Browsing by Author "McMaughan, Darcy"
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Edwards, Rachel Bess (2016-05-10)Residential Care and Assisted Living Facilities (RC/AL) are rapidly becoming one of the most popular long-term supports and services (LTSS) care modalities, particularly for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease or ...
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Analyzing the Feasibility of a Game-Based Learning Program to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: A Case Study Esquivel, Christi (2020-07-15)While teen birth rates are at an all-time low for the United States, teen pregnancy remains a public health concern as significant disparities remain among demographic groups and geographical regions. There are 40+ ...
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Imanpour, Sara (2016-12-01)Antibiotics touch upon almost all aspects of our modern life. They contribute towards increasing life expectancy by reducing the negative outcomes of bacterial infections. Unfortunately, antibiotics tend to lose their ...
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Fish, James T (2016-03-24)Frequent emergency department (ED) use has been studied for decades but frequent ED user subgroups have not been adequately studied, classified, and validated by the research community so designing clear, focused policies ...
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Identifying Solutions to Address Issues of Safety in Home Care Environments for Children and Youth Jasek, Emily Elizabeth (2021-04-15)Many children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) rely on home care and home health to have integrated and healthy lives in the community. For home care to be effective, it must also be safe. The purpose of ...
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McMaughan, Darcy; Nwaiwu, Obioma; Zhao, Hongwei; Frentzel, Elizabeth; Mehr, David; Imanpour, Sara; Garfinkel, Steven; Phillips, Charles (BMC Geriatrics, 2016)
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Kahvecioglu, Daver; Ramiah, Kalpana; McMaughan, Darcy; Garfinkel, Steven; McSorley, Veronica E.; Nguyen, Quy Nhi; Yang, Manshu; Pugliese, Christopher; Mehr, David; Phillips, Charles D. (Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2014)
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McMaughan, Darcy; Anikpo, Ifedioranma O.; Horel, Scott; Ozmetin, Jennifer (2020-07)This study explores factors related to post-acute skilled nursing care utilization in rural areas of the U.S. The analyses uses county-level Area Health Resource Files, National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural ...
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Barron, Lauren Long (2019-07-24)This study investigated how positive affect, social support, and participation influence the relationship between resilience and distress for individuals with chronic health conditions. The data was gathered from the ...
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Ojinnaka, Chinedum Onyinyechi (2016-05-10)This dissertation used multilevel regression methods to explore rural-urban disparities in stage at diagnosis of, and treatment of early-stage breast cancer among women diagnosed between 1995 and 2012, and whether other ...
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Using Simulation Technology as a Novel Prevention Tool to Combat Health Care-Associated Infections Holland, Delbert Benny (2016-05-10)Contact-related health care-associated infections (HAI) pose a significant threat to the morbidity and mortality of nursing home residents. The improper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by nursing home staff has ...