Dr. Diana Malaeb Matar

Gulf Medical University > Dr. Diana Malaeb Matar

Assistant Professor
Department of pharmacy practice

Education

  • PhD in Pathology and Clinical Research from Universite Paris-Est Creteil, Paris, France, 2021.
  • Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, in 2018.
  • Masters in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacoepidemiology from Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2015.
  • Doctor in Clinical Pharmacy from Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon 2006.
  • BS in Pharmacy from Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon, 2005.

Research Interest

  • Community: healthcare systems development and research in patient counselling areas.
  • Clinical: development of clinical skills by interpreting patient data matching diseases conditions and drugs. And involvement in drug-therapy management, education, and drug utilization review.
  • Collaborative Practice: working with other health professionals to select and manage drug therapy to optimize treatment outcomes

Publications

  • Fekih-Romdhane, F., Obeid, S., Malaeb, D. et al. Validation of a shortened version of the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-7) in the Arabic language. J Eat Disord 10, 127 (2022). [link]
  • Swami V, Todd J, Azzi V, Malaeb D, El Dine AS, Obeid S, Hallit S. Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) in Lebanese adults. Body Image. 2022 Sep;42:361-369. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.07.008. Epub 2022 Aug 1. PMID: 35926365. [link]
  • Cherri S, Malaeb D, Shouman L, Fahs I, Hallit R, Hallit S, Malaeb B, Salameh P. Assessment of Antimicrobial Utilization among Cancer Patients with Febrile Neutropenia at the Lebanese Hospitals. Curr Drug Saf. 2022 Jun 20. doi: 10.2174/1574886317666220620153115. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35726429. [link]
  • Akiki M, Obeid S, Salameh P, Malaeb D, Akel Marwan, Hallit R, Hallit S. Association between computer vision syndrome, insomnia, and migraine among Lebanese adults: the mediating effect of stress. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2022;24(4):21m03083. [link]
  • Hallit S, Brytek-Matera A, Malaeb D, Obeid S. Validation of the Arabic version of the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale in the general population in Lebanon. J Eat Disord. 2022 Aug 4;10(1):112. doi: 10.1186/s40337-022-00638-2. PMID: 35927764; PMCID: PMC9354308. [link]
  • Sabra, R., Safwan, J., Dabbous, M., Rida, A., Malaeb, D., Akel, M., Sakr. F. Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of Lebanese pharmacists in providing patient counseling on urinary tract infection and its treatment. Pharm Pract (Granada) [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 4 [cited 2022 Jul. 5];20(2):2653. [link]
  • Azzi, V., Bianchi, D., Pompili, S., Laghi, F., Gerges, S., & Akel, M., Malaeb, D. et al. (2022). Emotion regulation and drunkorexia behaviors among Lebanese adults: the indirect effects of positive and negative metacognition. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1). doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-04030-x. [link]
  • Malaeb, D., Dia, N., Haddad, C., Hallit, S., Sacre, H., & Barakat, M. et al. (2022). Factors associated with knowledge and awareness of stroke among the Lebanese population: A cross-sectional study. F1000research, 11, 425. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.108734.1. [link]
  • Mohammed, A., Hassan, B., Wayyes, A., Al‐Tukmagi, H., Blebil, A., & Dujaili, J., Nasr, M.H., El Hajj, M.S., Malaeb, D. et al. (2022). Exploring the quality of life of cosmetic users: A cross‐sectional analysis from eight Arab countries in the Middle East. Journal Of Cosmetic Dermatology. doi: 10.1111/jocd.15085. [link]
  • Moussa, S., Malaeb, D., Obeid, S., Hallit, S. (2022) Correlates of Positivity Among a Sample of Lebanese University Students. Front. Psychol. 13:880437. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.880437. [link]
  • Zoghby, H., Sfeir, E., Akel, M., Malaeb, D., Obeid, S., & Hallit, S. (2022). Knowledge, attitude and practice of Lebanese parents towards childhood overweight/obesity: the role of parent-physician communication. BMC Pediatrics, 22(1). doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03279-1. [link]
  • Haddad, C., Malhab, S., Sacre, H., Malaeb, D., Azzi, J., & Khachman, D. et al. (2022). Factors related to pregnancy status and unwanted pregnancy among lebanese women during the COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study. Archives Of Public Health, 80(1). doi: 10.1186/s13690-022-00833-2. [link]
