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Autism Spectrum Disorder Knowledge Among Pediatricians: A Cross-Sectional Study In Baghdad, Amina Saad Abdullah Dr., Zainab Ali Saleem Dr., May Abdullah Mohammed Dr., Dina Mahmood Thiab Dr., Hassan Z. Tark Dr., Ziad T. Abd Ali Dr.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Knowledge Among Pediatricians: A Cross-Sectional Study In Baghdad, Amina Saad Abdullah Dr., Zainab Ali Saleem Dr., May Abdullah Mohammed Dr., Dina Mahmood Thiab Dr., Hassan Z. Tark Dr., Ziad T. Abd Ali Dr.
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal
BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder is increasing worldwide; however, knowledge about it among health providers is still inadequate. OBJECTIVE: The study aims to assess the knowledge of the pediatricians (residents and specialists) regarding autism spectrum disorder. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was conducted during December 2024. A total of 49 resident and specialist doctors (in pediatric specialty) who were working and/or studying at Children Welfare Hospital in Baghdad during the time period of the study were included. The participants completed the Knowledge about Childhood Autism among Healthcare Workers (KCAHW) questionnaire and some demographic questions during their activity meetings. RESULTS: The …
“Playing Mental Gymnastics”: Exploring Black Women College Athletes' Mental Health Experiences At Historically White Division I Universities, Ezinne D. Ofoegbu
“Playing Mental Gymnastics”: Exploring Black Women College Athletes' Mental Health Experiences At Historically White Division I Universities, Ezinne D. Ofoegbu
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics
Between 2002 and 2022, over 125 college athletes died by suicide, and Division I athletes represented 45% of these deaths. In 2023, Black women college athletes at Division I universities identified racism as a mental health stressor at a higher rate than their non-Black peers. The intersectional nature of social identities and athlete status may create gendered and racialized stressors that are uniquely experienced by Black women athletes. Given the underrepresentation of Black students (i.e., athletes and nonathletes), coaches, faculty, and staff at historically white institutions (HWIs), Black women athletes are likely navigating campus relationships and environments that are shaped …
The Impact Of Toxic Leadership On Intercollegiate Athletics: Gender-Differentiated Perceptions, Tara Tietjen-Smith, Haley Blount
The Impact Of Toxic Leadership On Intercollegiate Athletics: Gender-Differentiated Perceptions, Tara Tietjen-Smith, Haley Blount
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics
While some investigative research has been conducted to examine the impact of toxic, or destructive, leadership in sport, few studies have focused on intercollegiate athletics departments. The purpose of this study was to examine how common toxic leadership is in intercollegiate athletics departments as well as its impact. A quantitative cross-sectional survey study was designed to examine NCAA Division I and II athletics employee experiences using the Toxic Triangle of Sport Management (TToSM) as a theoretical framework. Respondents (N = 2,051) were asked questions concerning their perceptions of work environments, leadership, and organizational culture procured from three distinct and well-established …
Elite Esports Players And Their Physical Health: A Systematic Review Of Injuries, Musculoskeletal Pain, And Fitness-Related Factors, Michal Steffl, Daniel Opelik, Vladimir Hlinka, Grzegorz Mikrut, Petra Hospodkova
Elite Esports Players And Their Physical Health: A Systematic Review Of Injuries, Musculoskeletal Pain, And Fitness-Related Factors, Michal Steffl, Daniel Opelik, Vladimir Hlinka, Grzegorz Mikrut, Petra Hospodkova
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: The rapid rise of competitive esports has sparked concerns over the physical health of elite players. Prolonged sedentary behaviour, repetitive movements, and poor ergonomic practices may predispose these athletes to injuries, musculoskeletal pain, and unfavourable body composition. Materials and methods: A systematic review following PRISMA guidelines was conducted by searching Pub-Med, Scopus, EBSCOhost, and Web of Science for cross-sectional studies on physical activity (PA), body composition, physical fitness, and musculoskeletal health in elite esports players. Data from 22 peer-reviewed studies involving 5,035 participants aged 16 to 35 were synthesized. Results: Findings consistently show that esports players engage in lower …
