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Parental Involvement During Adolescence And Contraceptive Use In College, Caroline Payne Purvis, Rosemary V. Barnett, Larry Forthun

Journal of Adolescent and Family Health

The current study aimed to explore the relationships between parental involvement during adolescence on sexual behaviors among college students. Research has shown that parental involvement decreases as students move from high school to college, but the impact that parents had on their students while in high school continues into college. It is important to determine if one factor relating to the number of sexual partners, sexual activity, and contraceptive use is parental involvement during adolescence. After approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB), an online survey using Survey Monkey was administered to a convenience sample of undergraduate students in a …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 039, Number 14, November 24, 2014, Grand Valley State University

2014-2015, Volume 39

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Successful Strategies For Discharging Medicaid Nursing Home Residents With Mental Health Diagnoses To The Community, Skye N. Leedahl, Rosemary K. Chapin, Carrie Wendel, Beth Anne Baca, Leslie K. Hasche, Grace W. Townley

Human Development and Family Science Faculty Publications

The state and federal push to transition Medicaid residents from nursing homes to the community calls for effective discharge strategies targeted to residents’ diverse needs. This exploratory, mixed-methods study utilized the Minimum Data Set to describe demographics, health characteristics, and transition patterns of Kansas Medicaid residents with mental health diagnoses who were discharged from nursing homes from 2005 to 2008. Discharged residents (n = 720) had multiple comorbidities, and more than half remained in the community following their first nursing home event. In-depth interviews with nursing home staff (n = 11) explored successful discharge strategies. Successful strategies support …

Is Couple And Relationship Education Effective For Lower Income Participants? A Meta-Analytic Study, Alan J. Hawkins, Sage E. Erickson

Faculty Publications

The negative effects of family instability on children and adults have captured the attention of legislators and policymakers wondering if something could be done to help at-risk couples form and sustain healthy relationships and marriages. For a decade now, public funds have supported grants to provide couple and relationship education (CRE) to lower income individuals and couples. This meta-analytic study reviewed 38 studies (with 47 independent samples) assessing the effectiveness of CRE for lower income couples (defined as more than two-thirds of the sample below twice the poverty level) in an attempt to form current policy debates. Overall effect sizes …

2014 Program: Raymond A. Roesch, S.M., Social Sciences Symposium, University Of Dayton

Roesch Social Sciences Symposium Programs and Other Materials

No abstract provided.

Perceived Leadership Qualities As Hiring Criteria For Athletic Trainers At Ncaa Institutions In The Southeast Region Of The United States, Katherine Ann Gonzalez

Student Theses and Dissertations

In sport organizations, those in authority such as athletic directors and athletic trainers should possess concrete leadership styles in order to maintain effectiveness of the organization (Kickul & Newman, 2000). Hiring employees that possess similar or compatible leadership attributes to the employer will help produce a positive, productive workplace. The purpose of this study was to evaluate hiring criteria characteristics in assistant athletic trainers at NCAA institutions in the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association and to assess leadership qualities as main determinants for hiring. The 138 head athletic trainers at Divisions I, II, and III NCAA institutions that make up the …

Action Research To Explore The Implementation And Early Impacts Of The Revised Public Law Outline (Plo), P Harvey, R Szyndler, H Fowler, D Slater, R Cook, Penelope Welbourne

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.

Vawa @ 20: The Mainstreaming Of The Criminalization Critique: Reflections On Vawa 20 Years Later, Mimi E. Kim

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Bg News November 21, 2014, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 21, 2014. Volume 94-Issue 39.

Hearing The Patient Voice: Using Video Intervention/Prevention Assessment To Understand Teens With Cystic Fibrosis, Susan Horky Lscw, Laura E. Sherman Msw, Julie Polvinen, Michael Rich Md

Patient Experience Journal

This qualitative study asked two questions: 1) How do teens with cystic fibrosis (CF) feel about their treatments; and 2) What factors lead teens to adhere, or not adhere, to treatments. To answer these questions we used an innovative approach (Video Intervention/Prevention Assessment or VIA), to learn about the experiences of teens with CF. We loaned video camcorders to teens with CF and asked them to create visual narratives of their lives. Researchers logged and coded videotapes, identifying themes that arose from the material. A primary theme was “Doctors don’t understand.” Participants also highlighted the value of routines and parental …

Section 8 In The St. Louis Region: Local Opportunities To Expand Housing Choice, Molly Metzger

