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26 Improving a Peer Support Group for Burn SurvivorsFarris, Jason R.2020Background: Approximately forty-thousand people in the United States are hospitalized for burn-related injuries each year. An estimated one-quarter of burn survivors experience depression, anxiety, physical limitations, body-image distress, and social isolation beyond one-year post-injury. Peer supp...
27 Improving De-escalation Techniques in a Psychiatric SettingShipp, Ethan2020Background:Violence towards those working in the mental health field is a known problem, consisting of physical assaults, verbal assaults, and threats of harm regularly. Healthcare workers in mental health facilities are at an increased risk of violence at the hands of the patients for whom they car...
28 Improving Eating Disorder Screening and Provider Confidence in an Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic: A Screening and Education Quality ProjectSchulzke, Melissa2023Background: Eating disorders affect approximately 9% of the population and have the second highest mortality rate among mental illnesses. Local Problem: Many healthcare providers lack confidence in recognizing and treating eating disorders. Standardized screening tools have demonstrated effectivenes...
29 Improving Mental Health Care Providers Level of Confidence and Skills in Suicide Risk AssessmentGarbett, Cynthia2020Needs Assessment Background: Approximately 60% of suicides are associated with mood disorders, and nearly 50% of those that died by suicide had received mental care services one month before their death. A comprehensive assessment of suicidal behavior and ideation varies based on each mental health ...
30 Improving Provider Knowledge, Skill, and Confidence With Ketamine-Assisted Therapy: A Quality Improvement ProjectCooper, Tyler; Bullock, Randy2022Background: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. Ketamine has been shown to have a robust and rapid effect on depression and has been shown to decrease suicidal ideation immediately after administering one treatment. Studies have found that combing ketamine with integrati...
31 Improving Psychiatric Assessments for Veterans in An Urban Outpatient Mental Health ClinicZaryoun, Shannon2020BackgroundThe U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has created multiple programs to help veterans with mental health problems including, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and suicide. Over 1.8 million veterans received specialized mental health services in 2015. Depending on...
32 Improving Treatment and Awareness of Adoptees in Residential Treatment: A Screening and Education Quality ProjectBrooks, Paige D.2023Background: Two to three percent of people in the United States are adopted. These rates are higher among adolescents with serious mental illness in residential treatment centers (RTC), where rates range between 25%-30% percent. Despite these rates, mental health clinicians report limited education ...
33 Increasing Emotional Well-Being in DNP Graduate Students Through Wellness Interventions for Life's Demands (WILD 5)Ellis, John2023Background: Researchers suggest that health science college students report significantly lower well-being and self-care while having a higher incidence of mental illness than their age-matched peers. Self-care practices-exercise, mindfulness, sleep hygiene, social connection, and healthy nutrition-...
34 Increasing Emotional Well-Being in PMHNP Graduate Students by Promoting Self-Care Behaviors Through Wild 5 WellnessMuster, Daniel B.; Bailey, ElLois; Jain, Saundra2022Background: College students experience more depression and anxiety than their age-matched peers. Their poor emotional well-being may be due to high levels of stress and low levels of self- care. Self-care is consistent, daily behaviors such as exercise, good nutrition, and adequate sleep that are r...
35 Increasing Provider Use of a Sleep Assessment Instrument at a VA Outpatient Mental Health Clinic: A Quality Improvement ProjectGavin, Lindsay P.; Doyon, Katherine; Webb, Sara M.2022Background: In the United States, sleep dysfunction occurs in 50-80% of patients seeking psychiatric treatment, compared to 10-18% of adults in the general U.S. population. In the veteran population, those numbers are magnified, and larger still in the veteran population who seek psychiatric treatme...
36 Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy in Outpatient PsychiatryMeier, Hannah C.; Bailey, ElLois; Webb, Sara2022Background: In the 1960s, researchers developed ketamine as a surgical anesthetic. More recently, the medical community has recognized ketamine as a mental health treatment separate from the indications of pain management or anesthesia. Subanesthetic therapeutic ketamine falls into the frameworks of...
