Original Scientific Publications
2025
Rompolas P, Masouras P, Avgousti S, Charalambous A. Electronic health record in the general health system of Cyprus: Evaluation of users’ satisfaction levels. Health & Research Journal. 2025 Oct 1;11(4):344-57. https://doi.org/10.12681/healthresj.40372
Champiat S, Ouali K, Laparra A, Charalambous A, Di Palma M, Jordan K, Massard C, Aapro M, Scotte F. From toxicity assessment to adaptive safety care: implementing comprehensive fast-track safety evaluation for anticancer drug development. ESMO open. 2025 Oct 1;10(10):105796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esmoop.2025.105796
Button E, Zhang AR, Thamm C, Chan RJ, Charalambous A, Ee C, Merlo G, McErlean G, Anderson BO, Kitson AL. The Australian Cancer Plan through a Caring Life Course Lens: Moving from Cancer to Care by Placing the Person at the Center of Care. InSeminars in Oncology Nursing 2025 Sep 25 (p. 152020). WB Saunders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2025.152020
Thamm C, Button E, Johal J, Knowles R, Paterson C, Halpern MT, Charalambous A, Chan A, Aranda S, Taylor C, Chan RJ. Describing the Core Attributes and Impact of Comprehensive Cancer Centers Internationally: A Chronological Scoping Review. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Mar 18;17(6):1023. doi: 10.3390/cancers17061023. PMID: 40149356; PMCID: PMC11940407.
Protogiros D, Cloconi C, Tsitsi T, Nicolaidou I, Kyriacou E, Couespel N, Moreno-Alonso D, Carrión C, Claveria A, Charalambous A. Achieving digital transformation in cancer care across Europe: Practical recommendations from the TRANSiTION project. J Cancer Policy. 2025 Apr 8;44:100584. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2025.100584. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40210108.
Anghel R, Bîlteanu L, Folea AR, Marinescu ȘA, Pisoschi AM, Alexandrescu MF, Dumachi AI, Galeș LN, Trifănescu OG, Zgură AF, Șerbănescu LG, Capșa C, Charalambous A, Șerban AI. Assessing the Impact of Nutritional Status on the Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients-The Need for Comprehensive Digital Tools. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Mar 27;17(7):1128. doi: 10.3390/cancers17071128. PMID: 40227666; PMCID: PMC11987966.
Linares D, Charalambous A. Addressing digital skills gaps in cancer care: A call for targeted training programs. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2025 Apr;75:102842. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102842. Epub 2025 Feb 21. PMID: 40010018.
Gregoriou PL, Charalambous A, Rousou E, Papastavrou E, Merkouris A. Attitudes of Physicians and Nurses Toward Interprofessional Collaboration: a Systematic Literature Review. Mater Sociomed. 2025;37(1):64-73. doi: 10.5455/msm.2025.37.64-73. PMID: 40098756; PMCID: PMC11910901.
Popescu RA, Sullivan R, Aggarwal A, Lopes David BB, Valciņa O, Al Sendi M, Lawler M, Charalambous A, Aapro M, Hall C, Eniu A, Selby P. Improving cancer outcomes through enhanced leadership and strategy training for cancer healthcare professionals – A course developed by the European School of Oncology (ESO), the European Cancer Organization (ECO) and Sharing Progress in Cancer Care (SPCC). J Cancer Policy. 2025 Mar;43:100517. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2024.100517. Epub 2024 Nov 5. PMID: 39510379.
2024
Ghebreyesus TA, Mired D, Sullivan R, Mueller A, Charalambous A, Kacharian A, Tsagkaris C, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Grigoryan H, Gralow J, Ilbawi A, Ghanem K, Mula-Hussain L, Mikkelsen B, Yimer M, Hammad N, Arakelyan S, Kutluk T, Salman Z, Lawler M, Tamamyan G, Babak MV, Arakelyan J. A manifesto on improving cancer care in conflict-impacted populations. Lancet. 2024 Aug 3;404(10451):427. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01023-7. PMID: 39097383.
Charalambous A, Price R, Jha P. Accelerating progress on EU cancer control. Lancet Oncol. 2024 Feb;25(2):158-160. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00002-0. PMID: 38301686.
Eng L, Chan RJ, Chan A, Charalambous A, Darling HS, Grech L, van den Hurk CJG, Kirk D, Mitchell SA, Poprawski D, Rammant E, Ramsey I, Fitch MI, Cheung YT. Perceived Barriers Toward Patient-Reported Outcome Implementation in Cancer Care: An International Scoping Survey. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 Jun;20(6):816-826. doi: 10.1200/OP.23.00715. Epub 2024 Mar 8. PMID: 38457755.
Hesso I, Kayyali R, Zacharias L, Charalambous A, Lavdaniti M, Stalika E, Ajami T, Acampa W, Boban J, Gebara SN. Cancer care pathways across seven countries in Europe: What are the current obstacles? And how can artificial intelligence help? J Cancer Policy. 2024 Mar;39:100457. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2023.100457. Epub 2023 Nov 25. PMID: 38008356.
