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Mentalized Affect, Self-Acceptance, And Self-Criticism, Elizabeth Berry

Honors Program Theses

Mentalization, the ability to reflect upon and revalue emotions and thoughts, is of increasing interest to clinicians and researchers alike due to its predictive and moderating effects for adaptive behavior and positive outcomes. Mentalized affectivity, reflecting upon and revaluing one’s emotions and emotional process, has only recently been made measurable through the Mentalized Affectivity Scale (Greenberg et al., 2017). The present study sought to investigate the unexplored relationship between mentalization, more specifically mentalized affectivity, selfacceptance, and self-criticism. I hypothesized higher mentalized affectivity to correlate positively with self-acceptance and negatively with self-criticism. Participants (N = 193) were recruited through an online …

Caregiver Participation In Leisure And Social Activities While Caring For Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease, Ashley Devoti

MOT Student Capstones

This project focused on caregiver's participation in leisure and social activities while caring for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease or a related dementia. This project had caregivers describe how they view leisure and social activities. reporting the amount of time that they engage in leisure and social activities. The caregivers then participated in an educational training module. With the goal of having the caregivers identify a change in their overall views of leisure and social participation and thus reporting an increase in the amount of time that they engage in leisure and social activities in order to promote improved quality of …

Inclusive Sand-Shoeing Training Program For Students With And Without Intellectual Disabilities In Hong Kong, Peggy Hiu Nam Choi, Siu Yin Cheung

Faculty of Design & Environment (THEi)

One of the sports for the Special Olympics is snow-shoeing. In Hong Kong training for this sport occurs in the sand and is called sand-shoeing. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a sandshoeing training program (STP) of the Special Olympics Hong Kong (SOHK). Two hundreds and thirty-two Grade 1 to 12 special school students with intellectual disabilities (ID), and 66 university students without ID participated in the STP. Three different types of survey were designed for students with ID, university students, and special school teachers. Descriptive data from the feedback of these three parties on the STP were …

Soda Tax Effect On Health Outcomes, Kira Kuwada

Student Research Posters

• Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), also called sugary drinks, are drinks that have added sugar or other sweetener.
• Consumption of SSBs is a risk factor for chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity.
• Food deserts are areas that lack the access to affordable healthy foods and drinks.
• Americans living in food deserts lack essential nutrients in their diets.
• Previous research has shown that SSBs increase the risk for chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease for all people.
• Previous research has also shown that food deserts is associated to high consumption of SSBs.
• The paper will be a review of the soda …

Flowers Or Flora?: Understanding The Effects Of Probiotics On Depression, Nicole Collopy

Student Research Posters

Chances are, we all know someone who has had their life affected by depression and anxiety; and we have all experienced these feelings on some level. What if the key to unlocking these problems lied within every one of us -- inside of our gut? The research topic being explored is the relationship between gut health and mood disorders. The question of interest is: Does the use of probiotic supplementation have an effect on feelings of depression?

Connection between gut health and mental health is significant as approximately 6.7% of adults in the U.S. suffer from major depressive disorder. There …

Baystate Medical Center Nursing Report - 2019, Christine Klucznik Dnp, Rn

Baystate Medical Center Nursing Report

No abstract provided.

The Innovator - Winter 2019, Allison Litera

Faculty Affairs & Research Newsletters - The Innovator

Quarterly newsletter published by the Offices of Faculty Affairs & Research.

Patients’ Perceptions Of Relative Importance Of Discharge Elements (Pride) Study, Nargiza Kurbanova

Health Sciences Education Symposium

Background:

• Almost 20% of patients experience potentially preventable adverse events within 30 days of hospital discharge (Forster, et al, 2003).
• The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recommends structured and patient-centered discharge communication to prevent adverse events post-discharge (2018).
• The Joint Commission mandates information that must be included in all discharge communication including reason for hospitalization, significant findings, procedures and treatment provided, patient's discharge condition, patient and family instructions, and attending physician signature (Horwitz, et al, 2013).
• There is limited data suggesting how healthcare providers believe discharge communication should be prioritized.
• Blaine, et al, 2018 cites "Discharge Education/Teach-back" and "Involve …

