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| 1 |  | Pain reports from children with cancer through mobile app, color me healthy | Lewis, Melina | pediatric oncology pain; multidimensional pain assessment; mobile health apps | Background: Pain is a common symptom in pediatric oncology patients' everyday lives. Pain is associated with a higher symptom burden and is reported to be one of the most bothersome symptoms (Miller et al., 2011, Duffy, et al., 2019, Stinson, et al., 2013). Without proper management, pain can impact... |
| 2 |  | Understanding opioid use in carbon County, Utah | Tripp, Madeline | opioid use disorder; rural health disparities; community-based interventions | Opioid misuse is a national problem that caused over 47,000 overdose related deaths in 2018 alone (CDC, 2019). There are many factors that are known to contribute to these staggering statistics, but there is one thing that appears to be consistent across the United States⎯rural populations often e... |
| 3 |  | Primary care modules: an effective nursing educational model? | Neil, Rowan | primary care; identify | As the prevalence of chronic disease and illness continues to rise and the healthcare industry faces increased staffing shortages, the demand for primary care continues to outpace our healthcare system's ability to supply a robust primary care workforce and guarantee access to primary care for those... |
| 4 |  | Usability of the revised color me healthy APP for children with cancer | Gilliland, Sydney | self-reporting; symptoms | The gold standard for symptom reporting in healthcare is self-reporting. Self-reporting proves difficult to implement in children with cancer. They experience symptoms between clinic visits and during inpatient stays that are not accurately communicated to their care team, reducing the quality of th... |
| 5 |  | Correlating demographic data with preferred learning styles to improve neonatal resuscitation training for Guatemalan lay midwives | Baker, Ella | midwives; practice | Midwives throughout the world practice in vastly different geographic areas, socioeconomic contexts, and with a variety of resources. Though midwives attend the majority of births across the globe, their role and educational opportunities are not standardized. Training in crucial skills, such as neo... |
| 6 |  | The caregiving experience for children diagnosed with cancer: a secondary analysis | Flowers, Sofia Denise | parent caregiving; pediatric cancer symptom management; qualitative health research | Each year thousands of children are diagnosed with cancer. Many of these children will have support systems that are also greatly impacted by their diagnosis. These support systems are oftentimes the children's parents. Parents will also take on an informal caregiving role, doubling as both their pa... |
| 7 |  | Understanding sex education for women with disabilities | Cheney, Aidan | physical; data; disabilities | OBJECTIVES Women with physical and mental disabilities are often less likely to report receiving sexual education. There are a variety of factors that cause this problem such as social stigmas where women with disabilities are perceived as non-sexual and therefore not in need of sexual education. An... |
| 8 |  | Combatting the cancer misinformation epidemic: navigating the truth in the age of social media | Picco, Jade | social media; cancer; health information; misinformation | Social media remains a dominant force in today's society, impacting nearly every aspect of daily life and shaping how information is shared and consumed. Unfortunately, for individuals wishing to improve their knowledge on various topics, online platforms may not be the place to seek trustworthy inf... |
| 9 |  | Self-interpretation of symptoms in pediatric brain tumor patients: a comparison study of symptoms with other cancer types | Lennartson, Grace | pediatric brain tumor symptoms; child-reported symptom assessment; pediatric oncology nursing | Background: Enhanced survival in pediatric oncology has redirected focus toward longterm well‐being, especially for children with brain tumors, who often face enduring neurological, endocrine, and social challenges due to their disease and treatment. However, traditional symptom assessment methods... |
| 10 |  | How do patient-reported symptoms and their associated attributes differ among children under 12 years old with cancer from their primary guardian's report | Garay, Dominique | pediatric cancer; symptom assessment; pediatric oncology | Childhood cancer presents a significant physical and emotional challenge for both the child and their family members. Accurate symptom reporting is essential in ensuring appropriate symptom management and maintaining the child's quality of life throughout the treatment process. However, discrepancie... |
| 11 |  | Empowering perimenopausal women: evaluating the impact of menogap on self-efficacy | Fontaine, Madison Rose | menopause self-efficacy; health education interventions; perimenopausal symptom management | Many women report feeling unprepared for the menopausal transition, which can include a wide range of physical, emotional, and social symptoms. MENOGAP is an integrative health education program designed to support women in midlife by increasing menopause-related self-efficacy. Objectives: The goal ... |
| 12 |  | Goal setting among women with BMI ≥25 planning a pregnancy involved in motivation and problem solving coaching to promote diabetes prevention program engagement | Busath, Maren | MAPS; DPP program | The purpose of this thesis was to describe the goals that women with overweight/obese BMIs who were planning a pregnancy made while participating in Motivation and Problem Solving (MAPS) counseling focused on enrollment and engagement in the National Diabetes Prevention Program's Lifestyle Change Pr... |
