ד"ר ויאולטה [וילטה רוזני] רוזני

Dr. Rozani Violetta is a faculty member at the Department of Nursing in the School of Health Professions. She is a Registered Nurse and holds a Master’s Degree in Nursing from TAU. Her graduate research study was one of the first in Israel to examine exposure to viral occupational hazards among nurses in the course of their work. She earned a PhD in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at TAU, examining risk and protective factors associated with Parkinson's disease. These findings were reported to the Israeli Center for Disease Control (ICDC), allowing the ICDC, for the first time, to make a comprehensive report regarding neurodegenerative morbidity in Israel. She then continued her postdoctoral training at the Faculty of Health Science at Ben- Gurion University of the Negev, exploring the indicators of healthy aging focusing on self-rated health measurement, well-being of the older adults, their health behaviors, and their health outcomes.

Dr. Rozani’s research focuses on bio-physiological and psychosocial factors, as well as on case/disease management. She conducts big-data studies based on national and international medical datasets as well as studies in the clinical field focusing on the well-being of older patients, their families, and medical staff. In her research on bio-physiological factors, Rozani focuses on the association between medications for type two diabetes mellitus treatment and Parkinson's disease, trying to better understand the mechanism of these medications for the prevention or modification of Parkinson’s disease. As a researcher in the field of case/disease management, Dr. Rozani examines the quality and safety of care provided by nurses in various wards during the hospitalization, as well as the burden of chronic illness experienced by patients, their families, and health care providers associated with both aging and chronic illness.

Peretz, C., & Rozani, V.   Morbidity of Israeli nurses in comparison to their female siblings: a retrospective cohort study. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2008;14 (3), 206-209.      

Rozani, V. The role of primary caregiver of the patient with Parkinson's disease.     Neurological Nursing, 2010; 6, 15-19. (In Hebrew).   

Segal, G., Balik, C., Hovav, B., Mayer, A., Rozani, V., Damary, I., Golan-Hadari, D., Kalishek, S., Khaikin, R.  Online nephrology course replacing a face to face course in nursing schools' bachelor's program: a prospective, controlled trial, in four Israeli nursing schools. Nurse Education Today, 2013; 33(12):1587-1591.

Peretz, C., Segev, H., Rozani, V., Gurevich, T., El-Ad, B., Tsamir, J., Giladi, N. (). Comparison of selegiline and rasagiline therapies in Parkinson's disease: a real-life study.  Clinical Neuropharmacology, 2016; 39(5): 227-231.

Peretz, C., Gurel, R., Rozani, V., Gurevich, T., El-Ad, M., Tsamir, J., Giladi, N. Cancer incidence among Parkinson's disease patients in a 10-yrs time-window around disease onset: A large-scale cohort study. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 2016; 28: 68-72

Rozani, V., Giladi, N., El-Ad, B., Gurevich, T., Tsamir, J., Hemo, B., Peretz, C. Statin adherence and the risk of Parkinson’s disease: A population-based cohort study. PLoS ONE, 2017; 12(4): e0175054.

Rozani, V., Gurevich, T., Giladi, N., El-Ad, B., Tsamir, J., Hemo, B., Peretz, C. Higher serum cholesterol and decreased Parkinson’s disease risk: A statin-free cohort study. Movement Disorders, 2018; 33(8):1298-1305.

Peretz, C., Rozani, V., Giladi, N., El-Ad, B., Tsamir, J., Hemo, B., Gurevich, T.The modifying effect of age on survival in Parkinson's disease: A Big data analysis. Neuroepidemiology, 2019; 53(1-2): 13-19.

Rozani, V., Giladi, N., El-Ad, B., Gurevich, T., Tsamir, J., Hemo, B., Peretz, C. Anemia in men and increased Parkinson's disease risk: A population-based large scale cohort study. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 2019; 64: 90-96.

Glatman-Freedman, A., Bromberg, M., Ram, A., Lutski, M., Bassal, R., Michailevich, O., Saban, M., Frankental, D., Dichtiar, R., Kruglikov-Moldavsky, A., Rozani, V., Karolinsky, D., Braun, T., Zuker, I., Keinan-Boker, L., Silverman, BG.A COVID-19 call center for healthcare providers: dealing with rapidly evolving health policy guidelines. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2020; 9(1), 73

Burlakov N, Rozani V, Bluvstein I, Kagan I. The association between quality and safety climate of a hospital ward, family members' empowerment, and satisfaction with provided care. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2021; 53(6), 727–736.

Faust-Socher A, Gurevich T, Rozani V, Giladi N, Hemo B, Peretz C. Real World Pharmacological First Treatment Patterns of Patients with Parkinson Disease and Disease Duration: A Large-Scale Cohort Study Using an Health Maintenance Organization Database. Clinical Neuropharmacology, 2021; 44(5), 169–174.

Gelkop C, Kagan I, Rozani V. Are emotional intelligence and compassion associated with nursing safety and quality care? A cross-sectional investigation in pediatric settings. Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families, 2022 Jan-Feb:62:e98-e102

Rozani V. Ethnic differences in socioeconomic and health determinants related to self-rated health status: A study on community-dwelling Israeli Jews and Arabs in old age. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022; 19(20), 13660.

Rozani V, Kagan, I. Factors associated with the extent of nurses' involvement in promotion of the nursing profession: a cross-sectional study among nurses working in diverse healthcare settings. BMC Nursing, 2023; 22(1), 49.

Leshchinski T, Rozani V, Giladi N, Bitan M, Peretz C. Incidence of cardiovascular morbidity among Parkinson's disease patients; a large-scale cohort study in a 16-year time window around disease onset.  Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2023 Sep:114

Romem A, Pinchas-Mizrachi R, Abramovich N, Wagman S, Ravid TS, Lizeachin A, David T, Diamant TH, Mekadesh K, Goldberg S, Rozani V. Assessing the fulfillment of nurses' full potential in diverse geriatric settings-moving towards change. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 2023 Nov; 55(6):1258-1267.

Rozani V, Zur-Peled S, Aharon AA. Caring for people with intellectual disabilities: Insights from a cross-sectional study among nursing students. Nurse Education Today, 2024 Jul:138.

Rozani V, Glikshtein Bezimianski  M, Azuri J, Bitan M, Peretz C. Anti-diabetic drug use and reduced risk of Parkinson's disease: A community-based cohort study. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2024 Nov:128.

Romem, A, Rozani V.Gender-related differences in the scope of nursing practice: Evidence from a cross-sectional study in geriatric healthcare settings.BMC Nursing, 2024; 2024 Nov 23;23(1).

Moskovich, L, Rozani V.Health profession students’ perceptions of ChatGPT in healthcare and education: Insights from a mixed-methods study. BMC Medical Education, 2025 Jan 21;25(1):98.

Rozani V, Abdelhadi N. Enhancing the safety climate among nursing students: The role of clinical instructors' evidence-based practice competencies. Nurse Education in Practice, 2025 Feb:83:104264.

Rozani V, Vitman-Shoor A. Assessing the effectiveness of horticultural therapy for family caregivers coping with dementia: A quasi-experimental mixed-method study.Geriatric Nursing 2025 Feb 4;62 (Pt A):181-187.

Alkrenawi Y, Haddad G, Haj Yahya S, Rozani, V. Post-Traumatic Growth in Nursing Students: Examining Resilience, Secondary Stress, Burnout, and Satisfaction in Clinical Practice. Nurse Educator. 2025 Apr 4. Online ahead of print.