Hesso I, Zacharias L, Kayyali R, Charalambous A, Lavdaniti M, Stalika E, Ajami T, Acampa W, Boban J, Nabhani-Gebara S. Artificial Intelligence for Optimizing Cancer Imaging: User Experience Study. JMIR Cancer. 2024 Oct 10;10:e52639. doi: 10.2196/52639. PMID: 39388693; PMCID: PMC11502975.
2023
Hesso I, Kayyali R, Dolton DR, Joo K, Zacharias L, Charalambous A, Lavdaniti M, Stalika E, Ajami T, Acampa W, Boban J, Nabhani-Gebara S. Cancer care at the time of the fourth industrial revolution: an insight to healthcare professionals’ perspectives on cancer care and artificial intelligence. Radiat Oncol. 2023 Oct 9;18(1):167. doi: 10.1186/s13014-023-02351-z. PMID: 37814325; PMCID: PMC10561443.
Zavrou R, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E, Koutroubas A, Karanikola M. Qualitative inquiry into the experience of suicide loss, aftereffects and coping strategies of suicide-bereaved Greek-speaking parents in Cyprus. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2023 Dec;18(1):2265671. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2265671. Epub 2023 Oct 7. PMID: 37803997; PMCID: PMC10561585.
Adamakidou T, Menti K, Charalambous A, Tsiou C, Vlachou E, Govina O. Changes in unmet care needs, social support and distress from initial diagnosis to post-surgery in patients with gynecological cancer: A longitudinal study. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Oct;66:102358. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102358. Epub 2023 Jun 10. PMID: 37572628.
Charalambous A, Dielenseger P, Tsitsi T, Foulkes M, Dodlek N, Fernández-Ortega P, Grov EK, Utne I. A review of growth and development of oncology nursing in six European countries. Ann Palliat Med. 2023 Sep;12(5):1036-1046. doi: 10.21037/apm-23-82. Epub 2023 Jun 29. PMID: 37431223.
Gregoriou I, Economidou EC, Avraam D, Soteriades ES, Papastavrou E, Charalambous A, Stylianides A, Merkouris A. Leadership and Intention to Leave Among Public Health Sector Physicians in Cyprus: A National Cross-Sectional Study. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2023 Jun 29;305:89-92. doi: 10.3233/SHTI230431. PMID: 37386965.
Gregoriou I, Papastavrou E, Charalambous A, Economidou E, Soteriades ES, Merkouris A. Organisational commitment, job satisfaction and intention to leave among physicians in the public health sector of Cyprus: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2023 May 23;13(5):e067527. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067527.
Bugani V, Battistelli L, Sansovini M, Monti M, Paganelli G, Gich I, Flotats A, Erba PA, Blay JY, la Fougère C, Van Poppel H, Charalambous A, Herrmann K, Giordano A, Györke T, Deroose C, Matteucci F, Carrió I. Radioligand therapies in cancer: mapping the educational landscape in Europe. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2023 Jul;50(9):2692-2698. doi: 10.1007/s00259-023-06217-0. Epub 2023 Apr 14. PMID: 37058168; PMCID: PMC10102677.
Cloconi C, Economou M, Charalambous A. Burnout, coping and resilience of the cancer care workforce during the SARS-CoV-2: A multinational cross-sectional study. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Apr;63:102204. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102204. Epub 2022 Oct 18. PMID: 36821886; PMCID: PMC9578328.
Cheung YT, Charalambous A, Grootenhuis M, van der Plas E. Editorial: Psychosocial aspects of adolescents and young adults with cancer. Front Psychol. 2023 Jan 24;14:1126571. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1126571. PMID: 36760437; PMCID: PMC9903046.
Toivonen K, Charalambous A, Suhonen R. A caring and living environment that supports the spirituality of older people with dementia: A hermeneutic phenomenological study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2023 Feb;138:104414. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104414. Epub 2022 Dec 2. PMID: 36549146
Soikkeli-Jalonen A, Mishina K, Virtanen H, Charalambous A, Haavisto E. Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of psychosocial support for family members in palliative care inpatient units-A qualitative descriptive study. Nurs Open. 2023 May;10(5):3018-3027. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1548. Epub 2022 Dec 20. PMID: 36539588; PMCID: PMC10077415.
Charalambous A. Theoretical Frameworks of Leadership in Nursing: Critical Reflections. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2023 Feb;39(1):151362. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151362. Epub 2022 Nov 19. PMID: 36414521.