Center for Social Development Research

Section 8 renters in the St. Louis area are highly segregated in poor neighborhoods. I recommend four local actions to increase housing choice for Section 8 renters: St. Louis City: Remove the special occupancy permit requirements for landlords who wish to rent through the Section 8 program. St. Louis City: Revise local fair housing ordinances to include Section 8 as an explicitly protected source of income. St. Louis County and Municipalities: Pass local fair housing ordinances to provide fair housing protections by source of income, explicitly including Section 8. State of Missouri and Missouri Housing Development Corporation: Provide greater transparency …

Curriculum Minutes 11/20/2014, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

In these minutes: Liberal Arts for the Human Services (LAHS) name change and program changes

Montana Kaimin, November 20, 2014, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Senate Meeting, November 19, 2014, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2010s

No abstract provided.

Getting Published: Journey Into An Editor's Mind, Sally St. George, Dan Wulff

The Qualitative Report Conference

In this workshop we will reveal specifically what the editors of TQR are looking for in terms of content and writing style when they read manuscripts. In a frank presentation we will also tell you what “bugs” us when we are working on the rewriting process.

An Innovative Approach To Improving Father-Child Relationships For Fathers Who Are Noncompliant With Child Support Payments: A Mixed Methods Evaluation, John R. Gallagher, Joan R. Rycraft, Tommy Jordan

Journal of Adolescent and Family Health

Mixed methods were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Fathers Offering Children Unfailing Support (FOCUS) program. FOCUS is a diversion program which is designed to offer an alternative to incarceration for fathers who are noncompliant with child support payments. Quantitative data were collected through a pretest/posttest design (n = 55) and qualitative data were collected through telephone interviews with FOCUS instructors (n = 2) and community key stakeholders (n = 5) and focus groups with FOCUS participants (n = 76). FOCUS appears to be benefiting children by increasing their fathers’ emotional support, strengthening co-parenting relationships, and promoting their fathers’ …

The Role Of School Nurses And Chronic Illness, Melonie Ruiz

Theses and Dissertations

With new technological developments, children who may not have survived birth or infancy are now living longer and healthier lives. These advances can be positive and negative to these children. Although the child has survived, they have developed chronic illnesses due to these advances. These conditions they must live with everyday and depending on how severe the illness may be, they will impact the child's social and educational life. The role of the school nurse should be to ease the stresses that the illness is having on the child. There are many techniques that have been shown to help reduce …

Independent - Nov. 18, 2014, Luis Badillo

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

The Advocate, November 18, 2014, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

Pre-K In Indiana: Preparing Our Children For Success, Center For Families

Center for Families Publications

No abstract provided.

Healthcare Provider Utilization And Patient Outcomes: The Call For Enhanced Coordinated Care For Medicare Beneficiaries, Yvonne Mai, Rajul A. Patel, Suzanne M. Galal, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, Joseph A. Woelfel

School of Pharmacy Faculty Presentations

Background: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and other non-physician health care providers (dentists, optometrists, etc.) has steadily increased in the United States; however, the associated outcomes reported in the Medicare population is limited.

Objective: To evaluate the utilization of different healthcare providers by Medicare beneficiaries and assess resultant patient outcomes.

Methods: Fourteen outreach events targeting Medicare beneficiaries were conducted throughout Northern/Central California during the 2014 open enrollment period. Trained student pharmacists (working under licensed pharmacist supervision) provided beneficiaries with comprehensive medication therapy management (MTM) services. During each intervention, demographic, quality-of-life, health behavior, and health provider/service utilization data …

Dating Cafe Ambassadors Programme: A Bystander Education Programme To Prevent Dating Violence In Hong Kong, Janet Yuen Ha Wong

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Hong Kong was the median city with prevalence of physical victimization being 25.6% and sexual coercion being 13% among dating partners in university campus. The study also found 37.7% of university students in Hong Kong reported suicidal ideation, which was above average among 32 countries. The high prevalence of dating violence and severity of suicidal ideation among university students in Hong Kong accentuate the need to tackle dating violence by interventions specifically targeting the Chinese population. Purpose: The Dating Cafe Ambassadors Programme is evaluated in this pilot study. The programme is the first …

A Qualitative Study Exploring The Use Of Visual Thinking Strategies With Nursing Students, Meg Moorman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: Nurse educators are called upon to provide creative, innovative experiences for students in order to prepare nurses to work in complex healthcare settings. As part of this preparation, teaching observational and communication skills is critical for nurses and can directly affect patient outcomes. Visual thinking strategies (VTS) are a teaching method that has been studied in primary education to develop communication and observational skills. The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of Visual Thinking Strategies with nursing students. The students also discussed how they used VTS in caring for …

