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The Equality Toolkit: Practical Skills For Lgbtq And Dsd-Affected Patient Care, Laura Weingartner, Emily Noonan, Amy Holthouser, Jennifer Potter, Stacie Steinbock, Suzanne Kingery, Susan Sawning

Undergraduate Medical Education

The eQuality Toolkit is a training manual that helps healthcare providers build a foundation of inclusive clinical skills to competently care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified (LGBTQ) patients and individuals born with differences of sex development (DSD). Although this toolkit was designed for medical students, any healthcare provider who wants to learn inclusive clinical skills can benefit from this accessible, brief primer through its actionable steps to improve clinical care.

Peer Support For Addiction In The Inpatient Setting, Rebecca Sweeney

DNP Scholarly Projects

Background: In 2006 the Institute of Medicine reported that combined mental illness and substance use disorder was the second leading cause of disability and death in women and the highest cause in men. More recent data obtained from the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (Ahrnsbratz et al 2016) indicates in 2016 only one in ten of the people who need treatment, receive it. At Cambridge Health Alliance’s Everett Hospital, the site of this pilot project, opioid overdose and acute alcohol intoxication comprise one in every ten visits in the Emergency Department. In January of 2018, CHA partnered …

A Narrative Study Focusing On Survivors Of Forced Labor Trafficking, Taras Nk Raggio

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Throughout history, the media's rendering of slavery depicts vulnerable groups caught in a network of trafficking looking for a better life. Scholars of trafficking cite challenges in understanding the health care needs of domestic forced labor trafficking survivors in the United States. Seminal trafficking findings have shown that variations of trafficking affect the survivors' health after surviving trafficking. Therefore, in this qualitative, narrative inquiry I sought to understand how 8 survivors of forced labor trafficking, ages 25 years and older, described their health following trafficking beyond 5 years. The theory of social constructionism constituted the theoretical foundation, and the salutogenic …

Social Workers' Experiences With Deaf And Hard Of Hearing People With Mental Illness, Makoto Ikegami

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The social work practice problem for this study was a lack of knowledge about social workers' experiences of working with deaf and hard of hearing people with mental illness. This study was needed to fill a practice gap by increasing an understanding of the experiences of social workers to inform best practices and address the needs of deaf and hard of hearing population through culturally and linguistically competent mental health services. The research questions focused on the experiences and challenges of social workers working with deaf and hard of hearing people and best practices identified by these social workers. Ecological …

Community Health Worker's Perceptions Of Integration Into The Behavioral Health Care System, Juliette Swanston Jenkins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Mental illness in the United States is a major public health problem. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2017, 18.9% of adults in the United States had a mental illness. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the perceptions held by community health workers (CHWs) regarding their integration into the behavioral health care system in Maryland. Using a social constructivism paradigm and phenomenological approach, a purposive sample of 11 CHWs who supported patients with behavioral health conditions in 17 counties in the state were interviewed. Howlett, McConnell, and Perl'€™s five stream confluence …

Experience Of Resilience Among African American Women Who Left Abusive Relationships, Audrey L. French

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The rate of DV for AA women is higher than other groups and often more severe; however, some AA women are successful in leaving the violence for good. Researchers continue to examine how victims move beyond their former life and into an abuse free environment by directing more attention on positive dynamics of victims of DV. One area is the study of resilience; however, little is known about the lived experience of resilience. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of resilience in AA women who successfully abandoned an abusive relationship. The interview questions were …

Empowering Representations Of Impairing Mental Illnesses In The Media: Investigating Mental Health Narratives Through Song, Ray Johnson

Honors College Theses

No abstract provided.

Strengthening In-Service Training And Continuing Education (Ist/Ce) For Frontline Health Workers For Bauchi And Cross River States, Ekechi Okereke, Godwin Unumeri, Ibrahim Suleiman, Aisha Jibril

Reproductive Health

This brief details Council efforts to develop effective, and costed, in-service training and continuing education modules for frontline health workers in Bauchi and Cross River states in Nigeria. This project was funded by WHO to aid the training and development of Nigeria's public health worker sector.

