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Understanding family violence assessment practices of pediatric emergency department nurses and physicians
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-16)
. This is the first study to use the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to explore family violence assessment behaviors. This study used a cross-sectional design and a convenience sample of emergency and urgent care nurses and physicians (n = 132) from a large...
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 ...
The Relationship between Social Support and Health Care Utilization among African-American Men Post-acute Myocardial Infarction
(2014-09-30)
African-American men have more health disparities in the form of higher rates of
chronic illness and shorter life expectancies when compared to their Caucasian
counterparts. A health disparity example is the higher ...
The STRATA Study: Structural Antecedents of Tdap Administration in Obstetrical Practices in the Midwestern United States
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Every year in the United States, young infants die from pertussis. The incidence of
pertussis among infants exceeds that of all other age groups. Protection is only available if
the mother receives the tetanus, diphtheria, ...
Impact of the Implementation of Accountable Care Organizational Structure on Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
(2016)
In 2010, the United States was spending more per capita on healthcare than other
similar countries but did not have better outcomes and spending was increasing at an
unsustainable rate. That same year, the Patient ...
Provider Perceptions of a Mature School-Based Health Center's Effect on Adolescent Health and Wellness: A Case Study
(2015-06-02)
School-based health centers (SBHCs) have emerged as a model of care that enhances
utilization of health care services for U.S. adolescents. Staffed by interdisciplinary teams,
physicians play a largely supervisory role ...
The development and psychometric testing of the shared decision-making instrument
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-18)
Immunizations are a primary prevention intervention to prevent communicable diseases. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been available to females in the United States since June 2006. However, the receipt of the ...
Experiences and Perceptions of Depression in Young Black Men after Incarceration
(2014-03-31)
One in three Black men in the U.S. faces difficulties obtaining employment, housing and maintaining self-sufficiency post incarceration. Felony records result in considerable social and economic vulnerability, which place ...
Social Support and Smoking among Midwest LGBT Adults
(2014-09-30)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations have smoking rates twice that of their heterosexual counterparts. To design effective outreach, prevention, and treatments for these individuals, a comprehensive ...
Distress and Caregiver Appraisal in Pediatric Critical Care Unit Nurses when Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Distress, defined as anxiety, sorrow, and/or pain, among nurses is a pervasive
problem. When elevated or uncompensated, distress may contribute to deleterious
consequences for the nurse, patient outcomes, the nursing ...
Long-term outcomes and parental decision-making about treatment for deformational plagiocephaly
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2013)
Deformational plagiocephaly is a misshapen head in an infant that arises at birth,
or shortly thereafter, due to an asymmetry of the skull. There are two treatment methods
available for plagiocephaly: helmeting and ...
Impact of SystemCHANGE™ Intervention on Medication Adherence in Older Adults with Heart Failure: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
Background: Nearly 50% of people with heart failure do not adhere to their
medication regimens, leading to increased health care costs and poor patient outcomes. The
purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility ...
The Effects of Hypnosis on Acute Pain Among Adolescents Undergoing Surgical Pectus Excavatum Repair
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
In the United States, approximately four million surgical procedures are performed on
children every year. Unfortunately, severe post-surgical pain is common. Children are at risk for
the development of chronic ...
Survival Stories: Relationships of Justice-involved Women with History of Trauma
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Over one million women are incarcerated in local and county jails or placed under community supervision of the criminal justice system in the U.S. each year. Women with history of incarceration have higher rates of many ...
What college women know, think, and do about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-27)
Background: The development of cervical cancer nearly always begins with a sexuallytransmitted
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Approximately 20 million Americans
between the ages of 15 and 49 are currently infected ...
Physical activity in adolescents with orthopedic limitations: The use of human-animal interaction in the form of dog-walking
(2015)
Nine out of ten adolescents fail to achieve Healthy People 2020 recommended levels of aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity leading to deleterious consequences for individuals and a public health epidemic (US ...
Impact of a novel relaxation method of touch on neonatal neurobehavioral development among very preterm infants
(2013)
Infants born very preterm (< 30 weeks estimated gestational age [EGA])
annually and are at greatest risk to develop significant neurodevelopmental
abnormalities. These neurodevelopmental abnormalities are the result of ...
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Equine-Assisted Therapy and Exercise Education for Adults and Older Adults with Arthritis
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Arthritis creates pain, stiffness, and decreased functionality affecting adults’ and
older adults’ quality of life. Equine-assisted therapy provides unique movements to the
rider’s joints and muscles improving pain, ...