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Improving retention and graduation rates for undergraduate STEM students via PRIME
(The University of Oklahoma, 2022)TWU-PRIME (Partnerships, Research, Innovation, Mentoring, & Engagement) is a project designed to improve retention and graduation rates for undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) students ... -
Reproductive decision-making in women living with human immunodeficiency virus: A systematic review
(Slack, 2018)BACKGROUND: People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) experience stigma and discrimination. Negative attitudes of nursing faculty about caring for PLHIV can adversely affect student perceptions and their nursing care. The study ... -
Both trusting and understanding medical advice: Assessing patient alliance and confusion after medical consultations
(Elsevier, 2020)Objective: The current objective is to validate the Medical Consultation Experience Questionnaire (MCEQ) and to examine distinctions between constructs of patient perceived alliance and experienced confusion in relation ... -
When we say “perceived support,” what do we mean? Contexts and components of support among people with serious medical conditions
(SAGE, 2020)Perceived social support is important for numerous health outcomes in people with serious medical conditions; however, previous studies have targeted different assessment contexts (including single people or partnered ... -
Assessing attitudes toward Covid-19 prevention: Defining two attitudes crucial for understanding systemic and social variables associated with disparities
(Springer, 2021)This study tested a conceptual model identifying two distinct types of attitudes people may have toward following recommendations to prevent COVID-19. These attitudes were expected to be important for understanding types ... -
A special kind of stress: Assessing feelings of decisional distress for breast cancer treatment decisions
(Elsevier, 2021)Objective: Women with breast cancer need to make difficult treatment decisions and may experience decisional distress (worry, anxiety, and thought intrusion) associated with these decisions. This study investigated ways ... -
Validation of a parent report on externalizing symptoms scale: A downward extension of the behavioral health screen
(American Psychological Association, 2022)Externalizing problems are common in children ages 6–14, can have lifelong consequences, and may pose a particular risk when combined with other risk factors and symptoms (like depression and anxiety). Schools are uniquely ... -
Maternal and paternal attachment in high-risk adolescents: Unique and interactive associations with anxiety and depressive symptoms
(American Psychological Association, 2022)Anxiety and depressive symptoms are common, comorbid, and consequential for adolescents. Attachment theory suggests that styles of relationships with parents, developed from patterns of interactions over time, contribute ... -
Family and peer relationships in a residential youth sample: Exploring unique, non-linear, and interactive associations with depressive symptoms and suicide risk
(Springer, 2022)Close relationships are consequential for youth depressive symptoms and suicide risk, but nuanced research examining intersecting factors is needed to improve identification and intervention. This study examines a clinical, ... -
Interpersonal resilience inventory: Assessing positive and negative interactions during hardships and Covid‐19
(Wiley, 2020)When people face difficult life situations, close interpersonal interactions that are positive (supportive, warm, and intimate) and negative (critical, withdrawing, and unhelpful) can be assessed with the Interpersonal ... -
Social relationships, stress, and treatment adherence perceptions in type 2 diabetes and hypertension: between-person, within-person, and compositional associations
(Taylor & Francis, 2022)Objective: Type 2 diabetes and hypertension are “intertwined” conditions with lifestyle treatment plans, but patients often struggle to consistently engage in and follow treatment plans. To identify potential mechanisms ... -
Attitudinal and social predictors of adherence to oral endocrine therapy: A psychometrically-informed model
(SAGE, 2020)There is a need for a psychometrically-informed model identifying attitudinal and social factors explaining adherence to oral endocrine therapy (OET) for women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer. This study tested ... -
Use of fibrinogen/fibrin degradation products and soluble fibrin complexes for differentiating pulmonary embolism from nonthromboembolic lung disease
(American Thoracic Society, 1976)To help differentiate pulmonary embolism from other lung diseases, we measured the degradation products of fibrinogen and fibrin and soluble fibrin complexes in normal control subjects and patients with pulmonary embolism, ... -
Social media utilization in undergraduate nursing education: An integrative literature review
(Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, 2022)Background: Social media use has been proposed as a resource for learning in education across disciplines. The potential of social media use in nursing education programs has been highlighted since they can enhance students’ ... -
Diversity in nursing education: Middle eastern students
(Slack, 2022)Background: Culturally diverse students face barriers to success in nursing school. One troublesome obstacle is the faculty-student relationship. This study explored Middle East-ern nursing students ... -
The effects of distraction on preoperative anxiety in preschool and school-age children: A literature review
(Health & Medical Sciences Division of ATINER, 2022)Children experience high levels of anxiety before surgery. Preoperative anxiety interferes with anesthesia induction compliance and is associated with many short and long-term postoperative complications The aim of this ... -
The effects of racism and resilience on black stroke- survivor quality of life: Study protocol and rationale for a mixed-methods approach
(Frontiers Media, 2022)Introduction: Stroke, a life-threatening stressor, often negatively impacts stroke-survivor (SS) quality of life (QoL). Annual age-adjusted incidence and death rates for stroke are significantly higher among Black Americans ... -
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Adult Survivors of Sexual Assault: A Scoping Review
(2023)A scoping review of literature was conducted to identify and map the breadth of evidence on mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) as a supportive intervention for adult survivors of sexual assault. Out of an initial 37 ... -
An integrative review of literature regarding health concerns of rural dwelling adolescents
(Prairie Press News, 2014)Those living in rural areas face particular risks to health and well-being as they are more likely to be poor, have no health insurance, and have less access to health care. Many obstacles exist in achieving optimal rural ... -
Official search strategy: Pubmed, moral distress and health professional faculty during covid
(2022)Dr's Gonzales, Adams, & Galatas' official search strategy as required by PRISMA for their scoping review on Moral distress in healthcare faculty during covid.
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