37 Mindfulness-Based Training in Childbirth Education Classes to Reduce Stress in Pregnant WomenJarrett, Marissa2020Background:Stress during pregnancy activates the maternal stress response, which can lead to various negative outcomes for the mother and infant. Currently, there is a gap in the education of pregnant women regarding how to manage stress during pregnancy. Although childbirth education classes are a ...
38 Promoting Provider Readiness to Induce Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Within the Emergency DepartmentSensiba, John A.; Bailey, ElLois; Vines, Caroline2022Background: Opioid-involved deaths in the United States have risen steadily since 2018, from 47,000 to 69,000 deaths. Furthermore, from 2020 to 2021, opioid overdose fatalities increased by 35%. Despite ample evidence that buprenorphine is safer and more efficacious than more commonly used alpha-2 a...
39 Promoting Provider-Based Wellness Counseling in Primary Care With the WILD 5 ProgramBoyle, Nicole E.; Bailey, ElLois2022Background: Wellness, defined by physical, mental, and social well-being, is declining across America. Uniquely positioned to do, primary care providers could reverse this trend, yet only one in three patients report that their provider spoke to them about modifiable lifestyle factors that could imp...
40 Quality Improvement Project: Improving Pediatric Vitamin D Screening and Treatment in a Mental Health ClinicWilcox, Emily2020Background Adequate levels of vitamin D have shown to play a significant role in the overall physical and emotional well-being of both adults and children. However, vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent throughout the pediatric population, with nearly 60 percent having suboptimal vitamin D levels...
41 Suicide Prevention & Clinical ImplicationsSimmons, Siqin2020Background:In the past twenty years, the annual suicide rate has increased 30% nationwide and 46% in Utah. Clinicians work on the frontline with patients. Proactive screening for suicide risk factors and prompt intervention can preventing suicide. Provider's lack of awareness of recently-identified ...
42 Suicide Prevention and Clinical ImplicationsSimmons, Siqin2020Background:In the past twenty years, the annual suicide rate has increased 30% nationwide and 46% in Utah. Clinicians work on the frontline with patients. Proactive screening for suicide risk factors and prompt intervention can preventing suicide. Provider's lack of awareness of recently-identified ...
43 Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training for Certified Flight Instructors at a StatePeterssen, Tiffani2020Background: Several studies have reported airline pilots with depressive symptoms, including suicidal thoughts, operating aircraft, but none have examined the mental health of aviation students prior the students becoming pilots. Furthermore, although suicide gatekeeper training has been recommended...
44 Supporting Mental Health Care Providers in the Wake of Patient Suicide: A Needs AssessmentBarrows, Emily E.2023Background: Instances of suicide are prevalent among veteran populations, where rates are nearly twice that of non-veterans. Patient suicide is a critical event in the lives of mental health care providers (MHCPs) and, as such, has been identified as an occupational hazard by the American Psychologi...
45 Transgender Preventive Health Awareness in a Therapy SettingNibley, Mariana E.2020Background:Transgender individuals experience an increase in health-related problems, including suicide rates up to 40%, a four-fold risk of contracting HIV, increased rates of substance use reported between 25-33%, and unsupervised hormone use reported between 29-63%. While the health-related probl...
46 Understanding Social Determinants of Health by Increasing Social Needs Screening and Referral at an Outpatient Mental Health ClinicStodtmeister, Paige; Luther, Brenda; Garbett, Cynthia2023Background: Unmet social needs are widespread and greatly influence health and well-being. Local Problem: Despite the prevalence of unmet social needs, clinics often fail to screen for and assess the impact of social needs on health. This project aimed to increase social needs screening at an outpat...
47 A Needs Assessment to Evaluate Implementing a Relationship Enhancement Intervention for Couples at a Community Mental Health ClinicHoppe, Kristen; Stephens, Caroline; Baucom, Brain2023POSTER
48 A Nurse Practitioner Dementia Co-management Model in Primary CareMorgan, Deborah2019POSTER
49 A Pilot Study to Promote Abstinence from Nicotine: The Effects of the End Nicotine Dependence (END) ProgramBowles, Dallas2018POSTER
50 A Practice Model to Integrate Mental Health Care at an Outpatient Burn ClinicHarris, Alissa K.; Quinn, Kristen; McMurtrey, Lisa; Stirling, Heidi; Morgan, Deborah2023POSTER
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