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Fostering Humanism In Medicine: A Mixed Methods Study On The Influence Of Humanism In Medicine Workshops On Medical Student Empathy, Marion J. Lombardi

Theses and Dissertations

Medicine has evolved to encompass an alliance between the doctor and patient, in which the doctor must understand the patient holistically (Kaba & Sooriakumaran, 2007). Research suggests that doctor-patient relationship focused training has a meaningful effect on measured health outcomes in patients with conditions such as obesity, diabetes, asthma or osteoarthritis (Reiss & Reinero, 2014). Therefore, the humanistic qualities of medicine, encompassing honesty, integrity, caring, compassion, altruism, empathy, and respect for self, patients, and others are more important than ever in cultivating a strong doctor-patient relationship (Weissmann et al., 2006).

Existing research suggests an underlying capacity for emotional intelligence (EI) …

Carbonylation Modification Regulates Na/K-At Pasesignaling And Salt Sensitivity: A Review And A Hypothesis, Preeya Shah Phd, Rebecca Martin, Yanling Yan, Joseph I. Shapiro Md, Jiang Liu

Biochemistry and Microbiology

Na/K-ATPase signaling has been implicated in different physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Accumulating evidence indicates that oxidative stress not only regulates the Na/K-ATPase enzymatic activity, but also regulates its signaling and other functions. While cardiotonic steroids (CTS)-induced increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is an intermediate step in CTS-mediated Na/K-ATPase signaling, increase in ROS alone also stimulates Na/K-ATPase signaling. Based on literature and our observations, we hypothesize that ROS have biphasic effects on Na/K-ATPase signaling, transcellular sodium transport, and urinary sodium excretion. Oxidative modulation, in particular site specific carbonylation of the Na/K-ATPase α1 subunit, is a critical step in proximal …

Combining Real-Time Fmri Neurofeedback Training Of The Dlpfc With N-Back Practice Results In Neuroplastic Effects Confined To The Neurofeedback Target Region, Matthew Sherwood, Michael P. Weisend, Jessica H. Kane, Jason G. Parker

Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology Faculty Publications

In traditional fMRI, individuals respond to exogenous stimuli and are naïve to the effects of the stimuli on their neural activity patterns. Changes arising in the fMRI signal are analyzed post-hoc to elucidate the spatial and temporal activation of brain regions associated with the tasks performed. The advent of real-time fMRI has enabled a new method to systematically alter brain activity across space and time using neurofeedback training (NFT), providing a new tool to study internally-driven processes such as neuroplasticity. In this work, we combined n-back practice with fMRI-NFT of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) to better understand the …

Pengembangan Model Pelatihan Soft-Skills Pada Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri (Smpn) Di Kota Mataram, Anik Darmiany

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

Research and development is aimed to produce soft-skills training models especially in communication skills and emotional control student junior high school (SMP) in Mataram city. Research and development method is carried out through three stages from the ten steps of Borg & Gall, they are; (1) the preliminary research (needs analysis), (2) the development of training model, (3) Model evaluation and try out. The results show that the development of soft-skills training model develop training manual for counselors and students, as well as soft-skills training materials that meet acceptable criteria of usability, usefulness and feasibility. Besides, the results showed also …

Pengembangan Panduan Pelatihan Efikasi Diri Dalam Hubungan Pertemanan Melalui Strategi Experiential Learning Bagi Siswa Smp, Layli Novita Rachmawati, Nur Hidayah

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

The research aims to develop self-efficacy training guides in friendship through experiential learning strategies for junior high school students, so that the counselor can use it as a media of social guidance services for the student especially to improve his confidence in the friendship. This training guide is printed teaching materials containing substance, operational measures, and the evaluation. The procedur of this developmental research is adapted from Borg and Galls (1983) which did in 3 step; 1) plannin;(2) developmental product; and (3) try out of the product. Based on the results of data analysis from expert assessment and potential users …

Pengembangan Permainan Simulasi Keterbukaan Diri Untuk Siswa Smp, Roichatul Jannah, Ella Faridati Zen, Muslihati Muslihati

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

This development study produced a guide for counselors and a self-disclosure simulation game media that was used to increase self-disclosure in junior high school students. This development research uses the Borg & Gall (1983) model: conducting needs analysis, planning, developing initial products, expert testing (BK material experts & media experts), results of expert testing and testing of potential product users (counselors), product revisions, field testing initial and final product revision of the simulation game guide and simulation game media, based on the results of data analysis of assessments by experts and potential users, it can be concluded that this simulation …

