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Achieving Success[Ion] In Healthcare Leadership: Building An Immersive Nurse Manager Residency Program, Natalie Marie Fucito Jan 2023

Achieving Success[Ion] In Healthcare Leadership: Building An Immersive Nurse Manager Residency Program, Natalie Marie Fucito

Yale School of Nursing Digital Theses

Succession in nursing leadership is essential to the success of the profession. Successful nurse leaders prove cost effective to organizations by promoting key patient outcome indicators and attributes associated with a decrease in staff nurse turnover. Professional development opportunities and mentorship prove successful in retaining nurse managers to advance healthcare leadership. However, literature shows that new nurse managers lack those professional development and mentoring experiences that contribute to their success in this crucial role. In an era where volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity remain constants for new healthcare leaders, a change in traditional professional development programs is key to sustaining …

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Enhancing Self-Efficacy Of Novice And Emerging Nurse Leaders Through A Virtual Emotional Intelligence Education Program, Josephine C. C. Garcesa-Duque Jan 2023

Enhancing Self-Efficacy Of Novice And Emerging Nurse Leaders Through A Virtual Emotional Intelligence Education Program, Josephine C. C. Garcesa-Duque

Yale School of Nursing Digital Theses

Nursing leaders are not equipped to meet the current challenges in healthcare landscapes (Sihvola et al., 2022). Significantly, 51.4% of novice nurse managers have the intent to leave within the next two years (Warden et al., 2021). Lack of traditional leadership development programs focused on emotional intelligence competency building, is one of the contributing factors (Spano-Szekely et al., 2016). Evidence shows that Emotional Intelligence (EI) associated with transformational leadership styles can influence job satisfaction and retention of NM & clinical staff (Frias et al., 2021). This DNP project developed and implemented an Emotional Intelligence (EI) Leadership Development Program, adapted from …

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Implementing A Prediabetes Screening Algorithm To Improve Identification And Referrals In Primary Care, Katherine Masoud Jan 2023

Implementing A Prediabetes Screening Algorithm To Improve Identification And Referrals In Primary Care, Katherine Masoud

Yale School of Nursing Digital Theses

Almost half (49%) of the United States population has prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes has many associated comorbidities and is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. It is also the most expensive chronic condition in the nation. Identifying patients with prediabetes allows for early intervention to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. The objective of this quality improvement project was to develop and implement a screening algorithm in the primary care setting using the Prediabetes Risk Test and point of care HemoglobinA1c testing to improve identification of patients with prediabetes …

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Addressing Social Needs And Creating Community Linkage Pathways For Vulnerable Populations In Primary Care Practice Settings, Mindy Marie Matthews Jan 2023

Addressing Social Needs And Creating Community Linkage Pathways For Vulnerable Populations In Primary Care Practice Settings, Mindy Marie Matthews

Yale School of Nursing Digital Theses

Social risk factors, the social determinants of health associated with negative health outcomes, drive patient-level social needs that contribute to health inequalities, high medical cost, overutilization of services, and have a greater impact on morbidity, mortality, and quality of life than chronic diseases (Krist et al., 2020). While there seems to be a consensus on the importance of addressing social factors, most health systems lack the infrastructure to develop the screening and referral protocols required to address social needs (Alley et al., 2020). Primary care has been identified as a key setting to introduce strategies around identifying at-risk patients with …

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Reducing 30-Day Readmission Rates For Copd Patients: A Care Standardization & Quality Improvement Project, Oana Raluca Randolph Jan 2023

Reducing 30-Day Readmission Rates For Copd Patients: A Care Standardization & Quality Improvement Project, Oana Raluca Randolph

Yale School of Nursing Digital Theses

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that affects millions of Americans and accounts for close to 700,000 hospitalizations per year. On average, about 20% of patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of COPD are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. The quality of care delivered to COPD patients is often suboptimal and fragmented, contributing to unfavorable patient outcomes, and high rates of readmissions. The purpose of this DNP project was to reduce 30-day readmissions and improve quality of care by developing and implementing a standardized Discharge Care Bundle for COPD patients in the …

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Conceptualizing Socio-Emotional Disablism: A Duoethnography Of Crohn’S Disease And Ocd During Covid-19, Kristen L. Cole, Brandi Lawless Jan 2023

