School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Dr Najwan El-Saifi

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Researcher biography

I am a Research Fellow at UQ Centre for Hearing Reseach. Within my current role I co-ordinate research activities for a large NHMRC-MRFF project SENSEcog Aged Care: Hearing and vision support to improve quality of life for people living with dementia in residential aged care, a collaborative project between leading universities from Australia and Ireland along with aged care facilities. I hold a BSc in Pharmacy (with distinction), a Master of Medical Research degree (1st Class Hons), and a PhD (University Award of Excellence).

My research is focused on the co-design, implementation, and evaluation of novel interventions for older people and their carers. I have strong mixed-methods skills with advanced knowledge of behavioural science tools and frameworks (e.g., the COM-B model) to inform the design and implementation of behaviour change interventions in practice.

Publications

Journal Articles (10)
Conference Papers (2)
Theses (2)

Journal Articles

El-Saifi, Najwan N. F., Moyle, Wendy, Jones, Cindy J. and Tuffaha, Haitham W. A. (2021). The perceptions of informal carers of older people with dementia about the role of their pharmacists. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 29 (5), 465-470. doi: 10.1093/ijpp/riab040
El‐Saifi, Najwan, Moyle, Wendy, Jones, Cindy J. and Tuffaha, Haitham W. (2019). Improving medication adherence in people with dementia through a technological design. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49 (5), 482-485. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1551
El-Saifi, Najwan, Moyle, Wendy, Jones, Cindy and Alston-Knox, Clair (2019). Determinants of medication adherence in older people with dementia from the caregivers' perspective. International Psychogeriatrics, 31 (3), 331-339. doi: 10.1017/s1041610218000583
Tuffaha, Haitham, El-Saifi, Najwan, Chambers, Suzanne and Scuffham, Paul (2019). New challenges in psycho-oncology: economic evaluation of psychosocial services in cancer: challenges and best practice recommendations. Psycho-Oncology, 28 (1), 3-10. doi: 10.1002/pon.4933
Tuffaha, Haitham W., El Saifi, Najwan, Chambers, Suzanne K. and Scuffham, Paul A. (2018). Directing research funds to the right research projects: a review of criteria used by research organisations in Australia in prioritising health research projects for funding. BMJ Open, 8 (12) e026207, e026207. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026207
El-Saifi, Najwan, Moyle, Wendy and Jones, Cindy (2018). Family caregivers’ perspectives on medication adherence challenges in older people with dementia: a qualitative study. Aging & Mental Health, 23 (10), 1333-1339. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2018.1496226
El-Saifi, Najwan, Moyle, Wendy, Jones, Cindy and Tuffaha, Haitham (2018). Medication adherence in older patients with dementia: a systematic literature review. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 31 (3), 322-334. doi: 10.1177/0897190017710524
Moyle, Wendy, Saifi, Najwan El, Draper, Brian, Jones, Cindy, Beattie, Elizabeth, Shum, David, Thalib, Lukman, Mervin, Cindy and O'Dwyer, Siobhan (2017). Pharmacotherapy of persons with dementia in long-term care in australia: A descriptive audit of central nervous system medications. Current Drug Safety, 12 (2), 95-102. doi: 10.2174/1574886312666170209113203
El-Saifi, Najwan, Jones, Cindy and Moyle, Wendy (2016). Quetiapine adverse events in older adults in Australia. Australasian Journal On Ageing, 35 (4), 281-284. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12347
El-Saifi, N., Moyle, W., Jones, C. and Tuffaha, H. (2016). Quetiapine safety in older adults: a systematic literature review. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 41 (1), 7-18. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.12357

Conference Papers

Tuffaha, H., El-Saifi, N. and Scuffham, P. (2018). Value For Money, the Overlooked Aspect in Research Funding Decisions. Moving Into Action: Informing Policy and Strengthening Healthcare Systems in Asia-Pacific, Tokyo, Japan, 8-11 September 2018. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2018.07.413
El-Saifi, Najwan, Moyle, Wendy, Jones, Cindy and Tuffaha, Haitham (2018). Can technology improve medication adherence in older people with dementia?. 16th International Conference, ICOST 2018, Singapore, 10-12 July, 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94523-1_1

Theses

El-Saifi, Najwan (2019). Improving medication adherence in older people with dementia through a technological design. PhD Thesis, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University.
El-Saifi, Najwan (2015). Quetiapine safety in older patients. Master's Thesis, School of Medicine/School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, Griffith University.