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The Experiences Of Female Adolescents Who Have Sustained A Concussion Through Sport Participation: A Consideration Of An Occupational Perspective During Recovery, Annalise Michelle Tichenoff Jul 2020

The Experiences Of Female Adolescents Who Have Sustained A Concussion Through Sport Participation: A Consideration Of An Occupational Perspective During Recovery, Annalise Michelle Tichenoff

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Adolescence is a time of rapid and tumultuous development in the physical, cognitive and psychosocial domains. Sustaining a concussion during this time period may complicate this development, particularly when symptoms are prolonged. Of particular importance is the study of adolescent females, as this population has been under-evaluated within the literature. This is especially troubling due to the number of concussions that occur among adolescent females, as concussions within this population reportedly occur at twice the frequency of adolescent males. This dissertation presents a qualitative case study investigation that explores the recovery experiences of adolescent female athletes who have sustained a …


The Fertility Problem Inventory And Infertility-Related Stress: A Case Study, Staci Leigh Born Jan 2015

The Fertility Problem Inventory And Infertility-Related Stress: A Case Study, Staci Leigh Born

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

More than seven million people of childbearing age in the United States experience infertility. For women, the experience of infertility is stressful. The Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI) has been used to quantitatively measure women's experience of infertility-related stress. However, the construct of infertility-related stress is poorly described in existing literature. The purpose of this case study was understand how women experience the FPI as a measure of infertility-related stress. To address this issue, women who are undergoing infertility treatment completed the FPI and participated in unstructured interviews. Archival documents were also retrieved to corroborate findings and satisfy saturation. Results indicate …


Clinically Optimal Dosing In The Treatment Of Duodenal Ulcers: A Case Study Of A Phase Iii Snda Clinical Program, Karl E. Peace Nov 2011

Clinically Optimal Dosing In The Treatment Of Duodenal Ulcers: A Case Study Of A Phase Iii Snda Clinical Program, Karl E. Peace

Biostatistics Faculty Publications

Georgia Southern University faculty member Karl E. Peace authored "Case Study in Optimal Dosing in Duodenal Eulcer" in Peptic Ulcer Disease.


The Believe In All Your Possibilities Campaign: Updating A Social Marketing Campaign On A Shoe String Budget, Moya L. Alfonso, H. Woodcum, Sherri Reynolds, John S. Luque Jun 2011

The Believe In All Your Possibilities Campaign: Updating A Social Marketing Campaign On A Shoe String Budget, Moya L. Alfonso, H. Woodcum, Sherri Reynolds, John S. Luque

Community Health Faculty Presentations

The purpose of this presentation is to provide participants with an understanding of how to revamp or refresh a brand on a limited budget using a case study approach. The ‘Believe in All Your Possibilities’ community-based prevention marketing campaign, which was targeted at reducing alcohol and tobacco use among middle school youth, was the result of a long term school-community-university partnership in Southeast Florida. This alcohol campaign has been continuously implemented for eight years. Encouraging evaluation results combined with recently acquired alcohol prevention funding served as the impetus for conducting research to determine if ‘Believe’: a) was still relevant to …