Thanking Strategies Across Relational Scenarios And Dyadic Gender Configurations In Urban Saudi Colloquial Arabic, Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Alzahrani
Thanking Strategies Across Relational Scenarios And Dyadic Gender Configurations In Urban Saudi Colloquial Arabic, Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Alzahrani
Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences
This study examines thanking strategies across three relational scenarios and four dyadic gender configurations among 120 university-educated urban Saudi colloquial Arabic speakers aged 20-40 from Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. A scenario-based discourse completion task (DCT) yielded 720 responses comprising 1,843 strategy tokens; these data were supplemented by interviews with 30 participants. The intimate, acquaintance, and stranger scenarios differed in favor type and imposition, representing distinct relational-situational contexts. The DCT elicited contextually appropriate responses; accordingly, the findings are interpreted as reflecting participants' sociopragmatic preferences rather than naturally occurring interactional behavior. Expressing Benediction (30.1%) and Thanking (25.7%) were the two most frequent …
The Game That Graduates You: A Witness Api For Children's Games And Education — A Permission-Scoped Game Api Without Payment Authority, Parental-Consent Family Content As Curriculum, And Course Completion As The Success Metric For Educational Apps, Thon Ly
Defensive Publications Series
We describe a permission-scoped third-party API architecture for children's educational games and learning apps. A game client may propose real-world tasks to a child, styled in the game's fiction from real household context, and may receive a minimal completion notification when a family member witnesses the act; it can never hold payment, transfer, balance or reward-issuing scopes, so task completion issues no currency or points, and any reward is a human-initiated acknowledgment through the family's own ledger app. Parents approve which apps may propose to each child, revocably and default-off. With per-item parental consent and on-device processing, the family's own …
The Wager That Isn't: Competitive Giving Without Gambling — Charity Challenge Matches With Non-Refundable Entry Donations And Irrevocable Pledges Whose Recipient Charity Is Selected By The Outcome, Thon Ly
Defensive Publications Series
We describe a charity challenge match in which no money is contingent, in its existence, on the outcome, so that no party places a wager. Two players or teams agree to a physical contest. (1) At acceptance, each contestant pays an equal, non-refundable entry donation in a fixed amount set by the platform operator, never by the contestants; each donation is credited irrevocably, before play and regardless of result, to that contestant's own household giving fund or to a communal charitable fund. (2) Third parties may add irrevocable charitable pledges to a pledge pool attached to the match; each pledge …
Effect Of A Plant-Based Sweet Potato And Almond Snack Bar, High Intensity Interval Training, And Mindfulness Therapy On Blood Glucose Control Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Medan Selayang District, Medan, Indonesia, Henny Arwina Bangun, Ermi Girsang, Santi Deasy Siregar, Rapael Ginting, Putranto Manalu, Yenni Gustiani Tarigan, Baxter Hepburn Kachingwe
Effect Of A Plant-Based Sweet Potato And Almond Snack Bar, High Intensity Interval Training, And Mindfulness Therapy On Blood Glucose Control Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Medan Selayang District, Medan, Indonesia, Henny Arwina Bangun, Ermi Girsang, Santi Deasy Siregar, Rapael Ginting, Putranto Manalu, Yenni Gustiani Tarigan, Baxter Hepburn Kachingwe
Journal of Health Research
Background: Integrated lifestyle interventions combining nutritional, physical, and psychological strategies may improve glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, evidence regarding the combined effects of high-fiber functional foods, high-intensity interval training (HIIT), and mindfulness therapy remains limited, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study evaluated the effects of a multimodal lifestyle intervention on glycemic responses among individuals with T2DM and non-diabetic adults.
