Zoi Tsimtsiou
Biographic Data
| ID | 6576678 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zoi Tsimtsiou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zoi |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsimtsiou |
| SIGNATURE | TSIMTSIOU Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9626-9295 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Assessment of communication skills in health professions education; Ottawa 2024 consensus statement
Despite the increasing inclusion of communication skills in accreditation standards and an increase in time dedicated to teaching these skills, communication is often regarded as a separate skill and is therefore, not consistently represented in overall systems of assessment in Health Professions Education (HPE). The ascendence of competency-based medical education, programmatic assessment, artificial intelligence, and widespread use of telehealt…
Under-Vaccination in Adults
Understanding what people think and feel about adult vaccinations and the associated barriers in Greece
Despite the unequivocal value of vaccination in reducing the global burden of infectious diseases, the anti-vaccination movement thrives. The vast majority of the existing validated tools explore attitudes regarding vaccination in children. The aim of our study was to develop and validate a scale assessing attitudes towards adult immunisation. This national cross-sectional study included adult healthcare users who visited 23 Greek Primary Healthc…
Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination Coverage in Medical, Nursing, and Paramedical Students
Students of health professions are at high risk of hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection during their clinical training. The aim of this cross-sectional, multi-centered study was to investigate the HBV vaccination coverage in Greek medical, nursing, and paramedical students, to look into their attitudes towards the importance of vaccines and to reveal reasons associated with not being vaccinated. A self-completed, anonymous questionnaire was distribu…
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents and Their Parents in Central Greece (Feta Project)
The increasing obesity trend in adolescence is a public health concern. The initial phase of Feeding Exercise Trial in Adolescents (FETA) aimed in investigating the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents and their parents and in identifying associated factors among parents' and adolescents' demographics, eating habits, and parental style. The sample consisted of 816 adolescents, aged 12-18 years old, and their parents from 17 middle …
Understanding what people think and feel about adult vaccinations and the associated barriers in Greece
Despite the unequivocal value of vaccination in reducing the global burden of infectious diseases, the anti-vaccination movement thrives. The vast majority of the existing validated tools explore attitudes regarding vaccination in children. The aim of our study was to develop and validate a scale assessing attitudes towards adult immunisation. This national cross-sectional study included adult healthcare users who visited 23 Greek Primary Healthc…
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents and Their Parents in Central Greece (Feta Project)
The increasing obesity trend in adolescence is a public health concern. The initial phase of Feeding Exercise Trial in Adolescents (FETA) aimed in investigating the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents and their parents and in identifying associated factors among parents' and adolescents' demographics, eating habits, and parental style. The sample consisted of 816 adolescents, aged 12-18 years old, and their parents from 17 middle …
Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination Coverage in Medical, Nursing, and Paramedical Students
Students of health professions are at high risk of hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection during their clinical training. The aim of this cross-sectional, multi-centered study was to investigate the HBV vaccination coverage in Greek medical, nursing, and paramedical students, to look into their attitudes towards the importance of vaccines and to reveal reasons associated with not being vaccinated. A self-completed, anonymous questionnaire was distribu…
Under-Vaccination in Adults
Understanding what people think and feel about adult vaccinations and the associated barriers in Greece
Despite the unequivocal value of vaccination in reducing the global burden of infectious diseases, the anti-vaccination movement thrives. The vast majority of the existing validated tools explore attitudes regarding vaccination in children. The aim of our study was to develop and validate a scale assessing attitudes towards adult immunisation. This national cross-sectional study included adult healthcare users who visited 23 Greek Primary Healthc…
Assessment of communication skills in health professions education; Ottawa 2024 consensus statement
Despite the increasing inclusion of communication skills in accreditation standards and an increase in time dedicated to teaching these skills, communication is often regarded as a separate skill and is therefore, not consistently represented in overall systems of assessment in Health Professions Education (HPE). The ascendence of competency-based medical education, programmatic assessment, artificial intelligence, and widespread use of telehealt…
Medicine (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Vaccination (3 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (3 works) · Immunology (2 works) · Influenza Virus Research Studies (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works)