Browsing by Author Affiliations "University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA"
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Barriers to self-care to combat compassion fatigue in oncology nurses
Combating compassion fatigue is key to promoting well-being among all nurses, especially oncology nurses. This project describes barriers to self-care that enhance well-being and prevent burnout and provides an efficient ... -
Cardiometabolic risk factors between postmenopausal women with and without breast cancer
At the end of presentation, participants are expected to understand about the importance of optimal management of cardiometabolic risk factors, including metabolic syndrome, for postmenopausal women with breast cancer. -
Coaching and mentoring: Leveling up preceptorship
Preceptorship is the cornerstone to a successful new graduate nurse. Effective preceptors must provide effective coaching and mentoring though authentic leadership to instill effective communication, true collaboration, ... -
Cognitive deficits among older adults with schizophrenia
This study examines the cognitive profiles of older adults with schizophrenia and/or schizoaffective disorders indexed by intelligence quotient (IQ) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA). Of our participants, 39% ... -
Emergency department triage factors predictive of acute coronary syndrome
Emergency department nurse triage is tasked with differentiating clinical conditions at high-risk for morbidity and mortality. Nurses struggle to identify acute coronary syndrome at triage to help initiate life-saving ... -
Emotional Intelligence in the Work Environment
Most will agree that teamwork and collaboration are strong elements in effective teamwork that promote better patient outcomes and job satisfaction. However, emotional intelligence provides empowerment to nurses that helps ... -
Examination of graduate faculty online teaching needs to create a center for scholarship in teaching/learning
(2018-03-15)This research focuses on the teaching/learning needs of graduate faculty who teach online courses in a large academic research intensive university. Findings from this study will guide future faculty development sessions ... -
Examining patient outcomes of receiving long-acting injectable antipsychotics
This study evaluated a long-acting injectable (LAI) treatment program through examining the short and long-term outcomes of patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders receiving the LAI treatment in comparison ... -
Financial insecurity and attitudes toward self-care management in adults with diabetes
(2016-09-16)Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: People with diabetes often struggle with self-care. Financial insecurity may create added challenges. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of participant's ... -
Genetic, socioenvironmental, behavioral contributions to metabolic profiles and body composition in Samoan infants
The purpose of this study is to use untargeted metabolomic profiling and pathway discovery to better understand the foundations of variation in adiposity and body composition (e.g., fat mass, lean mass, bone mass, ... -
Integrative review of cyber dating abuse in college students
(2018-07-03)Cyber dating abuse (CDA) is a complex dating abuse nexus including, but not limited to stalking, sexual harassment, psychological harm, or emotional harm perpetrated via technology. Up to 74.1% of college students report ... -
Interprofessional collaborative partnerships to create healthy environments: understanding fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(2017-03-03)Session presented on Friday, March 17, 2017: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with Practice Implementation Centers (PICs) and Discipline Specific Workgroups (DSWs) have embarked on an interprofessional ... -
Mindfulness-based interventions among adolescents with chronic diseases in clinical settings: A systematic review
(2017-10-05)Since ancient times, people have been using complimentary approaches to improve psychological and physical well being to reduce or avoid the use of medications. Our systematic review synthesized the findings of mindfulness ... -
Neonatal diet type and associations with adverse feeding outcomes and gut microbiome composition in neonates with critical congenital heart defects
The purpose of the proposed longitudinal observational study was to: 1) investigate the relationship between variations in neonatal diet type and incidence of feeding intolerance, necrotizing enterocolitis, and malnutrition ... -
Nurses' willingness to care for patients with opioid-use problems: Exploring background, personal, and professional predictors'
The opioid epidemic has reached crisis proportions. As the largest group of healthcare professionals, nurses are key in caring for patients with opioids-use related problems. Understanding background, personal and professional ... -
Opportunities from the pandemic: Transforming maternity clinical education to hybrid hospital and remote education model
Impacts of COVID-19 on clinical sites provided opportunities to change undergraduate clinical course structure from direct hospital/community clinical to hybrid model including small-group hospital clinical and faculty-facilitated ... -
Pregnancy and alcohol: The need for alcohol-screening and brief intervention in women of childbearing age
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) consists of a wide variety of physical, behavioral, and cognitive dysfunctions resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure. Developmental ... -
Prevailing symptom clusters in advanced stage, head and neck cancer survivors
(2018-06-21)Delivering high-quality, relevant cancer survivorship care is a growing national priority and we need a patient-accessible approach that targets treatment-related side effects to sustain health and optimize functionality ... -
Relationships of moral distress among interprofessional healthcare providers in four ICU’s
Using a purposeful sample of 223 healthcare professionals working in four ICUs, this study examines the relationships of moral distress among interprofessional ICU teams. Moral distress was found among all professional ... -
Suboxone program evaluation in a private psychiatric office-based practice
The purpose of this project is to evaluate a Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment program to examine the client outcomes of the of opioid negative urine and the relationship between client characteristics for the individual ...