Methods: A quasi-experimental pilot study was conducted among 30 female participants (15 with T2DM and 15 non-diabetic controls) in Medan, Indonesia. Fasting (pre-prandial) and post-prandial blood glucose concentrations were measured repeatedly throughout the …
Perspectives Of Trauma Among Licensed Trauma Therapists: A Concept Mapping Study, Sean W. Bullock
Perspectives Of Trauma Among Licensed Trauma Therapists: A Concept Mapping Study, Sean W. Bullock
Master's Theses
To address gaps between research and psychotherapeutic intervention for trauma and trauma-related issues, the current study elicited and analyzed the perspectives of licensed trauma therapists via a concept mapping process. A literature review was conducted to explore the history and limitations of trauma’s current medical use as outlined by Criterion A of posttraumatic stress disorder in the DSM-5-TR. To answer the research question regarding how practitioners understand trauma, the researcher recruited licensed trauma therapists (n = 17) to participate in concept mapping. Participants generated 126 unique statements, which they then sorted based on similarity and rated individually on importance. Hierarchical …
Associations Between Emotional Intelligence, Gender, And Situational Leadership Style Among Certified Public Accountant Firm Leaders In The Southeastern United States, Amber Holland
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Emotional intelligence among certified public accountant (CPA) firm leaders is important for navigating demanding workloads, client pressures, workforce challenges, and complex interpersonal environments. Understanding factors associated with emotional intelligence may help senior CPA firm leaders strengthen leadership effectiveness and workforce stability. The purpose of this quantitative correlational research project was to examine the extent to which situational leadership behaviors and gender predicted emotional intelligence among CPA firm leaders in the southeastern United States. Emotional intelligence theory grounded the research project. Participants were 69 qualifying CPA firm leaders with at least 3 years of leadership experience. Data were collected through an …
Implementing Loneliness Screening To Impact Referrals To A Community Health Liaison, Debra Garee
Implementing Loneliness Screening To Impact Referrals To A Community Health Liaison, Debra Garee
International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)
Loneliness can be a common and harmful problem many people of all ages face. At the practice site, there was no screen to identify lonely patients who would benefit from connection to community resources. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to determine if the translation of Mullen et al.’s research utilizing the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Three-Item Loneliness Scale would impact referrals to a community health liaison among adults. The project was piloted in a rural Ohio community health center over eight weeks. The project's theoretical foundations were Betty Neuman’s systems model and John Kotter’s change …
Adaptation Of A Culturally Sensitive Gbv Screening Tool For Pregnant Women In Ghana, Innes Agbenu
Adaptation Of A Culturally Sensitive Gbv Screening Tool For Pregnant Women In Ghana, Innes Agbenu
International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)
Background: Violence against women and girls is a crucial global health concern. Violence occurring during pregnancy is an alarming global health issue due to increased adverse outcomes on maternal and newborn health. A vital component in the management of gender-based violence (GBV) in pregnancy is the identification of victims. Routine screening during the antenatal period is the most effective approach to identify pregnant women and girls exposed to GBV. Despite this crucial need, evidence suggests that little is done to identify women exposed to violence during pregnancy in Ghana.