Ecopedagogy: Learning How To Participate In Ecological Consciousness, Peterson, Eric

CONSCIOUSNESS: Ideas and Research for the Twenty-First Century

This paper is the result of an inquiry into ecological consciousness through a participatory paradigm. The dialectical relationship between institutionalized education and consciousness is central to this inquiry’s focus. This exploration into ecological consciousness has lead to the following question: How can institutionalized education be designed, delivered, and experienced in a way that nurtures ecological intelligence, ecological consciousness, and more importantly, ecological activism? The ‘sense of self ‘is a central theme within the paper, and led to the conception of intraearthal and interearthal relationships as a way of communicating our need to identify as being in Earth. The author utilizes …

National Children’S Dental Health Month - Program Planning Guide (2019), American Dental Association Foundation

National Children's Dental Health Month

No abstract provided.

National Children’S Dental Health Month - Sample Newspaper Articles (2019), American Dental Association Foundation

National Children's Dental Health Month

No abstract provided.

National Children's Dental Health Month Poster "Brush And Clean In Between..." (2019), American Dental Association Foundation

National Children's Dental Health Month

No abstract provided.

Valve-In-Valve Trans Catheter Mitral Valve Replacement In A Patient With An In-Situ Valve And Tricuspid Ring, Joseph Krepp, Farzad Najam, Jonathan Reiner, K. Gage Parr

Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Faculty Posters and Presentations

No abstract provided.

17. The Doctors Of Aleppo Supplemental Information, Stephen Gaies

Doctors and Nurses as Rescuers in Humanitarian Crises Exhibition

Supplemental information for the Doctors of Aleppo exhibit panel.

To see the associated exhibit panel, click the Related Work button.

Developing A Health Equity And Criminal Justice Concentration For A Master Of Public Health (Mph) Program: Results From A Needs Assessment Among Community Partners And Potential Employers, Alexandra L. Hernandez, Mathew Green, Nemesia Kelly, Carly Strouse, Trina Mackie, Gayle Cummings, Elena O. Lingas

The United States has experienced a 4-fold increase in jail and prison populations over the last 40 years, disproportionately burdening African American and Hispanic/Latinx communities. Mass incarceration threatens the health of individuals, families, and communities, and requires a public health response. The Master of Public Health (MPH) Program at Touro University California (TUC) trains students to become skillful, socially-conscious public health professionals. We are developing a concentration focused on the public health impacts of incarceration. Along with the core public health curriculum, students of this new "Health Equity and Criminal Justice (HECJ)" concentration will receive training in criminal justice, reentry, …

Examining University Food Systems: Understanding Student Food Insecurity Levels And Food Waste At Minority-Serving Institutions, Amy Louise Gootee-Ash

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This quantitative study investigated food insecurity levels and attitudes and behaviors towards food waste at minority-serving colleges (MSIs). A validated survey from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Adult Food Security Survey Modules (AFSSM) was used to assess food security population levels. Paper 1 of the three included is a case study at a MSI (n = 229) that examined food security levels. No significant relationships at the p < .05 were found between food security and student ethnicity, living arrangements, meal plan enrollments, or grade-point averages. Paper 2 examined food security at three MSIs (n = 449) and two traditional, diverse schools (TDUs; n = 236). Food security levels between MSIs and TDUs were shown to be statistically significant (p < .05), while levels of student financial aid participation between MSIs and TDUs were not statistically significant. A comparison of food security levels at regional-state colleges in Delaware and Maryland reveal a significant difference in levels of food security (p < .05). The third paper found no significant relationship between students (n = 222) who were exposed to food waste education campaigns and reported levels of food waste behaviors. No statistical significance could be discerned between meal plan offerings and reported plate waste, which is food thrown away by consumers after a meal.