Population Council's Support For Nigeria's Third National Human Resources For Health Conference And Efforts To Institutionalize Hrh Conferences In Nigeria, Ekechi Okereke, Godwin Unumeri, Ibrahim Suleiman, Aisha Jibril

Reproductive Health

This project brief describes the Population Council's partnership efforts with public health stakeholders in Nigeria to plan and host a third national conference for provision of necessary and relevant information on critical health issues to health staff and stakeholders throughout Nigeria.

Friends, Relatives, Sanity, And Health: The Costs Of Politics, Kevin Smith, Matthew V. Hibbing, John R. Hibbing

Department of Political Science: Faculty Publications

Political scientists have long known that political involvement exacts costs but they have typically defined these costs in relatively narrow, largely economic terms. Though anecdotal evidence suggests that the costs of politics may in fact extend beyond economics to frayed personal relationships, compromised emotional stability, and even physical problems, no systematic evidence on these broader costs exists. We construct and validate batteries of survey items that delineate the physical, social, and emotional costs of political engagement and administer these items to a demographically representative sample of U.S. adults. The results suggest that a large number of Americans believe their physical …

Implicit Attitudes Of Asian American Older Adults Toward Aging, Anita Ho

Scripps Senior Theses

Greenwald, McGhee, and Schwartz (1998) developed the Implicit Association Test (IAT), a measure of mental associations between target pairs and positive or negative attributes. Highly associative categories yield faster responses than the reverse mental associations, which is thought to reflect implicit attitudes toward stereotypes. The present study investigated the effect of ethnic group on one’s implicit attitudes toward aging and gender stereotypes by comparing two groups of older adults, Asian Americans and Caucasian Americans, that likely hold different culture values. Past qualitative studies have established the existence of mental health stigma in Asian American populations, including negative Asian American perceptions …

Creating Staff Engagement In Transition Planning Through The Use Of Data, Teresa Hickam, Michelle Bozarth

Posters

In 2017 the Children's Mercy Kansas City Transition Program provided 14 Divisions and 28 programs with data to support their hard work. 2,160 of 3,768 patients (61%) completed readiness assessments and held transition-related discussions with their health care team.

Data reports providing timely, routine feedback on staff success and missed opportunities helps keep staff engaged, their efforts visible and transition planning on a conscious level.

Best Practice Suicide Screening/Assessment Tools For The Emergency Department, Katheryn M. Spirito

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) often suffer from more than physical ailments when seeking care and treatment. Some of these patients have emotional ailments and suicidal ideation when they come to the local ED. The lack of recognition of at-risk patients by health care providers can lead to poor patient outcomes and death. The focus of this project was to understand which valid and reliable suicide assessment tools described in the literature were considered the best evidence-based instruments to identify ED patients who were at risk for suicide. Peplau's theory of interpersonal relations guided this project. A systematic …

A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study Of Counselors' Preparedness To Counsel Refugees, Shadin Riem Atiyeh

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A gap exists in the current literature on the training needs of professional counselors so they can meet the increasing demand for counseling services among refugee populations. The purpose of this constructivist, grounded theory study was to explore the perceptions of professional counselors related to their preparedness to demonstrate multicultural competence when counseling refugees. A constructivist grounded theory approach following Charmaz's principles guided the investigation into perceptions of professional counselors towards counseling with refugee clients. The author conducted a qualitative demographic form, individual interviews, and a focus group with professional counselors who had experience working with refugees. Sample included 21 …

Religious Coping And Ptsd Symptom Management Among African Americans: A Clergy Perspective, Barbra Talley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Data indicated that although African Americans reported fewer occurrences of traumatic events than that of their racial/ethnic counterparts, however, the degree of traumatic events experienced by African Americans tends to be more serious and violent in nature. More so, lower recovery outcomes associated with PTSD among African Americans have been attributed to varying factors, such as financial restrictions, strained health care access, ineffective coping strategies as well as a mistrust of medical and clinical approaches, thus leading African Americans to seek faith-based approaches. This phenomenological study investigated clergy perspectives on religious coping constructs relative to the management of PTSD symptoms. …

