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Understanding The Impact Of Choice Claims In Health Policy Among Veteran Patients, Stacie Marie Rivera
Understanding The Impact Of Choice Claims In Health Policy Among Veteran Patients, Stacie Marie Rivera
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The patient-as-consumer has emerged as a narrative in the government health care system that cares for beneficiary veteran patients, elevating the phenomenon of choice in health care legislation and administration. The problem of the submerged state of a health policy was the issue examined within the context of access to health care and what patients experience when choice is present. The purpose of this study was to explore the motivations of beneficiary veteran patients to choose a preventive care option, a seasonal flu shot, at a private sector retail pharmacy rather than at their government health care provider, with the …
Program Evaluation Of A Rich Media Implementation Program, Spencer Schultz
Program Evaluation Of A Rich Media Implementation Program, Spencer Schultz
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some U.S. e-commerce retail organizations use inadequate visual product presentation strategies that are limited to static product images and uninspiring textual descriptions. E-store customers have a stake because they are the beneficiary of the higher quality online shopping experience produced when rich media is used. Viewed through richness media theory, the purpose of this summative program evaluation was to evaluate the effectiveness of using rich media in e-store product listings. The evaluation was performed for a partner organization 1 year after the organization implemented a rich media implementation program in its e-store product listings. The results of the first repeated …
Utilizing Food Safety Knowledge In Comprehensive Patient Care Among Harlem Hospital Physicians, Sean Alexander Shivers
Utilizing Food Safety Knowledge In Comprehensive Patient Care Among Harlem Hospital Physicians, Sean Alexander Shivers
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people throughout the world become sick every year from consuming contaminated foods, which impacts countries’ socioeconomic development, straining their healthcare system, travel and tourism, and foreign trade markets. To help alleviate the impact foodborne illness (FBI) has on society, scholars suggest physicians incorporate food safety in their standard work practice. The purpose of this study was to determine if Harlem Hospital physicians utilized food safety knowledge in comprehensive patient care with a diagnosis of FBI, in addition to how physicians passed this food safety information onto the patient. A qualitative methodology using an …
Impact Of Transitional Care Model On Readmissions Of Adults With Chronic Heart Failure, Sheila Delaine Stuckey
Impact Of Transitional Care Model On Readmissions Of Adults With Chronic Heart Failure, Sheila Delaine Stuckey
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is often associated with high morbidity, mortality, and increased health expenditures. The readmission rate of patients with CHF is approximately 30% within 30 to 60 days following discharge. This project examined the literature to identify best practices based on the use of the transitional care model (TCM) in the reduction of hospital readmissions among older patients with CHF. The review included articles that were published between 2015 and 2019, used a quantitative study methodology, were peer-reviewed, and written in English. Keywords used in the search were chronic heart failure, the transitional care model, and hospital readmissions. …
The Impact Of Hiv Prevention Education In School On Young Men Who Have Sex With Men, Michael Edward Tachet
The Impact Of Hiv Prevention Education In School On Young Men Who Have Sex With Men, Michael Edward Tachet
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Sex education through the public school system has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an excellent vehicle by which HIV prevention education can be presented to students, thereby decreasing the rate of HIV infection among young men who have sex with men (YMSM). However, YMSM continue to be at high risk for HIV infection in the United States despite educational efforts to prevent infection. The purpose of this qualitative study using a phenomenological approach was to explore what impact school-based HIV prevention education had on YMSM in the past, and what effect that education has …
Religious Coping And Ptsd Symptom Management Among African Americans: A Clergy Perspective, Barbra Talley
Religious Coping And Ptsd Symptom Management Among African Americans: A Clergy Perspective, Barbra Talley
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Data indicated that although African Americans reported fewer occurrences of traumatic events than that of their racial/ethnic counterparts, however, the degree of traumatic events experienced by African Americans tends to be more serious and violent in nature. More so, lower recovery outcomes associated with PTSD among African Americans have been attributed to varying factors, such as financial restrictions, strained health care access, ineffective coping strategies as well as a mistrust of medical and clinical approaches, thus leading African Americans to seek faith-based approaches. This phenomenological study investigated clergy perspectives on religious coping constructs relative to the management of PTSD symptoms. …
Public Health Nurses’ Perceptions Of High School Dropout Rates As A Public Health Issue, Maria Wallace
