 2020 and 2021, overall and stratified by sex and age. METHODS: Total, age-specific and sex-specific weekly all-cause mortality was collected for 2015-2021 and excess mortality for 2020 and 2021 was calculated by comparing weekly 2020 and 2021 age-standardised mortality rates against expected mortality, estimated b…
Cyprus in the ‘long’ 3rd millennium BCE
The copper-rich island of Cyprus regularly features in metal-centred narratives of the 2nd millennium BCE eastern Mediterranean, but seldom appears in those for the preceding millennium, which comprises the early stages of the island’s metallurgy. Some 35 years after the last island-wide assessment of metal and metallurgical evidence, this study provides an updated overview of all available evidence for the 3rd millennium BCE, together with a con…
Attitudes of Physicians and Nurses Toward Interprofessional Collaboration
Background: Interprofessional collaboration involves coordinated efforts by professionals from various disciplines, such as physicians and nurses, aimed at improving patient care outcomes. This teamwork enhances cooperation among healthcare professionals with diverse expertise, contributing significantly to patient safety, satisfaction, expedited recovery, cost-effectiveness, and reduced mortality rates. Objective: This paper explores the availab…
Building elder care training for migrants and refugees employed in informal care
Background: The increased demand for care by older population with multimorbidity and the shortage of staff in the care sector are challenging healthcare systems across Europe. Migrants currently represent a valuable resource to bridge the gap between demand and supply of care in both the formal and informal elder care sector. Their specific educational and social needs have to be addressed by tailored training courses, which would allow them to …
Geography (11 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Health care (6 works) · Metallurgy (6 works) · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (6 works) · Psychology (6 works)