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The Bg News January 25, 2018, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. January 25, 2018. Volume 97-Issue 40.

Implementing An Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Program Using The Cyber Seniors ® Reverse Mentoring Model Within Higher Education, Skye N. Leedahl, Melanie S. Brasher, Erica Estus, Bethany M. Breck, Cory B. Dennis, Samantha C. Clark

Human Development and Family Science Faculty Publications

Intergenerational service-learning in higher education positively affects older adults and students, but little is known about the effectiveness of interdisciplinary, reverse mentoring programs that use technology as the medium of bringing generations together. This study describes an intergenerational service-learning program that utilizes reverse mentoring within higher education, the "Engaging Generations Program," at a midsized public university in New England where students help older adults learn about technology, and students gain communication and teaching skills. In this article, we outline how the program was implemented, present quantitative data on participation outcomes for students and older adults and qualitative data from older …

Backpacks: A Program For Improving Children’S Readiness To Learn And Family Food Security, Lauri Wright

Showcase of Faculty Scholarly & Creative Activity

An increasing gap has been seen between the government food assistance programs and need. One program filling the deficit is Feeding America’s BackPack Program. The Backpack provides nutritious food to children to eat on the weekends when they may not have access to an adequate amount of food. This study evaluated the impact of the program on children’s food security, readiness to learn, and behavioral and mental health. A mixed methodology was utilized. Results showed improved food security and increased readiness to learn among participants. BackPack may be an effective program for meeting the gap in food assistance.

Dean's Excellence Award Winner Profile: Marianthe Grammas, M.D., Carolyn Walsh

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Adults With Cystic Fibrosis: Self-Management And Health Outcomes, Amanda Rose Lambie

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is comprised of three manuscripts for publication reporting on adults living with cystic fibrosis, self-management behaviors and health outcomes. Chapter I explores what is known about adults living with cystic fibrosis (CF) and the factors impacting their self-management, including the complexities of a health maintenance regime required for survival while integrating and balancing the realities of adulthood. The review of literature provides direction for future research and implications for adult-focused CF studies. Chapter II is a manuscript describing the characteristics of prognostic survival models utilized in adult CF research and provides an overview of their development, validation, predictive …

Usage Statistics: Project Counter R4 Journal Report 1 (Jr1) 2016-2017, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Project COUNTER R4 Journal Report 1 (JR1) for the University of Rhode Island for the period from July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017. Journal Report 1 is defined as "Number of Successful Full-Text Article Requests by Month and Journal." This report presents the data on an annual basis.

File for download is Excel spreadsheet generated by Alma Analytics.

Effectiveness Of Home-Based Exercise In Older Patients With Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A 3-Year Cohort Study, Ritsuko Wakabayashi, Yuji Kusunoki, Kumiko Hattori, Takashi Motegi, Ryuko Furutate, Aki Itoh, Rupert C.M. Jones, Michael E. Hyland, Kozui Kida

Peninsula Medical School

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Music And Its Effects On Stress, Kate Pisarczyk

Music: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

While stress is a common occurrence within society, some individuals face extreme stressors that can negatively impact their physical and psychological health. College students are a subsect of society that face extreme stress on a daily basis. One of the most common forms of coping among college students is listening to music. The current research examines the effects of music listening on college student’s stress levels. Participants (N= 27) were instructed to complete an impossible mental arithmetic task while under a time limit. Afterwards, participants were given a questionnaire to rate their anxiety levels. During a five-minute recovery period, participants …

2018-01-15-New Retirees, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

Accent [newsletter]

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2018-01-15-New Employees, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

Accent [newsletter]

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Wealth And Poverty | Spring Features Week On Identities And Inequalities, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Central Hemodynamics Measured During 5 Repetition Maximum Free Weight Resistance Exercise, Jonathan S. Howard, Cherilyn N. Mclester, Thomas W. Evans, John R. Mclester, Jimmy P. Calloway

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 11(2): 342-354, 2018. The PhysioFlow™ is a piece of equipment that uses bioimpedance cardiography to measure central hemodynamics. The purpose of this research was to explore the novel approach of monitoring central hemodynamics during free weight resistance exercise using bioimpedance cardiography throughout a 5 repetition maximum (5RM). Thirty participants ranging from beginner to advanced lifters (16 males and 14 females) completed a 5RM for back squat, seated push press, and bicep curl while connected to the PhysioFlow™ to assess the response of heart rate (HR), stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (Q), and ejection fraction (EF). …

Hubungan Status Gizi Dan Kesehatan Dengan Kualitas Hidup Lansia Di Dua Lokasi Berbeda, Nursilmi Nursilmi, Clara M. Kusharto, Cesilia Meti Dwiriani