Conceptualizing Socio-Emotional Disablism: A Duoethnography Of Crohn’S Disease And Ocd During Covid-19, Kristen L. Cole, Brandi Lawless

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

We utilize duoethnography to help readers better understand the constitutive nature of disability in the contexts of chronic illness and mental health. By doing so, we articulate the concept of socio-emotional disablism, which expands structural and psycho-emotional theories of disablism to account for the ways socio-material interactions trigger emotion-work—the communicative labor and fatigue that accompanies negotiating our own emotions as well as the emotions of others in disabling contexts—thus limiting relational and ideological engagement with disability. We conclude by discussing what the concept of socio-emotional disablism teaches us about how to build more inclusive social futures through deeper interpersonal engagement …

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Investigating The Factor Structure And Measurement Invariance Of The Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (Ede-Q) In A Community Sample Of Gender Minority Adults From The United States, Jason M. Nagata, Emilio J. Compte, F. Hunter Mcguire, Tiffany A. Brown, Jason M. Lavender, Stuart B. Murray, Matthew R. Capriotti, Annesa Flentje, Micah E. Lubensky, Mitchell R. Lunn, Juno Obedin-Maliver Jan 2023

Investigating The Factor Structure And Measurement Invariance Of The Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (Ede-Q) In A Community Sample Of Gender Minority Adults From The United States, Jason M. Nagata, Emilio J. Compte, F. Hunter Mcguire, Tiffany A. Brown, Jason M. Lavender, Stuart B. Murray, Matthew R. Capriotti, Annesa Flentje, Micah E. Lubensky, Mitchell R. Lunn, Juno Obedin-Maliver

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Objective: The Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) is one of the most widely used self-report assessments of eating disorder symptoms. However, evidence indicates potential problems with its original factor structure and associated psychometric properties in a variety of populations, including gender minority populations. The aim of the current investigation was to explore several previously published EDE-Q factor structures and to examine internal consistency and measurement invariance of the best-fitting EDE-Q model in a large community sample of gender minority adults. Methods: Data were drawn from 1567 adults (337 transgender men, 180 transgender women, and 1050 gender-expansive individuals) who participated in The …

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Homelessness And Water Insecurity In The Global North: Trapped In The Dwelling Paradox, Katie Meehan, Melissa Beresford, Fausto Amador Cid, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Anna Marin, Marianne Odetola, Raul Pacheco-Vega Jan 2023

Homelessness And Water Insecurity In The Global North: Trapped In The Dwelling Paradox, Katie Meehan, Melissa Beresford, Fausto Amador Cid, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Anna Marin, Marianne Odetola, Raul Pacheco-Vega

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

In this article, we introduce the “dwelling paradox” to explore how the state actively produces water insecurity for people experiencing homelessness in the Global North. We explain that the dwelling paradox is (1) produced by a modernist ideology of public service delivery that privileges water provision through private infrastructural connections in the home; (2) is reproduced by the welfare-warfare state, which has increasingly weaponized public water facilities and criminalized body functions in public space; and (3) is actively contested by some houseless communities, who challenge hegemonic ideals of the “home”—and its water infrastructure—as a private, atomized space. In advancing a …

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Effectiveness Of In-Person Versus Online Negotiation Teaching For Practitioners, Patricia Oehlschläger, Michael A. Merz Jan 2023

Effectiveness Of In-Person Versus Online Negotiation Teaching For Practitioners, Patricia Oehlschläger, Michael A. Merz

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Most negotiation courses have been taught in person. However, online education has become more prevalent over the past decade due to its flexibility, cost and time efficiency, and new digital technologies designed to compensate for the lack of personal contact. The global pandemic has accelerated this trend, raising the question of whether negotiation courses taught online are as effective as those taught in person. The few studies that have examined the effect of teaching modality on student performance were limited to undergraduate and graduate student samples and the results have been mixed. To contribute to this discussion, we conducted two …

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Maximizing External Action With Information Provision Over Multiple Rounds In Online Social Networks, Masaaki Miyashita, Norihiko Shinomiya, Daisuke Kasamatsu, Genya Ishigaki Jan 2023