2022
Mark Lawler, Lynne Davies, Simon Oberst, Kathy Oliver, Alexander Eggermont, Anna Schmutz, Carlo La Vecchia, Claudia Allemani, Yolande Lievens, Peter Naredi, Tanja Cufer, Ajay Aggarwal, Matti Aapro, Kathi Apostolidis, Anne-Marie Baird, Fatima Cardoso, Andreas Charalambous, Michel P Coleman, Alberto Costa, Mirjam Crul, Csaba L Dégi, Federica Di Nicolantonio, Sema Erdem, Marius Geanta, Jan Geissler, Jacek Jassem, Beata Jagielska, Bengt Jonsson, Daniel Kelly, Olaf Kelm, Teodora Kolarova, Tezer Kutluk, Grant Lewison, Françoise Meunier, Jana Pelouchova, Thierry Philip, Richard Price, Beate Rau, Isabel T Rubio, Peter Selby, Maja Južnič Sotlar, Gilliosa Spurrier-Bernard, Jolanda C van Hoeve, Eduard Vrdoljak, Willien Westerhuis, Urszula Wojciechowska, Richard Sullivan. European Groundshot—addressing Europe’s cancer research challenges: a Lancet Oncology Commission. The Lancet Oncology, 2022. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00540-X.
Ramsey I, Chan A, Charalambous A, Cheung YT, Darling HS, Eng L, Grech L, Hart NH, Kirk D, Mitchell SA, Poprawski D, Rammant E, Fitch MI, Chan RJ. Exercise counselling and referral in cancer care: an international scoping survey of health care practitioners’ knowledge, practices, barriers, and facilitators. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Nov;30(11):9379-9391. PMID: 36173560; PMCID: PMC9521001.
Papoui E, Papastavrou E, Merkouris A, Charalambous A. A pilot randomized controlled study of the effects of an educational training program on skin reactions induced by chemotherapy, Epidermal Growth Factor Inhibitor (EGFRI) treatments, and immunotherapy. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2022 Aug 15;60:102194. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102194. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35994868.
Cheung YT, Chan A, Charalambous A, Darling HS, Eng L, Grech L, van den Hurk CJG, Kirk D, Mitchell SA, Poprawski D, Rammant E, Ramsey I, Fitch MI, Chan RJ. The use of patient-reported outcomes in routine cancer care: preliminary insights from a multinational scoping survey of oncology practitioners. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Feb;30(2):1427-1439. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06545-7. Epub 2021 Sep 15. PMID: 34524527; PMCID: PMC8440726.
Toivonen K, Charalambous A, Suhonen R. Supporting the spirituality of older people living with dementia in nursing care: A hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry into older people’s and their family members’ experiences. Int J Older People Nurs. 2022 Nov 15:e12514. doi: 10.1111/opn.12514. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36379909.
Kivimäki T, Stolt M, Katajisto J, Charalambous A, Suhonen R. National registry-based data of adverse events in Finnish long-term professional homecare in 2009-2019. J Clin Nurs. 2022 Apr 3. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16312. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35373401.
Adamakidou T, Charalambous A. How did SARS-CoV-2 changed the landscape in cancer care. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2022 Apr;57:102118. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102118. Epub 2022 Feb 28. PMID: 35307319; PMCID: PMC8883722.
Charalambous A, Biagioli V. The challenge of rare cancers in nursing care. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2022 Aug 18:102195. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102195. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36002349.
Efthymiou A, Middleton N, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E. Health literacy and eHealth literacy and their association with other caring concepts among carers of people with dementia: A descriptive correlational study. Health Soc Care Community. 2022 May;30(3):1109-1119. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13341. Epub 2021 May 6. PMID: 33956368.
Zavrou R, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E, Koutrouba A, Karanikola M. Trying to keep alive a non-traumatizing memory of the deceased: A meta-synthesis on the interpretation of loss in suicide-bereaved family members, their coping strategies and the effects on them. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2022 Aug 23. doi: 10.1111/jpm.12866. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35996970.
Savva G, Papastavrou E, Charalambous A, Merkouris A. Observational Evidence of the Prevalence and Association of Polypharmacy and Drug Administration Errors in Hospitalized Adult Patients. Sr Care Pharm. 2022 May 1;37(5):200-209. doi: 10.4140/TCP.n.2022.200. PMID: 35450562.
Savva G, Merkouris A, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E. Omissions and Deviations From Safe Drug Administration Guidelines in 2 Medical Wards and Risk Factors: Findings From an Observational Study. J Patient Saf. 2022 Apr 1;18(3):e645-e651. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000913. PMID: 34508041.
2021
Socratous G, Cloconi C, Tsatsou I, Charalambous A. Nurses’ Knowledge in Relation to the Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome in Cancer Patients: A Cross-National Comparison in Two European Countries. SAGE Open Nurs. 2021 Sep 30;7:23779608211035208. doi: 10.1177/23779608211035208. PMID: 34632056; PMCID: PMC8493427.
Tsitsi T, Christou A, Christodoulou-Fella M, Beccati S, Boccaletti L, Palermo A, Alves J, Teixeira A, Charalambous A. A Qualitative Focus Group Study for the Exploration of Knowledge and Attitudes of Informal Caregivers Toward Breast Cancer: Perceptions of Informal Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals in Three European Countries. Inquiry. 2021 Jan-Dec;58:469580211060254. doi: 10.1177/00469580211060254. PMID: 34911397; PMCID: PMC8695740.
