Sahar Shibeika

Sahar Shibeika is a Sudanese PhD Candidate at the Department of Population Health Sciences in the Duke School of Medicine. Sahar graduated from Ahfad University for Women with a BS in Pharmacy, from the University of Medical Sciences and Technology with an MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, and from Duke University with an MS in Population Health Sciences. She is interested in aging, dementia, caregiving, implementation science, quality of life, quality of care, and cardiovascular disease.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Student Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments

Recent Publications

Quality-of-life factors at home and in health care settings for people living with dementia.

Journal Article Gerontologist · October 22, 2025 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Person-centered "home time" measures track time spent in health care versus home using claims data. These measures can indicate patient preferences, quality of care, or quality of life. However, for people living with dementia, t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Receipt of Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment Among US Adults With and Without a History of Cancer.

Journal Article JCO Oncol Pract · May 9, 2025 PURPOSE: Many cancer survivors consume alcohol above recommended limits, increasing their risk of recurrence, second cancers, and cancer-related mortality. Alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is a guideline-recommended ... Full text Link to item Cite

Economic Value of Unpaid Family Caregiver Time Following Hospital Discharge and at End of Life.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · December 2024 CONTEXT: Family caregivers (FCGs) play a crucial role in care for people with serious illness, yet unpaid care is often overlooked in estimates of care recipient (CR) care costs. OBJECTIVES: This study quantifies the economic value of unpaid caregiving by ... Full text Link to item Cite

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