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Scopus Author ID: 37054147400

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eHealth, mHealth, Primary Care, Family Medicine, General Practice, Social Media

Biography

Family doctor by training, currently co-leading a PhD project in Rwanda. Fascinated by the holistic approach and patient communication in primary care. Areas of research interest: eHealth, mobile health, primary health care, global health and health literacy. 10+ years of experience working with multicultural and multidisciplinary teams, and in non-for-profit organizations.

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Employment (3)

University of Luxembourg: Luxembourg, LU

2016-06 to 2030-05-31 | Doctoral Researcher (Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences)
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Charilaos Lygidakis

University of Luxembourg: Luxembourg, LU

2020-06-01 to 2020-08-31 | Research and Development Specialist (Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences)
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Charilaos Lygidakis

Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2010 to 2016 | Locum family doctor
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Charilaos Lygidakis

Education and qualifications (4)

University of Luxembourg: Luxembourg, LU

2016-06-01 to 2020-05-31 | Doctor of Philosophy (Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences)
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Charilaos Lygidakis

Regione Emilia-Romagna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2007 to 2010 | Diploma of Formal Qualification in General Practice / Family Medicine
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Charilaos Lygidakis

University of Florence: Florence, Toscana, IT

2006 to 2007 | Postgraduate Diploma (EQF7) in Alcohol-related Problems and Diseases
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Charilaos Lygidakis

University of Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

1998 to 2005 | Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery
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Professional activities (1)

WONCA Europe: -, NL

2015 to 2019 | Honorary Secretary
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Works (30)

Quality of life among adult patients living with diabetes in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study in outpatient clinics

BMJ Open
2021-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043997
Contributors: Charilaos Lygidakis; Jean Paul Uwizihiwe; Michela Bia; Francois Uwinkindi; Per Kallestrup; Claus Vögele
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Community- and mHealth-based integrated management of diabetes in primary healthcare in Rwanda (D²Rwanda): the protocol of a mixed-methods study including a cluster randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open
2019-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028427
Contributors: Charilaos Lygidakis; Jean Paul Uwizihiwe; Per Kallestrup; Michela Bia; Jeanine Condo; Claus Vögele
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Social Media as an Opportunity for Public Health Interventions: The #Metoo Movement as an Exemplar

Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth
2019-04-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.29086/JISfTeH.7.e5
Contributors: Raquel Gomez Bravo; María Gómez Bravo; Charilaos Lygidakis; Claus Vögele
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Family Violence Curricula in Europe (FAVICUE): a cross-sectional descriptive study protocol

BMJ Open
2019-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024519
Contributors: Raquel Gómez Bravo; Charilaos Lygidakis; Gene Feder; Robert A P Reuter; Claus Vögele
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Combating non-communicable diseases: potentials and challenges for community health workers in a digital age, a narrative review of the literature.

Health policy and planning
2019-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy099
PMID: 30668690
Contributors: Mishra SR; Lygidakis C; Neupane D; Gyawali B; Uwizihiwe JP; Virani SS; Kallestrup P; Miranda JJ
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

Conducting primary care research using social media

How To Do Primary Care Research
2018-08-28 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781138499584
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Charilaos Lygidakis

Using social media to disseminate primary care research

How To Do Primary Care Research
2018-08-28 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781138499584
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Charilaos Lygidakis

One consensual depression diagnosis tool to serve many countries: a challenge! A RAND/UCLA methodology.

BMC research notes
2018-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-3111-x
PMID: 29298721
PMC: PMC5751826
Contributors: Nabbe P; Le Reste JY; Guillou-Landreat M; Beck-Robert E; Assenova R; Lazic D; Czachowski S; Stojanović-Špehar S; Hasanagic M; Lingner H et al.
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

Universal Health Coverage: an urgent need for collaborative learning and technology in primary care.

Education for primary care : an official publication of the Association of Course Organisers, National Association of GP Tutors, World Organisation of Family Doctors
2018-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2017.1398052
PMID: 29110576
Contributors: Patel KD; McLoughlin C; Lygidakis C; Bollinger RC; Reeves S
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

Randomised controlled non-inferiority trial of primary care-based facilitated access to an alcohol reduction website.

BMJ open
2017-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014576
PMID: 29102982
PMC: PMC5722079
Contributors: Wallace P; Struzzo P; Della Vedova R; Scafuri F; Tersar C; Lygidakis C; McGregor R; Scafato E; Hunter R; Freemantle N
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

Randomised controlled non-inferiority trial of primary care-based facilitated access to an alcohol reduction website: cost-effectiveness analysis.

BMJ open
2017-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014577
PMID: 29102983
PMC: PMC5722092
Contributors: Hunter R; Wallace P; Struzzo P; Vedova RD; Scafuri F; Tersar C; Lygidakis C; McGregor R; Scafato E; Freemantle N
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

Which DSM validated tools for diagnosing depression are usable in primary care research? A systematic literature review.

