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Psychosocial Effects Of Providing Nursing Care To Patients From A Multi-Casualty, School-Associated Shooting Event, William Travis Mccall

Doctoral Dissertations

Secondary traumatic stress describes symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder but that result from witnessing or experiencing the trauma of another individual through a helping relationship. The associated symptoms include intrusions, avoidance, and hyperarousal. Secondary traumatic stress is also associated with the development of compassion fatigue and burnout. The current state of the science identifies that secondary traumatic stress may affect those nurses who provide care to critically ill or injured patients. Research has most commonly examined the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout among nurses in emergency department settings. While attention is frequently given to the …

Child Maltreatment, Perceived Stress, And Opioid Use In Pregnancy, Stephanie Brooke Kors

Doctoral Dissertations

The current study examined pathways from childhood trauma to opioid misuse in pregnancy. We sampled 93 pregnant women at a high-risk pregnancy clinic at a university medical center who were at least in their second trimester. 55 women were considered high-risk due to opioid misuse and 38 women were considered high-risk due to medical reasons other than drug use. Results revealed sexual abuse significantly predicted opioid misuse in pregnancy, while physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect did not. Women with histories of childhood sexual abuse reported significantly higher levels of perceived stress during pregnancy than women who did not report …

Child Maltreatment, Perceived Stress, And Opioid Use In Pregnancy, Stephanie Brooke Kors

Doctoral Dissertations

The current study examined pathways from childhood trauma to opioid misuse in pregnancy. We sampled 93 pregnant women at a high-risk pregnancy clinic at a university medical center who were at least in their second trimester. 55 women were considered high-risk due to opioid misuse and 38 women were considered high-risk due to medical reasons other than drug use. Results revealed sexual abuse significantly predicted opioid misuse in pregnancy, while physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect did not. Women with histories of childhood sexual abuse reported significantly higher levels of perceived stress during pregnancy than women who did not report …

The Implications Of Yoga As A Coping Mechanism For Stress During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Ellie Hunter Madenberg

Masters Theses

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has been extremely devastating across the globe. In the United States specifically, Covid-19 has taken over 545,000 lives and climbing. Over the past year of the pandemic, the rate of mental health concerns has grown significantly. Yoga has been paralleled in growth throughout the course of pandemic with countless new yoga students and advanced students who have dove deeper into the yoga practice.

The study examined the perceived stress levels of yogis and using yoga as a leisure coping strategy for stress reduction during the Covid-19 pandemic. A survey was sent via email to yoga instructors …