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Severity And Associated Factors Of Participation Restriction Among Community-Dwelling Frail Older People, Yat-Wa Justina Liu

Biennial Convention (CONV)

After attending this presentation, participants should be able to identify the prevalence and the underlying risk factors which are associated with participation restriction among community-dwelling frail older people under International Classification of Functioning, disability and Health (WHO-ICF) model.

Palliative Care For The Person With Dementia: Evidence-Based Guidance On Pain Assessment And Management, Nicola Cornally, Alice Coffey, Elizabeth Weathers, Catherine Buckley

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Guidance on evidence based practice is scarce in palliative care for persons with dementia, particularly in the area of pain management. This session delineates the process involved in developing national guidance on this topic. This guidance document includes fact sheets and case studies for use by professional and lay carers.

Influence Of Smartphone Diabetic Messaging On Hba1c, Patricia Perryman

Doctoral Dissertations and Scholarly Projects

Associated personal, financial, and societal costs of a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus impacted over 22 million Americans at a cost of over $245 billion in 2012. The project provided evidence-based outcomes that demonstrated improved HbA1c levels in the intervention group and positive feedback on diabetes related text messages. Ongoing opportunities are available to expand text messaging within the physician network; the potential for replication studies; and the feasibility and effectiveness of text messaging for improving engagement in managing people with T2DM health are also findings within the study.

Cognitive Reserve And Memory Compensation Strategies In Mexican Older Adults, Claudia Jennifer Dominguez Chavez, Perla Lizeth Hernandez, Bertha Cecilia Salazar Gonzalez

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Description of memory compensation strategies used by a sample of older adults in relation to their cognitive reserve (years of education, working activties, and leisure activities).

Caregiving Burden Of The Dyad In Cancer Situations, Lorena Chaparro Diaz, Cindy Lorena Valbuena-Castiblanco

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This research is a development to nursing research in Colombia to validate the functional nursing model with dyads in cancer situation. It is based in nursing paradigm that "Nurses caring to human health experiences."

Negative Attitude And Anxiety Toward Aging In Students From A Nursing School In Saltillo, Mexico, Irving Arnoldo Sr. Viera-Villanueva, Ana Laura Sr. Carrillo-Cervantes, Maria De Los Angeles Villarreal-Reyna, Daniel Sifuentes-Leura, Maria Magdalena Delabra-Salinas, Raul Adrian Castillo Vargas

Biennial Convention (CONV)

To identify negative attitudes and anxiety levels towards aging and their relationship with socio-demographic variables and co-existence with the elderly, this, for the increment on the geriatric population.

Factors Predicting Mastery Of Informatics Competencies In Doctor Of Nursing Practice Students, Barbara J. Kupferschmid, Constance J. Creech, Marilyn R. Mcfarland, Judy Haefner, Marilyn Filter

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Information technology is increasingly utilized in care delivery. While competence in Informatics is recommended for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students, factors predicting the mastery of Informatics competencies requires further study. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors predicting the ability of DNP students to master Informatics competencies.

Engaging Students In Research: Decreasing Social Isolation In The Independent Living Senior Through Technology, Dona Molyneaux

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This session will discuss a pilot research study conducted to determine if technology could decrease social isolation in independent living seniors. Seniors skyped with graduate nursing students for 7 months. Benefits and Barriers are identified for both seniors and nursing students.

Challenges And Rewards Of Creating A Caregiving Website For New London, Connecticut, Mónika López-Anuarbe, María Amparo Cruz-Saco, Joyce Bennett

Collaborations: A Journal of Community-Based Research and Practice

This paper addresses the successes and challenges of our community-engaged learning experience on long-term caregiving for Hispanics in New London, Connecticut. Our earlier research revealed lack of accessible information for caregivers in this community. Accordingly, we developed a website in a culturally and linguistically competent format to help alleviate such information shortage. Before launching the website, we used focus groups for constructive feedback to enhance its helpfulness. This four-year long research project will culminate with the website activation and another partnership between Connecticut College and community organizations. We recognize the importance of collaborating with community partners to manage and ensure …

The Social, Economic, And Public Health Consequences Of Global Population Aging: Implications For Social Work Practice And Public Policy, Mitchell A. Kaplan, Marian M. Inguanzo

Journal of Social Work in the Global Community

Human populations around the world are growing older at the most astounding rate in the history of humanity. Advances in technology are enabling health care providers to deliver the latest innovations in treatment and prevention services to a broader spectrum of adult populations across the lifespan making longevity increasingly more commonplace rather than the exception to the rule in most of the industrialized world. This article provides an overview of the key social, economic, and public health costs and consequences that aging populations will exact upon international communities in the years ahead. It also examines the most significant social challenges …

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse-Led Transitional Care Program To Prevent Hospital Readmissions, Kala Sugathan

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Advanced practice registered nurse led home-based transitional care project embedded in local community through partnership with accountable care organization reduced re-admissions among heart failure patients within 30 days of hospital admission and increased quality of life, self-care behaviors and satisfaction.

