Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Theta"
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Accreditation Benefits of Federally Qualified Clinics
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Thursday, July 23, 2015: Purpose: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are currently the nation's largest primary health care provider group with a projected patient census of 40 million patients ... -
Acupuncture for symptom management in a menopausal population: An exploration of mechanism and experience
This early phase study examined the effects of a series of ten standard-protocol acupuncture treatments over four weeks in 12 healthy, but symptomatic, menopausal women. In addition to measuring two biologic markers that ... -
Analyzing Influenza-Like Illness With Unsupervised Machine Learning
(2017-06-19)Abstract Text: Disclosure: The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States ... -
The association between school violence and sexual activity by gender among US high school students
(2018-06-18)This secondary analysis of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2009-2015) examines relationships between sexual activity and school violence by gender among US high school students. -
The association between school-related victimization, depressive symptoms, and suicidality among U.S. high school students
(2017-07-18)Purpose: Research has shown that victimization during adolescence is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes (Bauman, Toomey & Walker, 2013; Bowes, Johnson, Wolke & Lewis, 2016; Cole et al., 2014; Messias, ... -
Best practices for the use of electronic health records in prelicensure nursing education
This poster presentation represents the results of an integrative literature review completed for the purpose of examination of the state of the science related to best practices for the use of electronic health records ... -
Caregivers' perceptions of transition of a family member from acute care to hospice inpatient care
(2017-09-22)Family caregivers of hospice inpatients transferred from the hospital to a community inpatient hospice setting describe what mattered most in a descriptive phenomenological study. Seven interrelated constituents based on ... -
A CNS-Led Initiative to Reduce Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Adult Critical Care Patients
The purpose of this clinical quality improvement project was to minimize the number of red blood cell transfusion units in adult critical care patients while maintaining optimal physiological hematologic outcomes. Comparison ... -
Community Nursing Support for Schizophrenic Clients
Decreasing hospital stays necessitate various community supports for persons with schizophrenia. However, there is little research on the effectiveness of community-based nursing interventions for this population. A true ... -
Constructing the process of healthcare decision-making by adolescent athletes post sport-related concussion
Sport-related concussion (SRC) is associated with short- and long-term health consequences. Current recommendations require immediate removal of an athlete suspected of injury, relying symptom self-reporting. Many SRC are ... -
The digital divide: Racial and ethnic differences in U.S. mobile phone use to access online health information
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Much previous research has investigated how people access the Internet and online health information. This research has identified the digital divide - minorities and ... -
Effects of Provider Communication Behaviors and Shared Decision Making on QOL Among Advanced Cancer Patients
(2017-07-07)Purpose: Saudi patients are often not well informed about diagnoses, prognoses, and treatment options. Poor communication can lead to health care decisions that insufficiently meet patients’ preferences, concerns, and needs ... -
Faculty Reported Essentials of Quality Online Teaching
(2018-03-12)Recently, the number of higher education online courses offered has grown tremendously. As a result of this expansion, much emphasis has been placed on quality online course design. Ensuring quality of online instruction ... -
Finding Resolutions to Common Core Challenges in Nursing Engagement
(2017-03-03)Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017: Abstract: In a profession where it is crucial to be engaged, nurses may be the least engaged of all healthcare providers. As reflected in the research reviewed for this project, ... -
Group coursework in the online classroom: Ways to reduce stress for students and faculty
Group coursework can facilitate student engagement and learning; however, the negotiation of group coursework can be stressful for students and faculty, particularly in the online classroom. The purpose of this presentation ... -
Help for osteoarthritis pain in African American elders (HOPE): Patterns, predictors, and preferences of osteoarthritis and chronic joint pain self-management
Introduction: Chronic joint (CJ) pain is the foremost osteoarthritis (OA) symptom that affects older African Americans' (AAs) functional ability. Every effort should be made to reduce the development of high-impact chronic ... -
The I-Obesity Course: Delivering an Evidence-Based Obesity Intervention in Your Community!
(2017-09-15)This intensive intervention program explored the effectiveness of an internet-delivered, evidence-based obesity management program. All participants lived in either a rural or medically underserved community in Arizona. ... -
"If I cry less I can fit in more play dates": Mothers' experiences with time famine
As time has become an increasingly valued resource of our postmodern world, many individuals are experiencing a phenomenon called “time famine,” the chronic perceived shortage of time. Mothers are especially ... -
Impact of Hemoglobin A1c Screening Program Among Medicare Patients
In 2016, HouseCalls began conducting point-of-care hemoglobin A1c screening as part of an annual preventative home visit program for patients covered under one Medicare Advantage health plan. This retrospective study (n = ... -
Overcoming Barriers: Using Technology and Behavioral Interventions to Improve Obesity Care in Rural Communities
(2018-06-06)This obesity intervention program explored the effectiveness of an Internet-delivered, intensive behavioral program for adults living in rural or medically underserved communities in the American Southwest. Using adult ...