Christou A, Papastavrou E, Merkouris A, Charalambous A. A pretest-posttest pilot study for the development and preliminary validation of a tool for the clinical assessment of radioiodine induced sialadenitis. SAGE Open Med. 2021 Sep 1;9:20503121211042211. doi: 10.1177/20503121211042211. PMID: 34484788; PMCID: PMC8414619.
Charalambous M, Papakyriacou C, Tsitsi T, Katodritis N, Vomvas D, Charalambous A. The evaluation of the reliability and validity properties of the Greek version of the xerostomia questionnaire (ΧQ). Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jun;52:101971. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101971. Epub 2021 May 8. PMID: 34022580.
Stavrinou M, Tsitsi T, Astras G, Paikousis L, Charalambous A. A randomised controlled feasibility trial to evaluate Lawsonia inermis (henna)’s effect on palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia induced by capecitabine or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2021 Apr;51:101908. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101908. Epub 2021 Feb 15. PMID: 33626423.
Dimitriadou M, Merkouris A, Charalambous A, Lemonidou C, Papastavrou E. The knowledge about patient safety among undergraduate nurse students in Cyprus and Greece: a comparative study. BMC Nurs. 2021 Jun 25;20(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s12912-021-00610-6. PMID: 34172054; PMCID: PMC8234646.
Evripidou M, Merkouris A, Charalambous A, Karanikola M, Zavrou R, Papastavrou E. Missed Nursing Care Among Patients With Dementia During Hospitalization: An Observation Study. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2021 May-Jun;14(3):150-159. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20210326-01. Epub 2021 May 1. PMID: 34039149.
Charalambous A, Tsitsi T, Astras G, Paikousis L, Filippou E. A pilot randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study on the effects of the topical application of pyridoxine on palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE) induced by capecitabine or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD). Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2021 Feb;50:101866. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101866. Epub 2020 Nov 11. PMID: 33227569.
Achilleos M, Merkouris A, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E. Medication adherence, self-efficacy and health literacy among patients with glaucoma: a mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open. 2021 Jan 20;11(1):e039788. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039788. PMID: 33472775; PMCID: PMC7818806.
Yates P, Charalambous A, Fennimore L, Nevidjon B, So WKW, Suh EE, Woodford E, Young A. Position statement on cancer nursing’s potential to reduce the growing burden of cancer across the world. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Jul;29(7):3435-3437. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06030-1. PMID: 33709188.
Charalambous A. Specialized Cancer Care Roles: from Clinical Practice to Research and Beyond. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2020 Jan 14;7(3):232-234. doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_59_19. PMID: 32642491; PMCID: PMC7325769.
Efthymiou A, Middleton N, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E. Health literacy and eHealth literacy and their association with other caring concepts among carers of people with dementia: A descriptive correlational study. Health Soc Care Community. 2021 May 6. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13341. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33956368.
Thrasyvoulou S, Tsitsi T, Katodritis N, Vomvas D, Charalambous M, Charalambous A. Reliability and Validity of the Greek Version of the Oral Mucositis Weekly Questionnaire in the Head and Neck Cancer Context. J Nurs Meas. 2021 Aug 1;29(2):317-333. doi: 10.1891/JNM-D-19-00096. Epub 2021 Mar 19. PMID: 33741726.
Achilleos M, Merkouris A, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E. Medication adherence, self-efficacy and health literacy among patients with glaucoma: a mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open. 2021 Jan 20;11(1):e039788. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039788. PMID: 33472775; PMCID: PMC7818806.
2020
Young AM, Charalambous A, Owen RI, Njodzeka B, Oldenmenger WH, Alqudimat MR, So WKW. Essential oncology nursing care along the cancer continuum. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Dec;21(12):e555-e563. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30612-4. Epub 2020 Nov 16. PMID: 33212045.
Molassiotis A, Fraser A, Culligan M, Labuc P, Csaba DL, Charalambous A. Nursing and Allied Health Research Priorities in the Care of Patients With Thoracic Malignancies: An International Cross-Sectional Survey. Front Oncol. 2020 Oct 26;10:591799. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.591799. PMID: 33194753; PMCID: PMC7649333.
Ioannou A, Papastavrou E, Avraamides MN, Charalambous A. Virtual Reality and Symptoms Management of Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue, and Pain: A Systematic Review. SAGE Open Nurs. 2020 Aug 27;6:2377960820936163. doi: 10.1177/2377960820936163. PMID: 33415290; PMCID: PMC7774450.
Chorattas A., Papastavrou E., Charalambous A., Kouta C. Developing and assessing the effectiveness of a nurse-led hone-based educational programme for managing breathlessness in lung cancer patients: a feasibility study. Frontiers in Oncology. 2020 Sep 2;10:1366. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01366. PMID: 32983967; PMCID: PMC7492635.
