Published or accepted for publication

• Papastavrou E & Efstathiou G (2010) Instruments measuring nursing care. Nursing Care and Research 26: 28-39 (Greek)
• Papastavrou E, Karlou C, Tsangari H, Efstathiou G, Sousa V, Merkouris A, Patiraki E Cross-cultural validation and psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Caring Behavior Inventort: a methodological study (accepted for publication Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)

Under review

• Papastavrou E, Efstathiou G, Charalambous A Perception of care among nurses and patients: systematic literature review (submited to Journal of Advanced Nursing)
• Papastavrou E, Efstathiou G, Nikitara M, Tsangari E, Jarosova G, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou E, Balogh Z, Palese A, Tomietto M, Leino-Kilpi H The concept of care: results from a pilot study submited to Nosileftiki (in Greek)

Presentations in conferences

• Efstathiou G & Papastavrou E The concept of care. 15th Pancyprian Nurses and Midwives conference, 2008, Paphos, Cyprus
• Papastavrou E, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Leino-Kilpi H, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Jarosova D, Tomietto M, Balogh Z, Merkouris A The concept of care in Nursing: results from an international pilot research study (poster presentation), 10th Annual interdisciplinary research conference «Transforming Health through Research and Education», 2009, Dublin, Ireland
• Papastavrou G, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Leino-Kilpi H, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Jarosova D, Tomietto M, Balogh H, Merkouris A Care: How it is expressed and how it is perceived. 16th Pancyprian Nurses and Midwives conference, 2009, Nicosia, Cyprus
• Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Dr. Tsangari H., Dr Valmi Sousa, Dr. Patiraki E., Karlou C., Dr A. Merkouris The validation of the Caring Behaviours Inventory in the Greek Language 13th International Research Conference, Spain 2009, Alicante, Spain
• Papastavrou G, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Leino-Kilpi H, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Jarosova D, Palese A, Tomietto M, Balogh H, Merkouris The concept of care in Nursing: An international comparative study. 8th European Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Nurses’ Federation, 2010, Paphos, Cyprus
• Tomietto M ,Palese A, Treppo S, Barberi S, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Nikitara M, Merkouris A, Jarosova D, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Balogh Z, Leino-Kilpi H, Papastavrou E. Il caring e la soddisfazione del paziente in Italia e in Europa. Studio multicentrico di correlazione (Poster Presentation)Human Caring Congress, Torino, Italy 17-18 of June 2010
• Papastavrou E, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Leino-Kilpi H, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Jarosova D, Palese A, Tomietto M, Balogh H, Merkouris What do patients expect and what do nurses offer to patients? Results from an international comparative study on care. 2nd Recent Advances in Health and Medical Sciences International Conference, July 2010, Paphos, Cyprus

Accepted for presentation

• Balogh Z., Borjan E., Kormos A., Efstathiou G., Haritini T., Nikitara M., Merkouris A., Jarosova D., Patiraki E., Karlou C., Suhonen R., Leino-Kilpi H., Tomietto M,, Palese A., Papastavrou E. Caring and patient satisfaction in Hungary and in Europe. International Symposium "Az apolas 100 evvel Florence Nightingale Utan", 9th-10th September 2010, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
• Evridiki Papastavrou, Georgios Efstathiou, Haritini Tsangari, Monika Nikitara, Anastasios Merkouris, Darja Jarosova, Riitta Suhonen, Elisavet Patiraki, Chrysoula Karlou, Zoltan Balogh, Alvisa Palese, Marco Tommieto, Helena Leino-Kilpi. The convergence of opinion as an ethical issue in the nurse-patient relationship: A comparative study. 11th Anniversary Conference: Nursing Ethics: Clinical Ethics Across the Lifespan. The International Centre for Nursing Ethics, 13th-14th September 2010, Turku, Finland
• Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Tsangari H., Nikitara M., Merkouris A. Do patients and nurses share the same ideas on what nursing care is? A comparative study. 11th European Doctoral Conference in Nursing Science Berlin, Germany, 17 - 18th September 2010
• Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Tsangari H., Jarosova D., Suhonen R., Patiraki E., Balogh Z., Tomietto M., Leino-Kilpi H. Care in nursing: Is there a convergence of opinion between patients and nurses? An international study. 14th International Nursing Research Conference, 9-12 November 2010, Burgos, Spain