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Title: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ASTHMA AND USE OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Author: Hamedani, Abbas
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Health education, Medical sciences, Health services administration
Description: ABSTRACTABBAS G. HAMEDANI. The Association Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asthma and use of additional services for their management in the national survey of children’s health (Under the direction of DR. YVETTE M. HUET)This study was conduc...

Title: THE EFFECTS OF MATERNAL EDUCATION ON PREGNANCY KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIORS USING THE PREGNANCY RISK ASSESSMENT MONITORING SYSTEM DATA
Author: Ferguson, Barbara
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Medical sciences, Obstetrics, Gynecology
Description: Background: It is estimated that 90 million Americans have trouble understanding and using health information. Specific Aims: Examine the: (1) association between education and the health knowledge and behaviors of maternal women in two different ...

Title: The Association of Structural and Process Factors with Medication Errors for Residents Entering a Nursing Home
Author: Lane, Sandi
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Public health, Health services administration
Description: Objective: The purpose of the study is to elucidate the relationships and inter-relatedness of specific structure, process, and outcome elements contributing to harmful medication errors for the vulnerable people who reside in nursing homes by exp...

Title: The Effects of Physical Activity on Body Mass Index among Middle and High School Children
Author: Hohensee, Caroline
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between amount of physical activity and body mass index (BMI) percentile among middle and high school aged children. Background: The epidemic of physical inactivity among youth has s...

Title: The Impact of Prewarming on the Prevention of Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia
Author: Earnhardt, Exie
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: This DNP scholarly project was implemented to evaluate the impact of prewarming on the incidence of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia (IPH) in adult patients undergoing surgical hip procedures (SHP) with combined sedation and neuraxial anesthe...

Title: The Role of the Activity Professional in Promoting Resident-Centered Engagement for Persons with Dementia Living in Care Communities
Author: Pate, Melannie
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Gerontology
Description: Objectives: This study examined activity planning for residents with dementia in care communities. My principal analysis explored how activity planning relates to resident-centered care. I also studied how actual or perceived challenges of activit...

Title: The Value of Prosthetic Rehabilitation for Current and Potential Lower Limb Prosthesis Users
Author: Miller, Taavy
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Economics, Medical sciences, Health services administration
Description: The goal of this dissertation is to inform clinicians, researchers and policy makers of the potential value of prosthesis intervention for individuals who experience a lower limb amputation. In addition, this dissertation supports the call for mor...

Title: The effects of physical activity and nutrition on the stress management, interpersonal relationships and alcohol consumption of college freshmen
Author: Salandy, Simone
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the changes of health behaviors in college students as they transition through their freshman year. Methods: At a southern public university, the author surveyed 167 freshmen, ages 18 to 25, to examin...

Title: USE OF HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATION TO TEACH DIFFICULT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY IN THE NURSE
Author: Lucisano, Karen
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Health education, Medical sciences
Description: KAREN ELLIS LUCISANO. Use of human patient simulation to teach difficult airway management and improve patient safety in the nurse anesthesia student. (Under the direction of DR. LAURA A. TALBOT)Introduction: The objective of this study was to det...

Title: Upstream Factors: The Association Between County Intergenerational Deprivation, State Income Inequality, State Minimum Wage and Hypertension Among Young Adults
Author: Mbugua, Anne
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Epidemiology, Public health
Description: While hypertension is largely preventable, its rates have been increasing in young adults. Hypertension is associated with substantial costs to the US health care system and therefore a public health burden. In recent times, there has been a shift...

Title: Utilizing a multi-faceted approach to improve 6-hour bundle compliance of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock
Author: Gabbard, Erika
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine
Description: Purpose: The purpose of this DNP Scholarly Project was to evaluate the impact of Virtual Critical Care (VCC) and Sepsis Program Coordinators on 6 hour bundle compliance (divided into 3 time frames: first 3 hour, second 3 hour, and total 6 hour) fo...

Title: VARIABILITY IN PREOPERATIVE EMERGENCY UTILIZATIONS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INITIAL PRIMARY PACEMAKER INSERTION
Author: Roy, Debosree
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Medical sciences, Health services administration, Surgery
Description: Implantable pacemaker insertions are recommended for treating bradycardia, heart block, or both by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, as well as healthcare policy groups, such as the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Associ...