Tseroni M, Georgitsou M, Baka A, Pinaka O, Pervanidou D, Tsironi M, Bleta P, Charvalakou M, Psinaki I, Dionysopoulou M, Legaki A, Vakali A, Patsoula E, Vassalou E, Bellou S, Diamantopoulos V, Georgakopoulou T, Mouchtouri V, Tsiodras S, Middleton N, Charalambous A, Raftopoulos V, Hadjichristodoulou C. The Importance of an Active Case Detection (ACD) Programme for Malaria among Migrants from Malaria Endemic Countries: The Greek Experience in a Receptive and Vulnerable Area. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jun 8;17(11):4080. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17114080. PMID: 32521653; PMCID: PMC7312366.
R. J Chan, D. K Mayer, B. Koczwara, V. Loerzel, RN, A. Charalambous, Oluwaseyifunmi Andi Agbejule, Doris Howell. Building Capacity in Cancer Nurses to Deliver Self-Management Support: A Call for Action Paper. Cancer Nursing 2020 Sep/Oct;43(5):341-342. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000855. PMID: 32810041.
2019
Kivimäki T, Stolt M, Charalambous A, Suhonen R. Safety of older people at home: An integrative literature review. Int J Older People Nurs. 2020 Mar;15(1):e12285. doi: 10.1111/opn.12285. Epub 2019 Nov 19. PMID: 31746103.
Charalambous A, Zorpas M, Cloconi C, Kading Y. Healthcare professionals’ perceptions on the use of opioid analgesics for the treatment of cancer-related pain in Cyprus: A mixed-method study. SAGE Open Med. 2019 Apr 4;7:2050312119841823. doi: 10.1177/2050312119841823.
Constantina C, Papastavrou E, Charalambous A. Cancer nurses’ perceptions of ethical climate in Greece and Cyprus. Nurs Ethics. 2019 Sep;26(6):1805-1821. doi: 10.1177/0969733018769358.
Kousoulou M, Suhonen R, Charalambous A. Associations of individualized nursing care and quality oncology nursing care in patients diagnosed with cancer. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2019 Aug;41:33-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2019.05.011.
Charalambous A, Giannakopoulou M, Bozas E, Paikousis L. Parallel and serial mediation analysis between pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue and nausea, vomiting and retching within a randomised controlled trial in patients with breast and prostate cancer. BMJ Open. 2019 Jan 24;9(1):e026809. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026809.
Evripidou M, Merkouris A, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E. Implementation of a training program to increase knowledge, improve attitudes and reduce nursing care omissions towards patients with dementia in hospital settings: a mixed-method study protocol. BMJ Open. 2019 Jul 19;9(7):e030459. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030459.
Efthymiou A, Middleton N, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E. Adapting the eHealth Literacy Scale for Carers of People With Chronic Diseases (eHeals-Carer) in a Sample of Greek and Cypriot Carers of People With Dementia: Reliability and Validation Study. J Med Internet Res. 2019 Nov 28;21(11):e12504. doi: 10.2196/12504.
2018
Charalambous A, Kelly D. Promoting a safety culture through effective nursing leadership in cancer care. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2018 Oct;36:vi-vii. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2018.10.002.
Toivonen K, Charalambous A, Suhonen R. Supporting spirituality in the care of older people living with dementia: a hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry into nurses’ experiences. Scand J Caring Sci. 2018 Jun;32(2):880-888. doi: 10.1111/opn.12514.
Suhonen R, Stolt M, Berg A, Katajisto J, Lemonidou C, Patiraki E, Sjövall K, Charalambous A. Cancer patients’ perceptions of quality-of-care attributes-Associations with age, perceived health status, gender and education. J Clin Nurs. 2018 Jan;27(1-2):306-316. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13902.
Charalambous M, Raftopoulos V, Paikousis L, Katodritis N, Lambrinou E, Vomvas D, Georgiou M, Charalambous A. (2018). The effect of the use of thyme honey in minimizing radiation – induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2018 Jun;34:89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2018.04.003.
Charalambous A, Cloconi C, Papastavrou E, Adamakidou T. (2018) Psychometric properties of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey: a cross-sectional study in Greek and Cypriot Cancer Care Settings. Journal of Nursing Measurement. 2018 Aug;26(2):237-248. doi: 10.1891/1061-3749.26.2.237. Epub 2018 Aug 1. PMID: 30567942.
2017
Charalambous A, Kaite CP, Charalambous M, Tistsi T, Kouta C. (2017) The effects on anxiety and quality of life of breast cancer patients following completion of the 1st cycle of chemotherapy. SAGE Open Medicine 5: 1–10. doi: 10.1177/2050312117717507.
Charalambous A (2017) Living with the effects of cutaneous toxicities induced by treatment. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs [serial online] 4(3): 220-223. doi: 10.4103/2347-5625.207729.
