Publications

Notes: * Corresponding author; Underlined are the names of students involved as research assistants or volunteers

PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

  1. Chaiban, L., Benyaich A., Yaacoub, S.*, Rawi, H., & Bardus, M. (2022) Access to primary and secondary health care services for people living with diabetes and lower-limb amputation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 22:359 doi: 1186/s12913-022-07921-7 [IF 2019=2.655]
  2. Bardus, M.*, Al-Daccache, M., Maalouf, N., Al Sarih, R. & Elhajj I.H. (forthcoming) COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Data Management and Privacy Policy: A Systematic Review and Content Analysis. JMIR mHealth & uHealth: doi:10.2196/35195 [IF 2019=4.310]
  3. Rashid, A., Aleik, K., Alloush, Z., Awada, N., Baraki, M., Bardus, M., Chaar, R., Chehade, B., Fakih, B., Foddis, L. M., Garau, C., Hajjar, R., Khattar, R., Massoud, M., Mockbel, M., Mohammad, A., & Montisci, A. (2021). RES-Q an Ongoing Project on Municipal Solid Waste Management Program for the Protection of the Saniq River Basin in Southern Lebanon. In O. Gervasi, B. Murgante, S. Misra, C. Garau, I. Blečić, D. Taniar, B. O. Apduhan, A. M. A. C. Rocha, E. Tarantino, & C. M. Torre (Eds.), Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021 (pp. 536–550). Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-87010-2_40
  4. Al-Sheyab, N.*, Al Nsour, M., Khader, Y., Yousif, H., Alyahya, M., Taha, H., Bardus, M., Al Kattan, M., & Amiri, M. (2021). Midwives and women’s perspectives on family planning in Jordan: human rights, gender equity, decision-making and power dynamics. Heliyon doi: 1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07810
  5. Yousif, H.*, Al-Sheyab, N., Alyahya, M., Al Kattan, M., Bardus, M., Al Nsour, M., Khader, Y., Taha, H., & Amiri, M. (2021) Perceptions towards the use of digital technology for enhancing Family Planning Services: A qualitative study with Jordanian women, Syrian refugees, and midwives in Jordan. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(7):e25947 doi: 10.2196/25947 [IF 2019=5.030]
  6. Bardus, M., El-Borgi, C., Kharroubi, S., Diab-El-Harakeh, M., Gherbal, T., & Fares E-J.* (2021) Exploring the use of mobile and wearable technology for health and fitness among university student athletes: A cross-sectional study. Sensors, 21(13):4472 doi:10.3390/s21134472 [IF 2019=3.275]
  7. El Benny, M., Kabakian-Khasholian, T., El-Jardali, F., & Bardus, M.* (2021) Application of the eHealth literacy model in digital health interventions: Scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(6):e23473. doi: 10.2196/23473 [IF 2019=5.030]
  8. Massoud, M.A.*, Lameh, G., Bardus, M., & Alameddine, I. (2021) Determinants of Waste Management Practices and Willingness to Pay for Improving Waste Services in Three Lebanese Areas. Environmental Management doi:10.1007/s00267-021-01472-z [IF 2019=2.561]
  9. Bou Alk, I., Zgheib, N., Matar, M., Mukherji, D., Bardus, M., & Nasr, R.* (2021) Primary care and pulmonary physicians’ knowledge and practice concerning screening for lung cancer Cancer Medicine. (00): 1-8. doi.org/10.1002/cam4.3816 [IF 2019=3.491]
  10. Terhorst, Y.*, Philippi, P., Sander, L., Schultchen, D., Paganini, S., Bardus, M., Santo, K., Knitza, J., Machado, G.C., Schoeppe, S., Bauereiß, N., Portenhauser, A., Domhardt, M., Walter, B., Krusche, M., Baumeister, H., & Messner, E-M. (2020). Psychometric evaluation of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS). PLOS One, 15(11): e0241480 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241480 [IF 2019=2.740]
  11. Telvizian, T., Al Ghadban, Y., Alawa, J., Mukherji, D., Zgheib, N., Sawaf B., Nasr, R & Bardus, M.* (2020). Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Related to Cancer Screening and Prevention in Lebanon: Community and Social Media Users’ Perspectives. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000631 [IF 2019=2.413]
  12. Kabakian-Khasholian, T.*, Makhoul J., & Bardus, M. (2020) To wear or not to wear a mask in the COVID-19 era? The broken bridge between recommendations and implementation in Lebanon. Journal of Global Health, 10(2): 020322 doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.020322 [IF 2019=2.899]
  13. Bardus, M.*, El-Boukhari, N., & Nakkash, R. (2020) Development and evaluation of smoke-free or tobacco-free policies in university settings: A systematic scoping review. Health Education Research, 35(4): 306-351 doi:10.1093/her/cyaa009 [IF 2019=1.108]
  14. Bardus, M., El Rassi, R., Chahrour, M., Akl, E.W., Raslan, A.S., Meho, L.I., & Akl, E.A.* (2020) The Use of Social Media to Increase the Impact of Health Research: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(7):e1507. doi:10.2196/15607 [IF 2019=5.030]
