Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Mu"
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Adolescent resilience following parental death in childhood and its relationship to parental attachment and coping
Adolescent resilience following loss has been linked with supportive social relationships and coping. Retrospective studies have found that parental death during childhood has been a risk factor for serious mental health ... -
Examining health-related decision making patterns of African Americans with coronary heart disease: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
The purpose of this study was to explore the themes that affected the day-to-day health-related decision making of African Americans managing coronary heart disease (CHD). Understanding the lived experience of African ... -
Financial stress factors, psychological factors and self-management outcomes in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between financial stress factors and psychological factors on self-management outcomes (glycemic control [HbA1c] and diabetes-related quality of life [DQoL]) in ... -
Moderate-intensity risk reduction counseling and acquisition of sexually transmitted infection
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a public health problem in the United States, with adolescents and young adults to age 25 bearing a disproportionate burden of infection. Risk reduction counseling (RRC) as a ... -
A multi-hospital examination of the relationship between hospital nursing resources and hospital quality outcomes
This exploratory study examined the relationship between hospital nursing resources and quality outcomes of hospital care. A portion of Donabedian's model linking structure to outcome was used to frame the study. Structure ... -
Normalization and family functioning in families with a child who is technology dependent
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between child/maternal factors (child's functional status, level of technology dependence, mother's depressive symptoms, length of caregiving duration, amount of ... -
Relationships among self-management ability, cognitive function, and sleep quality in advanced heart failure intensive care unit patients
As the amount of people with heart failure and treatment complexity increases, many hospitals are implementing Advanced Heart Failure Intensive Care Unit (AHFICU). The success of this new model of care depends on understanding ...