Teaching Students To Be Spiritually Sensitive: Learning From A Spirituality Course Evaluation, Ann M. Callahan, Kalea Benner

EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Rationale

The way educators address spirituality can create a sense of community or social isolation. This necessitates a spiritually sensitive approach that enables students to build spiritual competence. Spiritual competence reflects an understanding of how spirituality shapes human behavior, how spiritual diversity manifests and can lead to risk for discrimination, and how to communicate spiritual sensitivity in professional relationships (NASW, 2008, 2007). Research shows that educators have helped students explore themselves and others spiritually (Barker & Floersch, 2010; Johnston, Mamier, Bahjri, Anton, & Petersen; 2008), but more research is needed on how self-reflection informs spiritual competence (Hodge & Derezotes, 2008). …

The Scarlet - October 20, 2017, Scarlet Staff

The Scarlet (Student Newspaper) (2011-present)

The October 20, 2017 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University's student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.

Cultural Inaccuracy: Misidentification Of Alzheimer's Disease Indicators In The American Indian Population, Dayhna Pamela Marti Ojeda

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A systematic review of sources of discrepancy from Alzheimer's disease screening tools as applied to the American Indian/Alaska Natives shows the importance of incorporating cultural sensitive information in the identification of signs and symptoms to improve in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Expressive Art And Stress Levels In Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Secondary Analysis Study, Jessica N. Myers, Cynthia M. Pipkins

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Expressive art (EA) is utilized to calm and balance the mind, body, and spirit through enhanced relaxation. Stress is a common psychological factor that affects physiological factors in nursing students. This secondary analysis explored the effects of expressive art therapy on stress levels and biophysical markers of BSN students.

“I Feel Like I’M Drawing Strength From It”: Lived Experiences Of Filipino Elderly Participating In Craft-Making, Sharon B. Cajayon, Romeo Luis A. Macabasag, Norilyn Limchanco, Vanessa O. Umali, Ellayza N. Blas, Michelle S. Angulo, Cristine Joy A. Breguera, Nikka Angela A. De Guzman, Sheila N. Malapi, Emmalyn E. Quibote

The Qualitative Report

In this phenomenological study, we offer an insightful understanding of the lived experiences of seven (7) Filipino elderly participating in craft-making. We purposively selected the key informants from a municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The transcribed data gathered through a semi-structured in-depth interview was analyzed using Colaizzi’s approach. Six themes describing the lived experiences emerged: “Fostering friendship,” “Flourishing health,” “Furthering service,” “Facing aging with acceptance,” “Finding felicity and self-fulfillment,” “Feelings of belongingness and security.” Just like the sun, the elderly’s participation in craft-making serves as a nourishment for them. This exploration speaks to understanding the potential of craft-making …

Nurse Perception Of Care Of Hospitalized Older Adults – A Comparative Study Between Northern And Central Regions Of Portugal, João Paulo De Almeida Tavares, Alcione Leite Da Silva, Pedro Sá-Couto, Marie Boltz, Elizabeth Capezuti

Publications and Research

Objective: to analyze the relationship between the perceptions of nurses about geriatric care (GC) environment and geriatric nurses’ knowledge and attitudes according to unit type considering the northern and central regions of Portugal.

Method: a cross-sectional study was developed among 1068 Portuguese’s nurses in five hospitals. The instrument was Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile – Portuguese version. The independent samples t-test was when the assumption of normality was verified, otherwise, the Mann-Whitney U test was used. The level of significance was 5%.

Results: the profile of perceptions of GC showed a relatively homogeneous pattern (no statistically significant results were found). For …

Healthcare Provider Barriers To Hiv Screening Among Older African Americans: An Integrative Literature Review, Attalah Siedah Dillard

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This poster will highlight the findings of an integrative literature review which examined the degree to which published research has explored healthcare provider barriers to HIV/AIDS screening among older African Americans.