| 13 |  | Understanding sex education for women with disabilities | Cheney, Aidan | healthcare; physical disability | OBJECTIVES Women with physical and mental disabilities are often less likely to report receiving sexual education. There are a variety of factors that cause this problem such as social stigmas where women with disabilities are perceived as non-sexual and therefore not in need of sexual education. An... |
| 14 |  | Using film to adress reproductice health amoung central African immigrants/redugees resettled in Utah | Norris, Emma | | This study investigated the knowledge and values surrounding reproductive and preconception health in a community of Central African refugees resettled in Utah and how the use of community representing film impacted their perspectives. We aimed to highlight main themes expressed by community members... |
| 15 |  | Making water immersion labor and delivery a pain management option for all birthing patients | McMartin, Morgan | | BACKGROUND: One method of nonpharmacologic pain management during the labor process is water immersion. Water immersion is when laboring patients are immersed in warm water during labor, usually in a large tub or birthing pool. Water immersion has been shown to reduce maternal pain during labor and ... |
| 16 |  | Mountain West parental atitudes and barriers related to HPV vaccination in rural settings | Webb, Jeanelle | | HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States and can cause the following cancers: cervical, vulvar, vaginal, penile, anal and oropharyngeal. There is a vaccine to prevent 9 strains of HPV most commonly associated with cancer and genital warts. Unfortunately, rates... |
| 17 |  | Caregiver inclusion in ideal discharge teaching: implications for transitions from hospital to home | Topham, Emily | hospital discharge readiness; caregiver involvement in patient care; post-discharge outcomes | Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore 1) quantitative patient-caregiver ratings of discharge readiness using the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS), and 2) perceptions of caregivers regarding their discharge preparation and whether and how discharge preparation impacted post-d... |
| 18 |  | Hospital-Acquired pressure injury risk in medical intensive care unit patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study | McFarland, Casey | | Background: Hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPrIs), defined as injuries to the skin or underlying tissue as a result of pressure or pressure in combination with shear, occur in approximately 6% MICU patients at the University of Utah hospital. HAPrIs are associated with longer length of hospit... |
| 19 |  | Internalized HIV stigma among women giving birth in Tanzania: a mixed-methods study | Weglarz, Anya | HIV; stigma | Background Women living with HIV (WLHIV) commonly experience internalized HIV stigma, which refers to how they feel about themselves as a person living with HIV. Internalized stigma interferes with HIV care seeking behavior and may be particularly heightened during the pregnancy and postpartum perio... |
| 20 |  | Racially and ethnically diverse midlife women's health needs and symptom experience during the menopausal transition | Stoddard, Kari | acupuncture; evidence-based non-pharmacologic interventions; Group Medical Visits; perimenopause; menopausal transition; post-menopause | The menopausal transition (MT) and post-menopause involves a systemic development in which bothersome symptoms can occur. While symptoms occur for women across all racial and ethnic groups, some symptoms are worse for racially and ethnically diverse women compared to White women. Because of risks as... |
| 21 |  | Do reproductive-age women increase their physical activity levels during the first four weeks of the diabetes prevention program? | Russo, Jennifer | | Purpose: The purpose of this thesis was to determine if reproductive-age women enrolled in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) increased their physical activity levels in the first four weeks of the lifestyle change program and to examine the relationship between physical activity levels and lifes... |
| 22 |  | Text analysis of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents and young adults | Kimmel, Julianne | | Suicide is a public concern for adolescents and young adults (AYAs), with rates rising across the United States. This generation often uses social media platforms to express suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The three-step theory (3ST) of suicide finds that strong suicide ideation progresses to actio... |
| 23 |  | Motivations to participate in the diabetes prevention program among overweight and obese women planning pregnancy | Gambino, Danielle N. | | The purpose of this thesis was to describe self-reported motivators of overweight or obese reproductive-age women who enrolled in an online National Diabetes Prevention Program's Lifestyle Change Program (DPP LCP). Exploring preconception women's motivations could be a useful tool to shape intervent... |
| 24 |  | An analysis of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and resilience in prelicensure nursing students during a global pandemic | Chavez, Nestor M. | covid-19 pandemic; nursing student mental health; psychological resilience | The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global tragedy. These unprecedented times have created and continue to create traumatic events: emotional stress, anxiety, and potentially depression and PTSD for many US residents (CDC, 2021). These negative feelings can be described as stressful emotions, an overwh... |
| 25 |  | Analysis of AYA cancer patient priority symptoms through text mining software | Bethards, Kylie | adolescent and young adult cancer; priority symptom management; patient-provider communication | Background Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer face frightening and often debilitating effects of their cancer. To support the care of AYAs, healthcare providers need to understand their distinct experiences, including their priority symptoms -- those that take the forefront of a pa... |
