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Health behaviors and related disparities of insured adults with a health care provider in the United States, 2015—2016
(Elsevier, 2019-03)Health care providers are in a unique position to address patients' health behaviors and social determinants of health, factors like income and social support that can significantly impact health. There is a need to better ... -
How Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Language Disorder, and Typical Language Learn to Produce Global and Local Semantic Features
(MDPI, 2020-04-11)A local processing bias, often considered a cognitive style unique to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), may influence the types of semantic features acquired by children with ASD and could contribute to weaknesses in word ... -
Increasing Access to Rural Mental Health Care Using Hybrid Care That Includes Telepsychiatry
(American Psychological Association, 2019-01)There is a lack of access to mental health care in rural areas of the United States. One potential strategy for increasing access and improving health outcomes for rural dwellers is offering hybrid psychiatric care, a ... -
The Intersection of Culture and ICF-CY Personal and Environmental Factors for Alternative and Augmentative Communication
(Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2016)Clinicians facilitate successful use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC). The most clinically competent providers, however, address needs that extend beyond technical AAC use to help clients experience full ... -
NCLEX-RN® Success: An integrative lesson plan.
(Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 2017-04)The National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN)® measures the mastery of essential content for safe, entry-level nursing practice. The 2016 NCLEX-RN® Detailed Test Plan is a guide for NCLEX-RN® ... -
No association between perfluoroalkyl chemicals and hypertension in children
(Dove Medical Press, 2014-01-13)Background Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) used in the manufacture of common ... -
The Preschool Speech Intelligibility Measure
(American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1995-11)Documenting changes in speech intelligibility across time is an important but difficult task for speech-language pathologists. This study reports on the development and initial testing of the Preschool Speech Intelligibility ... -
Prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity: a strategy involving children, adolescents and the family for improved body composition
(Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2019-04)Purpose Pediatric obesity is a serious health problem affecting 1 of 6 children in the U.S. A two- to threefold increased incidence is evident in the last two decades. This study analyzes the outcomes of the ProActive ... -
Protein Timing and its Effects on Muscular Hypertrophy and Strength in Individuals Engaged in Weight-Training
(BioMed Central, 2012)The purpose of this review was to determine whether past research provides conclusive evidence about the effects of type and timing of ingestion of specific sources of protein by those engaged in resistance weight training. ... -
A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Sepsis-Related Outcomes at an Integrated Healthcare System
(Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Association for Healthcare Quality, 2019-11)Hospitals are encouraged to take steps to improve outcomes for patients with sepsis, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. A retrospective analysis examined data (n 5 4,475) from three health systems to better determine ... -
The relationship between insufficient sleep and self-rated health in a nationally representative sample
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)Reduced sleep has been found to be associated with increased risk of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and mortality. Self-rated health (SRH) has been shown to be a predictor of CVD and mortality. ... -
Relationships between glycemic control and cardiovascular fitness
(Biological Nursing Research, 2018-07)INTRODUCTION: Diabetes is a serious health problem affecting approximately 29.1 million individuals in the United States. Another 86 million have prediabetes. The development and implementation of lifestyle modifications ... -
Reporting of underrepresented populations in autism treatment studies across 25 years
(Clinical Archives of Communicative Disorders, 2017-12-20)Purpose: Eight language and autism related journals published between 1993 and 2017 were analyzed to identify trends in the inclusion of underrepresented populations in empirical studies with social skill, play, joint ... -
Self-monitoring checklists: A tool for connecting training to practice 1Relias Institute,
(Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 2018-12)A limitation of training is the gap between the knowledge learned in training and the behavior put into practice. Skills checklists are helpful for reducing errors and increasing adherence to safety and may be one tool ... -
Student perspectives on self-directed learning
(Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2014-02)Undergraduate student perspectives regarding specific factors associated with self-directed learning were collected through eight focus groups. A total of 80 upperclassmen provided input revealing three emergent themes in ... -
A Systematic Review Comparing Dose Response of Exercise on Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality
(Home Health Care Management & Practice, 2019-02-25)It is well established that exercise improves cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, although an ideal dose of exercise is not known. The physical activity guidelines currently recommend 150 minutes per week of ... -
Table Facilitators' Reflections Regarding their Interprofessional Core Competencies
(Health and Interprofessional Practice, 2017-11)Background: Providing students and practitioners opportunities to learn from other disciplines in a supportive environment has the potential to improve patient outcomes and practitioner job satisfaction. Purpose: The ... -
“We Are Here to Assist All Individuals Who Need Hospice Services”: Hospices’ Perspectives on Improving Access and Inclusion for Racial/Ethnic Minorities
(SAGE, 2020-05)Background: Racial/ethnic minority populations in the United States are less likely to utilize hospice services nearing their end of life, potentially diminishing their quality of care while also increasing medical costs. ...
