Safa Elkefi

Biographic Data

ID7763844
NAMESafa Elkefi
GIVEN NAMESSafa
FAMILY NAMEElkefi
SIGNATUREELKEFI S
AFFILIATIONSStevens Institute of Technology
ORCID0000-0002-4293-0404
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Mobile Cancer Screening Programs

    Open AccessSafa Elkefi, Roberta Scheinmann et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2026

    Objective: This review aimed to synthesize evidence on the design characteristics, implementation considerations, and operational challenges of mobile cancer screening units. Methods: A PRISMA-guided review was conducted. Data extracted included screening type, target population, program characteristics, mobile unit features, and reported implementation barriers. Study quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT). Results: S…

  • Disparities in Exposure to Pro-Tobacco and anti-Tobacco Advertisements in the United States

    Safa Elkefi, Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2025

    Objectives This study investigates the prevalence of exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco advertisements across different sociodemographic groups and sources of exposure in the United States.Methods The study included 6252 participants from the Health Information National Trends Survey. Binary logistic regression was used to examine associations between exposure to pro and anti-tobacco advertisements, the sources of exposure, and demographic factors…

  • Association between Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) and long-term Covid-19 symptoms

    Open AccessSafa Elkefi, Alana Steffen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Study findings contribute to the extensive literature demonstrating the negative health consequences of childhood adversities. More adverse events resulted in more risk to experience long term COVID-19 symptoms. Additional research is needed to better understand and intervene in the biological vulnerabilities associated with childhood adversities

  • Patient-centered communication’s association with trust, satisfaction, and perception of electronic health records use among newly diagnosed patients with cancer

    Open AccessSafa Elkefi, Onur Asan et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Communication2024

    Introduction The diagnosis of cancer creates immediate psychosocial distress for patients. New cancer patients are required to make important decisions about their treatment. Thus, it is essential to investigate their communication needs. This study examines the association between patient-centered communication and newly diagnosed cancer patients’ trust in their healthcare providers, satisfaction with the care visits, and perception of technolog…

  • Telemedicine’s future in the post-Covid-19 era, benefits, and challenges

    Safa Elkefi, Safa LayebARTICLEBehaviour and Information…2023

    This triangulation design-based study investigates the benefits and challenges of telemedicine adoption among 2875 patients and caregivers above 18 years old after the Covid-19 pandemic using a cross-sectional survey. In the quantitative part, we run logistic regression models to identify the predictors of the behavior (intention of telemedicine use after Covid-19) following the health belief model. For the qualitative part of the study, we use t…

  • Predictors of Healthcare Professionals’ Work Difficulty Perception during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessAbdurrahim Emhan, Safa Elkefi et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    COVID-19 has dramatically changed the work environment in healthcare, which is creating an additional burden for healthcare professionals. In this study, we investigate the factors that trigger professionals to have negative perceptions of their jobs during the pandemic. A cross-sectional survey is used for this study. The respondents are selected based on convenience random sampling. We use 345 questionaries for the analysis. Respondents are hea…