Browsing by Level of Evidence "Cohort Study"
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Cardiovascular Risk among Patients with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa
(2018-05-10)Problem Statement South Africa has the highest incidence of drug resistant-tuberculosis (DR-TB) in sub-Saharan Africa and outcomes are poor. Only 54% of patients successfully complete treatment. The prevalence of HIV ... -
Development of a Toolkit for Implementation and Evaluation of the “HUG Your Baby” Program in a Non-profit Community Setting
(2017-05-18)The use of an implementation Toolkit to reliably translate evidenced based programs into community health provides stability and reliability to the organizations that utilize them. This is important in the realm of ... -
Fostering the Optimal Contribution of Nurses to Parental Engagement in Neonatal Intensive Care
(2017-01-11)Objective: Parental presence in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is essential for families, especially mothers to participate in infant care and prepare for transition from hospital to home. Nurses are the principal ... -
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, 2011). The Institute ... -
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 IPVrange between 15% and 71%. Approximately three million U.S. women are affected during theirlifetimes; and approximately 15.5 million ... -
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 for ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
School Nursing Simulation: An Evidence-based Practice Intervention for Improved Confidence in Health-related School Emergency First-responder Role
(2015-10-26)School nursing practice occurs in an autonomous clinical practice setting in which school nurses function as first-responders to life-threatening school emergencies. However, a gap in school nursing practice preparation ... -
Validating the Saligan Fatigue Inventory (SalFI)
(11/30/2017)Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a very distressing symptom reported by oncology patients. Currently, CRF is measured by self-report instruments. Although clinician-administered questionnaires are more sensitive ...
