Kyriakos Souliotis
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1739102 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kyriakos Souliotis |
| PRENOMES | Kyriakos |
| SOBRENOME | Souliotis |
| ASSINATURA | SOULIOTIS K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Peloponnese |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1624-9444 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Treatment-resistant or difficult-to-treat depression
This is the first study to discuss and define the challenge of TRD/DTD in Greece and propose a structured pathway for its integrated management in the context of the Greek NHS, allowing for the country's geographic disparities, history of burden of mental health and socioeconomic specificities, including stigma surrounding a mental health diagnosis
Borderline personality disorder Athens study
Clinical Trials gov.: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06392139 (Protocol ID No. 404/06-07-202)
Resilient health reforms in times of permacrisis
This study investigates Greek citizens’ attitudes toward the current healthcare system and their perspectives on healthcare reforms. Additionally, it explores the role of both endogenous and exogenous crises in accelerating the implementation of long-overdue structural reforms that might otherwise be challenging to achieve. To this end, the research examines the level of trust in institutions and the implementation of healthcare reforms following…
Family Medicine at the Forefront
To date (October 1st, 2021), adults, and children from 13 years of age, have been presenting for vaccination to the VC of PAGNI in Crete. During the pre-vaccination consultation, a brief medical history, regarding comorbidities and medications was obtained, along with information on recent episodes of flu or other infections, recent vaccination uptake, and history of contact with
Parental and Pediatricians’ Attitudes towards Covid-19 Vaccination for Children
Although many studies have examined factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination and healthcare professionals' attitudes towards vaccines, less is known about parents' and pediatricians' attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination for children. Using two cross-sectional surveys from November to December 2021 in Greece, we aimed to assess parental intention to vaccinate their 5 to 17 years old children against COVID-19 and to evaluate pediatricians' at…
Access of People Living with HIV to Testing Services in Greece
(1) Background: Access to laboratory testing services for HIV in Greece is persistently challenged and this impacts both the continuum of care and, potentially, equity in access. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study with two parts (first part: HIV-positive people/PLWHIV; second part: HIV clinicians) was conducted in Greece to quantify challenges regarding access to laboratory testing for HIV. Data were collected through online surveys, during a o…
Integrating a Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Into the National Health System of Cyprus
A European Union (EU) member state, Cyprus is a country with a population of ~850,000 citizens. According to the Cyprus Ministry of Health, since 2009, more than 3,000 new incidents with neoplasm are diagnosed every year (i.e., 3% increasing rate). Projections estimate an average annual increase of 2.2% of new incidents until 2040. However, the National Health System (NHS) of Cyprus lacks a Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT…
Informal out-of-pocket payments experience and individuals’ willingness-to-pay for healthcare services in Greece
The cost of a late-detected outbreak among people who inject drugs. A modeling study
Public Health Behaviors during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Greece and Associated Factors
The objective of this cross-sectional survey was to estimate the association between multiple socioeconomic, and health-related characteristics, COVID-19 related attitudes and adoption of public health preventive behaviors. A national cross-sectional survey among 1205 adults was conducted in April 2020 in Greece. Multivariable ordered logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between COVID-19 related attitudes and knowledge…
HIV patient access to healthcare services in post-austerity era in Greece
Purpose The ten-year economic crisis and the ensuing fiscal adjustment that Greece experienced between 2009 and 2018 has had a major impact on patient access to health-care services and resulted in an increase in unmet population health needs. The present study aims to assess the impact of economic crisis and ensuing austerity on HIV patient access to health-care services. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was carried out betwee…
Informal out-of-pocket payments for healthcare services in Greece
Economic Distress in Families with a Member Suffering from Severe Mental Illness
Health and health needs of migrants in detention in Greece
BACKGROUND: Population movements have been increasing over the past years in Europe due to socioeconomic factors, global turbulence and conflicts, especially in the area of Middle East. The presence of migrant populations in Europe challenges health systems due to increased requirements for health care provision. However, to date there is limited published data on the burden of disease among this population (in Greece and elsewhere). Our objectiv…
Attitudes to depression and psychiatric medication amid the enduring financial crisis in Attica
BACKGROUND: Only a handful of studies have explored the effect of the financial crisis on public attitudes to mental illness. AIMS: This study examines changes in lay attitudes to depression and psychiatric medication between 2009 and 2014 in Attica region. Furthermore, it explored a potential interaction with employment status. METHODS: Data were drawn from two surveys conducted in 2009 and 2014 using the same sampling procedure, interview mode,…
Health democracy in Europe
BACKGROUND: Patient organization participation in health policy decision making is an understudied area of inquiry. A handful of qualitative studies have suggested that the growing number of patient organizations in Europe and their increasing involvement in policy issues do not result in high political effectiveness. However, existing research is largely country-specific. OBJECTIVE: To examine the degree and impact of cancer patient organization…
Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015
Attitudes of health professionals towards the stigma surrounding depression in times of economic crisis
INTRODUCTION: The stigma of mental illness and the ensuing social exclusion are due to the lack of knowledge on the causality of mental illness. AIM: The purpose of this study was to record the stigmatic attitudes of health professionals towards depression, patients suffering from it and the available therapeutic approaches. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The sample of the study included 609 health professionals working in the General Hospital of Corinth.…