European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists
2017-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.08.004
PMID: 27992813
Contributors: Nabbe P; Le Reste JY; Guillou-Landreat M; Munoz Perez MA; Argyriadou S; Claveria A; Fernández San Martín MI; Czachowski S; Lingner H; Lygidakis C et al.
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

How do general practitioners recognize the definition of multimorbidity? A European qualitative study.

The European journal of general practice
2016-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2015.1136619
PMID: 27232846
Contributors: Le Reste JY; Nabbe P; Lazic D; Assenova R; Lingner H; Czachowski S; Argyriadou S; Sowinska A; Lygidakis C; Doerr C et al.
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

Download Your Doctor: Implementation of a Digitally Mediated Personal Physician Presence to Enhance Patient Engagement With a Health-Promoting Internet Application

JMIR Research Protocols
2016-03-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.5232
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A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial of primary care-based facilitated access to an alcohol reduction website (EFAR-FVG): preliminary results.

Addiction science & clinical practice
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-10-s2-o29
PMC: PMC4596998
Contributors: Struzzo P; Vedova RD; Ferrante D; Freemantle N; Lygidakis C; Marcatto F; Scafato E; Scafuri F; Tersar C; Wallace P
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

The European general practice research network presents the translations of its comprehensive definition of multimorbidity in family medicine in ten European languages.

PloS one
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115796
PMID: 25607642
PMC: PMC4301631
Contributors: Le Reste JY; Nabbe P; Rivet C; Lygidakis C; Doerr C; Czachowski S; Lingner H; Argyriadou S; Lazic D; Assenova R et al.
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

What research agenda could be generated from the European General Practice Research Network concept of Multimorbidity in Family Practice?

BMC family practice
2015-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0337-3
PMID: 26381383
PMC: PMC4574005
Contributors: Le Reste JY; Nabbe P; Lingner H; Kasuba Lazic D; Assenova R; Munoz M; Sowinska A; Lygidakis C; Doerr C; Czachowski S et al.
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

International Exchanges in Family Medicine: the Hippokrates Exchange Programme.

Education for primary care : an official publication of the Association of Course Organisers, National Association of GP Tutors, World Organisation of Family Doctors
2015-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2015.11494357
PMID: 26253070
Contributors: Rigon S; Lygidakis C; Pettigrew L; Kallestrup P
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

Say it in Croatian--Croatian translation of the EGPRN definition of multimorbidity using a Delphi consensus technique.

Collegium antropologicum
2014-09 | Journal article
PMID: 25420389
Contributors: Lazić ĐK; Le Reste JY; Murgić L; Petriček G; Katič M; Ožvačić-Adžić Z; Nekič VC; Nabbe P; Hasanagić M; Assenova R et al.
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial of primary care-based facilitated access to an alcohol reduction website (EFAR-FVG): the study protocol.

BMJ open
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002304
PMID: 23408073
PMC: PMC3586130
Contributors: Struzzo P; Scafato E; McGregor R; Della Vedova R; Verbano L; Lygidakis C; Tersar C; Crapesi L; Tubaro G; Freemantle N et al.
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

Randomised controlled non-inferiority trial of primary care based facilitated access to an alcohol reduction website (EFAR-FVG).

Addiction science & clinical practice
2013-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-8-S1-A83
PMC: PMC3766197
Contributors: Wallace P; Struzzo P; della Vedova R; Tersar C; Verbano L; Lygidakis H; MacGregor R; Freemantle N; Scafato E
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

Is appropriate management of atrial fibrillation in primary care a utopia?

Journal of primary care & community health
2010-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/2150131910361360
PMID: 23804063
Contributors: Lygidakis C; Argyriadou S; Lygera A
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Charilaos Lygidakis via Europe PubMed Central

A Research Group from the European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) Explores the Concept of Multimorbidity for Further Research into Long Term Care

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2012.07.017
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A Web-Based Versus Paper Questionnaire on Alcohol and Tobacco in Adolescents

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2010.0062
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Influence of smoking on medication efficacy

Other
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http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/ebo.12.211
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Charilaos Lygidakis

Launching new projects

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13814788.2012.761197
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Charilaos Lygidakis

Polonium and Lung Cancer

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/860103
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Charilaos Lygidakis
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The European General Practice Research Network Presents a Comprehensive Definition of Multimorbidity in Family Medicine and Long Term Care, Following a Systematic Review of Relevant Literature

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2013.01.001
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Charilaos Lygidakis
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The preconference, the new fund and the 2012 prizes

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13814788.2012.732995
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Charilaos Lygidakis

The Vasco Da Gama Movement at Wonca Europe 2011 WARSAW: Preconference and Activities During the Main Conference

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13814788.2011.627432
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Charilaos Lygidakis
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