Aim: This study aimed to assess gender-based violence screening practices among …
Compassionate Care As Nursing Leadership For Mitigating Fatigue And Boosting Thriving Environments, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Compassionate Care As Nursing Leadership For Mitigating Fatigue And Boosting Thriving Environments, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)
Background: Globally, nurses experience high rates of compassion fatigue (CF) and low compassion satisfaction (CS), especially in Asian regions (Xie et al., 2021). As a core feature of professional nursing identity, compassionate care delivery fosters positive patient outcomes, workforce productivity and growth, and organizational thriving (Ghafourifard et al., 2022; Robinson et al., 2024). Compassionate leadership is a dynamic process that engenders an organizational culture that values compassion for the betterment of others (Ramachandran et al., 2024; Shuck et al., 2019). There is a crucial need to understand factors associated with CS and CF while examining nursing leadership styles that can …
แนวทางการคุ้มครองสิทธิอนามัยเจริญพันธุ์สตรีและผู้ที่มีความหลากหลายทางเพศในบริบทของประเทศไทย (The Protection Of Reproductive Health Rights Of Women And Lgbtqian+ Persons In The Context Of Thailand), Chattrika Napatanapong, Nichakorn Khonthong
แนวทางการคุ้มครองสิทธิอนามัยเจริญพันธุ์สตรีและผู้ที่มีความหลากหลายทางเพศในบริบทของประเทศไทย (The Protection Of Reproductive Health Rights Of Women And Lgbtqian+ Persons In The Context Of Thailand), Chattrika Napatanapong, Nichakorn Khonthong
Chulalongkorn University Law Journal
บทความนี้มุ่งศึกษาถึงการคุ้มครองสิทธิอนามัยเจริญพันธุ์ของสตรีและผู้มีความหลากหลายทางเพศในบริบทประเทศไทย ภายใต้พันธกรณีระหว่างประเทศด้านสิทธิมนุษยชน เช่น อนุสัญญาว่าด้วยการขจัดการเลือกปฏิบัติต่อสตรีในทุกรูปแบบ (CEDAW) หลักการยอกยาการ์ตา และเป้าหมายการพัฒนาที่ยั่งยืนข้อที่ 5 ซึ่งต่างยืนยันถึงสิทธิในการเข้าถึงสุขภาพทางเพศและอนามัยเจริญพันธุ์อย่างเสมอภาคและปราศจากการเลือกปฏิบัติ จากการศึกษาพบว่า แม้ประเทศไทยจะมีความก้าวหน้าในเชิงกฎหมายและนโยบาย แต่ยังคงเผชิญอุปสรรคสำคัญ อาทิ อคติจากผู้ให้บริการ ความเหลื่อมล้ำทางเศรษฐกิจและภูมิศาสตร์ ตลอดจนข้อจำกัดทางกฎหมายที่ยังไม่สอดคล้องกับมาตรฐานสิทธิมนุษยชนสากล การศึกษาวิจัยนี้จึงมุ่งศึกษาพัฒนาการและปัญหาทางกฎหมายและนโยบายของประเทศไทยที่เกี่ยวข้อง เช่น การยุติการตั้งครรภ์ การขยายสิทธิประโยชน์ด้านการคุมกำเนิด การบริการอนามัยเจริญพันธุ์ รวมถึงสิทธิในการเข้าถึงบริการยาฮอร์โมนและการยืนยันเพศสภาพ โดยศึกษาเปรียบเทียบกับการคุ้มครองสิทธิอนามัยเจริญพันธุ์ในสหราชอาณาจักร เยอรมนี และอินเดีย อันเป็นตัวอย่างการพัฒนากลไกกฎหมายและนโยบายที่ช่วยลดความเหลื่อมล้ำและสร้างระบบบริการที่เป็นมิตร เพื่อยกระดับกลไกทางกฎหมายและนโยบายสาธารณะของไทยให้สามารถส่งเสริมและสนับสนุนสิทธิอนามัยเจริญพันธุ์เกิดขึ้นจริง ภายใต้พันธกรณีระหว่างประเทศด้านสิทธิมนุษยชน และบรรลุเป้าหมายการพัฒนาอย่างยั่งยืนได้ต่อไป
Quality Improvement Project: Improving Nurse Confidence In Managing Patient Aggression Using The Brøset Violence Checklist And Team-Based Strategies, Grace Amakulor
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Workplace violence remains a concern in psychiatric nursing, particularly when changes in patient behavior are not recognized early or communicated consistently. This quality improvement (QI) project was conducted at a psychiatric recovery center in Central Ohio after identifying a practice gap in aggression risk assessment and response. The purpose was to implement and evaluate a multicomponent aggression-management approach using the Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC), structured team huddles, and individualized aggression care plans. The aim was to improve nurse confidence (primary outcome) and reduce aggressive behavioral incidents (secondary outcome) over four weeks. Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory and Lewin’s Change Theory guided …
Quality Improvement Project: Enhancing Suicide Recognition Protocols With The Use Of Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale In An Outpatient Mental Health Practice, Pamela Oxley
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Suicide prevention in outpatient mental health settings requires prompt recognition of and an appropriate response to suicide-related concerns, including those initially communicated to administrative staff. Frontline administrative phone staff may first encounter patients expressing suicidal thoughts; however, evidence supports education and standardized processes to facilitate effective recognition and response. At the project site, a practice gap existed in administrative staff preparation and confidence in responding to suicide-related concerns. The quality improvement project addressed this gap through structured, standardized Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) education paired with a standardized suicide-risk stratification and escalation protocol. The project aimed to improve administrative staff …
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact Of Proper Utilization Of Suicidal Ideation Screening Tools, Anuoluwapo Bode-Oloye