Vaccination Perceptions Of Urban School Employees, Janelle L. B. Macintosh, Karlen E. Luthy, Katreena C. Merrill, Renea L. Beckstrand, Lacey M. Eden, Emily L. Wright

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to explore public school employee perceptions regarding vaccinations. Employees from 1 urban school district in Utah responded to the School Employees' Perception of Immunizations Questionnaire. Lack of perceived efficacy was the most common explanation for lack of seasonal influenza vaccine. Being unsure of need was the most common reason participants were unvaccinated for measles, mumps, and rubella. The most common reason for rejecting a mandatory vaccine policy was a perceived violation of personal freedoms. Nurse practitioners can positively influence the health of public school employees by ensuring they are properly vaccinated.

Ethics In Community-Based Research With Vulnerable Children: Perspectives From Rwanda, Theresa Betancourt, Mary C. Smith Fawzi, Anne Stevenson, Fredrick Kanyanganzi, Catherine Kirk, Lauren Ng, Christina Mushashi, Justin I. Bizimana, William Beardslee, Guiseppe Raviola, Stephanie Smith, Yvonne Kayiteshonga, Agnes Binagwaho

Dartmouth Scholarship

A “risk of harm” protocol to identify youth in need of immediate emergency assistance in a study on mental health and HIV in Rwanda among 680 youth ages 10–17 is described. Cases are presented that describe the experience in using this protocol to ensure safety of participants, with ethical and logistical challenges considered. Among the population of the study, 3.2% were deemed "risk of harm.” The most prevalent presenting problem was non-fatal suicidal behavior (91% of risk of harm cases), with 36% having a history of a reported previous attempt. Challenges included: acute food insecurity/significant poverty; lack of support/adequate supervision …

Environmental And Community Health In South San Diego County: A Behavior Analysis Of Recreational Ocean Users Along Imperial Beach, California, Trista Brophy

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Garbage & sewage runoff into the Pacific Ocean at the shoreline along the U.S./Mexico Border region poses serious health and environmental threats. The purpose of this study was to analyze the current beach users’ behavioral factors that may be linked to illness prevalence from Coronado Island to the U.S./Mexico border at Imperial Beach in San Diego County. It is a continuation of a study completed by Wildcoast and Imperial Beach Clinic in 2011. The study tried to answer the following two major questions: How have the number of illnesses reported by users along South San Diego County beaches changed in …

Hubungan Keterampilan Komunikasi Interpersonal Dan Kepercayaan Diri Siswa Kelas X Sman 1 Garum Kabupaten Blitar, Dinar Permadi Utomo, Harmiyanto Harmiyanto

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

This study uses descriptive correlational study in order to describe and to know whether or not interpersonal communication skills affect students’ self-confidence. The subject of the study includes the whole students of 10th grade at SMAN 1 Garum in the 2015/2016 academic year. The data analysis used in this study is descriptive analysis technique and Pearson product moment correlation. The result of the study shows that most of 10th grade students at SMAN 1 Garum of Blitar Regency have high level of interpersonal communication skills. In terms self-confidence, it is found that most of 10th grade students of SMAN 1 …

Efektivitas Teknik Sosiodrama Melalui Bimbingan Kelompok Untuk Mengurangi Perilaku Agresif Verbal Siswa Smp, Retno Winarlin, Blasius Boli Lasan, Widada Widada

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

This research aims to discover the effectiveness of group-counseling sociodramas to reduce verbal aggressive acts of junior High School students. The research design used is quasi-experiment, which is one Group Pre-test Post-test Design. The treatment given to experimental group is sosiodramas. Researcher does a measurement before and after the treatment given to see whether there is a change shown by research subjects. the subjects are 16 eight-graders of SMP Negeri 15 Malang with high verbal aggressiveness scores. The pre-test and the post-test is in the form of verbal aggressive acts inventory which are done once each. Treatment giving is done …

Hubungan Antara Konsep Diri Akademik, Efikasi Diri Akademik, Harga Diri Dan Prokrastinasi Akademik Pada Siswa Smp Negeri Di Kota Malang, Rahmawati Husnul Khotimah, Carolina Ligya Radjah, Dany Moenindyah Handarini

