Govina Ourania

Name: OURANIA GOVINA

Current Position: PROFESSOR                 

Scientific Domain: Oncology Nursing- Patient and Family Care – (Code ΑPELLA): 18112

Sector: C, Pathological and Surgical Nursing

Administrative positions: Director of the postgraduate program “Management of Chronic Disease”

Laboratory: Building K13, 1st floor, room 104

Tel: 210 5385337

Email: ugovina@uniwa.gr

Research Gate id: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ourania-Govina

Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-baPpSAAAAAJ&hl=el

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9174-443X

Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Govina%20O

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33099903/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23033299/

 Education: Nursing Bachelor’s Degree of the Nursing Department of National and Κapodistrian University of Athens, Master’s Degree in “Clinical Nursing” of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, PhD degree in the Pathology-Nursing Sector of the Nursing Department of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on the subject: “The burden of family caring of patients with advanced cancer”.

Research interests: Oncology Nursing – Family of Oncology Patient, Palliative Care, Pathological Nursing and Nursing Education.

Academic appointments: Lecturer at TEI of Athens, Nursing Department A’ (1995), Lecturer at TEI of Athens, Department of Nursing B’ (1997-2010), Assistant Professor at TEI of Athens, Department of Nursing B’ and Department of Nursing (2010-2015), Associate Professor at TEI of Athens and University of West Attica, Department of Nursing (2015 – 2021), Professor at the University of West Attica, Department of Nursing from July 2021.

Professional experience: Nurse in surgical and pathological clinical sectors at the Anti-Cancer Hospital “Agios Savvas”.

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses: Diagnostic Nursing, Oncology and Palliative Nursing

Postgraduate Courses: Oncology and Palliative Nursing, Research methodology.

Other information: Announcements in Greek and International Conferences, Lectures, Round Tables (120)

 Recent publications:

1. Kavga A., Kalemikerakis I., Konstantinidis T., Tsatsou I., Galanis P., Karathanasi E., Govina O. (2022). Factors associated with social support for family members who care for stroke survivors. AIMS Public Health, 9 (1): 142-154.
2. Penelope Angeli, Georgia Fasoi, Afroditi Zartaloudi, Konstantinos Kontzoglou, Michael Kontos, Theocharis Konstantinidis, Ioannis Kalemikerakis, Ourania Govina (2021) Post-treatment anxiety, depression, sleep disorders and associated factors in women who survive breast cancer Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing. APJON, 8:147-155.
3. Christos Stylianou, Ioannis Kalemikerakis, Maria Vastardi, Anna Kavga, Nicoletta Margari, Eleni Dokoutsidou, Theocharis Konstantinidis, Ourania Govina. (2021) Assessment of oncology patients’ satisfaction from intravenous chemotherapy. Journal of BUON, 26 (5):2176-2182.
4. Ioannis Kalemikerakis, Agoritsa Evaggelakou, Anna Kavga, Maria Vastardi, Theocharis Konstantinidis, Ourania Govina. (2021). Diagnosis, treatment and quality of life in patients with cancer-related lymphedema. Journal of BUON, 26 (5): 1735-1741.
5. Kavga A., Govina O., Galanis P., Kalemikerakis I., Vlachou E., Fotos N., Kalokairinou A. (2021). Determinants of Health Promotion Behaviors among Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors. Diseases, 9 (1): 10.
6. Kavga A., Kalemikerakis I., Faros A., Milaka M., Tsekoura D., Skoulatou M., Govina O. (2021). The Effects of Patients’ and Caregivers’ Characteristics on the Burden of Families Caring for Stroke Survivors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (14): 7298.
7. Tsatsou I., Mystakidou K., Panagou E., Adamakidou T., Kalemikerakis I., Vastardi M., Gkovina O. Sexuality and quality of life of patients with hematologic malignancy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a critical review. Journal of B.U.ON 2020, 25 (4): 1693-1706.
8. Tsatsou I., Konstantinidis T., Kalemikerakis I., Adamakidou T., Vlachou E. & Govina O. (2020). Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Patients with Hematological Malignancies: A Systematic Review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 8 (1): 5-17.
9. Konstantinidis T. I., Spinthouri M., Ramoutsaki A., Marnelou A., Kritsotakis G. & Govina O. (2019). Assessment of Unmet Supportive Care Needs in Haematological Cancer Survivors. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP, 20 (5):1487.
10. Tsichlakidou A., Govina O., Vasilopoulos G., Kavga A., Vastardi M. & Kalemikerakis I. (2019). Intervention for symptom management in patients with malignant fungating wounds-a systematic review. Journal of BUON, 24 (3): 1301-1308.
11. Govina O., Vlachou E., Kalemikerakis I., Papageorgiou D., Kavga A. & Konstantinidis T. (2019). Factors Associated with Anxiety and Depression among Family Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Palliative Radiotherapy. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 6 (3): 283.
12. Vlachou E., Owens D. A., Lavdaniti M., Kalemikerakis J., Evagelou E., Margari N., Govina O. & Tsartsalis A. N. (2019). Prevalence, wellbeing, and symptoms of dysmenorrhea among university nursing students in Greece. Diseases, 7 (1): 5.

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