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  1. Book ; Online ; E-Book: A roadmap to successful scientific publishing

    Cuschieri, Sarah

    the dos, the don'ts and the must-knows

    2022  

    Author's details Sarah Cuschieri
    Keywords Science publishing ; Technical writing/Data processing ; Literatura científica ; Redacció d'escrits tècnics
    Subject code 070.5
    Language English
    Size 1 online resource (124 pages)
    Publisher Springer
    Publishing place Cham, Switzerland
    Document type Book ; Online ; E-Book
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    ISBN 9783030992958 ; 9783030992941 ; 3030992950 ; 3030992942
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  2. Book ; Online ; E-Book: To Do or Not to Do a PhD?

    Cuschieri, Sarah

    Insight and Guidance from a Public Health PhD Graduate

    (SpringerBriefs in Public Health,)

    2021  

    Abstract: This book prepares and guides individuals who are about to embark (or already have embarked) on a health/medical PhD journey, with a specific focus on Public Health. Based on the author's experience as a recently graduated Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) ... ...

    Author's details by Sarah Cuschieri
    Series title SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
    Abstract This book prepares and guides individuals who are about to embark (or already have embarked) on a health/medical PhD journey, with a specific focus on Public Health. Based on the author's experience as a recently graduated Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student, readers benefit from the knowledge imparted and lessons learned, including an analysis of the different aspects of a Public Health doctoral degree, and practical tips and guidance on how to go about this journey from the initial phase of choosing a research niche up until the oral examination (also called defence). All throughout the book, the author shares examples from her own journey to show that in spite of sacrifices and hurdles along the way, hard work, perseverance, and supportive resources can help see you through, eventually, to a hopefully positive outcome at the end. Using an informal style, the author provides a step-wise guide, from chapter to chapter, on the various essential aspects that need to be considered, including: The initial steps towards a PhD Proposal, permissions and funding The fieldwork The art of data analysis The hurdles along the way – a personal experience What comes after the completion of a PhD? Intended to be a compact go-to guide for students throughout their PhD journey, both from an academic and personal perspective, To Do or Not to Do a PhD? engages readers who are about to enroll in or who already have started a PhD, especially in public health, epidemiology, and health/medical fields of study. The brief also would appeal to postgraduate and undergraduate students who are interested in learning about how to write a research proposal, draft a scientific paper for publication in a journal, or prepare a thesis.
    Keywords Public health ; Professional education ; Vocational education ; Research/Methodology ; Dissertations, Academic ; Career education ; Public Health ; Professional and Vocational Education ; Research Skills ; Thesis and Dissertation ; Career Skills
    Subject code 362.1
    Language English
    Size 1 online resource (XI, 66 p. 7 illus., 6 illus. in color.)
    Edition 1st ed. 2021.
    Publisher Springer International Publishing ; Imprint: Springer
    Publishing place Cham
    Document type Book ; Online ; E-Book
    Remark Zugriff für angemeldete ZB MED-Nutzerinnen und -Nutzer
    ISBN 3-030-64671-8 ; 3-030-64670-X ; 978-3-030-64671-4 ; 978-3-030-64670-7
    DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-64671-4
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  3. Article ; Online: Exploring the determinants associated with adult mortality in Malta: A cohort study between 2014 and 2020.

    Cuschieri, Sarah

    Public health in practice (Oxford, England)

    2024  Volume 7, Page(s) 100500

    Abstract: Objective: The study set to explore the mortality causes across six years and identify potential mortality determinates at a population level in Malta.: Study design and methods: A longitudinal follow-up of a Malta based cross-sectional national ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The study set to explore the mortality causes across six years and identify potential mortality determinates at a population level in Malta.
    Study design and methods: A longitudinal follow-up of a Malta based cross-sectional national representative study across 6 years (2014-2020) was carried out. The study population was cross-linked to the mortality register and causes of death obtained. Population characteristics gathered during initial examination were analysed through univariant and multivariant logistic regressions.
    Results: A total of 66 adults, mostly male (65.15 %
    Conclusion: It is evident that occurrence of cancers is a concern in Malta, and it requires targeted action including the reduction of smoking habits. Understanding the mortality causes and the associated determining factors at a population level enable the institution of preventive actions while strengthening healthcare services to safeguard the population from premature mortality and co-morbidity.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2666-5352
    ISSN (online) 2666-5352
    DOI 10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100500
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  4. Article ; Online: Are Medical Students Interested in Conducting Research? A Case Study on the Recruitment Outcome of an Elective Research Summer Opportunity.

    Cuschieri, Sarah

    Medical science educator

    2022  , Page(s) 1–5

    Abstract: A pilot summer elective research opportunity was made available to medical students at the University of Malta. A call was sent out in June 2021. Interested students sent a short "intention to participate" email to the coordinator which was analysed. One ...

