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Leukemia Patients in Early Survivorship: Comparison of Reported Financial Distress During, After, and Three- and Six-Months Post-Treatment
Stout, Robin Pamela ( 2012-06 )Despite the high level of distress that accompanies the diagnosis of acute leukemia, little is published about how and when to address patient-reported financial distress. This article reviews the level and source of ... -
The Level of Depression, Parental Involvement and Nicotine Dependence in Adolescent Cigarette Smokers
Rasmussen, Kristen ( 2004-06 )Purpose: Currently in the United States tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disability. At present there are 4 million smokers under age 18 in the United States and approximately 3,000 who become ... -
The Link between Hair Cortisol Levels and Physical Activity in a Study of Young Adolescents
Smithberger, Katelyn ( 2018-12 )This study explored associations between different levels of physical activity and cortisol levels in hair among adolescents. Although research has found that physical activity can be beneficial for reducing illness ... -
Linkages between physical activity and nightly salivary cortisol in a pilot study of adolescents
Gresham, Louis ( 2015-05 )The purpose of this study was to explore associations between the frequency of moderate/strenuous physical activity among adolescents and their averaged nightly cortisol level collected over a one-week time period. Prior ... -
Lived Experiences of Adult Asian Indian Immigrants in Central Ohio with Type Two Diabetes
Patel, Jinal ( 2012-06 )Research shows that prevalence of Type Two Diabetes Mellitus in Asian Indians is the highest amongst various ethnicities. The purpose of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of adult ... -
Long-Term Mental and Physical Health Outcomes for Male Victims of Unwanted Sexual Violence: A Systematic Review
Sampsel, Haley ( 2016-05 )Sexual violence (SV) victimization is a public health concern however knowledge about male victims of SV lags behind that of female victims. Studies have explored mental and physical health outcomes related to sexual ... -
Metabolic Expenditure in Pregnant Women Enrolled in a Randomized Study of Walking
Lorenzen, Hannah M. ( 2014-05 )Preeclampsia is a disorder that occurs in 5-8% of pregnancies. What begins as elevated blood pressure and proteinuria can threaten the lives of both mother and fetus in the absence of treatment. Although the specific ... -
Multi-site Evaluation of ESI Triage Levels and Medication Administration Times
Starr, Christy ( 2015-05 )Background: The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is an evidence-based system of triaging patients into varying levels of acuity based on their condition to assure that a provider sees the most acute patients first. Pain is ... -
Neighborhood Walkability, Perceived Stress and Telomere Length: Is there a relationship?
Mendez Mendez, Glorivee ( 2021-05 )Purpose and Background. Pregnant Black women are more likely to live in disadvantaged neighborhoods (i.e., vacant housing) and have higher levels of perceived stress compared with pregnant White women. Living in disadvantaged ... -
Neonatal Nutrition: Defining Growth Outcomes
Heger, Stefani ( 2010-06 )Inadequate growth is a significant problem for extremely preterm infants. Nutritional intake is hypothesized to be the most important strategy to improve growth. However, there is a lack of consensus in defining adequate ... -
Nurse Distractions in the Intensive Care Unit
Maresco, Meredith ( 2017-05 )Critical care nurses are often distracted or interrupted in their daily work caring for seriously ill patients in the fast-paced, high-tech Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting. Distractions can lead to poor patient outcomes ... -
Nurses' Perceptions of Dynamic Patient Events and Workflow Changes
Allen, Laura ( 2014-05 )Despite the large role of nurses in a hospital, there remains much debate about how to quantify their role and how to determine the best methodology to staff each nursing care unit. Nurses make up the single largest ... -
Nurse’s Attitudes towards the Effectiveness of the Finnegan NASS
Jones, Rachel ( 2011-06 )Illicit drug usage among pregnant mothers is a significant problem. The consequence is that their infants are at risk for the development of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) because of intrauterine exposure. NAS is ... -
Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards HIV/AIDS Patients
Barbe, Jennifer ( 2005-06 )This study investigated nursing student attitudes and knowledge about HIV/AIDS at different levels of study in nursing and the association between attitudes and knowledge. Participant attitudes were measured using the HIV ... -
Nutritional Analysis of Extremely Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Schweitz, Cayla ( 2007-06 )Background: With the increasing numbers of preterm births and the increased survival rates of those infants born extremely preterm (before 29 weeks gestation) come many potential chronic complications, including Bronchopulmonary ... -
Nutritional Intake Patterns of Patients with Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers
Kemmner, Kaitlyn ( 2014-05 )Chronic venous leg ulcers (CVLUs) are challenging conditions affecting approximately 1% of the population and 3.6% of individuals over age 65 years, costing the U.S. healthcare system up to $3.5 billion annually. Certain ... -
Pain Response to Suctioning in Neonates on Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Bainbridge, Erin ( 2015-05 )Neonates in respiratory distress are commonly placed on Bubble Nasal Continuous Airway Pressure (NCPAP). To maintain a patent airway and ensure proper functioning of NCPAP, neonates on NCPAP must be suctioned. Suctioning ... -
Parent and Child Health in Appalachia Ohio: A Geographical Comparison
Woytek, Alexandra ( 2011-06 )Interpersonal and extra-personal factors such as one’s family health behaviors, lower educational levels, and lack of pediatric health care resources place children living within Appalachia Ohio at increased risk for ... -
Parent Perceptions of Infant Symptoms at End-of-Life in the NICU
Switala, Mary ( 2016-05 )Purpose and Significance: Despite significant technological advances, many infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) do not survive. Limited research has focused on symptoms infants may experience as they ... -
Parental Knowledge and Behavior about Poison Prevention: A Study of Group versus Individual Education
Eckert, Melissa ( 2005-06 )BACKGROUND: Children under the age of 6 annually account for 1 million childhood poisonings in the United States. The purpose of this study is to determine differences in poison prevention knowledge and behaviors between ...