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact Of Proper Utilization Of Suicidal Ideation Screening Tools, Anuoluwapo Bode-Oloye
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Suicide remains a significant public health concern, emphasizing the importance of consistent and evidence-based suicide risk assessment in outpatient mental health settings. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice quality improvement project was to determine how the provider’s implementation of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scales (CSSRS) according to the recommendations of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration would impact the confidence and the rate of completion of suicidal screening tools (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scales) compared to current clinic policy in an outpatient mental health clinic for over twelve weeks. This project used Lewin’s change model …
Strengthening Self-Efficacy To Reduce The Confidence–Performance Gap In Nursing Skill Execution, Efrat Danino
Strengthening Self-Efficacy To Reduce The Confidence–Performance Gap In Nursing Skill Execution, Efrat Danino
International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)
A persistent gap between nurses’ perceived confidence and their actual performance of clinical skills poses risks to patient safety, quality of care, and workforce preparedness. The purpose of this study was to examine how internal factors—particularly self-efficacy and perceived ability—and external factors, including departmental climate and gender, influence the execution of core nursing procedures.
Limited research has evaluated how self-efficacy and perceived ability translate into consistent performance across diverse clinical environments. Addressing this gap is essential for developing evidence-based strategies that enhance competence, promote safe practice, and strengthen the global nursing workforce.
A cross-sectional study was conducted using validated self-report …
Mental Health, Personality, Identity, And Adjusting To Life After Sports, Jovana Babic
Mental Health, Personality, Identity, And Adjusting To Life After Sports, Jovana Babic
Master's Theses
This study looked at how athletes adapt to life after competitive sports in relation to psychological issues. In publicly accessible podcast interviews, 95 former athletes, most competing at the collegiate or professional level, were examined using their own words. Claude and Gemini, two large multimodal models, independently coded each interview for four mental health outcomes: depression, anxiety, dependency, and identity confusion, as well as for a set of predictor variables, such as neuroticism, emotion regulation, athletic identity, identity foreclosure, intrinsic motivation, grit, social support, and retirement planning. A binary present or absence coding system was employed, and Gwet's AC1 was …
Age Differences In Perceived Individual And Community Recovery After Tornadoes: Implications For Community-Centered Recovery Policy In An Aging Society, Sizhuo Chen, Zhen Cong
Age Differences In Perceived Individual And Community Recovery After Tornadoes: Implications For Community-Centered Recovery Policy In An Aging Society, Sizhuo Chen, Zhen Cong
Health Sciences and Kinesiology Faculty Articles
"This study examines perceived individual recovery and perceived community recovery among tornado survivors across three waves spanning four years. Using three-wave longitudinal survey data from survivors in Dallas, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; and Birmingham, Alabama collected in 2021, 2022, and 2025, we estimate recovery trajectories using linear mixed-effects growth models. We link respondents to tract-level SVI 2020 component measures to examine whether tract-level social vulnerability contextualizes age differences in recovery perceptions. We ask: (1) How do perceived individual recovery and perceived community recovery change over time? (2) Do these trajectories differ by age group? (3) Do community social vulnerability measures contextualize …
Camouflaging Autistic Traits Is Not A Consequence Of Conformist Tendencies, Alastair Smith, Rhiannon Walsh
Camouflaging Autistic Traits Is Not A Consequence Of Conformist Tendencies, Alastair Smith, Rhiannon Walsh
School of Psychology
Social camouflaging behaviours are often used by people with high autistic traits to negotiate a predominantly neurotypical social world. Previous discussion has associated camouflaging with a tendency to conform, although it has also been suggested that masking autistic tendencies may be a more specific motivating factor. The relationship between autistic traits and conformity is itself equivocal, suggesting that it may not necessarily be a driving force for social camouflaging in this group. To better characterise the relationship between these factors, we conducted an exploratory questionnaire study comprising measures of social conformity (Tendency to Conform Questionnaire), autistic traits (AQ), social camouflaging …