  • Fares K, Haddad C, Malaeb D, Sacre H, Akel M, Salameh P, Obeid S, Hallit S. Social Anxiety and Its Correlates Among Lebanese Adults: Role of Self-Esteem, Depression, Alcohol Use Disorder, Alexithymia, and Work Fatigue. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2022 Jan 13;24(1):20m02902. doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02902. PMID: 35026875.
  • Malaeb D, Farchakh Y, Haddad C, Sacre H, Obeid S, Hallit S, Salameh P. Validation of the Beirut Distress Scale (BDS-10), a short version of BDS-22, to assess psychological distress among the Lebanese population. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2022 Jan;58(1):304-313. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12787. Epub 2021 Apr 6. PMID: 33821486.
  • Barakat M, A AlSalamat H, Jirjees F, Al-Obaidi H, K Hussain Z, El Hadidi S, Mansour S, Malaeb D, Hosseini H. Factors Associated with Knowledge and Awareness of Stroke Among the Jordanian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. F1000Res. 2021 Dec 6;10:1242. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.74492.1. PMID: 34987775; PMCID: PMC8672222.
  • Malaeb D, Bianchi D, Pompili S, Berro J, Laghi F, Azzi V, Akel M, Obeid S, Hallit S. Drunkorexia behaviors and motives, eating attitudes and mental health in Lebanese alcohol drinkers: a path analysis model. Eat Weight Disord. 2021 Oct 29:1–11. doi: 10.1007/s40519-021-01321-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34713408; PMCID: PMC8553592.
  • Bou Malhab S., Sacre H., Malaeb D., Khachman D., Lahoud N., Azzi J., Haddad C., Salameh P.Factors Related to Autonomy Among Lebanese Women: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study. BMC Women’s Health 21, 369 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01501-3
  • Haddad C, Malaeb D, Sacre H, Bou Khalil J, Khansa W, Al Hajj R, Kheir N, Saade S, Obeid S, Hallit S. Association of problematic internet use with depression, impulsivity, anger, aggression and social anxiety:  Results of a national study among Lebanese adolescents. Pediatr Investig. 2021 Dec; 5(4): 255–264. [link]
  • Sara Mansour, Mahmoud Youness, Sarah Cherri, Pascale Salameh, Souheil Hallit, Diana Malaeb, Hassan Hosseini. Assessment of the incidence and risk factors of early post-stroke seizures in Lebanese patients. Brain and Behavior.2021;00e02204. [link]
  • Malaeb D, Hallit S, Dia N et al. Effects of sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors on stroke development in Lebanese patients with atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional study. F1000Research 2021, 10:793. [link]
  • Haddad C, Bou Malhab S, Malaeb D, Sacre H, Saadeh D, Mourtada V, Salameh P. Stigma toward people with COVID-19 among the Lebanese population: a cross-sectional study of correlates and mediating effects. BMC Psychol. 2021 Oct 22;9(1):164. doi: 10.1186/s40359-021-00646-y. PMID: 34686218; PMCID: PMC8532089.
  • Haddad C, Sacre H, Bou Malhab S, Malaeb D, Saadeh D, Abou Tayeh C, Salameh P. A cross-sectional study of COVID-19-related bullying in a sample of Lebanese adults: scale validation, correlates, and mediating effect of fear and anxiety. BMC Psychol. 2021 Sep 8;9(1):137. doi: 10.1186/s40359-021-00643-1. PMID: 34496963.
  • Malaeb D, Akel M, Sacre H, Haddad C, Obeid S, Hallit S, Salameh P. Association between cumulative cigarette and Waterpipe smoking and symptoms of dependence in Lebanese adults. BMC Public Health. 2021 Aug 23;21(1):1583. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11626-7. PMID: 34425819; PMCID: PMC8381141.
  • Malaeb D, Farchakh Y, Haddad C, Sacre H, Obeid S, Hallit S, Salameh P. Validation of the Beirut Distress Scale (BDS-10), a short version of BDS-22, to assess psychological distress among the Lebanese population. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2021 Apr 6. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12787. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33821486.
  • Awad E, Salameh P, Sacre H, Malaeb D, Hallit S, Obeid S. Association between impulsivity and healthy orthorexia: any moderating role of personality traits? Psychol Health Med. 2021 Jul 14:1-10. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2021.1954673. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34256660.
  • Diana Malaeb, Souheil Hallit, Hiba Al Harfany, Sara Mansour, Frederic Faugeras, Pascale Salameh, and Hassan Hosseini. Effect of Sociodemographic Factors, Concomitant Disease States, and Measures Performed in the Emergency Department on Patient Disability in Ischemic Stroke: Retrospective Study from Lebanon. Stroke Research and Treatment Volume 2021, Article ID 5551558, 10 pages [link]