Fuel For Life: Literature Review Of Nutrition Education And Assessment Among Older Adults At Home, Maloney Astrup

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Nutrition is the foundation of health, but older adults living at home are at high risk for malnutrition due to incidence of multiple chronic diseases. Due to lack of education, preparation, and healthcare provider confidence, older adults are not being educated or assessed properly for nutritional status.

Factors Associated With Self-Management In African Americans With Hypertension, Linda P. Bolin

Biennial Convention (CONV)

African Americans have a higher prevalence of hypertension and poorer health outcomes. Effective management of hypertension requires pharmacology therapy, a low sodium diet, and increased physical activity. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of multifaceted factors on self-management behaviors related to hypertension in African Americans.

Hispanic College Students’ Health And Lifestyle, Mary Olle, Hyunsook Kang, Gina Fe G. Causin

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study is to further expand the understanding of how Hispanic college students’ life styles influence their health. The research design employed a cross-sectional survey approach utilizing the purposive sample of 116 Hispanic undergraduate students (62 men, 54 women, all lived in the dormitory during the semester) at a university in Texas. The results indicated that there is a significant difference between Hispanic male and female college students in their life styles. In addition there is a significant relationship between health and life styles of Hispanic male and female students. It is necessary to have amacro-level of …

Um Researchers Link Cognitive, Mobility Limitations And Mortality, Sarah Sapp

University of Mississippi News

School of Applied Sciences ramps up research in preparation for new Applied Gerontology degree

A Nurse Leader's Initiative: Enhancing Standards Of Nursing Practice For Older Adults In The Philippines, Pearl Ed G. Cuevas, Rose E. Constantino, Deborah F. Cleeter Bailey

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The poster will showcase my individual leadership development, advancing nursing practice through an interprofessional team leadership project and increasing the scope of influence and impact.

Gerontological Nursing Leadership Academy: A Nurses' Leadership Journey To Improve Care For Older Adults, Emily Simmons, Kellie L. Flood, Deborah F. Cleeter Bailey

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Describe the impact that participating in a GNLA fellowship has on the following 3 domains: Individual Leadership Development, expanded scope of influence at the state and national level, and leading an interprofessional team project to expand the Hospital Elder Life Program to 2 units.

Studies To See If Antihypertensive Drugs Can Improve Mobility In Older Adults, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

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Developing Students To Influence Global Healthcare, Sharon K. Byrne

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A global health course and academic-nongovernmental partnership was developed to promote sustainability in delivery of global health while at the same develop leadership skills in nursing students while immersed in a host country. The goals, design, methods of learning and outcomes to date of this program will be shared.

Advancing Nursing Education In China: Contributions Of Foreign Expert Nurse Faculty, Deborah F. Lindell

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The nursing profession in China has faced challenges in its efforts to improve the quality of education and practice. Invited foreign expert nurse faculty, who collaborated with a major research university in China, will report their contributions to advancing the nursing education programs, scholarship, and capacity of students and faculty.

Gerontological Nursing Leadership Journey: Passion For Advancing Professionalism, Excellence, And Transitional Care For Older Adults, Rogers Maria A., Mona L. Hohman, Nelma B. Crawford Shearer

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The purpose of this poster is to convey the leadership development journey of a GNLA Cohort V Fellow. The experience consists of three comprehensive domains: Individual Leadership Development (ILDP), Advancing Practice through an Interprofessional Team Leadership Project, and Expanding Scope of Influence: Organization, Community, and Profession.

Finding My Niche Through Fellowship In Stti's Gerontological Nursing Leadership Academy, Mary Catherine Rawls, Ellen Flaherty, Claudia Jean Beverly

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Leadership skills are developed via examination of self using the Kouzes-Posner practice model (Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, Encourage the Heart) in three domains: Individual Leadership Development, Advancing Nursing Practice through Inter-professional Team Project Leadership and Expanding the Scope of Influence.

Gerontological Nursing Leadership Academy (Gnla) Fellowship Experience: Optimizing Quality Care For Persons Living With Dementia, Nichole T. Spencer, Angie Norman, Nelma B. Crawford Shearer

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Poster presentation to share the impact of the Gerontological Nursing Leadership Academy (GNLA) on enhancing leadership growth and scope of influence in order to change the quality of care for the aging adult population who are living with dementia.