A Meta-Synthesis Of Adolescent Psychological Help-Seeking, Karen Barnes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although adolescents experience psychological difficulty at a rate higher than any other age group, most do not get the support they need. The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions about barriers, facilitating factors, and help-seeking preferences for psychological support among adolescents. This study involved Best, Gil-Rodriguez, Manktelow, and Taylor’s conceptual framework pathways to online help-seeking to help explain adolescents’ perceptions of factors that influence them seeking support as well as identify pathways for support. A qualitative meta-synthesis design was used to synthesize findings of individual qualitative studies into themes around the central phenomenon of adolescent help-seeking. Data were …

Drivers Of International Variation In Prevalence Of Disabling Low Back Pain: Findings From The Cultural And Psychosocial Influences On Disability Study, David Coggon, Georgia Ntani, Keith T. Palmer, Vanda E. Felli, Florencia Harari, Leonardo A. Quintana, Sarah A. Felknor, Marianela Rojas, Anna Cattrell, Muhammad Masood Kadir

Community Health Sciences

Background: Wide international variation in the prevalence of disabling low back pain (LBP) among working populations is not explained by known risk factors. It would be useful to know whether the drivers of this variation are specific to the spine or factors that predispose to musculoskeletal pain more generally.
Methods: Baseline information about musculoskeletal pain and risk factors was elicited from 11 710 participants aged 20-59 years, who were sampled from 45 occupational groups in 18 countries. Wider propensity to pain was characterized by the number of anatomical sites outside the low back that had been painful in …

Examining Cultural Humility And Intersectionality In Mental Health Treatment, Sandra Y. Herrera-Spinelli

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Cultural awareness is an ethical standard in the social work profession and, as the diversity in the United States continues to grow, it is a social work practice problem when cultural awareness is not implemented in mental health settings. The National Association of Social Workers revised the cultural awareness standards to include cultural humility and intersectionality as practice indicators. The purpose of this action research study was to examine how clinical social workers demonstrated cultural humility and intersectionality in mental health settings. Person-centered theory guided this study and a total of 17 clinical social workers in New Mexico participated in …

Mentally Ill, Or Mentally Ill And Dangerous?: Rethinking Civil Commitments In Minnesota, Eliot T. Tracz

Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Depression On Treatment Outcomes For Patients With Aphasia Who Participate In An Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program (Icap), Harley B. Kincheloe

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

Abstract

Background: Aphasia is a multi-modal impairment resulting from left-hemisphere stroke. Aphasia is often accompanied by post-stroke depression. Acquiring aphasia and depression is seen to hinder quality of life and rehabilitative outcomes. Traditional stroke therapy often does not monitor or treat psychological difficulties such as depression. Such psychological difficulties hinder progress in recovery and may need to be addressed in therapy to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Aims: In response to the lack of psychological support for persons with aphasia, this literature review aims to explore the impact of depression on functional outcomes. Furthermore, this literature review will explore how …