  • Lara Haidar, Hiba AlHarfany, Sarah G. Cherri, Diana Malaeb, Nada Dia , Pascale Salameh, Hassan Hosseini. Evaluation of hypertension treatment in acute ischemic stroke. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 11 (2021) 100776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100776
  • Obeid S, Haddad C, Fares K, Malaeb D, Sacre H, Akel M, Salameh P, Hallit S. Correlates of Emotional intelligence among Lebanese adults: The role of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, alcohol use disorder, alexithymia and work fatigue. BMC Psychol 9, 18 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00525-6
  • Sylvia Saade, Rawan Kobeissy, Salwa Sandakli, Diana Malaeb, Nathalie Lahoud, Souheil Hallit, Hassan Hosseini, and Pascale Salameh.  Medication adherence for secondary stroke prevention and its barriers among Lebanese survivors: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 9 (2021) 338–346. [link]
  • Diana Malaeb, Souheil Hallit, Hala Sacre, Clara Rahme, Bassem Malaeb, Rabih Hallit, Pascale Salameh. Preconception exposure to over-the-counter medications and the risk of childhood asthma in Lebanon: A cross-sectional study. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2021 Mar 1;49(2):104-112. doi: 10.15586/aei.v49i2.46. PMID: 33641301.
  • Rayane El Mouallem, Diana Malaeb, Marwan Akel, Souheil Hallit, Marie-Claude Fadous Khalife. Food neophobia in Lebanese children: Scale validation and correlates. Public Health Nutrition 2021 Jan 12;1-9. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021000082.
  • Diana Malaeb, Emmanuelle Awad, Chadia Haddad, Pascale Salameh, Hala Sacre, Marwan Akel, Michel Soufia, Rabih Hallit, and Souheil Hallit. Bullying victimization among Lebanese adolescents: The role of child abuse, Internet addiction, social phobia and depression and validation of the Illinois Bully Scale. BMC Pediatr. 2020 Nov 14;20 ;(1):520.
  • Diana Malaeb, Pascale Salameh, Sam Barbar, Emmanuelle Awad , Chadia Haddad, Rabih Hallit , Hala Sacre, Marwan Akel, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit. Problematic social media use and mental health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia) among Lebanese adults: any mediating effect of stress? Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2021 Apr;57(2):539-549. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12576. Epub 2020 Jul 7. PMID: 32633428.
  • Farah R, Malaeb D, Sacre H, Akel M, Hallit S, Salameh P. Factors associated with work impairment and productivity among Lebanese community pharmacists. Int J Clin Pharm. 2020 Aug; 42(4):1097-1108. doi: 10.1007/s11096-020-01087-0. Epub 2020 Jul 7. PMID: 32638293.
  • Diana Malaeb, Rabih Hallit, Hala Sacre, Souheil Hallit, and Pascale Salameh. Factors Associated with Wheezing Among Lebanese Children Results of a Cross-Sectional Study. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2020 Nov-Dec;48(6):523-529. doi: 10.1016/j.aller.2020.02.003. Epub 2020 May 10. PMID: 32402625.
  • Hiba AlHarfany, Lara Haidar, Sarah Cherri, Diana Malaeb, Pascale Salameh, Hassan Hosseini. Assessment of Acute Treatment of Hypertension in Ischemic Stroke Patients. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020 May 22; 195:105949.
  • Gloria Al Karaki, Souheil Hallit, Diana Malaeb, Nelly Kheir, Hala Sacre, Pascale Salameh, Rabih Hallit. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Insomnia Among a Representative Sample of the Lebanese Population: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health Jan 2020. https://doi.org/10.2991/jegh.k.200117.001; ISSN 2210-6006; eISSN 2210-6014
  • Malaeb D, Cherri S, Hallit S, Saade S, Hosseini H, Salameh P. Assessment of post discharge medication prescription among Lebanese patients with cerebral infarction: Results of a cross-sectional study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 Jan 13;191:105674. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105674.
  • Hallit S, Layoun N, Malaeb D, Outayek M, Boueid MJ, Waked M, Bacha ZA, Salameh P. The impact of textual and pictorial warnings on tumbac (waterpipe tobacco) boxes on the motivation and intention to quit waterpipe smoking in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019 Dec;26(36):36647-36657. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-06801-8. Epub 2019 Nov 16.
  • Hallit S, Sacre H, Haddad C, Malaeb D, Al Karaki G, Kheir N, Hajj A, Hallit R, Salameh P. Development of the Lebanese insomnia scale (LIS-18): a new scale to assess insomnia in adult patients. BMC Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 27;19(1):421. doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2406-y.
