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Heart Failure-Related Palliative Care through Education and Standardized Referral
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Heart failure is a complex syndrome affecting over 5.7 million Americans. The annual cost of
heart failure in the United States is $31 billion with much of that occurring toward the end of
life. Providers struggle with ...
Reducing Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in African American Women
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
In the United States, African American women are at significant risk for cardiovascular disease,
influenced by factors such as obesity, hypertension, sedentary lifestyle, and low socioeconomic
status. This Doctor of ...
Primary Care Heart Failure Education Program to Improve Quality of Life
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Heart failure is a public health concern within today’s healthcare system at both the national and
local level. As the prevalence of heart failure continues to rise, interventions on improving
patient outcomes, reducing ...
Weight Management Program on Self-Esteem in Adolescent Females Classified as Obese
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Today, nearly 20.5% of young people of in America are overweight or obese, affecting roughly
12.7 million children and adolescents. The obesity trend has been shown to be a precursor not
only to physiological ailments ...
Role of Multimodal Analgesia in Recovery and Acute Pain in Bariatric Surgery
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Obesity affects pathophysiology causing cardiac, respiratory, and metabolic disorders. In
modern societies, bariatric weight-loss surgical procedures are escalating, as surgery has become
a treatment method for obesity. ...