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Physician Orders For Life-Sustaining Treatment Form: Honoring End-Of-Life Directives For Nursing Home Residents, Judy Meyers, Crystal Moore, Alice Mcgrory, Jennifer Sparr, Melissa Ahern Mar 2016

Physician Orders For Life-Sustaining Treatment Form: Honoring End-Of-Life Directives For Nursing Home Residents, Judy Meyers, Crystal Moore, Alice Mcgrory, Jennifer Sparr, Melissa Ahern

Crystal Moore

The Physician Orders for LifeSustaining Treatment (POLST) form provides choices about end-of-life care and gives these choices the power of physician orders. The POLST form assures end-of-life choices can be implemented in all settings, from the home through the health-care continuum. The use of the POLST form was evaluated in a pilot study in nursing homes in two eastern Washington counties. Chart reviews and template analysis of interviews revealed the POLST form accurately conveyed end-of-life wishes in 19 of 21 cases. An informed consent process was evidenced in 16 of 21 cases, and the POLST form was congruent with residents' …


Infusing Cultural Competency Into Medical School Curricula, Debbie Salas-Lopez, Maria Soto-Greene, Catherine Bolder, Robert Like Sep 2014

Infusing Cultural Competency Into Medical School Curricula, Debbie Salas-Lopez, Maria Soto-Greene, Catherine Bolder, Robert Like

Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH

No abstract provided.


Addressing Health Disparities In Minority Communities: Evaluation Of A Cultural Competency Curriculum In Medical School, Debbie Salas-Lopez, Maria Soto-Greene, Dawne Mouzon, A Davidow, J Reteguiz, C Mclauglin, Ana Natale-Pereira Sep 2014

Addressing Health Disparities In Minority Communities: Evaluation Of A Cultural Competency Curriculum In Medical School, Debbie Salas-Lopez, Maria Soto-Greene, Dawne Mouzon, A Davidow, J Reteguiz, C Mclauglin, Ana Natale-Pereira

Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH

No abstract provided.


Baseline Intercultural Sensitivity Assessment Among Employees At A Large Health Network: Findings And Implications For Cultural Competency Interventions, Eric Gertner, Jarret Patton, Jay Baglia, Judith Sabino, Lynn Deitrick, Anthony Nerino, Debbie Salas-Lopez Sep 2014

Baseline Intercultural Sensitivity Assessment Among Employees At A Large Health Network: Findings And Implications For Cultural Competency Interventions, Eric Gertner, Jarret Patton, Jay Baglia, Judith Sabino, Lynn Deitrick, Anthony Nerino, Debbie Salas-Lopez

Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH

No abstract provided.


An Ecological Approach To Organizational Transformation: The Growth Of Cross-Cultural Health Care Delivery In An Academic Community Health Network, James Geiger, Judith Sabino, Eric Gertner, Jarret Patton, Llewellyn Cornelius, Debbie Salas-Lopez Sep 2014

An Ecological Approach To Organizational Transformation: The Growth Of Cross-Cultural Health Care Delivery In An Academic Community Health Network, James Geiger, Judith Sabino, Eric Gertner, Jarret Patton, Llewellyn Cornelius, Debbie Salas-Lopez

Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH

No abstract provided.


An Ecological Approach To Organizational Cultural Competence, Judith Sabino, Jarret Patton, Erica Mahady, Lynn Deitrick, James Geiger, Marykay Grim, Debbie Salas-Lopez Sep 2014

An Ecological Approach To Organizational Cultural Competence, Judith Sabino, Jarret Patton, Erica Mahady, Lynn Deitrick, James Geiger, Marykay Grim, Debbie Salas-Lopez

Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH

No abstract provided.


Cultural Competency In New Jersey: Evolution From Planning To Law, Debbie Salas-Lopez, Linda Holmes, Dawne Mouzon, Maria Soto-Greene Sep 2014

Cultural Competency In New Jersey: Evolution From Planning To Law, Debbie Salas-Lopez, Linda Holmes, Dawne Mouzon, Maria Soto-Greene

Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH

No abstract provided.


Imagining Possibilities For Healthy Appalachian Communities In An Emerging Postindustrial Landscape, Brian Hoey Jan 2014

Imagining Possibilities For Healthy Appalachian Communities In An Emerging Postindustrial Landscape, Brian Hoey

Brian A. Hoey, Ph.D.

This paper explores how community might be re-imagined to promote incipient social and economic agendas born increasingly of broad-minded citizen initiatives within the Appalachian region aimed at what is generally understood as “development,” but of a form distinct from the prevailing models of a more industrial age. I would like to ask whether a city like Huntington, West Virginia can emerge as a progressive example of what we might term postindustrial, urban regeneration and perhaps what we might call community healing—specifically through grassroots movement now finding local governmental support in collective attempts to transform this place from one defined primarily …


Risk And Protective Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Older Gay And Bisexual Men Living With Hiv Disease, Charles A. Emlet, Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen Nov 2013

Risk And Protective Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Older Gay And Bisexual Men Living With Hiv Disease, Charles A. Emlet, Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen

Charles Emlet

No abstract provided.


Breaking The Cycle Of Maltreatment: The Role Of Safe, Stable, And Nurturing Relationships, Terence P. Thornberry, Kimberly L. Henry, Carolyn Smith, Timothy O. Ireland, Sarah J. Greenman, Rosalyn D. Lee Dec 2011

Breaking The Cycle Of Maltreatment: The Role Of Safe, Stable, And Nurturing Relationships, Terence P. Thornberry, Kimberly L. Henry, Carolyn Smith, Timothy O. Ireland, Sarah J. Greenman, Rosalyn D. Lee

Sarah Greenman

No abstract provided.