  15. Bardus, M.*, Awada, N., Ghandour, L., Fares E-J., Gherbal, T., Al-Zanati, T., & Stoyanov, S.R. (2020) The Arabic Version of the Mobile App Rating Scale: Development and Validation Study. JMIR mHealth & uHealth, 8(3):e16956. doi:10.2196/16956 [IF 2019=4.310]
  16. Bardus, M.*, Ali, A., Demachkieh, F. & Hamadeh, G. (2019) Assessing the quality of mobile apps for weight management: A user-centered study with employees from a Lebanese university. JMIR mHealth & uHealth, 7(1):e9836. doi:10.2196/mhealth.9836 [IF 2019=4.310]
  17. Bardus, M.*, Hamadeh, G., Hayek, B., & Al-Kharfan, R. (2018). A Self-Directed Mobile Intervention (WaznApp) to Promote Weight Control Among Employees at a Lebanese University: Protocol for a Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(5):e133. doi:10.2196/resprot.9793
  18. Bardus, M.*, Zeinoun, L., El Boukhari, N., & Abdulrahim, S. (2018). A low-cost, randomized pilot trial promoting physical activity among older adults in Lebanon: The ProPAOLA study. In APHA’s 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo (Nov. 10-Nov. 14). American Public Health Association.
  19. Minhem, M., Bardus, M., & Safadi, B. (2018). Marketing of Bariatric Surgery May Play a Role in Increasing Surgical Case Load. In Obesity Surgery28: 239-239. 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013 USA: Springer. [IF 2019=3.412]
  20. Minhem, M., Bardus, M., Fouani, T., & Safadi, B. (2018). The Utilization of Digital Health and Messaging Applications in the Practice of Middle East and North Africa Bariatric Surgeons. In Obesity Surgery28: 152-152. 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013 USA: Springer. [IF 2019=3.412]
  21. Bardus, M.*, & Abou Hassan, F., (2016). eHealth for obesity prevention among low-income populations: Is research is promoting health for all? European Journal of Public Health, 26(Suppl. 1):77. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckw166.010 [IF 2019=2.391]
  22. Bardus, M.*, Smith, J.R., Samaha, L. & Abraham C., (2016). Mobile and Web 2.0 interventions for weight management: An overview of review evidence and its methodological quality. European Journal of Public Health, 26(4):602-10. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw090 [IF 2019=2.391]
  23. Bardus, M.*, van Beurden, S.B., Smith J.R., & Abraham C., (2016). A review and content analysis of engagement, functionality, aesthetics, information quality, and change techniques in the most popular commercial apps for weight management. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13:35. doi:10.1186/s12966-016-0359-9 [IF 2019=6.714]
  24. Bardus, M.*, Smith, J.R., Samaha, L. & Abraham, C., (2015). Mobile Phone and Web 2.0 Technologies for Weight Management: A Systematic Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17(11):e259. doi:10.2196/jmir.5129 [IF 2019=5.030]
  25. Bardus, M.*, Smith, J.R. & Abraham C., (2015). Are eHealth interventions for obesity prevention effective? A systematic review of reviews. European Journal of Public Health, 25 (Suppl. 3):203. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv172.081 [IF 2019=2.391]
  26. Moretti, R.*, Cremaschini, M., Brembilla, G., Fenili, F., Gambirasio, M.N., Valoti, M., Bardus, M., Suggs, L.S. & Barbaglio, G. (2015). Is Facebook Effective in Preventing HIV/STDs in Scholarized Adolescents? A Cluster RCT. Austin Journal of HIV/AIDS Research, 2(2):1016. [IF 2019=1.200]
  27. Bardus, M., Blake, H., Lloyd, S., & Suggs, L.S.*, (2014). Reasons for participating and not participating in a e-health workplace physical activity intervention: A qualitative analysis. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 7(4): 229-246. doi:10.1108/IJWHM-11-2013-0040 [IF 2019=1.339]
  28. Suggs, L.S.*, Bardus, M., Blake, H., Lloyd, S. (2013). Effects of text messaging in addition to emails on physical activity among university and college employees in the UK. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 18(Suppl. 2): 56-64. doi:10.1177/1355819613478001 [IF 2019=2.571]
  29. Bardus, M.* (2011). The web 2.0 and social media technologies for pervasive health communication: Are they effective? Studies in Communication Sciences, 11(1): 119-136. [CiteScore=0.538]
  30. Suggs L.S.*, Blake H., Lloyd S. & Bardus, M. (2010). MoveM8! A technology-based physical activity intervention for UK worksites: Results of a randomized controlled trial conducted from September 2009 to August 2010. European Journal of Public Health, 20 (Suppl. 1):262. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckq131 [IF 2019=2.391]
  31. Suggs L.S.*, Blake H., Lloyd S. & Bardus, M. (2009). An individualised approach: MoveM8! E-mail and SMS physical activity communication in the workplace. ‘Abstracts’, Journal of Sports Sciences, 27(4):S1-S133. [IF 2019=2.597]

