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- 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
- REASONS FOR USE OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND PRAYER FOR HEALTH BY OLDER ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES
- Author
- Tait, Elizabeth
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Gerontology, Alternative medicine
- Description
- Objectives: This study examined prayer for health and eight specific reasons why Americans ages 50 and over use Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): effectiveness; cost; recommendations from health care providers; recommendations from fam...
- Title
- PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR PATIENTS WITH SELECT DISEASES USING SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION TO TOTAL HEALTHCARE COSTS
- Author
- Rozario, Nigel
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Economics, Pharmacy--Research
- Description
- Specialty medications are medications that require special manufacturing and distribution processes and usually for the treatment of rare diseases and conditions. As a result of the low volume of use and high overhead associated with manufacturing...
- Title
- Alcohol Use and Mental Health Issues In Fifth-Year College Students
- Author
- Zuber, Pilar
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Mental health
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to develop a profile of at-risk 5th-year students by assessing the relationships between heavy alcohol use and mental health issues, on academic performance in 5th-year students. This secondary analysis study used the...
- 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
- Assessment and Characterization of HIV Care Continuum in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2013-2019
- Author
- Owolabi, Yakubu
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Epidemiology, Health services administration
- Description
- Background: The high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease and the increasing rate of new HIV infections among some populations and jurisdictions could reflect failed prevention strategies. Despite progress in controlling the epidem...
- Title
- A 360° View of Psychiatric Boarding in the Emergency Department
- Author
- Veri, Shelby
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Mental health
- Description
- This dissertation utilizes a three article approach to examine the current status of psychiatric boarding in the emergency department (ED). The number of ED visits for mental health concerns in the United States has been increasing for the past se...
- Title
- EXISTING BARRIERS TO CARE FOR HIV POSITIVE BLACK MSM LEAVING PRISON
- Author
- Junious, Eric
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Medical sciences
- Description
- This study explored barriers of reintegration among Black men who have sex with other men (MSM) who are living with HIV and have histories with the criminal justice system in the state of South Carolina. This study uncovered barriers accessing HIV...
- Title
- EXAMINING MENTAL HEALTH FACTORS AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH CYBERBULLYING AND OTHER FORMS OF ADOLESCENT VICTIMIZATION
- Author
- Tolbert, Elliott
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Medical sciences, Social service
- Description
- Objective: To update the current state of knowledge by examining the individual effects multiple types of adolescent victimization (e.g., being threatened or injured by a weapon; being a victim of partner violence; face-to-face bullying; and cyber...
- Title
- Effects of hydrocephalus on hospital use, associated costs, and access to care among children with spina bifida
- Author
- Radcliff, Elizabeth
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health services administration
- Description
- Objectives: This study examined hospital resource use, timeliness of surgical repair of spina bifida (SB), and geographical access to hospital care for infants and children with SB. Methods: This was a retrospective, statewide, population-based st...
- Title
- Factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyans: Implications for public health strategies and policy in combating HIV/AIDS
- Author
- Onsomu, Elijah
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Government policy, Epidemiology
- Description
- BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa, representing only 12% of the world population is home to nearly 23 million people, approximately 70% of all HIV positives worldwide. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya is characterized by high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) su...
- 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
- Health Legacy Foundations and the Pursuit of Charitable Healthcare
- Author
- Niggel, Sabrina
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Social sciences--Research, Medical sciences
- Description
- Endowed with proceeds from transactions involving nonprofit healthcare assets, health legacy foundations (HLFs) embody tremendous potential to improve health and healthcare in communities across the nation. This dissertation represents the culmina...
- Title
- Metformin & Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Among Seer-Medicare Beneficiaries: Analysis of Cost, Outcomes & Utilization
- Author
- Ruban, Cynthiya
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Medical sciences
- Description
- Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) each represent costly chronic diseases with substantial public health implications. A better understanding of the relationship between T2D treatments and NSCLC has many important implica...
- Title
- Effects of Medical Home Among Children With Special Health Care Needs
- Author
- Willits, Kathryn
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health services administration
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of having access to a medical home on the use of the emergency department, primary care office visits and the number of missed school days among children with special health care needs.Analysi...
- 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
- EFFECT OF PROVIDERS' PROCEDURAL VOLUME COMPLEXITY ON IN-HOSPITAL COMPLICATIONS AND LENGTH OF STAY FOR GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
- Author
- Kamble, Shital
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Medical sciences
- Description
- Obesity and morbid obesity represent one of the major public health problems in the United States (U.S.) that affects nearly one-third of the adult American population. Gastric bypass (GB) is a complex operation, performed in a high-risk morbidly ...
- Title
- DEMOGRAPHICS, SIDE EFFECTS, AND HEALTH CARE BELIEFS OF PROHORMONE USERS
- Author
- Noone, Joshua
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Social sciences, Pharmacology
- Description
- Prohormones are a type of nutritional supplement similar to Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids (AAS). As AAS are illegal without a medical prescription prohormones are sometimes used as a legal alternative. It is thoughts that prohormones carry the same...
- Title
- DISPARITIES IN WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: EXPLORING CONTEXTUAL DETERMINANTS OF ACCESS, USE AND QUALITY OF CARE
- Author
- Olorunsaiye, Comfort
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health services administration, Area studies
- Description
- Background: The West and Central African region bears the highest burden of maternal mortality globally. Objectives: The aims of this study were to: examine the association between women’s perception of domestic violence (DV) and choice of contrac...
- 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....