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Effecting Palliative Care for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients by Increasing Provider Knowledge
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Chronic kidney disease affects over 30 million Americans. In addition, thousands of patients
advance from chronic kidney disease to end stage renal disease annually, which can become fatal
without renal replacement ...
Visualizing Opportunities and Inspiring Choices that Embody Success (V.O.I.C.E.S.)
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
African-American girls experience disparate rates of pregnancy and acquisition of
sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),
when compared to their non-Hispanic, white ...
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 ...
Cerebrovascular Accident Behavioral Modification Education for High-Risk Women
(2017)
Cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) continue to be one of the leading causes of disability and
death throughout the United States (U.S.). While both men and women are at risk for CVAs,
more women have CVAs each year than ...
Increasing Compliance of Diabetic Screening Eye Exams
(2017)
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the principal causes of vision loss in middle-age and older adults
worldwide. This quasi-experimental study examined the impact of patient diabetic retinopathy
education and eye exam ...
Effectiveness of U.S. Diabetes Conversation Map® Patient Education Program in Improving Glycemic Control
(2017)
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that can lead to health complications and shorten life expectancy. The prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes continue to increase in America, leading to an increased economic and disease ...
Pediatric Oral Health Promotion in Primary Care Utilizing Standardized Education
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Dental caries, or tooth decay, is experienced by 60-90% of children. The incidence increases in
high-risk children, such as those from low socio-economic backgrounds who have limited access
to dental care. A ...
Reducing Outpatient Antibiotic Resistance: A Quasi-Experimental Study
(2017)
Approximately 50% of antibiotics prescribed are not necessary, nevertheless in the United States
among the many outpatient prescriptions, few are more widely prescribed than antibiotics. The
inappropriate use of ...
Effect of Patient Antibiotic Education on Provider Perceived Patient Expectation for Antibiotics
(2017)
Antibiotic resistance is a global concern that costs the world thousands of lives and the United
States billions of dollars annually in healthcare expenditures and missed work. One reason that
providers prescribe ...
An Educational Video Intervention to Increase Advance Care Planning Knowledge and Advance Directive Completion for Community-Dwelling Veterans
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Advance Care Planning is the process by which patients with the healthcare provider and family
establish values, goals, and preferences for future care. Advance Directives provide written
documentation of patients ...
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effect of Duration of Manual Expression and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy on Milk Volumes in Mothers of Premature Infants: The MERIT Study
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are extremely
vulnerable, and breast milk is best for the well-being of the infant. Most premature infants,
however, are not yet able to suck, so other methods ...
The Congestive Heart Failure Nurse Development Project
(2017)
One of the leading diagnoses for hospital 30-day readmissions is congestive heart failure.
Closing gaps in nurses’ knowledge and comfort level in congestive heart failure management
principles can potentially contribute ...
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Pediatric Primary Care
(2017)
Many pediatric primary care clinics fall short in providing comprehensive sexual and
reproductive health services to adolescent patients resulting in missed opportunities for
pregnancy prevention, delays in sexually ...
Improving Adherence to Antihypertensive Regimen Using the SIMPLE Method: A Pilot Study
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Societal and personal burden associated with nonadherence to provider prescribed antihypertensive regimen challenges both patient and providers to explore methods to improve adherence. Nonadherence to antihypertensive ...
Improved Sleep Quality and Quantity Through Sleep Hygiene Education In Adults
(2017)
Sleep is a basic life necessity that rarely gets the attention it deserves. Most Americans do not
get the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep each night and are not aware of the
consequences it is having on ...
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 ...
Health Literacy Provider Training and Patient Satisfaction
(2017)
Ninety million Americans lack the health literacy skills required to adequately manage their
health while healthcare professionals lack the formal training to appropriately address the needs
of low health literate ...
A Violence Prevention and Preparedness Educational Intervention in Primary Care Clinics
(2017)
Violent acts of patients and/or visitors in the healthcare setting are an increasing problem that
threatens the physical safety and psychological well-being of primary care office staff members
and providers, as well ...
Stimulant Holidays in Children and Adolescents with ADHD: A Retrospective Study to Explore Variables in Parent and Prescriber Initiated Holidays
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
A stimulant holiday is an underutilized and under-researched intervention that could improve
patient outcomes and patient and parent satisfaction to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
treatment. Given the pervasive ...
A Vitamin D Protocol Post Liver Transplantation
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Adults with compromised liver function are inherently deficient and especially vulnerable to the
consequences of vitamin D deficiency. Consequences of vitamin D deficiency include liver
disease progression, infection, ...