Public Health Nurses’ Perceptions Of High School Dropout Rates As A Public Health Issue, Maria Wallace
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Education is one of the strongest predictors of health, and well-being. Early termination of education can lead to poorer health, shorter lifespans, and increased stress on the healthcare system. Improving overall high school graduation rates has been debated and discussed by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Ministry of Education, however, there is a paucity of research on increased graduation rates as they relate to public health in the Canadian context. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of liaison public health nurses (PHNs) who worked directly with the TDSB regarding their roles …
Repercussions Of The Mechanistic Dehumanization Of Muslim Americans, Resilience, And Sustainable Communities, Melvin Walters
Repercussions Of The Mechanistic Dehumanization Of Muslim Americans, Resilience, And Sustainable Communities, Melvin Walters
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
There is a lack of research on the relationship between dehumanization of minority religious groups and affiliation with terrorism, which suggests a need to consider the consequences of dehumanization perceptions beyond promoting aggression. This qualitative case study addresses whether dehumanization embedded in public policies influences Muslim Americans 18 to 25 years of age, native and nonnative, to engage in homegrown terrorism. Using Schneider and Ingram’s social constructions of target populations as the foundation, research questions focused on how perceptions of mechanistic dehumanization in policy design influence homegrown terrorism among Muslim- American adults. Data were acquired through archival data that included …
Enterprise Risk Management Strategies For Organizational Sustainability, Kaleb Matthew Wyma
Enterprise Risk Management Strategies For Organizational Sustainability, Kaleb Matthew Wyma
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of this single case study was to explore enterprise risk management strategies that nonprofit business leaders used to maintain and improve organizational sustainability. The study population included 3 executive leaders from a rehabilitation and social services nonprofit agency located in the northeastern United States. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations integrated enterprise risk management framework was the conceptual lens used in this study. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with the 3 executive leaders of the client organization and review of internal, external, and publicly available documents. Data and information from documents and interviews were manually coded. Findings were …
Exploring Strategies For Implementing Information Security Training And Employee Compliance Practices, Alan Robert Dawson
Exploring Strategies For Implementing Information Security Training And Employee Compliance Practices, Alan Robert Dawson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Humans are the weakest link in any information security (IS) environment. Research has shown that humans account for more than half of all security incidents in organizations. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the strategies IS managers use to provide training and awareness programs that improve compliance with organizational security policies and reduce the number of security incidents. The population for this study was IS security managers from 2 organizations in Western New York. Information theory and institutional isomorphism were the conceptual frameworks for this study. Data collection was performed using face-to-face interviews with IS managers …
Effects Of Medical Professionals' Communication With Men Sleeping With Men And Hiv/Aids, Dawne D. Dickerson
Effects Of Medical Professionals' Communication With Men Sleeping With Men And Hiv/Aids, Dawne D. Dickerson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) initially emerged in the 1980s and ever since, a battle has been underway with regard to understanding some of the root issues attributed to behavior and HIV/AIDS. AIDS is prevalent in the men sleeping with men (MSM) community. There is lack of studies evaluating the quality and quantity of communication between MSM and medical professionals, which can be a catalyst to help reduce HIV/AIDS within this community. The aim of this quantitative study was to evaluate the relationship between quantity and quality of medical professionals' communication and regular HIV …
Social Media Marketing Strategies Of Wine Industry Small Business Leaders, Jerri Lynn Harris
Social Media Marketing Strategies Of Wine Industry Small Business Leaders, Jerri Lynn Harris
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Ineffective marketing strategies can negatively impact business competitive advantage. Small business owners who struggle to maintain a competitive advantage are at high risk of failure. Grounded in the technology acceptance model, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore social media marketing strategies small business leaders in the wine industry use to promote brand awareness and maximize competitive advantage. The population comprised 5 small business leaders employed with 4 wineries in the wine industry in Michigan, who effectively used social media marketing strategies to promote brand awareness and maximize competitive advantage. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, company …
Mobile Devices In Higher Education: Faculty Perception In The United Arab Emirates, Shameen Sucrine Monteiro
