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Testing the accuracy of two accelerometers for measuring steps in residential care and assisted living residents
(2012)
The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy of the Fitbit Motion Tracker[trademark] to the Actigraph[trademark] GT1M for measuring daily steps in residential care/assisted (RC/AL)residents. A secondary aim was to ...
The financial burden of autism spectrum disorder
(2012)
on the health care system and several studies have shown that total health care expenditures for children with ASD were higher than for other disorders. Although we know children with ASD spend more on health care services, there is little evidence examining...
Children's coping with domestic violence
(2012)
Approximately 15 million children are exposed to domestic violence each year. Witnessing intimate partner violence (IPV) often negatively affects children's adaptive abilities, emotional well-being, social functioning, and physical health. For child...
Musculoskeletal specialist community outreach patterns : a pilot study
(2012)
This poster presents the findings of a pilot study examining volunteerism among musculoskeletal specialty physicians.
Perioperative management of anticoagulant therapy
(2012)
-Missouri, the number of people requiring therapy with anticoagulants to reduce the comorbidities associated with obesity is on the rise. In order to better care for patients and improve patient health outcome, physicians need to understand and shift aspects...
Information horizons of first-year medical students
(2012)
This study reports on the preference and use of information resources by first-year medical students at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. It was part of a larger study that was conducted to understand their ...
A model of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-induces insomnia in C57BL/6J mice
(2012)
Repeated exposure to stressful conditions leads to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which affects about 60% of U.S. combat veterans and 8% of U.S. adults. PTSD is characterized by persistent re-experienceing of the ...
The use of hi-fidelity mannequin for status epilepticus simulation to enhance medical student's performance
(2012)
Status Epilepticus (SE) is one of the most commonly occurring neurologic emergencies and there are about 200,000 episodes of SE in the US with a high mortality risk of around 22% and requires rapid effective treatment for ...
Demographic study of craniosynostosis patients in mid-Missouri
(2012)
Craniosynostosis is a congenital defect in which one or more of the cranial sutures close prematurely, affecting 1 in 2000 to 2500 live births worldwide. Historically, sagittal craniosynostosis has been reported to be the ...
Adenovirus-36 antibody status and BMI comparison among obese Missouri adolescents
(2012)
Worldwide obesity rates have skyrocketed since 1980, a phenomenon often attributed due to changes in diet and physical activity. Adenovirus-36 (Adv-36) has been implicated in the multi-factorial etiology of obesity. Adv-36 ...
A novel approach to teaching fluoroscopic neuroanatomy and spine injection skills
(2012)
Learning and understanding fluoroscopic neuroanatomy and acquiring the skills to safely perform spine injections is an essential part of training for many radiology, neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesia, and physical medicine ...
Reversal of severe autoimmune diabetes at the stem cell level by bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitors
(2012)
This poster presents the process for treating severe autoimmune diabetes in mice through the use of bone marrow-derived endothelial cells.
Hyperinsulinemia and hypovitaminosis D among overweight adolescents
(2012)
In the past two decades, the prevalence of childhood obesity has doubled. Obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus have been shown to be interrelated. Hypovitaminosis D has also been shown to be more ...
One month to one day? : can we really reduce the detection time of tubercu[l]osis that much?
(2012)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remains important to clinicians and patients because it can be highly infectious and challenging to diagnose. The CDC reports that there were 10,528 cases of TB in the U.S. in 2011, and 529 ...
Efficacy of an online problem-based learning course in occupational therapy education
(2012)
have been done concerning online PBL courses have primarily focused on the experience, consequently leading to little objective evidence regarding improved critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. The purpose of this research study is to examine...
Self-reported symptoms and managment by midwestern breast cancer survivors
(2012)
Lymphedema (LE) is a life-long potential consequence of breast cancer treatment that may affect quality of life of breast cancer survivors in long-term survivorship. Previous studies reported that about 2 million women ...
Rapid development of tolerance to the sleep promoting effects of alcohol : a mouse model
(2012)
Alcohol promotes sleep and is widely used as a sleep aid. Tolerance to the sleep promoting effects of alcohol develops over time with its repeated use, which plays an important role in the gradual escalation of alcohol ...
Blood conservation : cultural change in pediatric intensive care nursing
(2012)
of stay and days of mechanical ventilation. Anemia is often treated with red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, but RBC transfusion is associated with increased healthcare costs and morbidity. Blood conservation strategies are needed in the PICU; these changes...