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What measures relieve postherpetic neuralgia?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
Tricyclic antidepressants, gabapentin, and pregabalin effectively reduce pain (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, at least 2 good-quality randomized controlled trials [RCTs] and/or meta-analyses). Opioids have demonstrated pain relief in 3 RCTs...
Experiences influencing physician rural practice and retention : a phenomenological study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
that influenced physicians' choices. Family, partners, and loan forgiveness were experiences that influenced practice type and location. Professional support and integration into the community were experiences influencing retention....
Patient and Physician Discordance in Reporting Symptoms of Angina: Insights From the Angina Prevalence and Provider Evaluation of Angina Relief (APPEAR) Study
(2016)
A principal goal of treating patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is to minimize
their angina and optimize their quality of life. In order to accomplish this, physicians must
accurately assess the presence and ...
Conversion disorder
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of conversion disorder.
Analysis of the information needs of primary care physicians in an electronic health record (EHR)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
. An interdisciplinary team conceptualized nine interview questions over weekly group sessions and fictitious but typical acute and chronic physician's documentation (progress notes) was created by two family medicine physicians (JLB and RJK). An analysis of hour long...
Perception of health practitioners by respondents in a rural area
(University of Missouri--Columbia, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1971)
Changes in health behavior and opinions among open-country families in two Missouri counties 1955-56 and 1968
(University of Missouri--Columbia, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1973)
Impact of an Inpatient Diabetes Consulting Service on Post Discharge Glycemic Control
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-07)
"Diabetes mellitus has been estimated to affect 30 million Americans in 2015 with an increasing prevalence every year 1. In addition, patients with diabetes have up to a 3-fold increased risk of hospitalization 2. The health care cost for a person...
AI-driven techniques for enhanced efficiency in psychiatry clinical scheduling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
of tolerating early and late arrivals include disruption of the timetable and lengthier wait times for incoming patients, which may lead to patient dissatisfaction and physician fatigue. Considering these problems, psychiatric clinics strive to improve...
How and in what context do osteopathic medical students learn about interprofessional practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
and maintain effective teams, (c) reservations about sharing leadership in the team, and (d) relative confidence about their teamwork skills. Post-program data showed statistically significant positive change in attitudes about the value of teamwork, efficiency...
Passive representation and the client-bureaucrat relationship: communication and demand inducement in the patient-provider relationship
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The ways that passive representation could produce substantive benefits for the clients of a bureaucracy irrespective of active representation are an understudied aspect of the theory of representative bureaucracy. Further, ...
Impact of Nurse Practitioner Practice Regulation on Access to Healthcare Services
(2014-09-26)
Nurse practitioner (NP) practice regulations vary from state to state across the United States. Despite strong evidence supporting the quality of care and satisfaction with care provided by NPs, restrictive regulations ...
Insights for rural health care provider retention : a quantitative survey analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
. In this thesis, I examine the role of provider background and familial characteristics, workplace characteristics, and community characteristics that may impact a provider's likelihood to consider leaving a rural community. I use data from a survey of over 900...
A quantitative performace measurement framework for health care systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
of changing ten percent of the physician and nursing manpower, the clinic's expenses, patients' turnout to the operating margin of the clinic. The major accomplishments of this work included the incorporation of a system engineering tool to health care system...
From ‘Remedy Highly Esteemed’ to ‘Barbarous Practice’: The Rise and Fall of Acupuncture in Nineteenth-Century America
(2015-05-27)
considerable popularity in the United States as far back as the early part of the nineteenth century, with American physicians conducting similar experiments on patients in an effort to determine acupuncture’s underlying mechanism of action. In the second half...
Factors Related to Mental Health Stigma Among Church-Affiliated African Americans
(2022)
African Americans make up 13% of the U.S. population, yet represent nearly 20% of persons diagnosed with a mental illness. Studies suggest African Americans experience higher levels of mental health related stigma (MHS) than whites. In addition...
Investigating the Role of Clinical Rotation Payment in Clinical Education Quality and Student Self-Efficacy for Physician Assistant Education
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
As the need for Physician Assistants (PAs) increases in the United States,
education programs have a responsibility to graduate competent providers to help fill the
nation’s healthcare workforce needs. To do this, PA ...
Information processing of religious symbols in breast cancer advertisements among African American women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
African American women are dying disproportionately from breast cancer compared to other ethnicities as it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among this group (American Cancer Society, 2007). Even though the death rate has decreased...
An ecological systems approach to reduce children's encounters with obscenity on the internet
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation explores how to reduce children's encounters with obscenity on the Internet. Congress has been trying to shield children from encountering online obscenity and some of Congress' attempts failed because ...