    Abstract A pilot summer elective research opportunity was made available to medical students at the University of Malta. A call was sent out in June 2021. Interested students sent a short "intention to participate" email to the coordinator which was analysed. One in every twelve enrolled medical students applied. The commonest reason for participation was to gain research experience and knowledge, with a majority expressing no prior experience. Lack of research opportunities may be one of the barriers faced by students, resulting in the poor inclination to conduct research as undergraduates. Identifying specific barriers is recommended in order to provide a tangible research future.
    Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-022-01645-3.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2156-8650
    ISSN (online) 2156-8650
    DOI 10.1007/s40670-022-01645-3
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  5. Article ; Online: Analysing the Impact of an Elective Research Experience on Medical Students' Research Perceptions.

    Cuschieri, Andrea / Cuschieri, Sarah

    Medical science educator

    2023  Volume 33, Issue 1, Page(s) 157–164

    Abstract: Introduction: Physicians are at the centre of bench-to-bedside research, yet the number of physicians engaging in research is declining. One solution to overcome this alarming trend is exposing medical students to research. This study aims to assess the ...

    Abstract Introduction: Physicians are at the centre of bench-to-bedside research, yet the number of physicians engaging in research is declining. One solution to overcome this alarming trend is exposing medical students to research. This study aims to assess the impact of engaging medical students in research, and the feasibility of conducting research solely using online communication.
    Methods: A pilot elective research opportunity was offered to medical students enrolled to the University of Malta Doctor of Medicine and Surgery course by a resident academic (summer 2021) of the same institute to assess the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Europe. An anonymous survey was distributed to seventy medical students recruited to participate in this elective research project. The data collected was analysed and interpreted.
    Results: A response rate of 88.73% was achieved. "Career progression" and "lack of time" were the most reported motivating and hindering factors towards conducting research, respectively, before engaging in a research experience. Research experience helped overcome reported barriers (
    Discussion and conclusion: Giving students the opportunity to conduct research demonstrated how research experience improves students' soft skills and the understanding of research. This study also portrayed how remote research opportunities are effective in engaging students and increased the number of students who would consider a career in research.
    Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-023-01727-w.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2156-8650
    ISSN (online) 2156-8650
    DOI 10.1007/s40670-023-01727-w
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  6. Article ; Online: Does Pre-existing Diabetes Correlate with Long COVID-19 in Europe? Evidence from the Analysis of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe's Corona Surveys.

    Cuschieri, Sarah / Wilk, Piotr

    Journal of diabetes research

    2024  Volume 2024, Page(s) 7459628

    Abstract: Background: A substantial proportion of those infected with COVID-19 are presenting with persistent symptoms, referred to as long COVID-19. Emerging evidence suggests that the presence of pre-existing chronic conditions, such as diabetes, may increase ... ...

    Abstract Background: A substantial proportion of those infected with COVID-19 are presenting with persistent symptoms, referred to as long COVID-19. Emerging evidence suggests that the presence of pre-existing chronic conditions, such as diabetes, may increase the risk of long COVID-19.
    Objectives: To investigate whether having pre-existing diabetes increases the risk of developing long COVID-19 in the population of middle-aged and older adults (≥50 years old) in Europe, while assessing if this relationship can be accounted for or is modified by the known long COVID-19 and diabetes risk factors (age, sex, hospitalization, pre-existing hypertension, and weight status).
    Methods: A population-based longitudinal prospective study involving a sample of respondents aged 50 years and older (
    Results: Overall, 66.8% of the respondents affected by COVID-19 infection reported at least one long COVID-19 symptom; 55.2% were female, and the average age was 64.6 years; 13.2% had pre-existing diabetes. Respondents with pre-existing diabetes had significantly higher odds of developing long COVID-19, compared to those without diabetes (OR = 1.37; 95% CI = 1.12, 1.68). This relationship remained significant (OR = 2.00; 98% CI = 0.25, 1.14) after adjusting for sex (OR = 1.64 for females; 95% CI = 1.43, 1.88), hospitalization for COVID-19 illness (OR = 3.19; 95% CI = 2.41, 4.23), pre-existing hypertension (OR = 1.17; 95% CI = 1.01, 1.36), and overweight (OR = 1.31; 95% CI = 1.11, 1.56) and obese (OR = 1.77; 95% CI = 1.44, 2.19) weight status. The effect of pre-existing diabetes on the risk of long COVID-19 is moderated by age; it was highest at the age of 50 (OR = 2.00; 95% CI = 1.28, 3.14), and then, it declined with age.
    Conclusions: There is a relationship between pre-existing diabetes and long COVID-19, even after controlling for literature-based confounding factors, with age having a moderating effect on this relationship.
    MeSH term(s) Middle Aged ; Humans ; Female ; Aged ; Male ; Retirement ; Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome ; Prospective Studies ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Aging ; Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Hypertension/epidemiology ; Europe/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2711897-6
    ISSN 2314-6753 ; 2314-6753
    ISSN (online) 2314-6753
    ISSN 2314-6753
    DOI 10.1155/2024/7459628
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  7. Article: COVID-19: the transition towards a new normal-experiences from the European country of Malta.

    Cuschieri, Sarah

    Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health

    2021  Volume 30, Issue 11, Page(s) 2641–2648

    Abstract: Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global change in the way of living. In late spring, a number of Northern Hemisphere countries were in a transition period from lockdown to a new normality. Malta, a European country, praised by the Commonwealth ... ...

