Browsing Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Department "Nursing (UMKC)"
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Exploring MicroRNA as a Biomarker for Multiple Sclerosis (EMBleMS): A Pilot Study
(2022)Multiple Sclerosis, a leading cause of disability in young adults, is typically diagnosed as relapsing remitting at onset, however, most patients will eventually transition to a progressive course. This secondary progressive ... -
Exploring school nurse workload through the lived experiences of school nurses caring for students kindergarten through fifth grade
(2020)School nurses support the needs of healthy students, those with chronic diseases, all from diverse racial and ethnic groups. Current nurse-to-student ratios, or caseloads, do not fully capture the extent of their work. The ... -
Exploring the impact of osteoporosis on myogenesis
(2015-05-28)Aging is accompanied by a significant decline in bone mass and strength (osteoporosis) and in muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia). These conditions pose a tremendous threat as each year, one in three older adults living ... -
Feasibility and Acceptability of a SystemCHANGE™ Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Older Adult Stroke Survivors: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, intervention mechanism, and potential effectiveness of the SystemCHANGE™ (Change Habits by Applying New Goals and Experiences) intervention in older ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of a mother-daughter intervention to address disordered eating behavior among adolescent girls living with type 1 diabetes mellitus
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-09)Disordered eating behavior (DEB) is an important health problem among adolescent girls in the United States. DEB has been correlated with the subsequent development of clinically diagnosed eating disorders and with other ... -
Impact of a novel relaxation method of touch on neonatal neurobehavioral development among very preterm infants
(2013)Infants born very preterm (< 30 weeks estimated gestational age [EGA]) annually and are at greatest risk to develop significant neurodevelopmental abnormalities. These neurodevelopmental abnormalities are the result of ... -
Impact of a psychoeducational intervention on dementia caregiving
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-16)Of the 65.7 million caregivers in the United States (U.S.), approximately 14.9 million caregivers provide unpaid care for a person diagnosed with dementia. Most, about 80%, of this care is provided in the home and community ... -
Impact of Nurse Practitioner Practice Regulation on Access to Healthcare Services
(2014-09-26)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 ... -
Impact of SystemCHANGE™ Intervention on Medication Adherence in Older Adults with Heart Failure: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Background: Nearly 50% of people with heart failure do not adhere to their medication regimens, leading to increased health care costs and poor patient outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility ... -
Impact of the Implementation of Accountable Care Organizational Structure on Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
(2016)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 ... -
Influences on contraceptive use among college women
(2015-05-19)Background: An unintended pregnancy (UIP) occurs before an ideal time or is completely unwanted. In 2011, the rate of UIP in the United States was 49% of all pregnancies. Unintended pregnancies are expensive to society and ... -
Instrument Development and Psychometric Testing of the Capstone-Experience Preceptor Preparedness Scale: The Cap-ExPresS Study
(2022)Purpose: Preceptors are relied upon to prepare nursing students during their capstone experience as novice, generalist nurses. There is currently no instrument that measures the preceptor’s level of preparedness. The ... -
Interprofessional Simulaton Among Healthcare Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Communication Self-Efficacy
(2020)Medical errors that result in adverse and sentinel events are linked to ineffective communication between providers and members of the healthcare team. Healthcare organizations have enacted multiple strategies to lower the ... -
Lateral Violence Response Training for Nursing Students
(2015-06-19)Lateral violence among nurses is a pervasive problem contributing to deleterious consequences for targets, work environments, patient outcomes, and the nursing profession. Newly licensed nurses are at a disadvantage to ... -
Long-term outcomes and parental decision-making about treatment for deformational plagiocephaly
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2013)Deformational plagiocephaly is a misshapen head in an infant that arises at birth, or shortly thereafter, due to an asymmetry of the skull. There are two treatment methods available for plagiocephaly: helmeting and ... -
Male Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: Syndemic Theory, Minority Stress Theory, & the Community of Protective Measures
(2015-05-28)Intimate partner violence is an underreported, stigmatized, and deleterious reality affecting a higher proportion of men who have sex with men (MSM) than their heterosexual counterparts. The constructs of two theories ... -
Mindfulness as a treatment for military women's chronic pelvic pain: A randomized controlled trial (MoCHI)
(2020)Purpose: The long-term aim of this study was to test the feasibility of a non-invasive, easy to learn, alternative method found online that can successfully assist Active Duty (AD) women with CPP regulate daily perceptions ... -
“Now there's a good woman”: how rural life course events shape the response to cognitive decline in older women
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-22)Aims: This dissertation aimed to: (1) analyze the life-course experiences of rural, older women and the impact of those experiences on their values, health-illness behaviors and decision-making, particularly surrounding ... -
Nursing Faculty Perspectives Regarding the Effectiveness of Prelicensure Nursing Education
(2020)New graduate registered nurse unreadiness for professional practice is a growing, critical global issue that threatens public safety. While research has associated this academic under-preparation to preventable medical ... -
Nursing Faculty's Experience of Faculty Bullying and its Impacts: A Qualitative Study
(2021)Faculty bullying is an ongoing problem in United States’ nursing schools as it can negatively affect the physical and psychological well-being of the targeted individuals, their careers, and the workplace environment. ...