Maximizing External Action With Information Provision Over Multiple Rounds In Online Social Networks, Masaaki Miyashita, Norihiko Shinomiya, Daisuke Kasamatsu, Genya Ishigaki

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Online social networks have increased their impact on the real world, which motivates information senders to control the propagation process of information to promote particular actions of online users. However, the existing works on information provisioning seem to oversimplify the users? decision-making process that involves information reception, internal actions of social networks, and external actions of social networks. In particular, characterizing the best practices of information provisioning that promotes the users? external actions is a complex task due to the complexity of the propagation process in OSNs, even when the variation of information is limited. Therefore, we propose a new …

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Editorial: The Governance Of Artificial Intelligence In The “Autonomous City”, Federico Cugurullo, Sarah Barns, Vincent J. Del Casino, Natalie M. Gulsrud, Tan Yigitcanlar, Xiaoling Zhang Jan 2023

Editorial: The Governance Of Artificial Intelligence In The “Autonomous City”, Federico Cugurullo, Sarah Barns, Vincent J. Del Casino, Natalie M. Gulsrud, Tan Yigitcanlar, Xiaoling Zhang

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

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Sex Differences In Perceptions Of Sleep Inertia Following Nighttime Awakenings, Cassie J. Hilditch, Sean Pradhan, Gregory Costedoat, Nicholas G. Bathurst, Zachary Glaros, Kevin B. Gregory, Nita L. Shattuck, Erin E. Flynn-Evans Jan 2023

Sex Differences In Perceptions Of Sleep Inertia Following Nighttime Awakenings, Cassie J. Hilditch, Sean Pradhan, Gregory Costedoat, Nicholas G. Bathurst, Zachary Glaros, Kevin B. Gregory, Nita L. Shattuck, Erin E. Flynn-Evans

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Study Objectives: The influence of biological sex on sleep inertia symptoms is currently unknown. We investigated the role of sex differences in the subjective experience and objective cognitive manifestation of sleep inertia following nighttime awakenings. Methods: Thirty-two healthy adults (16 female, 25.91 ± 5.63 years) completed a 1-week at-home study with one experimental night during which sleep was measured by polysomnography and participants were awakened during their habitual sleep time. Participants completed a psychomotor vigilance task, Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS), visual analog mood scales, and a descending subtraction task (DST) prior to sleep (baseline) and at 2, 12, 22, and …

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A Live Fuel Moisture Climatology In California, Jack R. Drucker, Angel Farguell, Craig B. Clements, Adam K. Kochanski Jan 2023

A Live Fuel Moisture Climatology In California, Jack R. Drucker, Angel Farguell, Craig B. Clements, Adam K. Kochanski

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

In this study, observations of live fuel moisture content (LFMC) for predominantly sampled fuels in six distinct regions of California were examined from 2000 to 2021. To gather the necessary data, an open-access database called the Fuel Moisture Repository (FMR), was developed. By harnessing the extensive data aggregation and query capabilities of the FMR, which draws upon the National Fuel Moisture Database, valuable insights into the live fuel moisture seasonality were obtained. Specifically, our analysis revealed a distinct downtrend in LFMC across all regions, with the exception of the two Northernmost regions. The uptrends of LFMC seen in those regions …

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Effect Of Scapular Retraction On Lower Trapezius, Infraspinatus, And Deltoid Muscle Electromyographic Activity During The Side-Lying Abduction Exercise, Masaaki Tsuruike, Todd S. Ellenbecker Jan 2023

Effect Of Scapular Retraction On Lower Trapezius, Infraspinatus, And Deltoid Muscle Electromyographic Activity During The Side-Lying Abduction Exercise, Masaaki Tsuruike, Todd S. Ellenbecker

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Background The lower trapezius (LT) muscle, which stabilizes the scapula posteriorly during arm elevation, has been interesting to both clinicians and researchers for its importance in throwing-related shoulder rehabilitation and injury prevention. Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the electromyographic activity of the LT and other relevant muscles during scapular and shoulder activities in the side-lying position. Methods Twenty collegiate baseball players volunteered to participate in this study. Electromyographic (EMG) output of the lower trapezius, infraspinatus, posterior deltoid, middle deltoid, serratus anterior, and upper trapezius muscles were collected. All the subjects performed isometric resistance exercises in four …