    Abstract Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global change in the way of living. In late spring, a number of Northern Hemisphere countries were in a transition period from lockdown to a new normality. Malta, a European country, praised by the Commonwealth General Secretary as the country that 'has done the best in the whole of Europe' was also at this stage. The aim was to summarise the transition period in Malta while describing the different transition phases and interventions adopted to return to a new normality.
    Subject and method: A literature search was conducted using Google search engines and Maltese online newspapers.
    Results: Up till 21 June 2020, a total of 665 cases were identified, with 40 cases being active and nine deaths. Eight weeks after the first reported COVID-19 case, the first transition phase with relaxation of some lockdown measures came into effect. A spike in positive cases was observed after this phase. The second and third transition phases followed suite in 2 week intervals, at the end of which all services were re-opened. However, the travel ban was to be lifted on 1 July 2020. Of note, the number of positive cases remained relatively low after the latter two transition phases.
    Conclusion: Malta's COVID-19 response team managed to contain the first wave following an all-of-society and all-of-government approach. The healthcare system was equipped with an adequate number of beds and ventilators. The three transition phases instituted have shifted the Maltese population from a partial lockdown to a new normality with low fluctuating COVID-19 daily positive cases during the transition period.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-21
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1149070-6
    ISSN 2198-1833 ; 0943-1853
    ISSN 2198-1833 ; 0943-1853
    DOI 10.1007/s10389-021-01486-1
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  8. Article ; Online: Unravelling general practitioners' barriers to deal with long COVID

    Sarah Cuschieri / Sarah Moreels

    Health Sciences Review, Vol 9, Iss , Pp 100121- (2023)

    Experiences from Malta

    2023  

    Keywords Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  9. Article: COVID-19 panic, solidarity and equity-the Malta exemplary experience.

    Cuschieri, Sarah

    Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health

    2020  Volume 30, Issue 2, Page(s) 459–464

    Abstract: Aim: The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is a global crisis, with more than 2 million of the world's population infected. Public health authorities across the world are working endlessly to contain the situation. The small nation of Malta has been ... ...

    Abstract Aim: The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is a global crisis, with more than 2 million of the world's population infected. Public health authorities across the world are working endlessly to contain the situation. The small nation of Malta has been applauded by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe for the instituted escalated public health measures that have kept (up till the time of writing) the COVID-19 spread contained with low transmission rate. The aim of this overview is to give a comprehensive summary of the COVID-19 situation, measures, legislations and initiatives for containment, management and safeguarding the Maltese nation that were taken.
    Subject and method: A literature search was conducted using the Google search engine and Maltese online newspapers.
    Results: To date (22nd April 2020), the COVID-19 situation in Malta is a total confirmed cases of 444, of which 276 are active cases, 165 have recovered and there were three deaths. Various measures were taken early on, from travel bans to prohibition of more than three-person gatherings, backed up with penalties. Both public and private sectors are working together to ensure containment and provision of services to the population. Solidarity has spread across the country.
    Conclusion: A number of timely measures have been taken. However, it is down to the nation to continue to follow the restrictions and regulations instituted by the Superintendent of Public Health in conjunction with the health division and the government to overcome this pandemic together.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-30
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1149070-6
    ISSN 2198-1833 ; 0943-1853
    ISSN 2198-1833 ; 0943-1853
    DOI 10.1007/s10389-020-01308-w
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  10. Article ; Online: Improving physiotherapy students' anatomy learning experience and short-term knowledge retention-An observational study in Malta.

    Cuschieri, Sarah / Narnaware, Yuwaraj

    Anatomical sciences education

    2023  Volume 16, Issue 6, Page(s) 1134–1143

    Abstract: Anatomy is physiotherapy's foundation. However, undergraduate classroom learning and knowledge acquisition-retention remain questionable. This study explored the possibility of improving this learning experience and evaluates the gross anatomy of abdomen ...

    Abstract Anatomy is physiotherapy's foundation. However, undergraduate classroom learning and knowledge acquisition-retention remain questionable. This study explored the possibility of improving this learning experience and evaluates the gross anatomy of abdomen and pelvis short-term knowledge retention among first-year physiotherapy students in Malta. The online Kahoot! game-based quiz platform was used through an instructor-designed best-of-four multiple-choice questions. Correctly answered questions and Kahoot! scores generated by the platform were utilized to measure knowledge retention. Kahoot! sessions 1 and 3 shared similar attendance and response rate and were compared together. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare Kahoot! scores and Chi test for trend to compare correctly answered questions. Students' perceived learning experiences before and after the introduction of the Kahoot quizzes were gathered through Likert scores and analyzed using McNamar's chi-square test. Overall, a significantly increased trend in correctly answered questions (χ
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Malta ; Anatomy/education ; Students ; Learning ; Curriculum ; Educational Measurement
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Observational Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2483491-9
    ISSN 1935-9780 ; 1935-9772
    ISSN (online) 1935-9780
    ISSN 1935-9772
    DOI 10.1002/ase.2307
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