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Leveraging High Reliability And Transformational Leadership To Create A Healthy Work Environment, Megan Gillespie, Megan Gillespie

DNP Qualifying Manuscripts

Background: Nurse leaders must create a collaborative work setting to promote a healthy work environment (HWE). The Joint Commission reported in 2014 that 71% of physicians and nurses reported disruptive behavior was linked to medical errors. The culture of a team sets the foundation of safety for patients and nurses. A HWE is necessary to ensure agility, progress and effectively strive for zero harm. Nurse executives are challenged to empower front-line leaders to create a HWE conducive to open communication, psychological safety and results in a setting where employees can thrive.

Problem Description: There is an epidemic of bullying and …

Online Learning During Covid-19 Produced Equivalent Or Better Student Course Performance As Compared With Pre-Pandemic: Empirical Evidence From A School-Wide Comparative Study, Meixun S. Zheng, Daniel Bender, Cindy Lyon

All Dugoni School of Dentistry Faculty Articles

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced dental schools to close their campuses and move didactic instruction online. The abrupt transition to online learning, however, has raised several issues that have not been resolved. While several studies have investigated dental students’ attitude towards online learning during the pandemic, mixed results have been reported. Additionally, little research has been conducted to identify and understand factors, especially pedagogical factors, that impacted students’ acceptance of online learning during campus closure. Furthermore, how online learning during the pandemic impacted students’ learning performance has not been empirically investigated. In March 2020, the dental school studied here moved …

The Effect Of Service Excellence Training: Examining Providers' Patient Experience Scores, Katelyn J. Cavanaugh, Monica A. Johnson, Courtney L. Holladay

Patient Experience Journal

Previous research and applied work has shown that communication-based training has the potential to impact important outcomes for healthcare organizations. Our institution developed and deployed Service Excellence, a communications-focused training, in our large academic cancer-focused healthcare system. In this study, we investigated whether patient experience improved for those with care providers who completed Service Excellence, as measured by Press Ganey Provider Experience surveys, and whether the effect of Service Excellence training depends on employee engagement. Results indicated that participating in Service Excellence training positively impacts perceptions of patient experience, and that the impact of the training is stronger for providers …

Working Happiness And Employee Engagement At Publishing Company., Ltd, Yosaporn Punjamawat, Paul Thisayakorn

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background: The purposes of this research were to study work happiness, employee engagement, and related factors in employees at a medium Publishing Co.,Ltd. Objectives: To study work happiness, employee engagement and related factors that contribute to work happiness of permanent employees at a medium Publishing Co., Ltd. in Bangkok. Methods: Data were collected from 124 employees a medium Publishing Co., Ltd. The questionnaire included general information, work happiness questionnaire, Corporate Engagement Questionnaire and the Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9). The data were analyzed by Descriptive Statistics, unpaired t - test, One-way ANOVA, Spearman’s correlation co-efficiency and multiple liner regression. …

A Multi-Faceted Approach To Understanding Acceptability Of Docs K-5: A Qualitative Analysis, Andrea Guarnieri

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study investigated the acceptability of DOCS K-5, a behavior parenting program adapted for parents of elementary aged children. Despite proven efficacy in preventing maladaptive behaviors, parenting programs have historically suffered from low attendance and engagement. Participants (N = 13) attending the pilot DOCS K-5 program took part in six group interviews while enrolled in the program to examine the facilitators and barriers to attendance, perceived effectiveness, and collateral benefits received from participation in the program. This study considered possible cognitive, affective, instructional, and pragmatic facilitators or barriers to attendance and engagement. Participants described motivations to learn various types …

Unsupervised Machine Learning For Identifying Challenging Behavior Profiles To Explore Cluster-Based Treatment Efficacy In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Retrospective Data Analysis Study, Julie Gardner-Hoag, Marlena N. Novack, Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti, Elizabeth Stevens, Dennis Dixon, Erik Linstead

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

Background: Challenging behaviors are prevalent among individuals with autism spectrum disorder; however, research exploring the impact of challenging behaviors on treatment response is lacking.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify types of autism spectrum disorder based on engagement in different challenging behaviors and evaluate differences in treatment response between groups.

Methods: Retrospective data on challenging behaviors and treatment progress for 854 children with autism spectrum disorder were analyzed. Participants were clustered based on 8 observed challenging behaviors using k means, and multiple linear regression was performed to test interactions between skill mastery and treatment …

Effectiveness Of Auditory Interventions On Children's Attention, Engagement, Self-Regulation, And Auditory Discrimination, Victoria Brager, Claira Geller, Jessica Kresl, Emily Waham

School of Occupational Therapy Master's Capstone Projects (2016-2021)

Sensory-based interventions are commonly used in occupational therapy practice to support children and youth with disabilities that may impact occupational performance. Auditory interventions are a specific sensory intervention centered around the use of sounds thought to create neural changes in the brain resulting in improved functional performance (Wink, McKeown, & Casey, 2017). Four occupational therapy research students collaborated with a local pediatric occupational therapist who was interested in obtaining updated evidence on auditory interventions with children. Researchers screened and systematically reviewed the literature to address the question, "Do auditory interventions improve self-regulation, engagement, auditory discrimination, and/or attention for children?" Upon …

Levels Of Engagement In Mental Health Services Regarding Minorities, Karla Salazar Rendon

