Food insecurity (FI) has negative health effects throughout the lifespan, yet there is a disconnect between national recognition of FI as a health issue and FI screening in the clinical setting. The purpose of this project was to determine if an e...
There is a disconnect between acute and primary care when transitioning elderly patients from the hospital to the community, often leading to insufficient primary care follow-up and increased rehospitalization. The purpose of this pilot study was ...
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, ...
Diabetes self-management education (DSME) can change the life path of people with diabetes (PWD). Many PWD blood glucose levels exceed recommendations set by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). A PWD could benefit from convenient access to a ...
Background In the United States according to Centers for Disease Control (2019), nearly half of adults, 108 million (45%) have hypertension defined as having a systolic blood pressure greater than 130 or diastolic blood pressure greater than 80. T...
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) has come into focus with its listing in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th edition (DSM-5). Primary care is an appropriate place to screen for BED. However, some primary care providers are not aware of the disorder ...
ABSTRACT AMY E. CARRIKER. Effects of E-Cigarette Education in Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care. (Under the direction of DR. TONYA ANDERSON) Approximately one in five high school student and 1 in 20 middle school students currently use ...
ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent hematological malignancy worldwide and the most common hematologic malignancy affecting the African American population. Multiple factors contribute to these marked disparities in t...