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

This study aims to determine the relationship between academic self-concept, academic self-efficacy, self-esteem and academic procrastination. To achieve these goals, used a correlational study design. The population used in the study are students of Junior High School in Malang, the sample totaled 393 students obtained through a multistage random sampling method of sampling. To measure academic self-concept, academic self-efficacy, self-esteem and academic procrastination, use a scale of academic self-concept, academic self-efficacy scale, the scale of self-esteem and academic procrastination scale that has been tested for validity and reliability. The results showed that each variable that academic self-concept, academic self-efficacy and …

Smoking Among Youth Living With Hiv: The Intersection Of Behavioral Health And Chronic Disease, Todd Wells

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Smoking amongst youth living with HIV (YLWH) has major public health implications. When combined with the complications associated with smoking such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) or heart disease, the impact of a HIV positive diagnosis increases morbidity exponentially (Nahvi & Cooperman, 2009). The purpose of this study was two-fold, to investigate the perceptions of smoking amongst YLWH aged 18-25 who received care at the CMS Clinic located at the University of South Florida and to determine factors related to cessation. A study design utilizing two components, a systematic literature review and primary qualitative data was used in this …

Outcomes Of External Repair Of Heartmate Ii™ Lvad Percutaneous Leads, Jay D. Pal, Claudius Mahr, Jason W. Smith, Todd F. Dardas, Jay Pinette, David J. Farrar, Nahush A. Mokadam

The VAD Journal

Background: The HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) receives power via a percutaneous lead connected to an external controller and batteries. At times, this lead can be damaged during normal wear, as well as by traumatic fracture, which may jeopardize the functionality of the LVAD. If there is significant internal damage, surgical replacement of the LVAD is required. However it is possible to repair externally damaged leads by replacing the distal portion of the lead to avoid pump replacement. We report the overall experience and outcomes in patients with external lead repairs.

Methods: A procedure for full …

What's Happening: June 27, 2016, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

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Racial Disparities In Emergency General Surgery: Do Differences In Outcomes Persist Among Universally Insured Military Patients?, Cheryl Zogg, Wei Jiang, Muhammed Ali Chaudhary, John Scott, Adil A. Shah, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Joel S. Weissman, Zara Cooper, Ali Salim, Stephanie L. Nitzschke, Louis L. Nguyen, Lorens A. Helmchen, Linda G. Kimsey, Samuel Olaiya, Peter A. Learn, Adil H. Haider

Health Policy & Management: Faculty Presentations (2008-2022)

Research Objective: Described as one of the most serious health problems affecting the nation, racial disparities are estimated to account for >83,000 deaths, >$57 billion per year. They have been identified in multiple surgical settings, including differences in outcomes by race among emergency general surgery(EGS) patients. As many minority patients are uninsured, increasing access to care is thought to be a viable solution to mitigate inequities. The objectives of this study were to determine whether racial disparities in 30/90/180day outcomes exist within a universally-insured population of military/civilian-dependent EGS patients and whether differences in outcomes differentially persist in care received at …

Affordable Care Act Implementation And Multi-Sector Contributions To Population Health, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

Research Objective: The Affordable Care Act established new resources and incentives for hospitals, insurers, public health agencies, and others to contribute to disease prevention and health promotion activities, potentially changing the structure of public health delivery systems and expanding the implementation of strategies that improve population health. This study uses data from the 1998-2014 National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems to examine: (1) the degree and nature of change in multi-sectoral contributions to public health activities; and (2) the extent to which these system changes are attributable to key ACA provisions including coverage expansions, Prevention and Public Health funding, …

Health & Kinesiology News, Georgia Southern University

Health Sciences & Kinesiology: News & Publications (2015-2023)

• Faculty, Staff and Alumni Present Research at NATA Annual Convention

Manipulation Of End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Levels In Patients Undergoing Shoulder Surgery In Beach Chair Position, Tyler Scott

Nursing Capstones

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Evasions In Interactions: Examples From The Transcultural Nursing Research Field, Janice D. Crist Phd, Rn, Fngna, Faan, Heather Coats Ms, Aprn-Bc, Phd, Kay Lehman Rn, Msn, Cwocn, Isela Luna Rn, Phd, Ccm