Graduate Students Meet Cinematic Leaders: A Creative Final Project For Managerial/Leadership Course, Tova Hendel

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Background: Learning human behaviour and response in variety of situations is often difficult. Review of the literature reveal that nursing education is based strongly on traditional teaching methods and points to the need to incorporate new ways of teaching learning and evaluation methods. The use of aesthetic experiences, in nursing education, movies being one of them, provide students with vivid portrayals of peoples' thoughts, emotions, feelings, human interactions, and everyday life situations and enable them to analyse their behaviours and responses.

Purpose: Enhancing students' awareness and understanding of managerial leadership concepts and theories …

Trait Negative Affectivity: A Predictor Of Burnout And Secondary Traumatic Stress In Nurses In Wa, Desley G. Hegney, Karen Francis, Samar Aoun, David Hemsworth, Vicki Drury, Mark Craigie

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Thursday, July 24, 2014:

Purpose: The aim was to ascertain the relationship between the constructs of trait negative affectivity (TNA), depression, state anxiety, stress, compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction.

Methods: In 2013 an on-line self-report study was conducted. The survey contained demographic information and the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL), the DASS21 and the Spielberger Trait Anxiety Scale. The study included all nurses employed part or full time in an acute tertiary hospital in Perth.

Results: 299 of 1292 nurses provided useable data. Approximately 12% of nurses had stress levels in the moderate, severe to extreme …

A Model Testing On Health Literacy, Knowledge About Vitamin D, And Actual Behavior In Sunlight Exposure, Angela Yee Man Leung

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: To test whether health literacy is associated with actual sunlight exposure behavior, we interviewed 648 Chinese adults aged 65 years or older.

Methods: Using the information-motivation-behavioral skills model and structural equation modeling, we tested how health literacy was associated with the complex relationship among knowledge about vitamin D, attitudes towards sunlight exposure, doctor recommendations regarding sunlight exposure, and actual sunlight exposure behavior. Health literacy was directly associated with sunlight exposure (beta = .20, p < .01). Indirect relationships also existed between knowledge and sunlight exposure through health literacy (beta = .46, p < .001) and between attitudes and sunlight exposure through health literacy (beta = -.12, p < .05).

Results: The model had good fit (chi-square/df = 2.79; RMSEA = .053, p = .346; CFI = .95; …

The Carers Of People With Dementia In The Sub-Acute Facility: A Qualitative Study, Allison Fiona Williams, Kimberley Crawford, Melissa Bloomer, Robin Digby

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: When a person with dementia is receiving in-hospital treatment, transitioning through the hospital system and subsequently assessed as requiring residential care, family caregivers may feel overwhelmed and disempowered by the healthcare system (Haesler et al. 2010). There is a danger that the caregiver will feel excluded from decision-making and uncertain about their role as key provider of care for their relative (Efraimsson et al.2006). Although there is a growing body of literature exploring family involvement in the care of persons with dementia in Australia and internationally, minimal research has been conducted on …

The Use Of A Death Notification Simulation And Readiness For Interprofessional Learning In Nursing And Social Work Students, Elizabeth Roe, Catherine Macomber, Adrienne A. Galbraith

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: Traditionally the emphasis on interprofessional collaboration has been in the practice setting and not during the education of health care professionals. In order for healthcare disciplines to effectively collaborate at the patient's bedside, it is important for healthcare education to allow students to participate in interprofessional learning as part of their educational process. The purpose of this study was to determine whether participation in an interprofessional simulation on death notification influences undergraduate nursing and social work students' perception of readiness for interprofessional learning. For the past two years, senior Nursing and Social …

African-American Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren: Results Of An Intervention To Reduce Caregiver Psychological Distress, Susan J. Kelley, Peter E. Campos, Deborah M. Whitley

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Globally, millions of grandmothers are assuming full-time caregiving responsibilities for grandchildren when birth parents are unable to do so. While the reasons for this caregiving arrangement vary by global region, they often include HIV/AIDS, child maltreatment, workforce migration, mental health issues, and substance abuse. The purpose of this study is to determine the results of an intervention to improve the well-being of grandmothers who are raising grandchildren in parent-absent homes. More specifically, we examine the role of a home-based, interdisciplinary intervention in reducing psychological distress in caregiving grandmothers.

Methods: The sample comprised …