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Presentation, Management, And Outcomes Of Cauda Equina Syndrome Up To One Year After Surgery, Using Clinician And Participant Reporting: A Multi-Centre Prospective Cohort Study, Julie Woodfield, Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Aimun A.B. Jamjoom, Josephine Jung, Simon Lammy, Savva Pronin, Cathal J. Hannan, Anna Watts, Laura Hughes, Richard D.C. Moon, Stacey Darwish, Holly Roy, Phillip C. Copley, Michael T.C. Poon, Paul Thorpe, Nisaharan Srikandarajah, Gordan Grahovac, Andreas K. Demetriades, Niall Eames, Philip J. Sell, Patrick F.X. Statham, Mohamed Abdelsadg, Motaz Ms Abulaila, Usman Ahmed, Qasim Ajmi, Rafid Al-Mahfoudh, Chadi Ali, Meriem Amarouche, Amin Andalib, M Arora, M Arora, Mariam Awan, Mirza A Baig, Antony Bateman, Iwan Bennett, Imran Bhatti, Peter Bodkin, Lalasa Bommireddy, George Bonanos, Anouk Borg, Alexandros Boukas, James Bourne, Rachael Brennan, J Brown, K Brown, Oliver Burton, Christopher Busby, Neil Chiverton, Simon Clark, Phillip C. Copley, S Cudlip, Y Cunningham, R Dardis, Stacey Darwish, B Davies, Andreas K. Demetriades, S Deore, C Derham, M Dherijha, G Dobson, J Duncan, A Durnford, Aze Durst, Ew Dyson, Niall Eames, Ellie Edlmann, A Edwards-Bailey, A Elserius, B Elson, V Fadelalla, Dm Fountain, A Gardner, A Ghosh, Jr Gill, Sa Glasmacher, R Gordon, Gordan Grahovac, R Grenfell, A Habeebullah, N Haliasos, T Hammett, Cathal J. Hannan, Cs Hill, Ingrid Hoeritzauer, D Holmes, K Hossain-Ibrahim, Laura Hughes, M Hussain, S Hussain, R Ibrahim Jan 2023

Presentation, Management, And Outcomes Of Cauda Equina Syndrome Up To One Year After Surgery, Using Clinician And Participant Reporting: A Multi-Centre Prospective Cohort Study, Julie Woodfield, Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Aimun A.B. Jamjoom, Josephine Jung, Simon Lammy, Savva Pronin, Cathal J. Hannan, Anna Watts, Laura Hughes, Richard D.C. Moon, Stacey Darwish, Holly Roy, Phillip C. Copley, Michael T.C. Poon, Paul Thorpe, Nisaharan Srikandarajah, Gordan Grahovac, Andreas K. Demetriades, Niall Eames, Philip J. Sell, Patrick F.X. Statham, Mohamed Abdelsadg, Motaz Ms Abulaila, Usman Ahmed, Qasim Ajmi, Rafid Al-Mahfoudh, Chadi Ali, Meriem Amarouche, Amin Andalib, M Arora, M Arora, Mariam Awan, Mirza A Baig, Antony Bateman, Iwan Bennett, Imran Bhatti, Peter Bodkin, Lalasa Bommireddy, George Bonanos, Anouk Borg, Alexandros Boukas, James Bourne, Rachael Brennan, J Brown, K Brown, Oliver Burton, Christopher Busby, Neil Chiverton, Simon Clark, Phillip C. Copley, S Cudlip, Y Cunningham, R Dardis, Stacey Darwish, B Davies, Andreas K. Demetriades, S Deore, C Derham, M Dherijha, G Dobson, J Duncan, A Durnford, Aze Durst, Ew Dyson, Niall Eames, Ellie Edlmann, A Edwards-Bailey, A Elserius, B Elson, V Fadelalla, Dm Fountain, A Gardner, A Ghosh, Jr Gill, Sa Glasmacher, R Gordon, Gordan Grahovac, R Grenfell, A Habeebullah, N Haliasos, T Hammett, Cathal J. Hannan, Cs Hill, Ingrid Hoeritzauer, D Holmes, K Hossain-Ibrahim, Laura Hughes, M Hussain, S Hussain, R Ibrahim

