analyses were performed to evaluate two additional yes/no questions related to participants personal experience with family violence. The predictor variables of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control made a significant contribution...

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 ...

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 ...

Behavioral health issues affect between 15% to 20% of children, and if left untreated, these issues can lead to long-term mental and physical health issues in children and adolescents. The purpose of this quasi-experimental, ...

.02); social functioning (r(58) = -0.254, p = 0.05); worry (r(58) = -0.281, p = 0.03); daily activities (r(58) = -0.314, p = 0.01); parent HRQL summary score (r(58) = -0.260, p = 0.04); family functioning summary score (r(58) = -0.260, p = 0.05); and total...

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 continue to limit the practice...

Asthma is a common condition in adolescence and finding a way to optimize asthma care management is a priority in primary care. The purpose of this project was to introduce an electronic asthma action plan using a ...

. These women had conflicting attitudes about the advantages and disadvantages of mammography. Their perceptions about mammography were greatly influenced by family and friends. The overarching barrier to no-cost mammography for each of the participants...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

have shown positive results with psychoeducational interventions on caregiver health and stress. This study examined the impact of a psychoeducational intervention, the Family Series Workshop, on levels of coping, caregiving competence, and stress among...

Infants born prematurely are at an increased risk for neurodevelopmental delays. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a toxic environment that fails to harbor proper brain growth. Additionally, infants spend an excessive ...

Medically complex adolescents with spina bifida and shunted hydrocephalus are living into adulthood and requiring healthcare as adults. For effective neurosurgical care to continue from a pediatric practice to an adult ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...