Autonomic Nervous System Response To Speech Production In Stuttering And Normally Fluent Preschool-Age Children, Victoria Tumanova, Nicole Backes

Communication Sciences and Disorders - All Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Moderate Alcohol Consumption On Sodium-Dependent Nutrient Co-Transport In Intestinal Epithelial Cells In Vitro And In Vivo, Molly Rae Butts

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Background: Alcohol consumption leads to a variety of different health consequences including cardiovascular disease, cancer and malnutrition. This malnutrition is in part due to a sub-optimal diet but also due to the malabsorption of nutrients along the small intestine. Many studies have shown that ethanol directly decreases nutrient absorption along the small intestine; however, few studies have investigated the effect of a moderate dose of ethanol on the transmembrane nutrient co-transporters that line the brush border membrane of the small intestine. The primary fuel source for the small intestine, glutamine, as well as for the entire body, glucose, are …

Evaluating The Efficacy Of Systematic Patient Feedback In An Integrated Mental Health And Primary Care Setting, Alex Lengerich

Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, 2010) has resulted in efforts to make healthcare more affordable and effective. One strategy for making healthcare more affordable and effective is the integration of behavioral health and primary care. In today’s healthcare system, it is estimated that approximately one in three patients seen in a primary care setting meet the criteria for a mental health disorder and another third – while not meeting those criteria – are experiencing psychological symptoms that impair their functioning (Kessler, 2005). Despite the evidence supporting behavioral health services in a primary care setting, treatments tend to …

Person-Environment Interactions: The Psychological Implications Of Behaviors, Confidence, And Self-Efficacy In Falls Management., Lisa S. Roberson

Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstone Projects

Background: Strong evidence supports medication review and management, health and safety education, and home modifications as a holistic approach to falls prevention. Current research demonstrates that individual interventions reduce the risk of falls yet do not statistically reduce the number of falls (Gallo, Stelmach, Frigeri, & Ahn, 2018). The problem this Capstone project addressed was the limited psychological considerations, awareness of behaviors, confidence, and self-efficacy, as they relate to falls prevention. These psychological factors have not been previously studied in a single study.

Purpose: To determine the relationship or significance of psychological considerations as they relate to fall prevention. Increase …

Evaluation Of Sociodemographic Factors And Presence Of Oil And Gas Waste Disposal Wells In Kansas, Katherine Rose Wolf

Public Health Theses

Background and objective: Kansas hosts the second-largest number of wells in the United States for the disposal of oil and gas waste (n = 13,396), which can contain chemicals toxic to human health. In this study we evaluate potential associations between oil and gas waste disposal well locations and sociodemographic characteristics in Kansas.

Methods: We obtained oil and gas production and disposal well data from the Kansas Geological Survey and sociodemographic data at the census block group level from the United States 2013–2017 American Community Survey. We used two-variable t-tests, logistic regression with and without thin plate spatial splines, and …

Benefits Of The Incorporation Of Occupational Therapy Services Into The Clemsonlife Program, Taylor Gee

MOT Student Capstones

This capstone project is based on increasing advocacy for the introduction of occupational therapy services within the ClemsonLIFE program The ClemsonLIFE program, located on the campus of Clemson University, is focused on providing both educational and life skills opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The program lasts between two and three years with graduates earning a certificate of achievement. Currently the program does not incorporate occupational therapy services into their curriculum. The goal of this capstone project is to increase awareness and demonstrate the efficacy of occupational therapy services when incorporated into the program. In order to demonstrate the potential …

Occupational Therapisrs Perceptions On Benefits Of Yoga For Depression In Chronic Illness, Alexandra Feldman

MOT Student Capstones

This project was established to explore the complementary practices of yoga and occupational therapy (OT) and its effectiveness in addressing depression in adult populations with chronic illnesses. Project objectives aimed to provide OTs with an increase in perceived knowledge regarding the use of yoga as a therapeutic tool, to identify the beneficial therapeutic relationship between yoga and OT, to increase the likelihood of implementing yoga during OT intervention. to enable OTs to educate others regarding the benefits of yoga and OT. and to promote an understand ing of the similar yogic and OT philosophies in relation to client-centered practice. A …

Elder Communication In The Skilled Rehabilitation Setting: An Occupation-Based Alternative, Shanna M. Fisher

