16/04/2025
🎉 New Publication from the LIFE+ MEDEA!
We are excited to share our latest article:
“Health Effects of Desert Dust Storms in Children With Asthma: Knowledge, Perceptions and Practices of School Health Visitors in Cyprus”, now published in Nursing Research and Practice.
This study highlights the important role of School Health Visitors in managing asthma in school settings during desert dust events, an increasingly urgent issue in the context of climate change and air quality in Cyprus
This work was conducted as part of the LIFE+ MEDEA project, and reflects a strong collaborative effort across disciplines and institutions.
We are grateful to all those who contributed, especially the Health Visitor Services of the Ministry of Health and the School Health Visitors who participated in the study. 👩⚕️💙
👥 Full list of authors:
Paraskevi Kinni¹²³, Panayiotis Kouis¹, Melanie Charalambous⁴, Maria G. Kakkoura¹⁵, Stavria-Artemis Elia¹, Eirini Kampriani⁶⁷, Souzana Achilleos²⁸, Andrie Panayiotou², Maria Hadjisoteriou⁹, Nicos Middleton³, Panayiotis K. Yiallouros¹
🏛️ Author Affiliations:
¹ Respiratory Physiology Laboratory, Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
² Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
³ Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
⁴ Educational Sector, Nursing Services, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus
⁵ Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
⁶ Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
⁷ Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Medical School, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
⁸ Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Medical School, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
⁹ School Health Services, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus
Ιατρική Σχολή Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου
Respiratory Physiology Laboratory: University of Cyprus
Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου | University Of Cyprus
Cyprus University of Technology / Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
Υπουργείο Υγείας Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
📄 The full open-access article is available — check the comments for the link!