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Jumana Antoun

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

I am a Professor of Family Medicine at the American University of Beirut. I am interested in obesity and health informatics. I am CPHIMS certified and interested in research related to electronic health records. I am also interested in healthcare communication, especially technology or EMRs are invovled.

Human-Computer Interaction Obesity Science & Medical Education

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

American University of Beirut

Work details

Associate Professor

American University of Beirut

Family Medicine

family physician, medical educator, researcher and clinical weight loss practitioner

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PeerJ Contributions

July 19, 2023

Effectiveness of a modified Balint group process on empathy and psychological skills employing Kirkpatrick’s evaluation framework

Jumana Antoun, Beatrice Khater, Hala Itani, Jihane Naous, Maya Romani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15279 PubMed 37483957

April 24, 2023

Content analysis of social media regarding obesity as a chronic disease

Farah Abdul Razzak, Diane Saab, Firas Haddad, Jumana Antoun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1321

December 14, 2022

The use of audio self-hypnosis to promote weight loss using the transtheoretical model of change: a randomized clinical pilot trial

Jumana Antoun, Marielle El Zouki, Myrna Saadeh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14422 PubMed 36536625

July 27, 2022

Weight change-related factors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cross-sectional study using social cognitive theory

Roxane Assaf, Jumana Antoun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13829 PubMed 35915751

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August 28, 2025

Market-approved convolutional neural network tasked with classifying skin lesions under suspicion of melanoma: performance across primary care clinics within Australia

Ian J. Miller, Michael Stapelberg, Jeremy Hudson, Paul Coxon, Nathaniel Milani, Nedeljka Rosic, James Furness, Joe Walsh, Mike Climstein

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19876 PubMed 40895061

April 16, 2025

Weight loss effects of non-pharmacological interventions in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Rong Hu, Lihong Zhang, Jingjing Zhu, Sihua Zhao, Lixue Yin, Junping Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19238 PubMed 40256727

February 7, 2025

Berberine-induced browning and energy metabolism: mechanisms and implications

Aslıhan Alpaslan Ağaçdiken, Zeynep Göktaş

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18924 PubMed 39931072

January 22, 2025

Assessing the readability, quality and reliability of responses produced by ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity regarding most frequently asked keywords about low back pain

Erkan Ozduran, Volkan Hancı, Yüksel Erkin, İlhan Celil Özbek, Vugar Abdulkerimov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18847 PubMed 39866564

December 13, 2024

Adiposity and body fat distribution based on skinfold thicknesses and body circumferences in Czech preschool children, secular changes

Anna Vážná, Jan M. Novák, Robert Daniš, Petr Sedlak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18695 PubMed 39686996

April 10, 2024

Association of healthy lifestyle score with control of hypertension among treated and untreated hypertensive patients: a large cross-sectional study

Ting Dong, Qin Zhou, Weiquan Lin, Chang Wang, Minying Sun, Yaohui Li, Xiangyi Liu, Guozhen Lin, Hui Liu, Caixia Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17203 PubMed 38618570

July 3, 2023

Attitudes of medical students in Khartoum, Sudan towards the doctor-patient relationship: a cross-sectional study

Aya M. Haiba, Marwan M. Haiba

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15434 PubMed 37426412

May 8, 2023

Analysing the effectiveness of Twitter as an equitable community communication tool for international conferences

Niall W. Duncan, Russell Shean

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15270 PubMed 37180583

February 9, 2023

Epidemiological correlates of overweight and obesity in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Mackenzie H. Smith, Justin W. Myrick, Oshiomah Oyageshio, Caitlin Uren, Jamie Saayman, Sihaam Boolay, Lena van der Westhuizen, Cedric Werely, Marlo Möller, Brenna M. Henn, Austin W. Reynolds

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14723 PubMed 36788809

February 6, 2023

Cross-sectional associations between body mass index, waist circumference, and multimorbidity: Pró-Saúde study

Fernanda Muniz de Macedo Stumpf, Alessandra Silva Dias de Oliveira, Eduardo Faerstein, Cintia Chaves Curioni

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14744 PubMed 36778147

January 24, 2023

Body mass index and the risk of basal cell carcinoma: evidence from Mendelian randomization analysis

Likui Lu, Bangbei Wan, Hongtao Zeng, Jun Guo, Min Li, Miao Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14781 PubMed 36710862

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December 15, 2022

Self voting classification model for online meeting app review sentiment analysis and topic modeling

Naila Aslam, Kewen Xia, Furqan Rustam, Ernesto Lee, Imran Ashraf

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1141