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Treatment-Resistant Depression Diagnosis in the Outpatient Behavioral Health Setting
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)
Treatment-resistant depression can be challenging to identify in the outpatient behavioral health setting due to a lack of clear diagnostic guidelines. The evidence-based quality improvement project examined current practices in diagnosing treatment...
Practice-based evidence research design for lymphedema management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
-group construct validity of functional status (FS) scores on patients with LE at Maccabi; and (3) describe characteristics of the patients with lymphedema treated at Maccabi between the years of 2010-2017. We used a Practice-based Evidence (PBE) research design...
Excision of thrombosed external hemorrhoids
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the indications, procedures and follow-up for the excision of thrombosed external hemorrhoids.
The STRATA Study: Structural Antecedents of Tdap Administration in Obstetrical Practices in the Midwestern United States
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
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, ...
Reframing the Conversation on Diversity
(Cambio Center, 2013)
As the United States in general, and Missouri in particular, grows more and more diverse not only in terms of race, languages and religions; but also in terms of age, sexual orientation and family structure; we are facing ...
Improving Outcomes for Psychiatric Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: An Evidence Based Quality Initiative
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Patients who are prescribed second generation antipsychotic medications are vulnerable and at an
increased risk for developing metabolic syndrome (MetS). Metabolic syndrome is the
development of obesity, hyperlipidemia, ...
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 ...
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in African American Women After Multiple Interventions
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
African American women are consistently diagnosed at later stages of breast and cervical cancer
than Caucasian women, leading to increased morbidity and mortality rates. Although the
mammogram and Papanikolaou (Pap) ...
Impacts of Bt maize on smallholder income in the Philippines
(AgBioForum, 2012)
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize is the first genetically modified crop to be introduced to Philippine farmers. Since its commercialization in 2003, evidence has accumulated regarding the economic benefits of adopting Bt maize. Based on data...
Brass Performance Practices in the Sixteenth Century
(1989)
This paper will focus on the performance practices
involving the brass instruments in the sixteenth century. The
research involved presents an even greater difficulty. There are
two reasons for this: first, there is ...
Implementation of a low-cost, web-based, multi-component training for trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
knowledge, use, and fidelity in TF-CBT. A multiple regression showed that previous TF-BT training, clinician attitudes towards evidence-based practices, and clinician age predicted training completion. Implications for web-based trainings and implementation...
Exploring the relationship between students' level of content knowledge and their ability to engage in scientific argumentation using structural equation modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in 2013 introduced science standards that are rich in core ideas as well as science and engineering practices. The NGSS views science content and science practice as closely interconnected...
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Congestive heart failure: therapeutics--chronic CHF
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the therapeutics of chronic congestive heart failure.
Increasing Identification of Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults with Obesity by Utilizing the STOP-Bang Questionnaire in Primary Care
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic medical disorder underrecognized, underreported,
underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Untreated OSA is associated with numerous physical and
mental conditions, reduced quality ...
Anemia
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of anemia.
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 ...
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 ...
Time to routinely screen for intimate partner violence?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
Use a validated tool to screen women of childbearing age for intimate partner violence (IPV) and follow up with any woman with a positive screen. Stength of recommendation: B: Based on a systematic review of 10 randomized controlled trials, 11...
Faculty Mentoring Effects on Retention Rates and Job Satisfaction
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)
As the predicted nursing shortage emerges, an immediate intervention to expand the nursing
faculty workforce within the undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs is
essential. This evidence-based quality ...