  • Nour Chamsine, Razan Mhanna, Souheil Hallit, Pascale Salameh, Bassem Malaeb, Rabih Hallit, Diana Malaeb. Retrospective study on the impact of statins on glycemic levels in hospitalized Lebanese diabetic patients. Medical Research Archives vol 7 issue 7. July 2019
  • Diana Malaeb, Souheil Hallit, Hala Sacre, Bassem Malaeb, Rabih Hallit, Pascale Salameh. Diet and asthma in Lebanese schoolchildren: A cross-sectional Study. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 Jun;54(6):688-697. doi: 10.1002/ppul.24280
  • Malaeb D., Fahs IM, Salameh P, Hallit S, Saad M, Bourji J, Hallit R. Assessment of vancomycin utilization among lebanese hospitals. Saudi Med J.2019 Feb; 40(2):152-157. doi: 10.15537/smj.2019.2.23872.
  • Hallit S, Hajj A, Sacre H, Al Karaki G, Malaeb D.,Kheir N, Salameh P, Hallit R. Impact of sleep disorders and other factors on the quality of life in general population: a cross-sectional study. J Nerv Ment Dis.  2019 May;207(5):333-339. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000968.
  • Sahar M. Haydar,, Souheil R. Hallit, Rabih R. Hallit, Pascale R. Salameh, Lama J. Faddoul, Bahia AG. Chahine, Diana N. Malaeb. Adherence to international guidelines for the treatment of meningitis infections in Lebanon. Saudi Med J. 2019 Mar;40(3):260-265. doi: 10.15537/smj.2019.3.23965.
  • Hallit S., Haddad C., Hallit R., Karaki G., Malaeb D., Sacre H., Kheir N., Hajj A., Salameh P. Validation of selected sleeping disorders related scales in Arabic among the Lebanese Population. BMC Psychiatry 19, 421 (2019). [link]
  • Mouhtadi B., Malak A., Malaeb B., Hallit S. , Salameh P. and Malaeb D. Physician-community pharmacist collaborative care in diabetes management a pilot study. J Drug Assess. 2018 Oct 23;7(1):61-65. doi: 10.1080/21556660.2018.1535437
  • Hallit S., Raherison C., Malaeb D., Hallit R., Kheir N., Salameh P. The AAA Risk Factors Scale: A New Model to Screen for the Risk of Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis and Atopic Dermatitis in Children. Med Princ Pract. 2018 Jun 7. doi: 10.1159/000490704.
  • Hallit S, Raherison C, Malaeb D., Hallit R, Waked M, Kheir N, Salameh P. Development of an asthma risk factors scale (ARFS) for risk assessment asthma screening in children. Pediatr Neonatol. 2018 Jun 7. pii: S1875-9572(17)30744-1
  • Fahs I, Hallit S, Rahal M, Malaeb D. The community pharmacist’s role in reducing CVD risk factors in Lebanon: a cross-sectional longitudinal study. Med Princ Pract. 2018 Jun 13. doi: 10.1159/000490853.
  • Choumane N., Malaeb D. ,Malaeb B. and Hallit S. A multicenter, prospective study evaluating the impact of the clinical pharmacist physician counselling on warfarin therapy management in Lebanon. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Feb 1;18(1):80.
  • Fahs I., Khalife Z., Malaeb D., Iskandarani M., Salameh P. The  Prevalence  and  Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors among the Lebanese Population:  A Prospective Study Comparing Urban to Rural Populations. Cardiol Res Pract. 2017; 2017: 3530902.
  • Fahs I., Shrayteh Z., Abdulkhaled R., Salameh P., Hallit S., and Malaeb D. Professional Practice Evaluation of Emergency Department Prescriptions for Community Acquired Infections in Lebanon. Int J Infect Dis. 2017 Sep 20. pii: S1201-9712(17)30234-5.
  • Malaeb D., Souheil Hallit, and Pascale Salameh. Assessment of vitamin D levels, awareness among Lebanese pharmacy students, and impact of pharmacist counseling. J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2016 Oct 4
  • George T. Nawas, Tarek Nawas, Malaeb D., Sarah El Helou and Souheil Hallit. Assessing the Appropriate Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors amongst the Outpatient Lebanese Population. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2016) 5(10): 767-777
  • Younes M, Malaeb D., and Iskandarani M.  Assessment of Cardiovascular Surgical Infection Prophylaxis in a Lebanese Hospital. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 3 (2015) 479-488.
  • Shrayteh ZM, Rahal MK, and Malaeb D. Practice of Switch From Intravenous to Oral Antibiotics.  Springerplus. 2014 Dec 9;3:717.
  • Dabbous MK, Sakr FR, Malaeb D. Anticoagulant Therapy In Pediatrics. J Basic Clin Pharm. 2014 Mar;5(2):27-33.
  • F. Sakr, M. Dabbous, Malaeb D., and Rahal M.. Novel Antimicrobial Agents: A Review. IJPT. 2014 Mar; 5(4): 2824-38.
  • Malaeb D., F. Sakr and M. Dabbous. Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension.  IJOP. 2013; 3(3):436-441.

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