Peninsula Medical School

BackgroundCauda equina syndrome (CES) results from nerve root compression in the lumbosacral spine, usually due to a prolapsed intervertebral disc. Evidence for management of CES is limited by its infrequent occurrence and lack of standardised clinical definitions and outcome measures.MethodsThis is a prospective multi-centre observational cohort study of adults with CES in the UK. We assessed presentation, investigation, management, and all Core Outcome Set domains up to one year post-operatively using clinician and participant reporting. Univariable and multivariable associations with the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and urinary outcomes were investigated.FindingsIn 621 participants with CES, catheterisation for urinary retention was required …

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Well-Being, Changes To Academic Behavior, And Resilience Among Families Experiencing Parental Immigration Imprisonment, Caitlin Patler, Gabriela Gonzalez Jan 2023

Well-Being, Changes To Academic Behavior, And Resilience Among Families Experiencing Parental Immigration Imprisonment, Caitlin Patler, Gabriela Gonzalez

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

While the deleterious impacts of parental incarceration are well documented, we know less about the experiences of children with parents imprisoned by immigration authorities. We draw from 62 multigenerational and multiperspective interviews conducted in California with school-age children experiencing parental immigration imprisonment (PII), and their nondetained caregivers. We find that children experiencing PII report feelings and behaviors suggestive of significant psychological distress, which leads to changes in engagement and behavior at school. While some children access academic support and counseling, often following advocacy from nondetained parents or interventions by teachers, others do not receive such support. Many children conceal their …

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The Importance Of Multimodal Play And Storytelling In Medtech For Children: A Case Study Of Co-Designing A Mixed Realities Play Kit To Prepare 4 To 10-Year-Olds For An Mri Scan, D Yamada-Rice, S Love, J Thompson, S Thompson, H Mcquillian Jan 2023

The Importance Of Multimodal Play And Storytelling In Medtech For Children: A Case Study Of Co-Designing A Mixed Realities Play Kit To Prepare 4 To 10-Year-Olds For An Mri Scan, D Yamada-Rice, S Love, J Thompson, S Thompson, H Mcquillian

School of Art, Design and Architecture

This article examines the research and development of a mixed realities play-kit to prepare children for an MRI scan to be undertaken without the need for a General Anaesthetic. The kit uses three different types of play; augmented, virtual reality and physical to help children become familiar with the look of an MRI scanner, the noises it makes, the role of the radiographer, what to expect when they go to hospital and to practise staying still. We reflect on the initial multimodal research methods that were used to bring children into the first stages of the design and development process. …

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Covid-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalisation And Death Of People In Clinical Risk Groups During The Delta Variant Period: English Primary Care Network Cohort Study, Heather J. Whitaker, Ruby S.M. Tsang, Rachel Byford, Carole Aspden, Elizabeth Button, Praveen Sebastian Pillai, Gavin Jamie, Debasish Kar, John Williams, Mary Sinnathamby, Gemma Marsden, William H. Elson, Meredith Leston, Sneha Anand, Cecilia Okusi, Xuejuan Fan, Ezra Linley, Cathy Rowe, Silvia Darcangelo, Ashley D. Otter, Joanna Ellis, F.D. Richard Hobbs, Victoria Tzortziou-Brown, Maria Zambon, Mary Ramsay, Kevin E. Brown, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Nick J. Andrews, Simon De Lusignan, Jamie Lopez Bernal Jan 2023

Covid-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalisation And Death Of People In Clinical Risk Groups During The Delta Variant Period: English Primary Care Network Cohort Study, Heather J. Whitaker, Ruby S.M. Tsang, Rachel Byford, Carole Aspden, Elizabeth Button, Praveen Sebastian Pillai, Gavin Jamie, Debasish Kar, John Williams, Mary Sinnathamby, Gemma Marsden, William H. Elson, Meredith Leston, Sneha Anand, Cecilia Okusi, Xuejuan Fan, Ezra Linley, Cathy Rowe, Silvia Darcangelo, Ashley D. Otter, Joanna Ellis, F.D. Richard Hobbs, Victoria Tzortziou-Brown, Maria Zambon, Mary Ramsay, Kevin E. Brown, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Nick J. Andrews, Simon De Lusignan, Jamie Lopez Bernal

