Publications

Names with an Asterisk Indicate Trainee Authorship

Charlton, P., Nagel, D. A., Azar, R., Kean, T., Campbell, A., Lamontagne, M.-E., Déry, J., Kelly, K. J., & Fahim, C. (2024). “Snapshot in time”: A cross-sectional study exploring stakeholder experiences with environmental scans in Health Services Delivery Research. BMJ Open, 14, e075374. LINK
Ball, G. D. C., O’Neill, G. M., Noor, R., Alberga, A., Azar, R., Buchholz, A., Holt, N. L., Ho, J., Geller, J., Rosychuk, R. J., Tarride, J-E., & Zenlea, I. (2023). A multi-centre, randomized, 12-month, parallel-group, feasibility study to assess the acceptability and preliminary impact of family navigation plus usual care versus usual care on attrition in managing pediatric obesity: A study protocol. Pilot & Feasibility Studies, 9, 1-14. LINK
Matthews, E*., Azar, R., & Doucet, S. (2022). Voices of first-line workers: A qualitative study of the barriers and facilitators in working with youth with disruptive behaviour (YDB). Research Square (Preprint Server). LINK
Kelly, K. J*., Doucet, S., Luke, A., Azar, R., & Montelpare, W. (2022). Experiences, motivations, and perceived impact of participation in a Facebook-based support group for caregivers of children and youth with complex care needs: Qualitative descriptive study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 5(3), e33172. LINK
Kelly, K*., Doucet, S., Luke, A., Azar, R., & Montelpare, W. (2022). Exploring the use of a Facebook-based support group for caregivers of children and youth with complex care needs. JMIR Pediatrics & Parenting, 5(2), e33170. LINK
Charlton, P., Kean, T., Liu, R. H., Nagel, D. A., Azar, R., Doucet, S., Luke, A., Montelpare, W., Mears, K., & Boulos, L. (2021). Use of environmental scans in health services delivery research: A scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(11), e050284. LINK
Kelly, K. J*., Doucet, S., Luke, A., Azar, R., & Montelpare, W. (2021). Peer-to-peer support on Facebook for caregivers of children and youth with complex care needs in New Brunswick: An environmental scan. Journal of New Brunswick Studies / Revue d’études Sur Le Nouveau-Brunswick, 13(2), 99–124. LINK
Doucet, R*., Azar, R., Doucet, S., & Luke, A. (2021). Conduct disorder: A review of the literature and the impact on caregivers. Healthy Populations Journal, 1(2). LINK
Gorter, J. W., Amaria, K., Kovacs, K. H., Rozenblum, R., Thabane, L., Galuppi, B., Nguyen, L., Strohm, S., Mahlberg, N., Via-Dufreshne Ley, A., Marelli, A. on behalf of the CHILD-BRIGHT ReadyorNotTM Brain-Based Disabilities Trial Study Group. (2021). Protocol of the CHILD-BRIGHT ReadyorNotTM Brain-Based Disabilities Trial: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigating the effectiveness of a patient-facing e-health intervention designed to enhance health care transition readiness in youth. BMJ Open, 9, 1-9. LINK
Richard, J*., Azar, R., Doucet, S., & Luke, S. (2021). Patient and Family Advisory Councils: A guide to their development and ongoing implementation. Journal of Patient Experience, 7(6), 1476-1481. LINK
Azar, R., Doucet S., Horsman A.R*., Charlton P., Luke A., Nagel D.A., Hyndman N., & Montelpare W.J. (2020). A concept analysis of children with complex health conditions: Implications for research and practice. BMC Pediatrics, 20(1), 251. LINK
Doucet, S., Curran, J., Breneol, S*., Luke, A., Dionne, E., Azar, R., Reid, A*., McKibbon, S., Horsman, A. R., Binns, K. (2020). Programs to support transition in care for children and youth with complex care needs and their families: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 10, e033978. LINK
Reid A*., Doucet S., Luke A., Azar R., & Horsman, A. R. (2019). The impact of patient navigation: A scoping review protocol. The JBI Database for Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 17(6): 10-79-1085. LINK
Doucet, S., Luke A., Splane J*., & Azar R. (2019). Patient navigation as an approach to improve the integration of care: The case of NaviCare/SoinsNavi. Journal of Integrated Care, 19(4), 7. LINK
Mungall, L*., Azar, R., Doucet, S., & Luke, A. (2019). Effectiveness of resilience interventions for parents of children with complex care needs: A systematic review. Registration. PROSPERO 2019 CRD42019147828. LINK
Charlton, P., Doucet, S., Azar, R., Nagel, D. A., Boulos, L., Luke, A., Mears, K., Kelly, K. J., & Montelpare, W. J. (2019). The use of the environmental scan in health services delivery research: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 9(9), e029805. LINK
Luke, A*., Doucet, S., & Azar, R. (2018). Paediatric patient navigation models of care in Canada: An environmental scan. Paediatrics & Child Health, 23(3), e46–e55. LINK
Charlton, P*., Azar, R., Luke, A., Doucet, S., Montelpare, W., Nagel, D., & Hyndman, N. (2017). Falling through the cracks: Barriers to accessing services for children with complex health conditions and their families in New Brunswick. Journal of New Brunswick Studies, 8, 133-58. LINK
Doucet, S., Nagel, D., Azar, R., Montelpare, W. J., Charlton, P., Hyndman, L., Luke, A., & Stoddard, R. (2017). A mixed-methods quick strike research protocol to learn about children with complex health conditions and their families. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 16(1), 1-12. LINK
Azar, R., Doucet, S., Luke, A., Charlton, P., Hyndman, N., MacCallum, S*., Kim, P. D. H*., & Montelpare, W. J. (2016, Published Abstract). Children with complex health conditions: Linking the pieces of the puzzle prior to the creation of a patient and family navigation centre (New Brunswick, Canada). Online Supplement of the European Journal of Pediatrics, 175, 1501. LINK
Azar, R., Blacquiere, M*., Letourneau, N., Bélanger, M., & Sermer, M. (2015). Are maternal prenatal smoking and perceived stress associated with umbilical cord C-reative protein? A pilot study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 61(33). LINK
Lewis, J*. & Azar, R. (2015). The prevalence of depressive symptoms in men post-miscarriage: A review of the literature. Journal of Men's Health, 11(5): 8-13. LINK
Wasylkiw, L., Holton, J., Cook, B., & Azar, R. (2015). The impact of mindfulness on leadership in a health care setting: A pilot study. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 29(7), 893-911. LINK
Tryphanopoulos, P. D*., Letourneau, N., & Azar, R. (2014). Approaches to salivary cortisol collection and analysis in infants. Biological Research for Nursing, 16(4), 398–408. LINK
Azar, R., & Mercer, D*. (2013). Mild depression symptoms are associated with elevated C-reactive protein and pro-inflammatory cytokines during early to midgestation: A pilot prospective study. Journal of Women's Health, 22(4), 385-389. LINK
Azar, R., & Singer, D. (2012). Maternal prenatal state anxiety symptoms and birth weight: A pilot study. Central European Journal of Medicine; 7(6): 747-752. LINK
Azar, R., Nolan, R., & Steward, D. E. (2012). Listening to the heart-brain talk: Persistent depressive symptoms are associated with hsCRP in apparently healthy individuals at high risk for coronary artery disease. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 19(4), 857-863. LINK
Azar, R., & Richard, A*.(2011). Elevated salivary C-reactive protein levels are associated with active and passive smoking in healthy youth with no periodontal disease: A pilot study. Journal of Inflammation (London, England), 8(1), 37. LINK
Azar, R., Paquette, D., & Stewart, D. E. (2010). Prenatal tobacco exposure (PTE) and cortisol levels in infants of teen mothers. Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 38(6), 689-692. LINK
Azar, R., Paquette, D., Zoccolillo, M., Baltzer, F., & Tremblay (2007). The association of major depression, conduct disorder, and maternal overcontrol with a failure to show a cortisol buffered response in four-month-old infants of teenage mothers. Biological Psychiatry, 62(6), 573-579. LINK

