Browsing by Level of Evidence "Cohort"
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Impact of managed care on health care delivery practices as perceived by health care administrators and practitioners
Managed care has had a significant impact on many components of the U.S. health care delivery system such as cost effectiveness, access to care, and quality of care. These changes have affected how administrators and ... -
Impact of preoperative psychological evaluations on bariatric surgery outcomes
Obesity is a major global health challenge affecting 603.7 million adults and is a risk factor for common illnesses such as diabetes mellitus II, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, gastroesophageal reflux ... -
Implementation of depression screening to optimize chronic pain management
(2016-06-15)Background: Chronic pain affects millions of people worldwide and the evidence demonstrates prevalent co morbidity of chronic pain and psychological issues such as anxiety, insomnia, and depression. The existence of ... -
Improving baccalaureate nursing students' critical thinking ability through the initiation of patient safety simulations
(4/4/2016)Patient safety is the priority objective within the healthcare system (Harjai & Tiwari, 2009; Robert & Petersen, 2013; Robson, Clark, Pinnock, White, & Baxendale, 2013; Vaismoradi, Salsali, & Marck, ... -
Improving intimate partner violence screening in the emergency department setting
(2015-04-29)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue. Global rates of IPV range between 15% and 71%. Approximately three million U.S. women are affected during their lifetimes; and approximately 15.5 million ... -
Improving provider confidence and knowledge of sexual assault treatment through education and guideline implementation
Sexual assault is a pervasive public health concern that disproportionately affects women and can have long-term effects in every aspect of a woman’s life (Nathan & Ferrara, 2020). While acute treatment of ... -
Influence of the economy on teen and adult birth patterns in Oklahoma 1980 through 1995: A time series analysis
Influence of the economy on birth patterns was examined separately for teen and adult women. Competing theories and conceptual frameworks currently exist to describe the cyclic patterns found in reproductive behavior and ... -
Intervention for African American adults with type 2 diabetes
(2015-06-04)The purpose of this project was to examine outcomes in African American adult patients with type 2 diabetes who received education and diet and exercise services compared to those who did not. Type 2 diabetes accounts ... -
Lipid profiles and associated symptoms and outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients
The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of a 1-month protocol and to describe self-reported symptoms and their association to cognitive and functional outcomes in persons with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) ... -
Modified Fresno Test - Acute care nursing
Background: Few objective measures of evidence-based practice (EBP) knowledge/skill exist. The Fresno Test, one objective method, has only been validated with medicine, physical/ occupational/speech therapy, pediatric ... -
Oxytocin: Biomarker of affiliation and neurodevelopment in premature infants
(2016-06-14)Extremely premature infants, born at 28 weeks gestation or less, are at greatest risk for poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. While survival of these infants has improved in the past decade, neurodevelopmental outcomes have ... -
Pain catastrophizing and prolonged opioid use following lumbar fusion
(2017-10-20)A prospective cohort study identified significant correlations between prolonged postoperative opioid use (PPO) and preoperative opioid use and being disabled. Multiple regression analysis identified preoperative opioid ... -
Parenting stress in parents of infants with congenital heart disease and parents of healthy infants: The first year of life
(2017-09-12)Background: While we know that the parents of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD), the most prevalent group of congenital anomalies, experience increased parenting stress, the stress levels throughout infancy have ... -
Perinatal corticosteroids: Latent neurodevelopment of the preterm infant
The purpose of this study was to evaluate potential relationships between perinatal dexamethasone treatment of premature infants and latent child development. Often, postnatal corticosteroid (PNS) is offered in the neonatal ... -
Predicting aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss among MDR-TB infected individuals in South Africa
Problem Statement Individuals treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) with aminoglycosides (AGs) in resource-limited settings often experience permanent hearing loss, but there is no practical, cost-effective ... -
Predicting certification success for the family nurse practitioner
High-stakes licensure or certification examinations are required for many health professions disciplines to ensure safe entry-level practice. Accrediting agencies set a benchmark for graduates’ first-time licensure ... -
Prevalence, severity, and risk factors of delirium in critically ill stroke patients
To determine the prevalence and severity of delirium among adults admitted to a neurocritical care unit who are diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and to ... -
A psychometric analysis of the self-report of labor pain
This non-experimental, field study investigated the reliability and validity of the postpartum recall of labor pain, and the relationships between pain and a number of selected antecedent, intervening, and labor related ... -
The relationship among trace elements, pica, social support and infant birthweight
This study examined the relationships of iron and zinc, pica, social support and infant birthweight among socioeconomically disadvantaged pregnant women in context of the Roy Adaptation Model. The sample was composed of ... -
The relationship between perceived self-efficacy and retention of new hospice volunteers
As the hospice concept becomes more popular, there is an increased need for hospice volunteers. Hospice volunteer coordinators are seeking methods that will help enhance volunteer recruitment and retention. One screening ...