Servingness In Solidarity: How Filipina/X/O American Student Organizations Cultivate Belonging, Clarissa Mae Lico Calimbas
Servingness In Solidarity: How Filipina/X/O American Student Organizations Cultivate Belonging, Clarissa Mae Lico Calimbas
Dissertations
Filipina/x/o American college students represent one of the largest Asian ethnic subgroups in the United States, yet their educational experiences remain underexamined within institutional research and higher education scholarship. Aggregated under the broader Asian American category, Filipina/x/o American students are rendered invisible by data practices that obscure the distinct colonial histories, socioeconomic realities, and identity negotiations. This qualitative study examined how Filipina/x/o American students at Pacific State University (PSU) describe their involvement in Filipina/x/o American Student Organizations (FASOs) and how that involvement shapes their sense of belonging, cultural identity development, and academic persistence. Guided by a critical race phenomenological framework …
Primary Care Providers In Alabama And Washington Who Provide Care To African American Women With Dense Breast Tissue With And Without A Cancer Diagnosis, Andrea Shermaine Mcdaniel
Primary Care Providers In Alabama And Washington Who Provide Care To African American Women With Dense Breast Tissue With And Without A Cancer Diagnosis, Andrea Shermaine Mcdaniel
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
African American women with dense breast tissue have experienced challenges related to breast cancer screening, timely follow-up care, and access to diagnostic services. There was limited research showing the experiences of primary care providers (PCPs) who provided care to this population. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of PCPs in Alabama and Washington who provided care to African American women with dense breast tissue, both with and without a breast cancer diagnosis. The conceptual framework for this study was intersectionality theory, which is used to consider multiple social determinants of health when examining …
Examining The Relationship Between Physical Activity And Job Satisfaction Among Administrators And Educators: A Correlational Study, Zachary Caudell
Examining The Relationship Between Physical Activity And Job Satisfaction Among Administrators And Educators: A Correlational Study, Zachary Caudell
Doctorate in Kinesiology
This study was developed to examine if a significant relationship exists between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and the job satisfaction of educational staff, with further exploratory analysis examining self-efficacy as a mediator to the relationship. Employing a cross-sectional design, data from a sample of middle school educational staff was collected and analyzed (n=35). Job satisfaction, physical activity levels, and self-efficacy were measured using the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire – Short Form (MSQ-SF), the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form (IPAQ-SF) and the General Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. Analyses were conducted using Jeffery’s Amazing Statistics Program (JASP). The results of the analyses revealed …
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact Of Provider Education On Antipsychotic Medication Side Effects, Anthony Emego
Quality Improvement Project: The Impact Of Provider Education On Antipsychotic Medication Side Effects, Anthony Emego
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Weight gain is a frequent and clinically relevant side effect of antipsychotic medication. A needs assessment at the project site found that roughly 55% of patients on an antipsychotic treatment had clinically significant weight gain, and providers had no formal training on how to prevent and manage this. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to determine if a provider-focused educational intervention is effective in increasing provider confidence and decreasing antipsychotic-induced weight gain in adult psychiatric patients. This quantitative, one-group pre-post design utilized Lewin's Change Theory and Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory. It was conducted at an outpatient psychiatric clinic …
The Impact Of Provider Education On Medication Adherence In An Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project, Tina Ezeh
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Medication adherence is important in psychiatric care, as nonadherence can contribute to poor health outcomes and increased use of healthcare services. A needs assessment at an outpatient psychiatric clinic identified inconsistent medication adherence education, with only 30% of providers routinely providing education and 20% using a structured approach. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to evaluate structured provider education, with the aim of assessing changes in provider confidence and the frequency of medication adherence education over eight weeks. Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model guided project implementation, while the Donabedian Model was used for project evaluation. A quantitative, one-group pretest-posttest …
