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Title: Attribution Theory and Apology Discourse in the Context of Medical Errors
Author: Hartsell, Haley
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Communication, Psychology, Health education
Description: Communication scholars have investigated medical error and apology discourse over the last 20 years. However, despite the previous research on this topic, little is known about what factors (i.e., controllability, emotional response, and error sev...

Title: Exploring Folk and Traditional Medicine Practices and Self-Care Among Mexican-Americans with Diabetes
Author: Villanueva, Michael
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: The burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) is high among minority populations. In the United States, approximately 1 in 10 Hispanic individuals face this burden. A subgroup of these Hispanic individuals, Mexican-Americans, is disproportionately affected...

Title: Social support in online forums for service members and their romantic partners managing mental health challenges
Author: Klatt, Faith
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Communication
Description: Both service members and their romantic partners deal with mental health struggles as a result of military life. Despite the vast research done on mental health within the military, little is known about how both service members and their partners...

Title: THE IMPACT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE USE ON THE PARTICIPATION LEVELS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENT DECISIONS OF OLDER ADULTS
Author: Walsh, Judith
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Gerontology
Description: Using a nationally representative sample of older adults, this dissertation examines the use of assistive technology devices (ATDs) designed to aid with mobility and sensory functioning and to improve one's capacity to perform activities of daily ...

Title: Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding the Role of Technology in Literacy Instruction: A Mixed Methods Study
Author: McIntyre, Beverly
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Education, Elementary, Reading, Education
Description: The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of teachers' beliefs about the role of technology in their literacy instruction in the context of one elementary school with a technology-rich environment by investigating those beliefs ...