Suhonen R, Stolt M, Berg A, Katajisto J, Lemonidou C, Patiraki E, Sjövall K, Charalambous A. (2017) Quality of nursing care as perceived by cancer patients: A cross-sectional survey in four European countries. Journal of Balkan Union of Oncology (JBUON) 22(3): 777-782. Read Online here.
Suhonen R, Stolt M, Berg A, Katajisto J, Lemonidou C, Patiraki E, Sjövall K, Charalambous A. (2017) Cancer patients’ perceptions of quality of care attributes – associations with age, perceived health status, gender and education. J Clin Nurs. May 30. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13902.
Charalambous A, Lambrinou E, Katodritis N, Vomvas D, Raftopoulos V, Georgiou M, Paikousis L, Charalambous M (2017). The effectiveness of thyme honey for the management of treatment-induced xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients: A feasibility randomized control trial. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 27: 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2017.01.001.
Charalambous A, Adamakidou T, Cloconi C, Charalambous M, Tsitsi T, Vondráčková L, Bužgová R. (2017) The quality of oncology nursing care: A cross sectional survey in three countries in Europe. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. pii: S1462-3889(16)30154-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.12.006.
Charalambous, M, Raftopoulos V, Lambrinou E, Charalambous A (2013) The effectiveness of honey for the management of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review of clinical trials. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 5(3): 217-225. doi: 10.1016/j.eujim.2013.01.003.
Tsitsi T, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E, Raftopoulos V. (2017) Effectiveness of a relaxation intervention (progressive muscle relaxation and guided imagery techniques) to reduce anxiety and improve mood of parents of hospitalized children with malignancies: A randomized controlled trial in Republic of Cyprus and Greece. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 26:9-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.10.007.
Charalambous, A. Molassiotis A. (2017) Preliminary validation and reliability of the Short Form Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire in a lung cancer population. European Journal of Cancer Care, 26(1): e12418. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12418.
Kelly D, Charalambous A. (2017) Recognising the impact and future potential of cancer nursing: The RECaN project and beyond.Eur J Oncol Nurs. 29:A1-A2. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2017.06.004.
2016
Charalambous A, Giannakopoulou M, Bozas E, Marcou Y, Kitsios P, Paikousis L. (2016) Guided Imagery And Progressive Muscle Relaxation as a Cluster of Symptoms Management Intervention in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: A Randomized Control Trial. PLoS One. 24;11(6):e0156911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156911. eCollection 2016.
Charalambous A, Kaite C, Constantinou M, Kouta C. (2016) Translation and validation of the Cancer-Related Fatigue Scale in Greek in a sample of patients with advanced prostate cancer. BMJ Open. 2;6(12):e011798. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011798.
Stolt M, Charalambous A, Radwin L, Adam C, Katajisto J, Lemonidou C, Patiraki E, Sjövall K, Suhonen R. (2016) Measuring trust in nurses – Psychometric properties of the Trust in Nurses Scale in four countries. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 25:46-54. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.09.006.
Vryonides S, Papastavrou E, Charalambous A, Andreou P, Eleftheriou C, Merkouris A. Ethical climate and missed nursing care in cancer care units. Nurs Ethics. 2016 Sep 27. DOI: 10.1177/0969733016664979.
Charalambous A, Radwin L, Berg A, Sjovall K, Patiraki E, Lemonidou C, Katajisto J, Suhonen R. (2016) An international study of hospitalized cancer patients’ health status, nursing care quality, perceived individuality in care and trust in nurses: A path analysis. Int J Nurs Stud. 61:176-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.06.013.
Johansson Stark Å, Charalambous A, Istomina N, Salanterä S, Sigurdardottir AK, Sourtzi P, Valkeapää K, Zabalegui A, Bachrach-Lindström M. (2016) The quality of recovery on discharge from hospital, a comparison between patients undergoing hip and knee replacement – a European study. J Clin Nurs. 25(17-18):2489-501. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13278.
Klemetti S, Leino-Kilpi H, Charalambous A, Copanitsanou P, Ingadottir B, Istomina N, Katajisto J, Unosson M, Zabalegui A, Valkeapää K. (2016) Information and Control Preferences and Their Relationship With the Knowledge Received Among European Joint Arthroplasty Patients. Orthop Nurs. 35(3):174-82. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000246.
Charalambous A, Charalambous M. (2016) “I Lost My Image, the Image Others Know Me By”: Findings From a Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of Patients Living With Treatment-Induced Cutaneous Toxicities. Res Nurs Health. 39(3):187-96. doi: 10.1002/nur.21722. Epub 2016 Apr 15.
2015
Molassiotis A, Charalambous A, Taylor P, Stamataki Z, Summers Y. (2015) The effect of resistance inspiratory muscle training in the management of breathlessness in patients with thoracic malignancies: a feasibility randomised trial. Support Care Cancer. 23(6):1637-45. doi: 10.1007/s00520-014-2511-x.
