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Hospital discharge destination decisions : exploring congruence in frail elders, their family members, and health care teams' decisions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study used a mixed method design to explore congruence about the discharge destination decision of hospitalized frail older adults, their family members, and health care team members (HCTM). There was no common pattern of preferred level...
Privacy and senior adoption of assistive technology in residential care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
to health care providers such as nurses or physicians. Little evaluation research exists on user acceptance and effectiveness of assistive technologies in RC facilities (Demiris et al., 2004). Older adults' perceptions of privacy can inhibit their adoption...
Human factors, automation, and alerting mechanisms in nursing home electronic health records
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The objective was to evaluate a clinical decision support system in an electronic medical record (EMR) to determine activation frequencies, patterns of activity, and how automated alerting mechanisms affect clinical responses ...
Impact of symptoms on quality of life in women with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and healthy women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience a number of symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine pain, fatigue, depression, sleep disturbance, and quality of life in women with RRMS and healthy women. Women ...
The experience of rural children whose daily lives are limited by asthma
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Asthma is the most common cause of disability in childhood, affecting more than one million U.S. children. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to describe children's experience of disabling asthma. After obtaining ...