Mobile Devices In Higher Education: Faculty Perception In The United Arab Emirates, Shameen Sucrine Monteiro
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Research has been conducted on the effectiveness of mobile devices in education; however, few scholars have addressed how faculty members perceive the use of mobile devices in the classroom. Mobile devices in higher education have the potential to support innovative teaching modalities. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore faculty perceptions of using the mobile device as an instructional aid in a higher educational institution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The conceptual framework was Zhao and Frank's metaphorical use of ecology and the ecosystem. Three research questions focused on faculty members' perceptions of uses, challenges, and …
Wellness Paradigms In Predicting Stress And Burnout Among Beginning Expatriate Teachers, Kimala Proctor
Wellness Paradigms In Predicting Stress And Burnout Among Beginning Expatriate Teachers, Kimala Proctor
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Research indicates that the current teacher shortage is in part due to stress and burnout. A topic that has not been examined is beginning expatriate English medium teachers (EMTs) with 5 years or less of teaching experience in the United Arab Emirates and the relationship between using individualized, self-initiated wellness paradigms and stress, job burnout, and intent to leave the teaching profession. The transactional model of stress and coping, Maslach's multidimensional theory of burnout, and the health promotion model were used to evaluate the moderating effects of the EMTs' burnout and stress levels on their wellness and intent to leave. …
Optimizing Green Supply Chain Management Strategies, Mark Derek De La Grandiere
Optimizing Green Supply Chain Management Strategies, Mark Derek De La Grandiere
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some business leaders in the manufacturing industry lack strategies to optimize green supply chain management strategies that increase profitability while reducing the carbon footprint. The lack of green supply chain strategies sub optimizes the use of resources business leaders use to meet their financial goals. The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore successful green supply chain strategies leaders used to increase profitability while reducing the carbon footprint. The participants were 7 business leaders in one manufacturing organization headquartered in Massachusetts who have sophisticated green supply chain strategies in place. The natural resource-based view theory was the …
Relational-Cultural Experiences Of Burnout By Mothers Of Color In Online Counseling Programs, Juliana Forrest-Lytle
Relational-Cultural Experiences Of Burnout By Mothers Of Color In Online Counseling Programs, Juliana Forrest-Lytle
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Burnout permeates helping professions and is a concern in counselor education and training. The defining characteristics of burnout are depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and reduced personal accomplishment. Data on burnout in diverse populations are notably limited. The primary goal of this qualitative grounded theory study was to understand the experiences of burnout in mothers of color (MoCs) who were enrolled in or recently (within the last 5 years) graduated from an online Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs accredited clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) program. Another goal of this study was to investigate how MoCs managed burnout. …
Understanding Ecommerce Consumer Privacy From The Behavioral Marketers' Viewpoint, Brenda Ivory Jones
Understanding Ecommerce Consumer Privacy From The Behavioral Marketers' Viewpoint, Brenda Ivory Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Ecommerce sales were expected to increase to $4.8 trillion dollars in 2021 for online retailers in the United States. Behavioral marketers increase sales and revenue by targeting potential customers based on the use of ecommerce consumers' personal information. This correlational research study was framed with the theory of planned behavior. The participants were behavioral marketers based in the United States who completed an online survey. The data were analyzed using multiple regressions and analysis of variance analyses to answer the research question. The results of the analysis answered the research question regarding the correlation between behavioral marketer's attitudes, social norms, …
Career Pathway And Leadership Attributes Of Academic Administrators At Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Dyanne Mitchell-Williams
Career Pathway And Leadership Attributes Of Academic Administrators At Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Dyanne Mitchell-Williams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Academic administrators at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are faced with multiple challenges regarding retention of students, funding, and maintaining status as an HBCU, yet little is understood about how and why leaders choose a particular career pathway. This lack of understanding creates opportunities for failure related to turnover in leadership, funding discrepancies, and lower rates of retention and persistence for students. Using Maslow's needs theory as the foundation, the purpose of this descriptive study was to better understand the career pathways of established executive level leaders atin HBCUs in order to determine attributes of success among leaders with …
Strategies To Improve Customer Care Services In Urgent Care Businesses, Marcus Ellis Caster
