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Behavioral And Socio-Ecological Determinants Of Depression At Different Stages Of The Life Course, Xiao Cong
Behavioral And Socio-Ecological Determinants Of Depression At Different Stages Of The Life Course, Xiao Cong
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
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The Association Between Antidepressant Medications And A1c Among Individuals With And Without Diabetes, Jamie Kammer
The Association Between Antidepressant Medications And A1c Among Individuals With And Without Diabetes, Jamie Kammer
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
While depression is known to increase the risk of diabetes and worsen glycemic control, the effect of antidepressants on these outcomes is unclear. Within the past few years, a cross-sectional study performed in a large, nationally-representative sample of individuals without diagnosed diabetes concluded that there are no differences between antidepressant users and non-users with regard to a number of diabetes-related outcomes including A1C, a measure of average glucose levels over the past few months commonly used to detect and monitor diabetes. The current set of studies was conducted to determine whether replicating this research in a higher-risk population or using …
Neighborhood Disadvantage During Childhood : A Predictor Of Young Adult Mental Health, Ethan Minier
Neighborhood Disadvantage During Childhood : A Predictor Of Young Adult Mental Health, Ethan Minier
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
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Health Effects Associated With Foreclosure: A Secondary Analysis Of Hospital Discharge Data, Nancy Menzel, Sheniz Moonie, Melva V. Thompson-Robinson
Health Effects Associated With Foreclosure: A Secondary Analysis Of Hospital Discharge Data, Nancy Menzel, Sheniz Moonie, Melva V. Thompson-Robinson
Nursing Faculty Publications
Objectives. The purpose of this study was to assess the health effects of high home foreclosure rates in an area of the United States of America and the utility of hospital discharge data for this purpose. Methods. We analyzed hospital discharge data from three postal zip codes using the principal diagnosis for 25 Diagnostic Related Groups associated with stress. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize hospital discharge rates for each condition by year and zip code. To test for differences across time, the Cochran-Armitage trend test was performed. Results. Most conditions did not demonstrate a statistical change between …