Sigurdardottir AK, Leino-Kilpi H, Charalambous A, Katajisto J, Stark ÅJ, Sourtzi P, Zabalegui A, Valkeapää K. (2015) Fulfilment of knowledge expectations among family members of patients undergoing arthroplasty: a European perspective. Scand J Caring Sci. 29(4):615-24. doi: 10.1111/scs.12199.
Vryonides S, Papastavrou E, Charalambous A, Andreou P, Merkouris A. (2015) The ethical dimension of nursing care rationing: A thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. Nurs Ethics. 22(8): 881-900. doi: 10.1177/0969733014551377.
Suhonen R, Stolt M, Katajisto J, Charalambous A, Olson LL. (2015) Validation of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey for older people care. Nurs Ethics. 22(5):517-32. doi: 10.1177/0969733014549878.
2014
Charalambous A and Adamakidou T. (2014) Construction and validation of the quality of oncology nursing care scale (QONCS). BMC Nursing 13:48. doi: 10.1186/s12912-014-0048-4.
Charalambous A, Efstathiou G, Adamakidou T, Tsangari H. (2014) Adult cancer patients satisfaction of nursing care: a cross-national evaluation of two Southeastern European countries. Int J Health Plann Manage. 29(4):e329-46. doi: 10.1002/hpm.2225. Epub 2013 Nov 19.
Charalambous A, Frangos S, Talias M. (2014) A randomized controlled trial for the use of thymus honey in decreasing salivary gland damage following radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer: research protocol. J Adv Nurs. 70(7):1663-71. doi: 10.1111/jan.12318. Epub 2013 Nov 21.
Charalambous A. (2014) Hermeneutic phenomenological interpretations of patients with head and neck neoplasm experiences living with radiation-induced xerostomia: the price to pay? Eur J Oncol Nurs. 18(5):512-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.04.007. Epub 2014 May 27.
Charalambous A, Adamakidou T. (2014) Construction and validation of the quality of oncology nursing care scale (QONCS). BMC Nurs. 13(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s12912-014-0048-4. eCollection 2014.
Pylli M, Middleton N, Charalambous A, Raftopoulos V. (2014) HIV prevalence, sexual and HIV testing behaviors among men who have sex with men in the Republic of Cyprus: 2011-2012 data from a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 14:432. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-432.
Suhonen R, Stolt M, Gustafsson ML, Katajisto J, Charalambous A. (2014) The associations among the ethical climate, the professional practice environment and individualized care in care settings for older people. J Adv Nurs. 70(6):1356-68. doi: 10.1111/jan.12297.
Valkeapää K, Klemetti S, Cabrera E, Cano S, Charalambous A, Copanitsanou P, Ingadottir B, Istomina N, Johansson Stark Å, Katajisto J, Lemonidou C, Papastavrou E, Sigurdardottir AK, Sourtzi P, Unosson M, Zabalegui A, Leino-Kilpi H. (2014) Knowledge expectations of surgical orthopaedic patients: a European survey. Int J Nurs Pract. 20(6):597-607. doi: 10.1111/ijn.12189.
Kirsi Johansson, K., Klemetti, S, Cabrera, S., Cano, S., Charalambous, A., Copanitsanou, P., Ingadottir, B, Istomina, N., Johansson A., Katajisto, J., Lemonidou, C., Evridiki Papastavrou, Sigurdardottir, A., Sourtzi, P, Unosson, M., Zabalegui, A., Leino-Kilpi, H. (2014) Knowledge expectations of surgical orthopaedic patients; an international survey. International Journal of Nursing Practice 20(6): 597–607. doi: 10.1111/ijn.12189.
2013
Charalambous, A. (2013) Variations in patient satisfaction with care for breast, lung, head and neck and prostate cancers in different cancer care settings. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 17(5):588-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2013.01.006.
Charalambous, A and Kaite, C. (2013) Undergraduate nursing students caring for cancer patients: phenomenological hermeneutic insights of their lived experiences. BMC Health Services Research. 13:63. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-63.
Charalambous A, Raftopoulos V, Talias MA. (2013) The confirmatory factor analysis of the job diagnostic survey: the oncology nursing setting. Journal of Nursing Management. 21(2):273-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01386.x.
Suhonen R, Charalambous A, Stolt M, Katajisto J, Puro M. (2013) Caregivers’ work satisfaction and individualised care in care settings for older people. J Clin Nurs. 22(3-4):479-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04052.x.
2012
Charalambous, A., Adamakidou, T. (2012) Risser patient satisfaction scale: a validation study in Greek cancer patients. BMC Nursing. 11:27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6955-11-27.
Raftopoulos V, Charalambous A, Talias M. (2012) The factors associated with the burnout syndrome and fatigue in Cypriot nurses: a census report. BMC Public Health. 12(1):457. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-457.
Charalambous A, Chappell NL, Katajisto J, Suhonen R. (2012) The conceptualization and measurement of individualized care. Geriatr Nurs. 33(1):17-27. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2011.10.001.