คุณภาพการนอนหลับในผู้ป่วยโรคหลอดเลือดสมองในโรงพยาบาลพระมงกุฎเกล้า, จิรัฏฐ์ โลทะกะ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Background : โรคหลอดเลือดสมองเป็นปัญหาของระบบสาธารณสุขที่สำคัญปัญหาหนึ่งของประชากรทั่วโลกผลกระทบจากโรคหลอดเลือดสมองทำให้เกิดการพิการและยังเป็นปัญหาที่ส่งผลต่อคุณภาพการนอนหลับ วัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อศึกษาคุณภาพการนอนหลับและการใช้เครื่องมือ Wearable tracker ในการเก็บข้อมูลการนอนหลับของผู้ป่วยโรคหลอดเลือดสมองในโรงพยาบาลพระมงกุฎเกล้า วิธีการศึกษา เป็นการศึกษาเชิงพรรณนา (Descriptive Studies) ณ จุดเวลาใดเวลาหนึ่ง (Cross sectional descriptive design) กลุ่มตัวอย่างคือผู้ป่วยโรคหลอดเลือดสมองในโรงพยาบาลพระมงกุฎเกล้า ตั้งแต่มกราคม ถึงเดือนเมษายน พ.ศ.2563 จำนวน 66 คน โดยผู้วิจัยบันทึกข้อมูลแบบสอบถามจากผู้ป่วยในส่วนของข้อมูลทั่วไป ได้แก่ ข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล ข้อมูลด้านการเจ็บป่วย หลังจากนั้นนําอุปกรณ์วัดระดับกิจกรรม Wearable tracker ใส่ให้ผู้ป่วยและทำแบบประเมินคุณภาพการนอนหลับ (PSQI) ให้ครบถ้วนโดยใส่ตลอดเวลา นำเสนอข้อมูลคุณภาพการนอนหลับและการใช้เครื่องมือ Wearable tracker เป็นค่าคะแนน วิเคราะห์หาระดับความพึงพอใจของเครื่องมือ Wearable tracker และวิเคราะห์ความสัมพันธ์กับปัจจัยต่าง ๆ ผลการศึกษา พบว่าผู้ป่วยโรคหลอดเลือดสมองในโรงพยาบาลพระมงกุฎเกล้า ร้อยละ 93.9 มีคุณภาพการนอนหลับที่ไม่ดี และร้อยละ 6.1 มีคุณภาพการนอนหลับที่ดี ตามเกณฑ์การประเมินคุณภาพการนอนหลับ (PSQI) ปัจจัยที่มีผลต่อคุณภาพการนอนหลับประกอบด้วย ปัจจัยส่วนบุคคล ได้แก่ ระดับปริญญาตรีขึ้นไป (p = 0.003) ซึ่งมีค่านัยสำคัญทางสถิติ P < 0.01 เวลาที่ผู้ป่วยได้เข้านอนทั้งหมด (p = 0.021) เวลาที่เข้านอน หลังจาก 00:00 น. (p = 0.014) เวลาที่ตื่นนอน 04:00 – 06:00 น. (p = 0.012) และเวลาที่หลับลึก (p = 0.039) มีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ < 0.05 และปัจจัยด้านการเจ็บป่วย ได้แก่ ระยะเวลาที่ป่วยมากกว่า 1 สัปดาห์ (p = 0.032) และการใช้ยา Antidiabetic (p = 0.024) อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ < 0.05 และจากศึกษาการใช้เครื่องมือ Wearable tracker ในการเก็บข้อมูลพบว่า ปัจจัยที่วัดได้จากอุปกรณ์วัดระดับกิจกรรม Wearable tracker ได้แก่ เวลานอนทั้งหมด (p = 0.032) เวลาที่เข้านอน มากกว่า 00.00 น. (p = 0.032) เวลาที่ตื่นนอน 04.00 - 06.00 น. P = 0.032) เวลาที่ตื่นนอน มากกว่า 06.00 น. (p = 0.032) และเวลาที่หลับลึก (p = 0.032) มีผลอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ < 0.05 สรุป ผู้ป่วยโรคหลอดเลือดสมองในโรงพยาบาลพระมงกุฎเกล้า ร้อยละ 93.9 มีคุณภาพการนอนหลับที่ไม่ดี ซึ่งปัจจัยที่มีผลต่อคุณภาพการนอนหลับ ประกอบด้วย ปัจจัยส่วนบุคคล และปัจจัยด้านการเจ็บป่วย นอกจากนั้นจากศึกษาการใช้เครื่องมือ Wearable tracker ในการเก็บข้อมูลพบว่า ปัจจัยที่วัดได้จากอุปกรณ์วัดระดับกิจกรรม Wearable tracker ก็มีผลที่มีความสัมพันธ์กัน ดังนั้นจึงแสดงให้เห็นว่าอุปกรณ์วัดระดับกิจกรรม Wearable tracker สามารถใช้เป็นเครื่องมือในการหาคุณภาพการนอนหลับได้

คุณภาพชีวิตและปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องของผู้ป่วยโรคใหลตาย (Brugada Syndrome Type 1) ในโรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์ สภากาชาดไทย, บุษมาส สัจจาภรณ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