Strategies To Improve Customer Care Services In Urgent Care Businesses, Marcus Ellis Caster
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Healthcare industry owners who have unsatisfactory customer care services may experience a financial risk and create dissatisfied patients. The purpose of this case study was to explore customer care strategies that managers of urgent care businesses used to improve customer care services and patient satisfaction. The target population consisted of 1 urgent care manager from 3 separate urgent care clinics with the highest customer satisfaction ratings in Alabama. The urgent care managers were knowledgeable about effective customer care strategies that improved customer care services and patient satisfaction. Customer loyalty theory with emphases on customer behavior, customer attitude, repeat patronage, and …
The Coping Strategies Of Alpha-1 Deficient Patients And Their Family Caregivers, Nicolette Bruscino
The Coping Strategies Of Alpha-1 Deficient Patients And Their Family Caregivers, Nicolette Bruscino
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, for which there is no cure, is one of the most lethal genetic diseases among the European White population. Early and proper diagnosis is challenging, as understanding how both alpha-1 antitrypsin deficient patients and their family caregivers cope with their related stressors on a daily basis. This qualitative phenomenological study incorporated the biopsychosocial approach, the Bowen family systems theory, and the family systems model of illness to examine the experiences of Alpha-1 patients and their family caregivers related to living with the disease and coping strategies. Participants were recruited with the assistance of a national organization that …
Transgender An At-Risk Population During And Following Emergencies And Disasters, Joshua Aaron Fontanez
Transgender An At-Risk Population During And Following Emergencies And Disasters, Joshua Aaron Fontanez
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The experiences and needs of transgendered individuals immediately following a natural or human-caused disaster are largely ignored in practice and absent from previous academic literature. Using Schneider and Ingram's conceptualization of the social construction of target populations as a theoretical framework, the purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences and perspectives of transgendered people who sought shelter in the aftermath of a natural disaster in 2018. Data were collected through interviews with 12 displaced, transgendered individuals to explore their experiences while staying at shelters in 2018. Interview data were transcribed, inductively coded, and then a thematic analysis procedure …
Employer Strategies For Improving Employee Work-Life Balance, Vernessa Lashawn Johnson-Hoffman
Employer Strategies For Improving Employee Work-Life Balance, Vernessa Lashawn Johnson-Hoffman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Senior leaders who fail to implement work-life balance strategies may experience reduced profits and sustainability challenges. This single case study explored employers' strategies for improving employee work-life balance. The population for the study included 4 senior leaders of a hospice care agency in North Carolina who successfully implemented employee work-life balance strategies. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and from the review of company documents, website, and social media pages. The conceptual framework for the study was the transformational leadership theory. The trustworthiness of interpretations was supported by member checking. Four themes emerged from inductive analysis of the data: a …
Effects Of Nonadherence To Hiv/Aids Drugs On Hiv-Related Comorbidities In Eastern Nigeria, Chizomam Laura Ojukwu
Effects Of Nonadherence To Hiv/Aids Drugs On Hiv-Related Comorbidities In Eastern Nigeria, Chizomam Laura Ojukwu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Developing countries like Nigeria continue to have HIV epidemic challenge due to the scarcity of evidence-based information and lack of resources to boost HIV education. The study population, Owerri, is one of the states in Nigeria with a high incidence rate of HIV. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS regarding the effects of nonadherence to HIV/AIDS drugs. The integrated theory of health behavior model provided the framework for the study. I collected, transcribed, and analyzed interview data to identify clusters and themes. Results showed that various factors influenced and (e.g., …
Examining The Lived Experiences Of Divorce Among Hispanic Parents, Maria Rosa Perez
Examining The Lived Experiences Of Divorce Among Hispanic Parents, Maria Rosa Perez
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Parental divorce does not have the same effect on all children, and the cultural background of families may have an impact on children's experience of divorce. The purpose of this research was to investigate the lived experiences of Hispanic parents of school-aged children who are divorced or are going through the divorce process in order to examine how their children adjust to this family change. Crisis theory and critical race theory were used as theoretical frameworks, and a phenomenological approach was used to collect data from 13 parents through semi-structured interviews. Twenty-seven themes (six minor, five major, 14 subthemes, and …
Hispanic Parents' Perceptions Of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination For Male Children, Christy Dubuisson