Papastavrou, E., Charalambous, A., Tsagari, H, Karayiannis, G. (2012) The Burdensome and Depressive Experience of Caring: What Cancer, Schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Have in Common. Cancer Nursing. 35(3):187-94. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31822cb4a0.
Charalambous, A. (2012) Ethics, Religion, and Spiritual Aspects Associated With Nursing Care in Hospitalized Cancer Patients. Journal Paediatric Hematology/Oncology.2012. 32(1): 57-63.
Charalambous, A. (2012) Interpreting patients as a means of clinical practice: introducing nursing hermeneutics. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2010, 47(10):1283-1291. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.02.011.
2011
Papastavrou E, Charalambous A, Tsangari H. (2011) How do informal caregivers of patients with cancer cope: A descriptive study of the coping strategies employed. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 16(3):258-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2011.06.001.
2010
Charalambous, A, Katajisto, J, Välimäki, M, Leino-Kilpi, H, Suhonen, R. (2010) Individualised care and the professional practice environment: nurses’ perceptions. International Nursing Review. 57(4): 500–507. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00831.x.
Papastavrou, E., Charalambous, A., Tsagari, H, Karayiannis, G. (2010) The cost of caring: the relative with schizophrenia. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 24(4):817–823. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00782.x.
Charalambous, A. (2010) Validation and test-retest reliability of the Risser Patient Satisfaction Scale in Cyprus (oncology patients). Journal of Nursing Management. 18(1): 61-69. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.01055.x.
Charalambous, M., Charalambous, A. (2010) A critical exploration of surgical-oncology nurse’s perceptions of factors involved in decision-making on postoperative wound management: a descriptive survey. Hellenic Journal of Nursing Science. 3(1): 1-10. National Peer-Reviewed Journal (Greece). Read Online here.
Charalambous, A, Tsitsi, T. (2010) The impact of globalization in the healthcare arena and the development of a supernational prescriptive framework. Archives of Hellenic Medicine. 27(1):106-112. Read Online here (in Greek).
Charalambous, A, Tsitsi, T. (2010) The identification of the factors that contribute to the systematic use of condom for the prevention of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases based on the Health Belief Model. Archives of Hellenic Medicine. 27(3):449-459. Read Online here (in Greek).
2009
Charalambous, A & Socrates S. (2009) A Descriptive Analysis of the Cyprus Healthcare System Based on the Main State Provision Theories. Nosileftiki, 48(2): 136-142. National Peer-Reviewed Journal (Greece). More Info here.
Charalambous, A., Papadopoulos, R., Beadsmoore, A. (2009) Towards a theory of quality nursing care for patients with cancer through hermeneutic phenomenology, European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 13(5): 350-360. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.04.011.
Charalambous, A Papastavrou, E. (2009) Problems Rising when Caring for a Dying Patient with Cancer: Reflections on a Critical Incident. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 15(4): 198-202. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2009.15.4.41969.
Papastavrou, E., Charalambous, A., Tsagari, H. (2009) Exploring the other side of cancer care: The informal caregiver. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 13: 128-136. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.02.003.
2008
Charalambous, A., Papadopoulos, R., Beadsmoore, A. (2008) Listening to the voices of patients with cancer their advocates and their nurses: A hermeneutic-phenomenological study of quality nursing care. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.05.008.
Charalambous A, Papadopoulos IR, Beadsmoore A. Listening to the voices of patients with cancer, their advocates and their nurses: A hermeneutic-phenomenological study of quality nursing care. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2008 Dec;12(5):436-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.05.008.
Charalambous, A., Papadopoulos, R., Beadsmoore, A. (2008) Ricoeur’s hermeneutic phenomenology: an implication for nursing research. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 22; 637–642. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00566.x.
2007
Charalambous, A., Papadopoulos, R., Beadsmoore, A. (2007) Quality in Cancer Nursing Care. Cyprus Nursing Chronicles. 8(3): 18-26. National Peer-Reviewed Journal (Cyprus). More Info here.
Charalambous, A., & Socratous, S. (2007) Managerial efforts for implementing a program in Home Care for old age people from a public hospital. Cyprus Nursing Chronicles. 8(1): 39-49. National Peer-Reviewed Journal. More Info here.
2006
Charalambous, A., Papadopoulos, R., Beadsmoore, A. (2006) Quality Nursing Care: patients’ perspectives and the nursing response (preliminary report). European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 10(3), 220.
Charalambous, A., Papastavrou, E. (2006) Nurses’ and Patients’ satisfaction as quality indicators in Oncology Departments. Cyprus Nursing Chronicles. 7(2):14-34. National Peer-Reviewed Journal.
2005
Charalambous, A. (2005) Job satisfaction among nurses in Cyprus and in Europe. Cyprus Nursing Chronicles. 6(1): 21-27. National Peer-Reviewed Journal. More Info here.
Charalambous, A. (2005) Job satisfaction among nurses in Cyprus. Cyprus Nursing Chronicles. 5(2): 14-22. National Peer-Reviewed Journal.