Peninsula Medical School

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Establishing A Benchmark For Opioid Consumption After Cesarean Birth, Laura Senn Jan 2023

Establishing A Benchmark For Opioid Consumption After Cesarean Birth, Laura Senn

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

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Gender Dynamics In The Management Care Of Internally Displaced Persons: The Boko Haram Insurgency, Evelyn Kikelomo Ikuenobe Otaigbe Jan 2023

Gender Dynamics In The Management Care Of Internally Displaced Persons: The Boko Haram Insurgency, Evelyn Kikelomo Ikuenobe Otaigbe

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Boko Haram asymmetric insurgency and warfare have decimated the Northeastern region of Nigeria and its neighboring environs of Chad, Niger, and Benin. The purpose of this study was to explore the peculiar socioethnic and cultural challenges encountered by female victims of Boko Haram terrorism at internally displaced persons camps in Abuja, Nigeria, including challenges in functioning, relocating, and acclimating back into society. A phenomenological approach was applied to understand participants’ lived experiences. Data collection occurred through interviews and observation. Data analysis involved the synthesis of narratives, and generation of themes. Among the emergent themes were poor feeding; lack of …

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Perceptions Of Law Enforcement Officers Regarding Their Interactions With Persons In Mental Health Crises., Monica Roundtree Jan 2023

Perceptions Of Law Enforcement Officers Regarding Their Interactions With Persons In Mental Health Crises., Monica Roundtree

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Law enforcement officers are guided by principles to protect and serve the community in general; this includes persons with mental health illnesses. These officers are often the sole community resource responding to calls involving persons in mental health crises. However, many officers lack the knowledge and skills to effectively interact with this group. This quantitative study addressed how law enforcement officers perceive that a selected policy, procedure, or strategy is effective for interacting with a person experiencing a mental health crisis. The theoretical framework for this study is the procedural justice theory. A convenience sample of 100 sworn law enforcement …

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An Examination Of The Impact Of Police Chaplain Programs And Spirituality On Police Officers’ Mental Health, Samuel Protel Maxwell Jan 2023

An Examination Of The Impact Of Police Chaplain Programs And Spirituality On Police Officers’ Mental Health, Samuel Protel Maxwell

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Spirituality has been a fundamental aspect of treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in many officers. PTSD affects a high percentage of officers and many of whom live a highly stressful and traumatic life even outside of work. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the impact of police chaplain programs and spirituality on police officers' mental health. The research question asked how a police chaplain program and spirituality impacted police officers. This study's theoretical framework was Pargament's theory. Qualitative research with a narrative analysis design was chosen to collect data from semi-structured interviews. The 10 participants, including six …

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Organizational Strategies And Best Practices For Telehealth Delivery During Covid-19, Maria D. Mejia Jan 2023

Organizational Strategies And Best Practices For Telehealth Delivery During Covid-19, Maria D. Mejia

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Organizational Strategies and Best Practices for Telehealth Delivery during COVID-19

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Viewpoints Of Classroom Teachers On Educational Issues Of Students With Interrupted Formal Education, Farah Merzier-Baudin Jan 2023

Viewpoints Of Classroom Teachers On Educational Issues Of Students With Interrupted Formal Education, Farah Merzier-Baudin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractMost research on students with interrupted formal education (SIFE) and English language learners (ELLs) documents their struggle with higher attrition rates and behavioral issues in high school. This qualitative study was conducted to examine high school teachers’ perspectives working with SIFE/ELLs in the classroom. Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory (SCT) indicated that students benefit from classrooms with high social interaction among all classroom participants and appropriate scaffolding of learning materials. Although SCT and most research focused on the students’ perspectives, this research focused on teachers’ perspectives. Data were collected from semistructured, open-ended interviews with 20 participants who teach or work with SIFE/ELLs. …

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Impact Of Type 2 Diabetes And Hypertension On Allocation Of Grant Funds In Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rhonda Mullins Jan 2023