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

This study focuses on analyzing if the level of engagement when receiving mental health services affects how many mental health providers an individual has. Although mental health impacts everyone, minorities encounter barriers such as language, transportation, and residential segregation. Obstacles such as these discourage individuals in regards to pursuing mental health services. Minorities make up a significant amount of the U.S. population: however, they are underrepresented in the mental health field. The challenges they encounter need to be addressed to provide efficient services. This study includes male and female participants over the age of 18 in San Bernardino County. The …

Physician Burnout: Stress Within The Health Care System, Aidan Hauser

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

As our nation’s healthcare system expands, more stress and responsibility are placed on our physicians and frontline healthcare workers. The pressures of the daily job often prove extremely damaging to the employee’s mental and physical health. Physician and worker burnout is a growing epidemic that is damaging our care providers more and more every day. Burnout effects not only workers, but all of those surrounding them as well. This plague is not going to be repaired by one single change, but it is clear that many adjustments must be made to reform our healthcare system.

Your Journey Through Dental Social Media: Master The Metrics, Timothy Vassilakos Ms

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

SMART Audience marketing is a data-driven marketing approach focusing on reaching the right people with the right message at the right time. This can be done by segmenting and targeting audiences based on their interests, demographics, and behavior. A study by Forrester Research found that companies that use smart audience marketing can achieve a 72% increase in engagement and a 50% increase in satisfaction. These companies can also see a 10% increase in conversion rates and a 20% increase in ROI. The image shows a SMART outline for creating a Smart Audience marketing strategy. The method includes the following steps: …

The Ethics Of Patient And Public Involvement Across The Research Process: Towards Partnership With People With Aphasia, Deborah Hersh, Mark Israel, Ciara Shiggins

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Background:

Conducting Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in health research is a way of building knowledge that incorporates the experience of service users, adds research impact, and helps avoid wasting resources on findings that have little relevance to people or cannot be implemented. We argue that there is a need to extend ethical considerations currently focused on research participants with aphasia to encompass and guide expectations of involvement in partnerships with people with aphasia across the research lifecycle.

Method:

We use the 2018 revision of the Australian National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research as the framework for this …

Implementing Modern Management In Nursing, Ashley E. Hall

MSN Capstone Projects

Throughout the recent years, there has been occurrence of massive nursing shortages across the country. While there are many explanations as to why these shortages could be occurring, one very common explanation is that of poor leadership. As it now stands, the training for new leaders is a “trial by fire” style of orientation. New leaders either have a short training period consisting of minor introductions and gathering of various system access, or no training for their new position whatsoever. This style of orientation leads to poor outcomes for the leader as well as the team they are put in …

Program Evaluation Of Parent Engagement Activities In The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Cheryl A. Bos

Doctoral Projects

Introduction: Leaders of a six-bed pediatric cardiac critical care unit identified the need to evaluate family engagement in patient care activities prior to implementing quality improvement initiatives. This program evaluation identified staff and family perception of barriers and facilitators to parent engagement in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.

Methods: Data were collected through quantitative and qualitative methods. Surveys collected staff baseline and parent pre-/post-hospital perception of the role of family engagement in caring for the child.

Results: The Questionnaire of Factors That Influence Family Engagement survey of 58 registered nurses indicated the nurse workflow (τb = .579, p = …

Authentic Youth Engagement In Environmental Health Research And Advocacy, Kathryn M. Cardarelli, Melinda J. Ickes, Luz Huntington-Moskos, Craig Wilmhoff, Angela Larck, Susan M. Pinney, Ellen J. Hahn

Health, Behavior & Society Faculty Publications

Training in environmental health (EH) engages and inspires youth to tackle health promotion and policy change. Yet, there is little guidance on how to successfully nurture and sustain youth engagement. This paper compares four case studies of youth engagement to promote EH in rural and urban communities using the Youth Empowerment Solutions (YES!) framework. Of the case studies in rural (Central Appalachia) and urban (Cincinnati, Ohio) communities, two employ citizen science approaches using PhotoVoice and environmental sampling; one engages youth in a science communication camp; and one focuses on policy advocacy. We compare and contrast these case studies using the …

Development And Feasibility Of A Mobile Phone Application Designed To Support Physically Inactive Employees To Increase Walking, Joanna C. Nicholas, Nikos Ntoumanis, Brendan J. Smith, Eleanor Quested, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

© 2021, The Author(s). Background: Physical inactivity is a global health concern. mHealth interventions have become increasingly popular, but to date, principles of effective communication from Self-Determination Theory have not been integrated with behavior change techniques to optimize app effectiveness. We outline the development of the START app, an app combining SDT principles and 17 purposefully chosen BCTs to support inactive office employees to increase their walking during a 16-week randomized controlled trial. We also explored acceptability, engagement with, associations between app usage and behavioral engagement, and perceived impact of the app in supporting behavior change. Methods: Following development, fifty …

Inspiring Nurse Leader Connectedness To Improve Patient Experience, Shauna Maxson

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Objectives:

1. Interventions targeted at improved communication, retention, empowerment, and encouragement will be utilized to enhance the practice environment of incumbent and future nurses in the emergency department. Nurse connectedness will be improved 25% over baseline following implementation of interventions to positively augment practice environment.

2. Patient experience scores in the emergency department will be sustained at benchmark, or greater, following efforts to improve nurse connectedness.

Design: Prospective, single-center, non-randomized, pre- vs. post-

Data Sources: Scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles and texts, results from pre- and post-intervention completion of Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Press Ganey patient experience scores

Review Methods: Review …