Arterial Hypertension and Health-Related Quality of Life
The stage as well as awareness of arterial hypertension does not affect physical and mental health. The fact that arterial hypertension per se is not a symptomatic disease may explain these results at least in patients with uncomplicated hypertension
Access to treatment for Hepatitis C among injection drug users
The findings from the present study revealed that the vast majority of IDUs experience significant barriers in seeking HCV care in Greece, thus highlighting the need for immediate action in this particular area due to the high risk of co-infection and transmission
Major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis
Major depression is a common mental health disorder and one of the most pressing public health concerns worldwide. No nationwide survey, which investigates the prevalence of a particular mental disorder, has ever been conducted in Cyprus. The present study aims to fill this gap by attempting to explore the prevalence and correlates of major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis.A random and representative sample of 600 adult Cypriots partici…
Patients’ views and experiences of involuntary hospitalization in Greece
Involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illness raises important ethical and legal concerns worldwide; however, only a handful of studies have investigated the patients’ perspective in depth. The present study aims at exploring patients’ views about the rightfulness of compulsory admission, their experience of hospitalization and potential interventions for reducing its effect in Athens. Fourteen patients who were involuntarily admitted…
Public and patient involvement in health policy
During the past decades, increased attention has been given to public and patient involvement in health policy. Public involvement has been defined as the involvement of lay people in strategic decision about health services and policy at the local or national level. Concomitantly, patient involvement refers to the inclusion of patients in decision making concerning their health, either on the individual or the collective level (ie patient organi…
Patient participation in contemporary health care
In contemporary health care, there has been a strong emphasis on patient centredness1, calling for revisiting the patient role. Historically, in many cultures worldwide, the relationship between the patient and the health-care professional was grounded on a paternalistic model, where patients assumed a passive role throughout their healing process2. However, in today's definition of health care, an active role has been attributed to patients, bot…
Patient participation
Patient-centred care is a broad term that captures the vision of what health care should be: a fruitful collaboration among health-care professionals, patients and their families to ensure that any decision made is in concordance with patients’ wishes, needs and preferences.1 To this end, patients should be provided the education and support they need to contribute substantially to decisions about their care. Patient participation is an indispens…
Cognitive social capital and mental illness during economic crisis
Major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis
Major depression is a common mental health disorder and one of the most pressing public health concerns worldwide. No nationwide survey, which investigates the prevalence of a particular mental disorder, has ever been conducted in Cyprus. The present study aims to fill this gap by attempting to explore the prevalence and correlates of major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis.A random and representative sample of 600 adult Cypriots partici…
Patients’ views and experiences of involuntary hospitalization in Greece
Involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illness raises important ethical and legal concerns worldwide; however, only a handful of studies have investigated the patients’ perspective in depth. The present study aims at exploring patients’ views about the rightfulness of compulsory admission, their experience of hospitalization and potential interventions for reducing its effect in Athens. Fourteen patients who were involuntarily admitted…
Integrated primary health care in Greece, a missing issue in the current health policy agenda
Cognitive social capital and mental illness during economic crisis
Quality in healthcare and the contribution of patient and public involvement
Welcome to this edition of Health Expectations. HEX is committed to publishing high-quality papers on patient participation and public involvement in the healthcare research and health policy agenda. There are ample evidence documenting the importance of patient and public involvement in the design and evaluation of healthcare research, health services and interventions1. However, while the number of published articles on different aspects of pub…
Public and patient involvement in health policy
During the past decades, increased attention has been given to public and patient involvement in health policy. Public involvement has been defined as the involvement of lay people in strategic decision about health services and policy at the local or national level. Concomitantly, patient involvement refers to the inclusion of patients in decision making concerning their health, either on the individual or the collective level (ie patient organi…
Patient participation in contemporary health care
In contemporary health care, there has been a strong emphasis on patient centredness1, calling for revisiting the patient role. Historically, in many cultures worldwide, the relationship between the patient and the health-care professional was grounded on a paternalistic model, where patients assumed a passive role throughout their healing process2. However, in today's definition of health care, an active role has been attributed to patients, bot…
Patient participation
Patient-centred care is a broad term that captures the vision of what health care should be: a fruitful collaboration among health-care professionals, patients and their families to ensure that any decision made is in concordance with patients’ wishes, needs and preferences.1 To this end, patients should be provided the education and support they need to contribute substantially to decisions about their care. Patient participation is an indispens…
Attitudes towards depression, psychiatric medication and help-seeking intentions amid financial crisis
BACKGROUND: The financial crisis has yielded adverse effects on the population worldwide, as evidenced by elevated rates of major depression. International recommendations for offsetting the mental health impact of the recession highlight the need for effective treatment, including reduction in the stigma attached to the disorder. AIMS: This study endeavoured to explore lay attitudes to depression and psychiatric medication during a period of fin…
Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015
Attitudes of health professionals towards the stigma surrounding depression in times of economic crisis
INTRODUCTION: The stigma of mental illness and the ensuing social exclusion are due to the lack of knowledge on the causality of mental illness. AIM: The purpose of this study was to record the stigmatic attitudes of health professionals towards depression, patients suffering from it and the available therapeutic approaches. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The sample of the study included 609 health professionals working in the General Hospital of Corinth.…
Arterial Hypertension and Health-Related Quality of Life
The stage as well as awareness of arterial hypertension does not affect physical and mental health. The fact that arterial hypertension per se is not a symptomatic disease may explain these results at least in patients with uncomplicated hypertension
Access to treatment for Hepatitis C among injection drug users
The findings from the present study revealed that the vast majority of IDUs experience significant barriers in seeking HCV care in Greece, thus highlighting the need for immediate action in this particular area due to the high risk of co-infection and transmission
Major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis
Major depression is a common mental health disorder and one of the most pressing public health concerns worldwide. No nationwide survey, which investigates the prevalence of a particular mental disorder, has ever been conducted in Cyprus. The present study aims to fill this gap by attempting to explore the prevalence and correlates of major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis.A random and representative sample of 600 adult Cypriots partici…
Patients’ views and experiences of involuntary hospitalization in Greece
Involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illness raises important ethical and legal concerns worldwide; however, only a handful of studies have investigated the patients’ perspective in depth. The present study aims at exploring patients’ views about the rightfulness of compulsory admission, their experience of hospitalization and potential interventions for reducing its effect in Athens. Fourteen patients who were involuntarily admitted…
Health democracy in Europe
BACKGROUND: Patient organization participation in health policy decision making is an understudied area of inquiry. A handful of qualitative studies have suggested that the growing number of patient organizations in Europe and their increasing involvement in policy issues do not result in high political effectiveness. However, existing research is largely country-specific. OBJECTIVE: To examine the degree and impact of cancer patient organization…
Health and health needs of migrants in detention in Greece
BACKGROUND: Population movements have been increasing over the past years in Europe due to socioeconomic factors, global turbulence and conflicts, especially in the area of Middle East. The presence of migrant populations in Europe challenges health systems due to increased requirements for health care provision. However, to date there is limited published data on the burden of disease among this population (in Greece and elsewhere). Our objectiv…
Attitudes to depression and psychiatric medication amid the enduring financial crisis in Attica
BACKGROUND: Only a handful of studies have explored the effect of the financial crisis on public attitudes to mental illness. AIMS: This study examines changes in lay attitudes to depression and psychiatric medication between 2009 and 2014 in Attica region. Furthermore, it explored a potential interaction with employment status. METHODS: Data were drawn from two surveys conducted in 2009 and 2014 using the same sampling procedure, interview mode,…
Informal out-of-pocket payments for healthcare services in Greece
Economic Distress in Families with a Member Suffering from Severe Mental Illness
Integrating a Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Into the National Health System of Cyprus
A European Union (EU) member state, Cyprus is a country with a population of ~850,000 citizens. According to the Cyprus Ministry of Health, since 2009, more than 3,000 new incidents with neoplasm are diagnosed every year (i.e., 3% increasing rate). Projections estimate an average annual increase of 2.2% of new incidents until 2040. However, the National Health System (NHS) of Cyprus lacks a Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT…
Informal out-of-pocket payments experience and individuals’ willingness-to-pay for healthcare services in Greece
The cost of a late-detected outbreak among people who inject drugs. A modeling study
Public Health Behaviors during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Greece and Associated Factors
The objective of this cross-sectional survey was to estimate the association between multiple socioeconomic, and health-related characteristics, COVID-19 related attitudes and adoption of public health preventive behaviors. A national cross-sectional survey among 1205 adults was conducted in April 2020 in Greece. Multivariable ordered logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between COVID-19 related attitudes and knowledge…
HIV patient access to healthcare services in post-austerity era in Greece
Purpose The ten-year economic crisis and the ensuing fiscal adjustment that Greece experienced between 2009 and 2018 has had a major impact on patient access to health-care services and resulted in an increase in unmet population health needs. The present study aims to assess the impact of economic crisis and ensuing austerity on HIV patient access to health-care services. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was carried out betwee…
Family Medicine at the Forefront
To date (October 1st, 2021), adults, and children from 13 years of age, have been presenting for vaccination to the VC of PAGNI in Crete. During the pre-vaccination consultation, a brief medical history, regarding comorbidities and medications was obtained, along with information on recent episodes of flu or other infections, recent vaccination uptake, and history of contact with
Parental and Pediatricians’ Attitudes towards Covid-19 Vaccination for Children
Although many studies have examined factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination and healthcare professionals' attitudes towards vaccines, less is known about parents' and pediatricians' attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination for children. Using two cross-sectional surveys from November to December 2021 in Greece, we aimed to assess parental intention to vaccinate their 5 to 17 years old children against COVID-19 and to evaluate pediatricians' at…
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