Note: This article was chosen by the journal for a press release announcement: The paper has been identified by the Editors as "one with important findings that will be especially valuable for the community". The Editors issued a press release upon publication. The impact factor of this journal is of 9.247 with an acceptance rate of about 15%. In the 2011 ISI Journal Citations Reports® published by Thompson Reuters, this journal ranked 5th out of 129 Psychiatry titles and 16th out of 243 Neurosciences titles.
Azar R., Zoccolillo M., Paquette D., Quiros E., Baltzer F., & Tremblay RE. (2004). Cortisol levels and conduct disorder in adolescent mothers. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43(4), 461-468. LINK

Note: This article generated favourable commentary by two leading experts, Drs. Pajer K. & Gardner W. "Commentary: Cortisol levels and conduct disorder in adolescent mothers", pages 469-472. This study was the first on conduct disorder and cortisol levels in high-risk families (e.g., teen mothers). This paper was the third in the literature on women's antisocial behaviour and cortisol levels (Pajer's work was the first one).
Paquette, D., Zoccolillo, M., Bigras, M., Labelle, M. E., Azar, R., & Emery, J. (2004). A comparative study of parental sensitivity between three groups of adolescent mothers. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 4(1), 85-104. LINK
Azar, R., & Solomon, C. R. (2001). Coping strategies of parents facing child diabetes mellitus. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 16(6), 418-428. LINK
Paquette, D., Brigras, M., Zoccolillo M., Tremblay, R. E., Labelle, M. E., & Azar, R. (2001). Comparaison de la sensibilite maternelle entre des mères adolescentes et des mères adultes peu scolarisées. Revue de Psychoéducation et d'Orientation, 30(2), 283-298.

Select Book Chapters & Reports

Azar, R. (2023). I know what Identity politics does to a nation: I’m from Lebanon. In M Milke (Ed.). The 1867 Project. Why Canada Should be Cherished - Not Cancelled. Calgary: The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy.
Diaz-Granados, N., Ross, L., Azar, R., et al. (2006) A literature review on depression among women: Focussing on Ontario. Report for the Ontario Women’s Health Council, Toronto, Canada.
Zoccolillo, M., Paquette, D., Azar, R., Coté, S., & Tremblay, R. E. (2004). Parenting as an important outcome of conduct disorder in girls. In M Putallaz & K Bierman (Eds.). Aggression, antisocial behavior, and violence among girls: A developmental perspective, Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy. New York: Guilford Publications.

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NaviCare/SoinsNavi [CLOSED] | A virtual centre dedicated to helping families of children with complex care needs navigate the New Brunswick health care system.

March 2021 | Today, we are announcing the closure of NaviCare/SoinsNavi’s programs. We are honoured to have been serving families across New Brunswick for over 4 years. We feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to work and collaborate with so many talented clinicians, trainees, family representatives, and researchers. We are considerably grateful for all the support from the New Brunswick Children’s Foundation, as this support has enabled us to improve the delivery of services for children and their families in New Brunswick. As this service was a research project, we will use the findings from our evaluation to continue to improve the integration of care for this population.
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