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

  1. Rundle-Thiele S.*, & Bardus, M. (2022) “Research Methods for Social Marketers”. In Fourali, C. & French, J. (Eds.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Social Marketing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
  2. Bardus, M.* & Holden, P. (2022) “Educational Standards in Social Marketing”. In Fourali, C. & French, J. (Eds.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Social Marketing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-14449-4_135-1
  3. Bardus, M.* & Holden, P. (2022) “Fundamental Competencies in Social Marketing”. In Fourali, C. & French, J. (Eds.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Social Marketing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. doi: 1007/978-3-030-14449-4_132-1
  4. Bardus, M.* (2022) “Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI)”. In Fourali, C. & French, J. (Eds.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Social Marketing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-14449-4_140-1
  5. Al-Daccache, M. & Bardus, M.* (2022) “Intervention Mapping”. In Fourali, C. & French, J. (Eds.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Social Marketing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-14449-4_144-1
  6. Al-Daccache, M. & Bardus, M.* (2022) “PRECEDE-PROCEED”. In Fourali, C. & French, J. (Eds.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Social Marketing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. doi: 1007/978-3-030-14449-4_143-1
  7. Al-Daccache, M. & Bardus, M.* (2022) “Process Evaluation”. In Fourali, C. & French, J. (Eds.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Social Marketing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-14449-4_155-1
  8. Bardus, M.* & Al-Daccache, M. (2022) “Aims, goals, and objectives in social marketing”. In Fourali, C. & French, J. (Eds.)The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Social Marketing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham doi: 1007/978-3-030-14449-4_137-1
  9. Evans, W.D., Bardus, M., & Agha, S. (forthcoming) “Global Health Communication”, In: Routledge Handbook of Health Communication (3rd edition). Thompson, T. & Harrington, N. (Eds.) Routledge, London.
  10. Bardus, M.*, Domegan, C., Suggs, L.S. & Mikkelsen, B.E. (2021). “Engaging students and communities through service learning and community-academia partnerships: Lessons from the field of social marketing education”, In: Research Anthology on Business and Technical Education in the Information Era. Khosrow-Pour Mehdi (Ed.), IGI Global, Hershey, PA: 832-856. doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5345-9.ch046
  11. Bardus, M.*, Domegan, C., Suggs, L.S. & Mikkelsen, B.E. (2019). “Engaging students and communities through service learning and community-academia partnerships: Lessons from the field of social marketing education”, In: Evaluating the Gaps and Intersections Between Marketing Education and the Marketing Profession. Pinheiro, M., Estima A. & Marques S. (Eds.), IGI Global, Hershey, PA: 84-116. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6295-5.ch008
  12. El Harakeh, A., Madi, F. & Bardus, M.* (2017). “Development of Strategies to Promote Solid Waste Management in Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon”, In: Social Marketing: Rebels with a Cause (3rd edition). Hastings, G. & Domegan C. (Eds.) Routledge, London: 390-405.
  13. Bardus, M.*, & Di Salvo, P (2016). “Leveraging the power of social media to enhance internal and external communication: A case study from the European Journalism Observatory”. In Strategic Communication for Non-Profit Organisations: Challenges and Alternative Approaches. Oliveira E., Duarte Melo, A., & Goncalves, G. (Eds.) Vernon Press, Wilmington: 267-293.
  14. Suggs, L.S., Rangelov, N., Schmeil, A., Occa, A., Bardus, M., Radchuk, O. & Dianat, S. (2015). “E-health services”. In: The International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication & Society. Wiley Blackwell, Oxford: 1-9. doi:10.1002/9781118767771.wbiedcs080

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Publications intended for professional communities

  • Elhajj, I.H., Abou Mrad, L., Germani, A., Bardus, M., Dohna, H., Ghattas, H., Dawy, Z., Maalouf, N., & Kamar, A. (2021). Ma3an-Together Against Corona, The Official Lebanese Contact Tracing App: Experience and Lessons Learned. In Emerging science, frontier technologies, and the SDGs. Perspectives from the UN system and science and technology communities. New York: United Nations Interagency Task Team on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals. May 2021, pp. 51-54. Available from: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/IATT%20report%20on%20emerging%20techs%202021.pdf
  • Bardus, M. (2019, Summer). “E-Service Learning in Social Marketing Education: is it Worth the Effort? A Report on a CTL-Supported Graduate Course in the Master of Public Health at AUB”, Center for Teaching and Learning’s Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 1, p. 8.

Publications intended for the general public

Doctoral dissertation

  • Bardus, M. (2012). “Theory of planned behavior, participation, and physical activity communication in the workplace” (Università della Svizzera italiana, USI): Lugano, Switzerland. Available from: https://doc.rero.ch/record/29176, urn:nbn:ch:rero-006-110804