College of Nursing and Health Innovation: Department of Nursing: Recent submissions
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DIABETES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG SAUDI WOMEN
(2021-07-14)Given the fact that Saudi women with DM have more obesity but lower levels of physical activity compared to men, and have additional cultural barriers to physical activity, new interventions are needed. Home-based ... -
Mediating Effect of Cognitive Function on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease in the United States
(2021-09-02)Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are related to disorders of the heart and blood vessels. They may become serious problems, especially in older adults. They could also negatively affect the health-related quality of life ... -
SMOKING CESSATION WITHIN THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE POPULATION
(2020-11-16)This article-based dissertation consists of two complete manuscripts related to smoking cessation within the federal employee population. In the first manuscript, the self-determination theory was described and evaluated ... -
HEALTH LITERACY, ILLNESS PERCEPTION, AND DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT IN KOREAN-SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS WITH DIABETES
(2020-12-07)Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is becoming an increasingly common disease with aging. As the prevalence of DM increases, the need for self-management is emphasized as a way to control DM and prevent its complications. ... -
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CAFFEINE INTAKE AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY (NHANES) 1999-2014 DATABASE
(2020-12-09)Sixty-four percent of adults in America drink coffee daily and 71% of caffeine intake comes from coffee in the United States (US) diet. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in the US. The purpose ... -
The Lived Experiences of Breathlessness In Adults With Chronic Heart Failure
(2020-05-22)Heart failure (HF) is a significant disease condition affecting 6.5 million Americans. Breathlessness is the hallmark symptom of HF impacting affected individual’s functional capacity and quality of life. It is a subjective ... -
How Effectively Do Health Care Providers Adhere To Established Clinical Guidelines Concerning Breast and Cervical Screening as Outlined by the American Cancer Society and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology?
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-05-02)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Purpose: To investigate how effectively health care providers in a rural health clinic setting adhere to established clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) concerning ... -
Promotion of Advanced Practice Provider Compliance with the 2012 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Three-Hour Bundle Guidelines in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Component Intervention
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2015-12-02)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** -
Written Asthma Action Plan (WAP): An Educational Color-Coded Bilingual Pictorial Pediatric Asthma Action Plan
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-12-04)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** -
Increasing Drug Screens and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Assessments for Patients Enrolled in Opioid Replacement Therapy
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2015-12-02)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Opioid use disorder is an epidemic that has a devastating impact on public health, morbidity and mortality, and the escalating economic burden of healthcare ... -
Media-Smart Youth After-School Pilot Program for Parkway Elementary
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2011-08-10)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** -
Improving Adherence to Hepatitis C Screening: A Pilot Project
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2017-03-28)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Purpose: The purpose of this project was to determine whether implementing a clinical prompt reminder in the electronic medical record (EMR) would improve provider's ... -
A Heath Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Patients with Epilepsy
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-11-27)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Background: Epilepsy is a chronic disease and it is estimated that between 30% and 60% patients are non-adherent with their antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) therapy. ... -
Evaluation of Provider Strategies to Promote Adherence to Childhood Obesity Clinical Guidelines
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-11-15)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The American population is rapidly becoming ethnically diverse with an increase in Hispanics. As the number of Hispanics increase, so is the prevalence of obesity ... -
Improving Medication Adherence Among Adult Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: A Pilot Study
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-11-22)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Background: Medication adherence reduces morbidity, premature mortality, and healthcare costs related to CHD treatment. Therefore, a patient-centered intervention ... -
Pain Management in Nursing Homes
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2020)Background: Pain is a leading cause of disability and a major contributor to health care costs. Over 85% of patients in nursing homes report pain on a daily basis (CDC, 2016). The rescheduling of hydrocodone to schedule ... -
Improving Adherence to Atypical Antipsychotic Agent Screening Guidelines in Pediatric Patients: A Quality Improvement Project Within an Integrated Community Mental Health Setting
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-11-30)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Background: Approximately 14% - 20% of children and adolescents have a mental health problem (Harrison, Cluxton-Keller, and Gross, 2012). Atypical Antipsychotic ... -
What are the Therapeutic Strategies used by Mental Health Providers to Create a Therapeutic Alliance and Effective Patient- Provider Relationship for Psychotropic Medication Adherence?
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2014-12-10)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The annual cost of medication non - adherence problems in United States (U.S.) is approximately $100 billion dollars (Heesch, 2013; Julius, Novitsky, & Dublin, ... -
The Effects of Nutritional Status Assessment by Pre-albumin Level and its Effects on Functional Independence Measures (FIM) in Adult Patients after Fall and Fracture
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2015-04-24)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Background: Fall is leading cause of injury in elderly persons. Nutritional status is an important aspect of elderly life that influences daily activities, quality ... -
Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Case Management Intervention on Reducing DiabetesRelated Emotional Distress in a Hispanic Medicare Advantage Population
(College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-11-30)