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Samuel Melamed

Samuel Melamed

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Psychology

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11247
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5631
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Overview

Samuel Melamed is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and focuses primarily on research in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Dermatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Neurology. The research topics addressed by Melamed include Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, Breastfeeding Practices and Influences, Health Literacy and Information Accessibility, Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility.

Melamed has contributed to multiple publications across a variety of scientific journals and systematic review platforms. Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Melamed include:

  • The Influence of Web-Based Tools on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnant Adolescents or Adolescent Mothers: Mixed Methods Systematic Review (2021), Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2022), Neurosurgical Review
  • Efficacy and safety of echinocandin monotherapy and combination therapy for immunocompromised patients with systemic candidiasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023), Journal de Mycologie Médicale
  • Topical treatments and skin-resurfacing techniques for skin ageing (2021), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • PROTOCOL: Community-based interventions for initiating early end-of-life conversations in nonterminally Ill adults: a systematic review (2021), Campbell Systematic Reviews

Melamed frequently publishes in certain venues, including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, where there are three publications, as well as the Journal of Medical Internet Research, Neurosurgical Review, Journal de Mycologie Médicale, and Campbell Systematic Reviews.

Collaborations play a notable role in Melamed's research. Frequent co-authors with repeated collaborations include:

  • Mervyn Jun Rui Lim
  • Chan Yiong Huak
  • Wilson Tam
  • Wai Yie Leong
  • Jania J.Y. Wu

The research outputs by Melamed incorporate systematic reviews and meta-analyses that address clinical interventions, neurological treatments, and dermatological therapies. Their studies encompass both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, involving complex health-related outcomes and treatment efficacies.

Best Publications

  • Burnout and risk of cardiovascular disease : Evidence, possible causal paths, and promising research directions

    Samuel Melamed;Arie Shirom;Sharon Toker;Shlomo Berliner

  • A Comparison of the Construct Validity of Two Burnout Measures in Two Groups of Professionals

    Arie Shirom;Samuel Melamed

  • Burnout and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases

    Samuel Melamed;Talma Kushnir;Arie Shirom

  • Chronic burnout, somatic arousal and elevated salivary cortisol levels.

    Samuel Melamed;Ursula Ugarten;Arie Shirom;Luna Kahana

  • The association between burnout, depression, anxiety, and inflammation biomarkers: C-reactive protein and fibrinogen in men and women.

    Sharon Toker;Arie Shirom;Itzhak Shapira;Shlomo Berliner

  • Burnout and risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective study of apparently healthy employed persons

    Samuel Melamed;Arie Shirom;Sharon Toker;Itzhak Shapira

  • Burnout and risk of coronary heart disease: a prospective study of 8838 employees.

    Sharon Toker;Samuel Melamed;Shlomo Berliner;David Zeltser

  • Excessive daytime sleepiness and risk of occupational injuries in non-shift daytime workers.

    Samuel Melamed;Arie Oksenberg

  • Objective and subjective work monotony: effects on job satisfaction, psychological distress, and absenteeism in blue-collar workers.

    Samuel Melamed;Irit Ben-Avi;Jair Luz;Manfred S. Green

  • On the nature of burnout–insomnia relationships: A prospective study of employed adults

    Galit Armon;Arie Shirom;Itzhak Shapira;Samuel Melamed

  • Burnout and Health Review: Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions

    Arie Shirom;Samuel Melamed;Sharon Toker;Shlomo Berliner

  • The effects of chronic industrial noise exposure on urinary cortisol, fatigue and irritability: a controlled field experiment.

    Samuel Melamed;Shelly Bruhis

  • Attenuating the impact of job demands: additive and interactive effects of perceived control and social support

    Samuel Melamed;Talma Kushnir;Elchanan I Meir

  • The interactive effect of chronic exposure to noise and job complexity on changes in blood pressure and job satisfaction: a longitudinal study of industrial employees.

    Samuel Melamed;Yitzhak Fried;Paul Froom

  • Smoking cessation and weight gain.

    Paul Froom;Samuel Melamed;Jochanan Benbassat

  • The big five personality factors as predictors of changes across time in burnout and its facets.

    Galit Armon;Arie Shirom;Samuel Melamed

  • Elevated burnout predicts the onset of musculoskeletal pain among apparently healthy employees.

    Galit Armon;Samuel Melamed;Arie Shirom;Itzhak Shapira

  • Work‐load, perceived control and psychological distress in Type A/B industrial workers

    T. Kushnir;S. Melamed

  • Healthy volunteer effect in industrial workers.

    Paul Froom;Samuel Melamed;Estela Kristal-Boneh;Jochanan Benbassat

  • Effect of school age sports on leisure time physical activity in adults: The CORDIS Study.

    Allen Kraut;Samuel Melamed;Daphna Gofer;Paul Froom

  • Usefulness of the protection motivation theory in explaining hearing protection device use among male industrial workers.

    Samuel Melamed;Stanley Rabinowitz;Mabel Feiner;Esther Weisberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Arie Shirom
Arie Shirom Tel Aviv University
Yitzhak Fried
Yitzhak Fried Texas Tech University
Mina Westman
Mina Westman Tel Aviv University

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