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Parent Perceptions Of Biofeedback Treatment Effectiveness For Pediatric Migraine, Andrea Grando Weber

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Gate control theory posits the idea that the brain and spinal cord have the ability to control the perception of pain sensation throughout the body. Biofeedback provides a proven way to teach a person how they may control their heart rate, breathing, and skin temperature. Through this process, individuals learn to lessen their migraine frequency and intensity. There are no studies to date that have measured the effectiveness of biofeedback in conjunction with medication for migraines in children despite established evidence of success in adults. In this study, an online format via SurveyMonkey was used to document the perceptions of …

Parent/Patient Satisfaction And Physician/Nurse Interaction At A Children's Hospital, Veronica L. Givan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Walden University

College of Health Sciences

This is to certify that the doctoral dissertation by

Veronica Laviece Givan

has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects,

and that any and all revisions required by

the review committee have been made.

Review Committee

Dr. Diana Naser, Committee Chairperson, Health Services Faculty

Dr. Nicoletta Alexander, Committee Member, Health Services Faculty

Dr. Michael Brunet, University Reviewer, Health Services Faculty

The Office of the Provost

Walden University

2019

Parent/patient satisfaction surveys are important tools used to measure quality of health care provided by physicians, nurses, and hospitals. Research has been conducted …

An Evidence-Based Clinical Guideline To Improve Pediatric Asthma Outcomes, Andrew Wesolowski

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Asthma is a disease that compromises the airways of the respiratory system, and is a prominent reason for hospitalization and emergency care needs. Over 6.1 million children are estimated to suffer from asthma. Asthmatic patients at an urban pediatric hospital emergency department (ED) were found to have higher revisit rates than the national average for large urban hospitals. The lack of a clinical guideline for educating families in patient care management at home could have contributed to readmission rates. The purpose of this project was to develop an evidence-based pediatric asthma education clinical guideline to aide healthcare providers with discharge …