โรคใหลตายเป็นโรคหัวใจเต้นผิดจังหวะที่พบได้ยาก โดยโรคนี้เพิ่มความเสี่ยงของการเสียชีวิตจากภาวะหัวใจหยุดเต้นอย่างกะทันหันได้ ซึ่งผู้ป่วยไม่เคยมีความผิดปกติของโครงสร้างหัวใจ ลักษณะอาการทางคลินิกที่พบ คือ ไม่เคยมีอาการแสดงของโรคมาก่อน, เคยมีประวัติเป็นลมหมดสติ, เคยมีประวัติหายใจเฮือก ๆ ขณะนอนหลับและภาวะหัวใจหยุดเต้นอย่างเฉียบพลันหรือเสียชีวิตอย่างกะทันหัน โรคใหลตายมีผลต่อคุณภาพชีวิตของผู้ป่วยเนื่องจากผู้ป่วยโรคใหลตายต้องเข้ารับการตรวจติดตามอาการอย่างต่อเนื่อง วัตถุประสงค์ : การศึกษาคุณภาพชีวิตและปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องกับคุณภาพชีวิตของผู้ป่วยโรคใหลตายที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่ วิธีการวิจัย : ผู้ป่วยโรคใหลตายจำนวน 29 คนที่เข้ารับบริการในเดือน สิงหาคม พ.ศ.2562 ถึงเดือนเมษายน พ.ศ.2563 ที่โรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์ สภากาชาดไทย โดยทำการเก็บข้อมูลทั่วไป, แบบสอบถามเกี่ยวกับคุณภาพชีวิต โดยใช้แบบสอบถาม MacNew และ SF-36, แบบสอบถาม HADS ฉบับภาษาไทยและแบบทดสอบภาวะการรู้คิด คือ Grooved Pegboard, Trail A-B และ CERAD การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูล ใช้การวิเคราะห์แบบพรรณณาและการวิเคราะห์สถิติถดถอยเชิงเส้น ผลการวิจัย : ผู้ป่วยโรคใหลตายเป็นเพศชายร้อยละ 96.60 อายุเฉลี่ย 45.17±13.83 ปี, คะแนนเฉลี่ยโดยรวมแบบสอบถาม MacNew 5.62±0.75 คะแนน, แบบสอบถาม SF-36 ด้านร่างกาย คะแนนเฉลี่ย 49.84±6.42 คะแนนและด้านจิตใจคะแนนเฉลี่ย 52.90±6.31 คะแนน, คะแนนเฉลี่ยความวิตกกังวลและความซึมเศร้า คือ 4.41±2.92 และ 3.34±3.30 คะแนนตามลำดับ, การทดสอบภาวะการรู้คิดมี 3 ส่วน ส่วนที่หนึ่ง การทดสอบ Grooved Pegboard มือข้างที่ถนัดและมือข้างที่ไม่ถนัด ใช้เวลาเฉลี่ย 78.41±27.87 วินาทีและ 84.52±25.97 วินาที ส่วนที่สอง การทดสอบ Trail A และ B ใช้เวลาเฉลี่ย 53.69 ± 20.65 และ 181.00 ± 80.91 วินาที ในส่วนสุดท้าย การทดสอบ the Word …

Impact Of Prescription Opioid Access Restrictions On Alcohol-Induced Mortality In Kentucky, Changwe Park

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are state policy tools to combat risky opioid prescribing. Since 2012, several states began to mandate PDMP use. As mandating use laws have settled down, evaluating potential adverse events becomes possible.

In this study, I focus on alcohol-induced mortality as a potential unintended consequence via substituting alcohol for prescription opioids, since alcohol and opioids are often concurrently misused as a part of pain self-management. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the unintended consequences of prescription opioid access restrictions on alcohol-induced mortality.