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Kualitas hidup lansia dipengaruhi oleh status gizi dan penyakit. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi perbedaan karakteristik subjek, status gizi, status kesehatan dan kualitas hidup serta mengkaji hubungan status gizi dan kesehatan dengan kualitas hidup lansia di Desa Ciherang Bogor dan Desa Jambu Bengkulu Tengah, dengan pertimbangan perbedaan etnis dan kebiasaan makan. Penelitian menggunakan desain cross sectional dengan 74 subjek di masing-masing desa. Pengumpulan data karakteristik subjek, status kesehatan, status gizi dan kualitas hidup menggunakan kuesioner. Analisis data menggunakan uji mann whitney dan korelasi spearman. Terdapat perbedaan signifikan karakteristik subjek dalam hal status perkawinan, pendidikan, pekerjaan dan status tinggal (p<0,05). Status gizi dan kualitas hidup yang baik pada subjek di Desa Ciherang lebih banyak dibandingkan di Desa Jambu. Terdapat perbedaan signifikan status gizi lansia (p<0,05) dan tidak terdapat perbedaan signifikan status kesehatan lansia (p>0,05). …

Donna Miles-Curry Interview, Professor Emeritus, College Of Nursing And Health, Wright State University, Gary Barlow, Donna M. Curry

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

On January 4, 2018, Gary Barlow interviewed Professor Emeritus Donna Miles-Curry about her career in Wright State University’s College of Nursing and Health . She discusses the development of the nursing curriculum, faculty governance, clinical partnerships, and the evolution of the college from the 1970s through her retirement in 2015. The interview highlights her role in mentoring graduate students and shaping nursing education in the Dayton region.

A Mixed Methods Study Of Symptom Perception In Patients With Chronic Heart Failure, Elliane Irani

Faculty Scholarship

Background: Early heart failure (HF) symptoms are frequently unrecognized for reasons that are unclear. We explored symptom perception in patients with chronic HF. Methods: We enrolled 36 HF out-patients into a longitudinal sequential explanatory mixed methods study. We used objectively measured thoracic fluid accumulation and daily reports of signs and symptoms to evaluate accuracy of detected changes in fluid retention. Patterns of symptom interpretation and response were explored in telephone interviews conducted every 2 weeks for 3-months. Results: In this sample, 44% had a mismatch between objective and subjective fluid retention; younger persons were more likely to have mismatch. In …

A Systematic Analysis Of Patient Portals Adoption, Acceptance And Usage: The Trajectory For Triple Aim?, Mohammad Al-Ramahi, Cherie Noteboom

Research & Publications

Personal Health Records (PHR), often known as patient portal, are consumer-centric tools that can strengthen consumers’ ability to actively manage their own health and healthcare. The incorporation of patient portals provides the promise to assist with Triple Aim and population health goals. Patient portals encourage patients to play a more active role in their healthcare by giving them more responsibility for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and managing chronic diseases and thus may provide a cost-effective way to improve quality of care. In this study, we extend the existing literature by using a data analytic approach to provide more insights in …

What Are The Gaps In Mobile Patient Portal? Mining Users Feedback Using Topic Modeling, Cherie Noteboom, Mohammad Al-Ramahi

Research & Publications

Patient portals are positioned as a central component of patient engagement through the potential to change the physician-patient relationship and enable chronic disease self-management. In this article, we extend the existing literature by discovering design gaps for patient portals from a systematic analysis of negative users’ feedback from the actual use of patient portals. Specifically, we adopt topic modeling approach, LDA algorithm, to discover design gaps from online low rating user reviews of a common mobile patient portal, EPIC’s mychart. To validate the extracted gaps, we compared the results of LDA analysis with that of human analysis. Overall, the results …

Addressing Health Disparities And Cultural Competency In Reproductive Health Through Active Learning In The University Of Puerto Rico, School Of Medicine, Ines E. Garcia-Garcia, Kary M. Bouet Md, Lourdes Garcia-Fragoso, Juan Rivera-Gonzalez

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Introduction: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals face health disparities linked to societal stigma, discrimination, and denial of their civil and human rights which impact reproductive health. Previous pregnancy, induced abortion, and hormonal contraceptive use are common among women who report sex with women, regardless of self-identification as lesbian. LGBTQ have higher risk of smoking, use illicit drugs or have alcohol related problems. Methods: A faculty development training addressed methods and skills for teaching cultural competence and eliminate health disparities. Faculty facilitated a small group active learning activity, including a vignette and a reflective self-evaluation, for medical students …

Wealth And Poverty | Week On Identities And Inequalities, Feb 59, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Wealth And Poverty | Complexity And The Future Of An Aging Appalachia, Feb 9, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Balancing Efficacy And Effectiveness With Philosophy, History, And Theory-Building In Occupational Therapy Education Research, Barbara Hooper, Jyothi Gupta, Andrea Bilics, Steven D. Taff