Characteristics Of Creative Expression Activities: The Links Between Creativity, Failure-Free, And Group Process With Levels Of Staff-Participation Engagement And Participant Affect In An Adult Day Center, J. Rowe, Marie Savundranayagam, J. Lang, R. Montgomery Dec 2010

Characteristics Of Creative Expression Activities: The Links Between Creativity, Failure-Free, And Group Process With Levels Of Staff-Participation Engagement And Participant Affect In An Adult Day Center, J. Rowe, Marie Savundranayagam, J. Lang, R. Montgomery

Marie Y Savundranayagam

No abstract provided.


Florence Nightingale, Linda Treiber Dec 2008

Florence Nightingale, Linda Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

No abstract provided.


Infant Mortality, Linda Treiber Dec 2008

Infant Mortality, Linda Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

No abstract provided.


Family Sources Of Educational Gender Inequality In Rural China: A Critical Assessment, Emily C. Hannum, Peggy A. Kong, Yuping Zhang Nov 2008

Family Sources Of Educational Gender Inequality In Rural China: A Critical Assessment, Emily C. Hannum, Peggy A. Kong, Yuping Zhang

Emily C. Hannum

In this paper, we investigate the gender gap in education in rural northwest China. We first discuss parental perceptions of abilities and appropriate roles for girls and boys; parental concerns about old-age support; and parental perceptions of different labor market outcomes for girls’ and boys’ education. We then investigate gender disparities in investments in children, children’s performance at school, and children’s subsequent attainment. We analyze a survey of nine to twelve year-old children and their families conducted in rural Gansu Province in the year 2000, along with follow-up information about subsequent educational attainment collected seven years later. We complement our …


Reflections On Recycling, Pollution And History Or, How To Beat The High Cost Of Living, Richard B. Philp Oct 2008

Reflections On Recycling, Pollution And History Or, How To Beat The High Cost Of Living, Richard B. Philp

Richard B. Philp

Lessons learned during the Great Depression and World War II may have to be relearned. The three Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle) were essential then to individual and national survival. A fourth R, repair, was practised as well. These lessons, if relearned, will stand us in good stead when dealing with the current economic climate as well as with problems of pollution and global warming.


Nursing Home Care, Linda Treiber Dec 2007

Nursing Home Care, Linda Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

No abstract provided.


Faculty And Male Football And Basketball Players On University Campuses: An Empirical Investigation Of The "Intellectual" As Mentor To The Student Athlete, Keith Harrison Dec 2005

Faculty And Male Football And Basketball Players On University Campuses: An Empirical Investigation Of The "Intellectual" As Mentor To The Student Athlete, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

No abstract provided.


“You’Re Awfully Old To Have This Disease”: Experiences Of Stigma And Ageism In Adults 50 Years An Older Living With Hiv/Aids., Charles A. Emlet Dec 2005

“You’Re Awfully Old To Have This Disease”: Experiences Of Stigma And Ageism In Adults 50 Years An Older Living With Hiv/Aids., Charles A. Emlet

Charles Emlet

No abstract provided.


Investigating The Effects Of Communication Problems On Caregiver Burden, Marie Savundranayagam, M. Hummert, R. Montgomery Dec 2004

Investigating The Effects Of Communication Problems On Caregiver Burden, Marie Savundranayagam, M. Hummert, R. Montgomery

Marie Y Savundranayagam

Objectives. The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between communication problems associated with dementia and caregiver burden, within the context of problem behaviors and cognitive and functional abilities of the care recipient.

Methods. A scale on communication problems associated with dementia was developed and administered to 89 family caregivers. Participants also completed measures of care-recipient cognitive and functional status, problem behavior, and caregiver burden (demand, stress, and objective burden).

Results. Analyses using structural equation modeling showed that care-recipient cognitive and functional status indirectly predicted problem behaviors via communication problems. The status indicators also directly predicted demand burden. …


Race, Gender, And Status: A Content Analysis Of Print Advertisements In Four Popular Magazines (Includes Author Interview), Melvin Thomas, Linda Treiber Dec 2004

Race, Gender, And Status: A Content Analysis Of Print Advertisements In Four Popular Magazines (Includes Author Interview), Melvin Thomas, Linda Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

No abstract provided.


Female And Male Student Athletes' Perceptions Of Career Transition In Sport And Higher Education: A Visual Elicitation And Qualitative Assessment, C. Keith Harrison Dec 2003

Female And Male Student Athletes' Perceptions Of Career Transition In Sport And Higher Education: A Visual Elicitation And Qualitative Assessment, C. Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

The termination of a collegiate athletic career is inevitable for all student athletes. The purpose of this study was to explore student athletes’ perceptions of the athletic career transition process. One-hundred-andforty- three (n = 143) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II student athletes were administered the Life After Sports Scale (LASS) designed by the authors. The LASS is a 58-item mixed method inventory. The scope of this inquiry explored the qualitative section, which examined participants’ perceptions that were visually primed with a narrative description of a student athlete who made the transition out of collegiate sport successfully. Three major …


Community Health Nurses Bring Health Care To The People, Linda Treiber May 2000

Community Health Nurses Bring Health Care To The People, Linda Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

No abstract provided.