I compare the alcohol-induced mortality among adults during pre- and post-revision …

Depressive Symptoms In Older Versus Younger People With Epilepsy: Findings From An Integrated Epilepsy Self-Management Clinical Research Dataset, Zaira Khalid, Hasina Momotaz, Farren Briggs, Kristin A. Cassidy, Betsy K. Wilson, Martha Sajatovic

Faculty Scholarship

Aim: There are limited data on psychological outcomes in older people with epilepsy (PWE). This analysis, from a large pooled dataset of clinical studies from the Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) Network, examined clinical variables including depressive symptom severity, quality of life and epilepsy self-management competency among older (age 55+) vs younger (

Demographic And Symptomology Differences Among Sexually Assaulted Children With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Kathleen Bethel-Pracht

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Trauma due to sexual assault becomes a life changing event during a child's critical developmental years. Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory outlines the process of understanding an individual's environment and how disruptions in one level may affect other levels. This study determined if gender and ethnicity among sexually traumatized children diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) predict symptom severity as measured by the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC) after controlling for the socioeconomic level and home environment. The population consisted of 126 children aged 8 through 16 with at least a second-grade reading level. Multiple regression examined whether male and …

Lived Experiences Of Caregivers For Individuals With Serious Mental Illness In Rural Communities, Jennifer Way

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

More than ten million American adults live with a serious mental illness (SMI). Given the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric facilities, caregivers and family members are often needed to care for these individuals. Due to SMI individuals’ extensive needs, caregivers frequently face unique challenges and experiences. Although research has been conducted on caring for individuals with SMI, less information exists about the experiences of rural caregivers of SMI individuals. The purpose of this study was to fill this gap in research by exploring the lived experiences of caregivers of SMI individuals in rural areas with the intention of understanding this population’s unique …

Examining Motivational Interviewing's Effect On Confidence And Commitment Using Daily Data, Alexis Kuerbis, Kevin Lynch, Sijing Shao, Jon Morgenstern

Publications and Research

Mechanisms of behavior change (MOBC) within Motivational Interviewing (MI) are thought to operate via both relational and technical elements. These elements are hypothesized to increase client motivation and self-efficacy for change and subsequently decrease drinking. Only partial support for this causal chain exists, particularly when using within-session change talk as the primary intervening variable. This study explored whether commitment to moderate or abstain from drinking and confidence to moderate drinking in the next day measured via ecological momentary assessment (EMA) provided alternative support for the theory. Data were from a pilot randomized controlled trial testing active ingredients of MI. Problem …

Is Acupuncture Effective In Reducing Opioid Cravings In Detoxifying Opioid Abusing Adults?, Sarah Kish

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not “Is acupuncture effective in reducing opioid cravings in detoxifying opioid abusing adults?”

STUDY DESIGN: A review of three RCTs published in English, each of which was published in 2009, 2013 and 2014 respectively.

DATA SOURCES: Three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in peer-reviewed journals that evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture to reduce opioid cravings found via PubMed and ScienceDirect.

OUTCOMES MEASURED: Opioid cravings via 100 millimeter analog scale score, the Maudsely craving score consisting of five-point Likert scales and withdraw symptoms as measured by a 4-point …

Is Gabapentin Effective In Reducing Heavy Drinking And Alcohol Related Insomnia In Alcohol Dependent Patients?, Benjamin Michalsky

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not “Is gabapentin effective in reducing heavy drinking and alcohol related insomnia in alcohol dependent patients?”

STUDY DESIGN: Review of three English language primary studies, one published in 2008 and two others in 2013.

DATA STUDIES: Three double blind, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) analyzing the effects of gabapentin therapy in attempting to reduce heavy drinking and alcohol related insomnia in alcohol dependent patients were found via PubMed and Cochrane databases.

OUTCOMES MEASURED: The reduction in alcohol consumption and improvement in alcohol related insomnia were measured through the …

Is Acupuncture A Beneficial Therapy For The Treatment Of Alcohol Dependence?, Jamie E. Mcginn

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not acupuncture is a beneficial therapy for the treatment of alcohol dependence.

STUDY DESIGN: Review of three randomized controlled trails (RCTs) which were published in 2007, 2015, and 2016.

DATA SOURCES: All articles were presented in English and taken from peer reviewed journals found on PubMed.

OUTCOMES: The various symptoms of alcohol dependence; from withdrawal, cravings, and use were assessed through various methods. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms were assed using the alcohol-withdrawal syndrome scale, alcohol craving was assed using a Visual Analogue Scale, and alcohol use was measured …