Dr. Orly Tonkikh
Email: otonkikh@univ.haifa.ac.il
Tel: 04-8240895
Research Interests
Higher Education
Recent Publications
Research Interests
- Family caregiving
- Complex care needs
- Nurse staffing
Higher Education
Period of Study | Name of Institution and Department | Degree |
2016-2021 | University of Haifa, The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of social welfare and health sciences | PhD |
2011-2014 | University of Haifa, The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of social welfare and health sciences | MA Summa Cum Laude |
2007-2011 | University of Haifa, The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of social welfare and health sciences | BA, RN Summa Cum Laude |
2004-2008 | Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Department of Biology | BSc Cum Laude |
Recent Publications
- Shadmi E, Tonkikh O, Low M, Key C, Netzer D, Molcho T, Giveon S, Boult C, Balicer RD. The effect of nurse care management on multimorbid patients’ hospital utilization: a comparative-controlled trial and an exploratory cohort study. Nat Commun. 2026 May 15;17(1):6474. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-73104-1. PMID: 42140977; PMCID: PMC13376187.
- Bell JF, Whitney RL, Kilaberia TR, Link BM, Tonkikh O, Young HM. Comparison of caregivers of older adults in state and national surveys to those seeking help in California’s Caregiver Resource Centers. Gerontologist. 2025 Oct 22;65(11):gnaf192. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaf192. PMID: 40972081.
- Rayan-Gharra N, Tonkikh O, Gur-Yaish N. Family caregiver role in care recipient preparedness for hospital discharge: A parallel mediation model. PLoS One. 2025 Jul 17;20(7):e0327758. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327758. PMID: 40674334; PMCID: PMC12270106.
- Whitney RL, Bell JF, Ogugu E, Bhurtel S, Link BM, Tonkikh O, Kelly K, Young HM. Caregiving Activities and Outcomes Among Family Caregivers of Individuals With and Without Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia in California Caregiver Resource Centers. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2025 Jul-Aug;18(4):168-179. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20250416-01. Epub 2025 Apr 23. PMID: 40258218.
- Kurtz C, Tonkikh O, Spitzer S, Shadmi E. Patient Performance of Care Tasks During Acute Hospitalisation: A Scoping Review. J Clin Nurs. 2025 Jul;34(7):2573-2590. doi: 10.1111/jocn.17668. Epub 2025 Jan 24. PMID: 39861958; PMCID: PMC12181147.
- Howe R, Kumar S, Slattery L, Milton S, Tonkikh O, Ogugu EG, Bidwell JT, Bell J, Amadi G, Agnoli A. Advance care planning readiness, barriers, and facilitators among seriously ill Black older adults and their surrogates: A mixed methods study. Palliat Support Care. 2025 Jan 14;23:e15. doi: 10.1017/S1478951524001548. PMID: 39807567; PMCID: PMC13168772.
- Tonkikh O, Young HM, Bell JF, Famula J, Whitney R, Mongoven J, Kelly K. The Implementation Outcomes and Population Impact of a Statewide IT Deployment for Family Caregivers: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Aging. 2024 Dec 10;7:e63355. doi: 10.2196/63355. PMID: 39657176; PMCID: PMC11669000.