Hispanic Parents' Perceptions Of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination For Male Children, Christy Dubuisson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Hispanic Americans experience a disparate burden of human papillomavirus vaccination (HPV)-related cancers. Despite vaccine availability, HPV vaccine uptake amid Hispanic American adolescent males in the United States is under the national goal. Furthermore, childhood vaccination compliance is driven by the parents; yet, there is little research on parents' perceptions of HPV vaccination of male children. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the attitudes, beliefs, concerns, and decision- making factors of Hispanic American parents of male children aged 11- to 13- years-old surrounding HPV vaccination. The health belief model provided the framework for the study. Face-to-face interviews were …
Citizen Perceptions Of Law Enforcement Shootings Involving Imitation Firearms, Kristine Angela Gregory
Citizen Perceptions Of Law Enforcement Shootings Involving Imitation Firearms, Kristine Angela Gregory
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of this qualitative ethnographic study was to explore citizen perceptions of the phenomenon of law enforcement shootings involving an imitation firearm. A secondary purpose was to document knowledge of current imitation firearm policies and thoughts on the effectiveness of said policies. Kingdon's multiple streams approach was used as the theoretical framework. This theory addressed the sources of power that influence policy decisions, the stakeholders involved in agenda setting, and factors that shape policy debates. Data were collected using a combination of secondary data analysis, field observations and semi structured, face-to-face interviews with 23 citizens. Sampling strategies included a …
Framing Islamophobia And Civil Liberties: American Political Discourse Post 9/11, Lama Hamdan
Framing Islamophobia And Civil Liberties: American Political Discourse Post 9/11, Lama Hamdan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Rhetorical frames are used to support political agendas, define problems, diagnose causes, make policy judgments, and suggest solutions. Following the attacks on September 11, 2001, politicians and media pundits used Islamophobia as a fear-mongering tactic to justify public policy formation. The purpose of this study was to analyze public discourse on Islamic terrorism in arguments advocating government surveillance, restrictive immigration policies, and other erosions of U.S. constitutional protections of its citizens. This study drew on the postmodern theories of Lakoff, Lyotard, and Said to critically examine U.S. political discourse on Islam and terrorism. Three conceptual rhetorical frames were examined: Clash …
Transgender And Gender Nonconforming Individuals' Perceptions Of The Criminal Justice System, Delisa Shundra Hamilton
Transgender And Gender Nonconforming Individuals' Perceptions Of The Criminal Justice System, Delisa Shundra Hamilton
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This study explored the perceptions and lived experiences of 10 transgender and gender nonconforming individuals who had interacted with the various sectors of the criminal justice system (i.e., law enforcement, the prison system, and the court system). The focus of this phenomenological qualitative study was providing insight into how sexual orientation and gender identity influenced transgender and gender nonconforming individuals' experiences and perceptions of the criminal justice system. Procedural justice theory guided this study by providing an understanding of how the behavior of the actors in the criminal justice system shaped the cooperation or resistance of transgender and gender nonconforming …
Influence Of Place-Frame And Academic Integration On Persistence At Rural Community Colleges, Jeannie Hunt
Influence Of Place-Frame And Academic Integration On Persistence At Rural Community Colleges, Jeannie Hunt
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Community college leaders face challenges due to a lack of persistence data concerning 2-year colleges, especially in rural settings, prompting these leaders to turn to national data sets to drive local institutional changes. The purpose of this study was to identify variables associated with student place-frame and academic integration which are predictive of student persistence from the first to the second year in a small, residential community college in a rural frontier setting. Guided by Tinto's institutional departure theory, the theory of social representation, and Bassett's work in ruralism, a nonexperimental, correlational, quantitative research design was used to examine predictive …
Job Transitioning Experiences Of Blue-Collar Employees After Federal Downsizing, Eduardo Hurtado
Job Transitioning Experiences Of Blue-Collar Employees After Federal Downsizing, Eduardo Hurtado
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Downsizing, realignment, and closure of military bases have forced many low-skilled, blue-collar federal employees into involuntary job loss and job transition. The impact of involuntary job loss on blue-collar workers has been linked to stress and other adverse psychological effects. There is gap in the literature regarding the lived experiences of federal blue-collar employees following downsizing of military bases. The purpose of this qualitative, interpretive phenomenological study was to examine lived experiences of job loss and job transition for federal blue-collar employees following downsizing of military bases. Schlossberg's transition theory provided a conceptual framework for the study. Ten ex-federal blue-collar …