Ioana Silistraru

Ioana Silistraru
  • PhD Sociology Narrative Medicine
  • Professor (Assistant) at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

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Current institution
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Current position
  • Professor (Assistant)

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Publications (23)
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This cross-sectional study explores the impact of behavioural factors on perceived stress and anxiety in COVID-19 positive and negative patients in Romania (N=1362). While focusing on identifying the main anxiety and stress predictors, data were gathered based on demographic criteria, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and anxiety scores measured wi...
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The primary objective of this study is to determine the existence of a significant correlation between inflammation levels, as measured by inflammatory markers IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α, and the severity of depressive symptoms assessed using HAM-D assessment scale. This could provide additional evidence supporting the hypothesis that inflammation play...
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This cross-sectional study investigates primary care physicians' intentions to change occupations and the presence of burnout in Romania in the pandemic. The research was carried out using an updated version of the MBI-Human Services Survey for Medical Personnel - MBI-HSS (MP) questionnaire. Our sample group consisted of 95 Romanian family doctors,...
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The subjective experience of infertility, the emotions, thoughts and problems stated in the patients' narratives show that thepsycho-social impact of infertility is real, and patients need permanent support, the recent qualitative studies suggest. Thepresent paper explores the patients' experiences with a diagnosis of female or male infertility fro...
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This study, which focuses on 227 participants (196 females and 31 males) comprising 187 clinical specialists and 40 surgical physicians, examines the prevalence of burnout in medical specialists. We investigate the effects of the emotional exhaustion (EE), Depersonalization (D), and personal accomplishment (PA) dimensions on professional satisfacti...
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Citation: Silistraru, I.; Ciubarȃ, A.; Olariu, O.; Ciureanu, I.-A.; Checherit ,ȃ , L.-E.; Drugus, D.; Dȃnilȃ, R.; Ros , ca, S ,. Burnout and Intention to These authors contributed equally to this work. Abstract: This study aims to examine the relationship between burnout and dentists' intentions to change careers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The M...
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Background: As obesity rates continue to rise worldwide, many surgeons consider bariatric procedures as a possible cure for the upcoming obesity pandemic. Excess weight represents a risk factor for multiple metabolic disorders, especially for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). There is a strong correlation between the two pathologies. The aim of thi...
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Both pathologies—obesity and depression—have high prevalence rates and have serious negative effects on the public's health. In recent meta-analyses, clinical trials, and epidemiological studies, they have been observed in people of all races. Both obesity and major depression are risk factors related to one another. In this paper, we suggest an ov...
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The primary aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of burnout in Romanian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey for Students (MBI-GS(S)). The presence of burnout was assessed based on Exhaustion (EX), Cynicism (CY) and Professional Efficacy (PE) subscales. The secondary aim of t...
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Durerea este o experiență universală, foarte prezentă în parcursul terapeutic al unui pacient cu patologie spinală, în particular la pacienți cu discopatie degenerativă lombară. Se impune astfel o trecere în revistă a factorilor care contribuie la abordarea complexă a pacientului cu lombalgie, indiferent de vârstă și patologie. Literatura este extr...
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The mental health challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmingly affect the general population. Stress and health anxiety, the risk of losing a job and working at home, online education for children, and isolation have a devastating cumulative effect. This study aims to achieve the following: i) to identify the epidemiological spec...
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Medical student burnout can cause emotional exhaustion and detachment from educational objectives. The objectives of this study were to evaluate burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey for Students (MBI-GS(S)) associated with online education and pandemic restrictions. Methods: The MBI-GS (S) was administered to final-year medica...
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While exploring the doctor-patient communication from a narrative perspective among patients suffering from cardiovascular conditions within the social context, as well as how this interpersonal conversation relates to the modern concepts of patient-centered care (PCC) or Shared Decision Making (SDM), we expose the fact that there is a noticeable s...
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Narațiunea medicală în România în domeniul bolilor cardiovasculare
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Objectives. At present, it is widely recognized that improving quality in healthcare delivery had become an extremely important topic for research. The objective of this study is to compare the types of interpersonal communication between Romanian patients and their general practitioners (GPs) with the discussions between Romanian pharmacists and t...
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The present paper aims at presenting a non-exhaustive list of methodology instruments for narrative analysis in medical communication. Patient narratives became of more and more importance while evidence-based medicine has created a gap between patients, their illness and their doctors. While being investigated through high-technology instruments u...
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published in RJSS http://journalofsociology.ro http://journalofsociology.ro/2014/12/07/256/cuprins-4/
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European Union’s statistics show that comparative recent data on life expectancy position Romania by the end of the hierarchy of European countries. 2005-2014 collected data in Europe show that only 48 percent of Romanian men reach 75 years of age, compared to 67 percent of all 28 member states data related to men, and 71 percent Romanian women rea...
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Poster presentation to International Conference NOBEZ 2017
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The present article starts from Reese's thesis (1997) according to which journalism is an activity of collecting empirical information, in which various activities have developed (Reese, 1997: 423). The paradigm of journalism is seen by Schudson (1997) as a model that governs the collection of information. In his seminal work on journalism as profe...

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