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Transnationalism and Housing and Health Risks of Rural Latino Immigrant Families
(Cambio Center, 2012)
of the transnational continuum and the health and housing risk scales. Findings revealed that most of the families in the study were categorized as low (45 of 78 cases) than high (23 of 78 cases) in transnational activities with 10 families classified "modestly...
Estimating carbon stock change in agroforestry and family forestry practices
(2009)
The Carbon Management Evaluation Tool for Voluntary Reporting (COMET-VR) is an online tool that estimates short-term carbon stock (CS) changes under different farm or forest land management systems, including temperate agroforestry practices...
Toxic Stress Education for Pediatric Practitioners to Improve Health Outcomes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Toxic stress associated with adverse childhood experiences during childhood can have
catastrophic lifelong neurobiological, social, and emotional effects and has been shown to
decrease life expectancy up to 20 years. ...
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 ...
Wellness Promotion in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
practices. Outcomes were measured using the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II (HPLPII) in a pre- posttest format to assess the adoption level of healthy lifestyle behaviors. HPLPII pre- posttest total scores (3.22 and 3.10), and subscale scores were...
Broadening Mothers Knowledge, Skills and Social Networks to Improve Latino Family Health
(Cambio Center, 2015)
Ethnicity, culture and place affect a person's health (Bonder, Martin, & Miracle, 2001), and social ties among immigrants play a central role in preservation of health (Romero de Slowing, 2012). Thus, interventions that are aimed to improve...
The Nature and Extent of Latino Immigrants' Communication with Their Children about Sexual Issues
(Cambio Center, 2008)
for life in the U.S., we need to provide resources to their parents. As part of a larger study on family-planning service acquisition, 100 male and 100 female Latino immigrants in Boone County, Mo., were queried about their concerns regarding children...
Evidence-Based Practice Asthma Education in Primary Care
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Asthma affects more than 300 million people across the globe. The financial burden
impacts individuals and their families as well as communities and health care systems. Although
asthma education is a fundamental ...
Dropout Prevention with Latino Families The Juntos Program
(Cambio Center, 2012)
and youth with knowledge and resources to prevent students from dropping out and to encourage families to work together to gain access to postsecondary education. This workshop will share the free curriculum with participants and allow them to experience...
Improving Provider Comfort with the Assessment and Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)
Sexuality and optimal erectile function are essential aspects of holistic care. Healthcare
providers, however, do not routinely assess erectile function in male patients during the annual
wellness exam. Men are more ...
Improving tall fescue shade tolerance : identifying candidate genotypes
(2009)
yielding, shade-tolerant genotypes. Seed was obtained from eight families: seven plant introductions of European origin: 234718, 234720, 234882, 234884, 235018, 235019, 235036, and one cultivar (Kentucky 31). Two sequential experiments were conducted...
Using Nurse Practitioner Coordinated Group Visits to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in a Primary Care Practice
(2016-05)
The purpose of this evidence-based project was to introduce a group visit model as a feasible
intervention to improve diabetes outcomes. This quantitative quasi-experimental study looked at
a convenience sample of five ...
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 ...
Improving Advance Directive Completion Rates: Utilizing Technology with a Virtual Platform
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Advance care planning and advance directives guide patients in remaining autonomous when
considering and planning for future healthcare. Improving the regularity of advance care
planning as a preventative measure and ...
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 ...
Immigration of Latinos to Missouri
(Cambio Center, 2002)
Missouri has a history of diversity in geography, the economy, culture and people. The state is well known for its ability to adapt to the changes required to accommodate this diversity. Among the changes that are occurring ...
Effects of DASH Diet and Exercise on Hypertension
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Hypertension is a global pandemic which can cause significant complications if left untreated.
The silent symptom characteristics associated with hypertension create the urgency for disease
management. The purpose of ...
An Empowerment Program to Reduce Parental Distress and Neonatal Length of Stay
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Over 400,000 preterm infants are born each year and taken to the neonatal intensive care unit
which presents a caustic and intimidating environment for parents who struggle to adapt to the
parenting role in a roller ...
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 ...
Educational Care Binder to Improve Appointment Attendance After Prenatal Exposure to Methadone
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
long-term effects of prenatal methadone exposure, and the benefits of follow up care. Appointment attendance rates were collected and compared with pre-intervention rates. Attendance rates were unchanged with 50% of both the intervention participants...