Quality Improvement Project: Evaluating The Impact Of An Emotional Support Program For Nurses In A Rural Outpatient Clinic, Tosheta Brown Greenfield
Quality Improvement Project: Evaluating The Impact Of An Emotional Support Program For Nurses In A Rural Outpatient Clinic, Tosheta Brown Greenfield
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Nurse burnout is a persistent, well-documented threat to workforce sustainability and patient safety, with rural nurses at heightened risk due to chronic understaffing, geographic isolation, and limited access to organizational support. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement and evaluate an eight-week Emotional Well-Being Support Program (EWSP), with the aim of reducing burnout and perceived stress among nurses working in a small rural primary care clinic. Guided by Lewin's Change Model and the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice, the project used a quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test single-group design with four participating nurses. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout …
Quality Improvement Project: Providing Evidence-Based Practice Education On Administering The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Screening During Visits Once Per Trimester And Postpartum, Megan Keeney
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Perinatal depression (PND) is prevalent worldwide and frequently remains undetected and untreated due to inconsistent screening. At the project site, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was administered postpartum only, without standardization. This quality improvement project implemented evidence-based provider education and a revised EPDS protocol, screening once per trimester and postpartum, to increase PND identification, provider self-confidence, self-efficacy, and behavioral health referral rates. This project was guided by Lewin’s Change Theory and the Donabedian framework. A quantitative pre-post design was used with nine providers in an outpatient women’s health clinic, alongside a retrospective and post-implementation electronic health record (EHR) review. …
The Cognitive Construction Of Sustainable Environmental Awareness Through Green Language Pedagogy In Second Language Acquisition, Meral Yavuz Kartal, Osman Yılmaz Kartal
The Cognitive Construction Of Sustainable Environmental Awareness Through Green Language Pedagogy In Second Language Acquisition, Meral Yavuz Kartal, Osman Yılmaz Kartal
Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
The escalating global ecological crisis highlights the need for new approaches to sustainability education, while the cognitive role of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) remains underexplored. This study employs a critical literature review with a systematic search and qualitative thematic synthesis to develop a proposed Green Language Pedagogy (GLP) model. The review followed a four-stage screening protocol (identification, screening, eligibility, and inclusion) and analyzed 50 theoretical and empirical sources published between 2014 and 2025. This analysis of the selected literature reveals a stark disparity: an estimated 85% of the reviewed environmental education research focuses on factual knowledge transfer, whereas only 15% …
Divergent Electoral Judgements: Muhammadiyah’S Organisational Values And Pre-Election Voting Intentions In Kendari During Indonesia’S 2024 Presidential Election, Muhammad Ikhsan, Nurjannah Nurjannah, Rini Harjanti Poapa, Irma Irayanti
Divergent Electoral Judgements: Muhammadiyah’S Organisational Values And Pre-Election Voting Intentions In Kendari During Indonesia’S 2024 Presidential Election, Muhammad Ikhsan, Nurjannah Nurjannah, Rini Harjanti Poapa, Irma Irayanti
Jurnal Wacana Politik
This article examines how candidate assessments and organisational commitments enter pre-election voting intentions among Muhammadiyah members and active sympathisers in Kendari during Indonesia’s 2024 presidential election. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design combined a survey of 280 respondents with subsequent interviews involving 17 purposively selected informants. Prabowo–Gibran received 41.07% of stated intentions, Anies–Muhaimin 33.57%, and Ganjar–Mahfud 25.36%; no pair secured majority support. Multinomial logistic regression showed positive associations between candidate evaluation and preferences for both Anies–Muhaimin and Prabowo–Gibran relative to Ganjar–Mahfud. Economic considerations reached significance in the Prabowo–Gibran comparison, whereas religious–social considerations did so in the Anies–Muhaimin comparison. Organisational involvement and …