- Health Services Research (x)
- D.N.P. (x)
- Search results
Search results
- Title
- Collegiate Recovery Programs: A Comparison of Historically Black Colleges and Predominantly White Institutions
- Author
- Appiah, Josephine
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Medical sciences
- Description
- Culturally diverse college students often have high rates of addictive disorders, yet tend to have lower rates of treatment participation and completion. Much of this is due to the lack of culturally relevant practices and treatment. Collegiate Re...
- Title
- Preoperative Education and The Reduction of Parental Anxiety
- Author
- Bernardo, Sherry
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing, Medicine, Health services administration
- Description
- Background: One of the most frequently reported emotions in children in the setting of surgery or a medical procedure is anxiety. Currently, many interventions are used to assist with the perioperative reduction in anxiety for both parent and chil...
- Title
- CORRELATES OF PARENT-CHILD CONCORDANCE IN SEXUAL ATTITUDES: DOES PARTICIPATION IN THE PARENTS MATTER! PROGRAM IMPROVE THIS AGREEMENT?
- Author
- Bridger, Colleen
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health education, Families--Study and teaching
- Description
- The sexual health of America's teens is a critical public health issue. Parents are ill-prepared and ill-equipped to fill the sexuality education gap facing today's teens. Understanding the most effective and efficient way to teach parents how to ...
- Title
- Examining Healthcare Utilization Patterns, School Attendance, Behavior, and Academic Performance Among School-aged Children Identified as Homeless
- Author
- Brooks Nelson, Ellissa
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Medical sciences
- Description
- There is little research on healthcare utilization patterns, attendance, academic performance, and behavior among school-aged children experiencing homelessness examined by homelessness type. The McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act (Pub. L....
- Title
- Health services use for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the developing country of Barbados
- Author
- Bushelle-Edghill, Jennifer
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Government policy, Medical sciences
- Description
- Objective: This research examined hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSH) for the population of Barbados during 2003-2008. I examined differences in ACSH rates for females and males at the parish and population levels over ...
- Title
- EPIDEMIOLOGY, COSTS, AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF LOAD-BEARING SURFACE CHOICE IN PRIMARY TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY: CERAMIC-ON-POLYETHYLENE VS. METAL-ON-POLYETHYLENE
- Author
- Carnes, Keith
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Economics, Medical sciences
- Description
- In an age of cost-consciousness in health care, it is essential that we seek to understand the ramifications of the choices where costs and expected clinical performance differ. When the cost differences are evolving and performance differences ar...
- Title
- Predicting Compliance, Barriers, and Outcomes to Surgical Care Guidelines
- Author
- Cochran, Allyson
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Surgery, Medical sciences
- Description
- Clinical care guidelines optimize patient care, including Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS®) guidelines specific to surgery. However, despite their efficacy, compliance to guidelines by providers remains a challenge. Understanding ways to pre...
- Title
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care
- Author
- Davis Jr., Charles
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health services administration, Epidemiology
- Description
- ABSTRACTCHARLES N. DAVIS JR. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care (Under the direction of DR. WILLIAM BRANDON)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mor...
- 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
- CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION STRATEGIES AND THE EFFECTS OF DIABETES COMPLICATIONS ON POOR HEALTH
- Author
- Ekezue, Bola
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Medical sciences, Health services administration
- Description
- Objectives: This research assessed the effect of comorbid diabetes complications on short-term adverse outcomes: in-hospital mortality, postoperative stroke, postoperative renal failure and readmissions within 30 days of discharge after coronary a...
- 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
- Assessing Convergence of Community Benefit Programs and Community Health Needs Among North Carolina's Tax-Exempt Hospitals
- Author
- Fos, Elmer
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Government policy, Health services administration
- Description
- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires tax-exempt hospitals to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, formulate implementation strategies, and report yearly to the IRS and the public the progress of their work. Th...
- 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
- Exploring HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors Through Perspectives of African American MSM and Trans Women: Mixed Methods Approach
- Author
- Gibbs, Maricus
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Social sciences, Medical sciences, Sex
- Description
- African American men who have sex with men (MSM) and Trans Women have been considered the highest sexual risk group with new cases of HIV for over a decade. The purpose of this paper is to explore and understand the motivators for higher HIV trans...
- 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
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN ARMENIA: THE ANALYSIS OF 2000 AND 2005 DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS
- Author
- Harutyunyan, Tsovinar
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Medical sciences, Health--Social aspects
- Description
- Objectives: The study examined the association between an index of household wealth and key nutritional status indicators in children under age five in Armenia. The study compared the distribution of the child nutritional status indicators across ...
- Title
- ANESTHESIA CARE TEAM TYPE AND HOSPITAL CHARACTERISTICS: ARE INCREASED LEVELS OF SUPERVISION ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT ACUITIES AND OUTCOMES?
- Author
- Hewer, Ian
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health
- Description
- Anesthesia care in the United States is provided by a number of different practice models, that could involve nurses, physician’s assistants, and physicians working in teams or alone. Much of the variation in care models evolved over time based on...
- 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
- North Carolina free clinics: Effective primary care provider for the uninsured
- Author
- Hutchison, Jenny
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health services administration
- Description
- Although the United States has recently made progress in reducing the number of uninsured in the country as a result of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, millions will continue to be unable to access insurance, ...
- Title
- Black MSM Oral Health Behaviors and Implications for HIV Risk
- Author
- Johnson, Darrin
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health services administration, Social service
- Description
- The primary goal of this qualitative and quantitative mixed methods exploratory pilot study is to determine the oral health behaviors of Black men who have sex with men (MSM). The secondary goal of this mixed methods study is to determine if Black...