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

The preferred focus for education research in occupational therapy increasingly rests on studies that investigate efficacy and effectiveness in the teaching-learning context. While important, the almost exclusive promotion of outcomes-focused studies can come at the expense of other forms of inquiry, including philosophy, history, and theory-building. To fully inform education and enhance practice, outcomes-focused research needs the conceptual foundation provided by philosophical, historical, and theory-building studies. In this paper, the authors suggest that the research enterprise in occupational therapy education is in its infancy and, therefore, quite susceptible to shortcuts that head straight to outcomes. To address this issue, the …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications By British Occupational Therapy Authors, Ted Brown, Yuh-Shan Ho, Sharon A. Gutman

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Background: A bibliometric analysis was completed of the peer-reviewed literature from 1991 to 2015 written by British occupational therapy authors that was indexed in the Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-Expanded) or Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) databases.

Methods: “Occupational therapy” and “occupational therapist” were used as keywords to search journal articles’ publication title, abstract, author details, keywords, and KeyWords Plus. One of the authors had to be identified as a qualified occupational therapist with a British affiliation.

Results: From 1991 to 2015, 680 journal articles were published by British occupational therapy authors. The top three journals in which authors published …

Occupational Adaptation As A Construct: A Scoping Review Of Literature, Lenin Grajo, Angela Boisselle, Elaina Dalomba

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Background: This study integrates research on practice applications of the construct of occupational adaptation with occupational therapy and occupational science literature.

Method: Using Arksey and O’Malley’s 5-step Scoping Study Framework (2005), we conducted a scoping review of 74 articles from five online databases and literature hand-searching and performed quantitative and thematic analyses.

Results: The Occupational Adaptation model (Schkade & Schultz, 1992; n = 74) and the Model of Human Occupation (Kielhofner, 2008; n = 37) were the most frequently cited literature influences. Occupational adaptation has been defined as a process (n = 49), an outcome (n = …

Dreaming Of Eden: A Sociological Inquiry Into Sacred Selves And Public Places, Donald J. Ebel

Sociology Department Publications

A diverse literature from several different disciplines addresses the issues of identity, settings and spirituality. This paper focuses upon drawing these traditions together in order to understand the relationship from a more holistic perspective, and to discern to what degree the three domains interact in a sociological sense. Several hypotheses are tested to discover if setting influences the salience of people’s spiritual identity or the levels of their spiritual transcendence, as well as whether or not age, controlling for other factors, explains or influences these two aspects of spiritual expression. Findings indicate that neither setting nor age significantly influence identity …

Strategic Plan Summary, Office Of The President

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

This is a document from the 2017-18 FY that shows the way the seven goals of UNM2020 were formed into concrete institutional strategies. Several strategies were formed from each goal, with corresponding objectives for each strategy. Each goal has a completion target and the assignment of responsibility to an administrator.

Physical Therapy Faculty, Unm Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Enhanced Depression Screening In The Cardiac Rehabilitation Setting An Evidence-Based Project, Heidi Winslow

Doctoral Dissertations and Scholarly Projects

Depression is common amongst patients with cardiovascular disease. This evidence-based project was designed to evaluate the impact of a practice improvement intervention for screening and referrals in cardiac patients with depression. The American Heart Association Advisory Council recommends depression screening, treatment, and support to provide adequate diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up to patients. Cardiacrehabilitation (CR) is a coordinated effort of structured treatments with physical, mental, and social components, to favorably influence cardiac healing and resume optimal functioning. The problem is current depression screening and referrals are not being documented electronically in the cardiac rehabilitation (CR) setting limiting real-time communication amongst the …

Course Catalog 2018-2019, Csusb

CSUSB Course Catalog

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Csusb Statistical Factbook (2018), California State University, San Bernardino

CSUSB Statistical Factbook

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Longitudinal Relationship Between Onset Of Physical Symptoms And Functional Impairment, Lisa M. Mcandrew, Drew A. Helmer, Shou-En Lu, Helena K. Chandler, Sarah Slotkin, Karen S. Quigley

Educational & Counseling Psychology Faculty Scholarship

Patients with chronic physical symptoms (e.g., chronic pain) often have significant functional impairment (i.e., disability). The fear avoidance model is the dominant theoretical model of how the relationship between chronic physical symptoms and functional impairment develops and proposes a cyclical/bidirectional relationship. There has never been a definitive test of the proposed bi-directional relationship. The current study followed 767 Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom soldiers from pre-deployment, when they were relatively healthy, to one year after deployment, when it was anticipated that symptoms would increase or develop. Over the four assessment time points, physical symptom severity consistently predicted worse functional impairment …