MOT Student Capstones

This research focuses on the certified nursing assistant (CNA) population within the skilled nursing setting and their related understanding and use of intergenerational communication, specifically elderspeak. Principles of Occupational Therapy (OT) were integrated into an educational module that provided alternative forms of communication to foster a change in the interdisciplinary relationship between OT professionals and nursing paraprofessionals and to improve the experience of geriatric patients during their stay at a skilled rehabilitation facility. A twenty-minute in-service was implemented to educate CNAs on elderspeak and incorporate new communication techniques. Pre- and post-surveys were administered to assess the baseline knowledge and beliefs …

Partners In Crime: Fledgling Tumors Hijack Inflammation, Balamurugan Kuppusamy, Howard A. Young

United States Public Health Resources

While inflammation is a normal physiological response after tissue injury, the chemicals/mediators that are released by the damaged tissue can be toxic to the cells. This underlying inflammation increases the likelihood of cellular DNA damage and aberrant cell growth (Kiraly and others 2015). In this scenario, inflammation functions as a ‘‘behind-curtain factor’’ for many disorders. Cancer has long been known to be closely tethered to inflammation. Widespread evidence shows that inflammatory diseases such as colitis, pancreatitis, and hepatitis make their respective organs highly susceptible to eventual cancer development (Shalapour and Karin 2015). However, other studies have shown that in due …

Advancing Heart, Lung, Blood, And Sleep Research (January 2019)

United States Natonal Institutes of Health: Materials

Advancing Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Research is an 8-page brochure that highlights major NHLBI programs, partnership activities, and other topics.

Partner Build Grow: Resources To Sustain Partnerships And Advance Prevention Initiatives, Evelyn Frankford, Rachel Sadlon, Olga Acosta Price, Linda Sheriff

Prevention and Community Health Faculty Publications

Alignment of programs, practices, and policies by practitioners at the state and local levels can create health-promoting environments for all children. Such alignment, guided by principles of prevention science and public health, can enhance school–community partnerships involved with the mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being and positive development of children and youth. The key to success of such prevention approaches is sustaining the work over time. Partner Build Grow, an online Action Guide, supports sustainability through cross-sector collaborations and systems change to create school– community environments that promote equity. Informed by local and national experts along with field experience and application …

Befasta Education To Change Attitudes To Call 911 When Stroke Symptoms Occur, Holly J. Swanson

Theses and Graduate Projects

In the 1990s, the medication Alteplase was starting to be used to treat ischemic stroke. It

is necessary to administer this medication within 4.5 hours from the time the person is last known to be without symptoms of stroke. To raise public awareness of stroke symptoms and the need to present to a hospital quickly to receive this medical treatment, the acronym FAST representing facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulties, and time, was developed in 1998. FAST has successfully been used in many public awareness efforts. Research studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of FAST in helping people remember the symptoms …

Mentorship Through Storytelling Program, Debra Marie Perry

Theses and Graduate Projects

The Mentorship Through Storytelling Program began in response to an urgent need to reduce registered nurse (RN) turnover rates and improve nurses’ satisfaction on a medical surgical unit in a Midwestern Hospital. The unit was challenged to hire, integrate, and retain a multigenerational team of RNs. Guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, the Mentorship Through Storytelling Program was initiated in the fall of 2018 after doing a broad literature review and adapting the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses’ Mentorship Program to include the concepts of storytelling, mentoring, and caring. Digital recordings of five expert nurses’ oral histories (stories) …

The Heart Of Atrial Fibrillation: Integrating Yoga For Holistic Care, Jessica Lee Mcalpine

Theses and Graduate Projects

Atrial fibrillation (afib) is a chronic disease with no reliable cure that is caused by a chaotic heart rhythm. The heart has both metaphysical and physical meaning as the place where the spirit resides, a symbol of love, and as an organ that provides life. Yoga can be integrated as a holistic modality that has both physical and metaphysical benefits. Literature demonstrates that yoga can reduce self-assessed symptoms of afib, secondary outcomes, and objective episodes of afib. Negative emotional states can increase afib frequency. Yoga has been found to improve emotional states, ability to cope with chronic disease, perceived wellness, …