Impact Of Type 2 Diabetes And Hypertension On Allocation Of Grant Funds In Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rhonda Mullins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Limited resources exist for managing the increasing cases of hypertension and type 2 diabetes, which underlines the need to continuously review reimbursement plans to ensure care affordability for chronic illness. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine whether a correlation existed between the number of patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and demographic characteristics (independent variables) seen at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and the allocation of grant funds from Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) (dependent variable) from 2016 – 2020 among adults 18 years old and older in the United States. Guided by the Transaction Cost …

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Health Education Needs For Mortality Surveillance In Machakos County, Kenya, James S. Mwanza Jan 2023

Health Education Needs For Mortality Surveillance In Machakos County, Kenya, James S. Mwanza

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Reporting mortality information is the primary data source from which evidence can be drawn to monitor disease trends and inform public health policy to improve population health. Still, only two-thirds of expected annual deaths are reported globally. Health education and promotion play a significant role in empowering communities to uptake public health services such as mortality surveillance. This qualitative descriptive study aimed to understand health workers’ (HWs’) perspectives regarding the need for health education to support mortality surveillance in Machakos County, Kenya. The capabilities, opportunities, and motivation for the behavior change model guided the study. Semi-structured interviews were used to …

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An Association Of The Transgenerational Implications Of Redlining And Obesity On Pediatric Type Ii Diabetes, Carlin Dexter Nelson Jan 2023

An Association Of The Transgenerational Implications Of Redlining And Obesity On Pediatric Type Ii Diabetes, Carlin Dexter Nelson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

s the prevalence and incidence of childhood obesity has increased, so has the number of cases of pediatric Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Although made unconstitutional in 1968, the transgenerational implications of redlining can be observed in disinvestments resulting in neighborhood detraction. Utilizing the 2019–2020 National Children’s Health Survey, the purpose of the study was to evaluate the relationship between obesity, T2DM, and neighborhood detraction elements as well as assessed indicators of T2DM in non-institutionalized children 6 through17 years of age (N = 34,725). The social determinants of health perspective served as the conceptual framework for the study. Results indicated …

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Educating Providers And Nurses On Human Trafficking, Valerie Smith Jan 2023

Educating Providers And Nurses On Human Trafficking, Valerie Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Human trafficking is a global public health problem. Victims of human trafficking experience higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases, reproductive damage, sexual violence, infertility, and mental and behavioral issues. To help end human trafficking, which is potentially deadly, raising awareness about this topic is essential for victim survival. A gap in practice among staff at a community health center regarding recognition of victims of human trafficking and procedures for potential victims was identified. An education program focused on increasing knowledge and awareness was developed to close this gap. Guided by Watson’s theory of human caring, a 30-minute educational session followed …

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Perceptions Of Teachers In A Private Residential Juvenile Treatment Facility, Douglas E. Stevenson Jan 2023

Perceptions Of Teachers In A Private Residential Juvenile Treatment Facility, Douglas E. Stevenson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThe problem for this study was the lack of research about what teachers consider to be the successes, the risks, and the potential dangers of working in a school prison setting. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate teacher perceptions about successes, risks, and potential dangers of teaching in a prison school setting. This research study was guided by Deci and Ryan’s self-determination theory, which presents a framework for the study of human motivation and personality. The research question examined teachers’ perspectives about the successes, the risks, and dangers of working in a private residential juvenile treatment facility. …

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Exploring Educators' Perception Of Remote Instructional Collaboration In Liberian Higher Education Classrooms, George Wah Williams Jan 2023

Exploring Educators' Perception Of Remote Instructional Collaboration In Liberian Higher Education Classrooms, George Wah Williams

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Public higher education institutions in Liberia have employed various mitigating measures to improve instruction quality and increase learning outcomes; however, little was known about remote instructional collaboration as a strategic approach in Liberian higher education classrooms. This qualitative study, based on Everett Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation theory, explored the Liberian educators’ perceptions of and disposition to RIC in public tertiary classrooms in Liberia. Seeking Liberian educators’ perception of and disposition to remote instructional collaboration in public tertiary classrooms drove this investigation. Two groups of 17 educators based in the United States and Liberia were interviewed using a semi-structured protocol facilitated …

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