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Responses To Symptoms Among Patients With Heart Failure, Chin-Yen Lin
Responses To Symptoms Among Patients With Heart Failure, Chin-Yen Lin
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
Patients with heart failure (HF) suffer from chronic and progressive symptoms. Failure to respond appropriately to escalating symptoms of HF causes a delay in seeking care, which results in worse symptom status, frequent rehospitalizations, and contributes to higher mortality. In order to enhance HF self-care, promote timely care-seeking, and improve outcomes, identification of factors that affect patients’ responses to symptoms and their decisions to seek care is essential. Thus, the purposes of this dissertation were to (1) identify factors associated with patients’ responses to worsening HF symptoms, and (2) determine the impact of responses to symptoms on outcomes in patients …
It Matters Who You Live With. The Relationship Of Living Arrangement And Medication Adherence In Patients With Heart Failure, Rana Lindsay-Rahman
It Matters Who You Live With. The Relationship Of Living Arrangement And Medication Adherence In Patients With Heart Failure, Rana Lindsay-Rahman
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
Medication adherence is an ongoing challenge for patients with heart failure (HF) that can adversely affect mortality, morbidity, and quality of life. Living with a spouse has been associated with better adherence while living alone has been associated with poor adherence. Other factors demonstrated to affect adherence include medication complexity, perceived barriers to adherence, and depressive symptoms. Interestingly, the effect of these latter factors on adherence has not been examined in the context of the patient’s living arrangement. The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the relationships among medication complexity, perceived barriers, and depressive symptoms with medication adherence across …
Establishing Exclusive Breastfeeding And The Influence Of Hospital Support, Martha Monroe
Establishing Exclusive Breastfeeding And The Influence Of Hospital Support, Martha Monroe
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
Maternal-child health authorities recommend that infants breastfeed exclusively for the first six months of life. Currently, 25% of infants in the United States do so. Breastfeeding specific care that mothers receive from their postpartum nurses and lactation specialists is integral to successfully initiating exclusive breastfeeding. Due to the time sensitive nature of establishing milk supply, interrupting the process of lactogenesis with supplementation puts infants at high risk for early termination of breastfeeding. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the relationship of breastfeeding care received during the postpartum hospital stay, defined as the first 48-72 hours of life, and …
Associations Between Psychosocial Stressors, Genes, And Cardiovascular Disease In At-Risk Adults, Kaitlin Voigts Key
Associations Between Psychosocial Stressors, Genes, And Cardiovascular Disease In At-Risk Adults, Kaitlin Voigts Key
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
Psychosocial stressors have a significant adverse impact on cardiovascular health. While better medical treatments and increased emphasis on healthy lifestyle have improved cardiovascular health for many in the United States over the past 50 years, there are persistent inequities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates, with the highest rates among populations burdened by chronic exposure to psychosocial stressors such as discrimination and anxiety, among others. Genetic factors may interact with these stressors further influencing the rates of CVD in these populations. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine associations among psychosocial stressors and other CVD risk factors, and the influence …
Residential Radon Exposure, Its Contribution To Lung Cancer, And Social Determinants Of Radon Testing, Stacy Stanifer
Residential Radon Exposure, Its Contribution To Lung Cancer, And Social Determinants Of Radon Testing, Stacy Stanifer
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
Lung cancer is a highly preventable form of cancer. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer followed by radon gas exposure and exposure to secondhand smoke. Kentucky leads the nation in both incidence and mortality from lung cancer. Tobacco use in Kentucky continues to be a major public health concern as nearly one-quarter of adults report current tobacco use and just over one-third of Kentucky homes with children lack rules which prohibit smoking in the home. Radon, a colorless, odorless radioactive gas, occurs naturally from the decay of uranium found in rocks and soil and is harmful when …
Tobacco Use And Nicotine Withdrawal Among Patients With Mental Illness, Yazan Daher Al-Mrayat
Tobacco Use And Nicotine Withdrawal Among Patients With Mental Illness, Yazan Daher Al-Mrayat
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
People with mental illness (MI) are disproportionately affected by tobacco use compared to the general population. In fact, it is estimated that people with MI consume approximately 44% of cigarettes smoked in the United States. Moreover, the MI population is at greater risk for the negative social, economic, and health consequences associated with tobacco use and are reported to have 25-year shorter life expectancies than the general population. The impact of tobacco use is further noticeable among patients with MI who require psychiatric hospitalization. Quitting smoking in this population has been linked to fewer discharges against medical advice, better quality …