The Qualitative Report

Transcultural qualitative research is known for its utility in eliciting in-depth narratives, resulting in increased understanding about cultural phenomena. However, sometimes specific phenomena in the researcher’s inquiry are ignored, evaded, or denied; or a seemingly crucial experience demonstrating society’s unfairness, which the researcher had been expecting, does not emerge. In this paper, the issue of evasions in narratives is addressed, with two examples in which participants evaded the issue about which they were asked: perceptions of discrimination for aging adults of Mexican descent, and perceptions of living with life-limiting illnesses for aging African American adults. The Ethno-Cultural Gerontological Nursing Model …

Intrinsic Disorder Where You Least Expect It: The Incidence And Functional Relevance Of Intrinsic Disorder In Enzymes And The Protein Data Bank, Shelly Deforte

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and intrinsically disordered protein regions (IDPRs) exist as interconverting conformational ensembles, without a single fixed three-dimensional structure in vivo. The focus in the literature up to this point has been primarily on IDPs that are mostly or entirely disordered. Therefore, we have an incomplete understanding of the incidence and functional relevance of IDPRs in proteins that have regions of both order and disorder. This work explores these populations, by examining IDPRs in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) and in enzymes. By applying disorder prediction methods combined with an analysis of missing regions in crystal structure data, …

The Effectiveness Of An Intervention Designed To Improve Chlorhexidine (Chg) Bathing Technique In Adults Hospitalized In Medical Surgical Units, Janette Echemendia Denny

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are one of the most fatal types of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and their economic impact is significant. Although some studies have found no signification reduction in CLABSI rates with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing; good evidence exists to support the use of CHG bathing as an intervention to reduce CLABSIs (Bleasdale et al., 2007; Climo et al., 2009; Climo et al., 2013; Montecalvo et al., 2012). CHG bathing performance may influence the effectiveness of the CHG bathing protocol.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a targeted educational approach involving …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - June 26, 2016, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the June 26, 2016 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• Third-Year Medical Students Host First M3 Case Report Symposium
• Class of 2018 Medical Students Begin Clinical Rotations
• USA Welcomes Dr. Marirose Trimmier

Integrating Delivery And Financing Systems Across Sectors To Build A Culture Of Health, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

The delivery and financing systems for medical care, public health, and social and community services are powerful determinants of health and wellbeing for families and communities across the U.S. Unfortunately, these systems interact in complex and often poorly understood ways through fragmented funding streams, organizational relationships, information flows, and governance and decision-making structures. This session will feature new studies underway through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Systems for Action (S4A) Research Program to test multi-sector strategies for integrating delivery and financing systems to improve population health.

Featured speakers:

David Meltzer, MD, PhD, University of Chicago Urban Labs. Expanding a Comprehensive …

Muscle Activation Differs Between Three Different Knee Joint-Angle Positions During A Maximal Isometric Back Squat Exercise, Paulo Henrique Marchetti, Josinaldo Jarbas Da Silva, Brad J. Schoenfeld, Priscyla Silva Monteiro Nardi, Silvio Luis Pecoraro, Julia Maria D'Andrea Greve, Erin Hartigan

Publications and Research

The purpose of this study was to compare muscle activation of the lower limb muscles when performing a maximal isometric back squat exercise over three different positions. Fifteen young, healthy, resistance-trained men performed an isometric back squat at three knee joint angles (20∘, 90∘, and 140∘) in a randomized, counterbalanced fashion. Surface electromyography was used to measure muscle activation of the vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM), rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), semitendinosus (ST), and gluteusmaximus (GM). In general,muscle activity was the highest at 90∘ for the three quadricepsmuscles, yet differences in muscle activation between knee angles were muscle …

Assessing Excessive Noise Exposure Of Music-Oriented Nightclub Employees, Aiyanna Fitzgerald

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Much research has gone into noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and the effects of high intensity noise levels on the hearing mechanism of individuals. A study by the National Institutes of Health has established that high intensity sounds can cause hearing damage of either a temporary, or worse, a permanent nature; regardless of the age of the person. While sound levels below 75 decibels are considered comparatively harmless and have been found not to cause any kind of permanent hearing loss; sound levels greater than 85 decibels and regular exposure of approximately 8 hours per day, on an average, has been …

Changing Skeletal Stress Following Social And Political Disruption At Karystos, Greece, Jeremy Wharry

Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Students’ Experiences With Complementary And Alternative Medicine, Erin Sanchez

Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Cochlear Implant Controversy: The Role Of And Experience With Deaf Culture For Parents Of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users, Tia Kilgore

Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado

No abstract provided.

Dietary Change Following Social Transition At Karystos, Greece, Sean Field

Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado

No abstract provided.