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A person-centered care intervention for geriatric certified nursing assistants
(Oxford University Press, 2013-08)Purpose: To pilot test a multicomponent intervention to increase certified nursing assistants' (CNAs) awareness of person-centered care. To establish the feasibility of implementing an intervention involving videotaped ... -
Person-centered caregiving instruction for geriatric nursing assistant students: development and evaluation
(Slack, 2008-08)This research describes the development and evaluation of a 2-hour program that taught geriatric nursing assistant students person-centered caregiving skills. The person centeredness of caregiving skills among students who ... -
Personalizing senior caregiving via videotaped biographies
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Pet owners' views of pet behavior problems and willingness to consult experts for assistance
(Routledge, 2008-01)Prior research has found that dog obedience training and the receipt of advice regarding companion animal (pet) behavior reduce the risk of nonhuman animal relinquishment to an animal shelter and increase human-companion ... -
Physical health promotion in consumer run organizations
(Wichita State University, 2009-12)There are large disparities in physical health within psychiatric population. These disparities are made greater by the poor health behaviors of the psychiatric population in general. Change in health behaviors is aided ... -
Physician individual differences related to willingness to use a computer-based DSS
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Computer-based diagnostic support systems (DSS)s have been shown to reduce medication errors and treatment costs, aid in diagnosis, and assist in preventative medicine. While a large number of physicians have access to ... -
Police expertise and use of force: using a mixed-methods approach to model expert and novice use-of-force decision-making
(Springer, 2020-01-24)Improving police use-of-force training is methodologically difficult. By providing a method for identifying the “expert” response to any given scenario, and by triangulating multiple methods, we aim to contribute towards ... -
Positive youth development among African American adolescents: examining single parents as a factor
(Routledge, 2011-10)Over the past few decades researchers have begun to examine the importance of understanding positive youth development and the many contexts in which youth find themselves. The social contexts in which adolescent development ... -
Possible selves of college students experiencing depression: A shift in focus toward well-being
(Wichita State University, 2021-07)This study examined the possible selves, illness representations, psychological well-being, and experiences of depression among college students (N = 223) who completed an online survey. As hypothesized, students with ... -
Possible selves of older adults entering a life plan community
(Taylor & Francis Group, LLC., 2019-04-17)This study examined the possible selves, goals, and perceptions of “time left” of older adults soon after they entered a life plan community as independent living residents. There has been little research regarding the ... -
Post-assault health care for sexual assault survivors during COVID-19: A mixed methods analysis of service rates in a predominately African American community
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2022-05-08)This study examined how the COVID-19 pandemic affected sexual assault healthcare services in a predominately African American U.S. city. In mixed methods research design, we used quantitative interrupted time series modeling ... -
The power of aspirations and expectations: the connection between educational goals and risk behaviors among african american adolescents
(Routledge, 2011-10)Numerous studies and interventions have been designed to either reduce the prevalence of risky behaviors (substance use, sexual activity, etc.) or increase the level of educational activity for adolescents. Research suggests ... -
The power of student empowerment: Measuring classroom predictors and individual indicators
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis LTD, 2016)Despite spending more money per student than almost all developed nations, the United States lags behind in educational indicators with persistent disparities between privileged and marginalized students. Most approaches ... -
Powerlessness, destiny, and control: the influence on health behaviors of African Americans
(Springer New York LLC, 2004-02)This study assessed the extent to which a belief in fate or destiny might explain certain health behaviors among African Americans. A survey of 1,253 African Americans in Alabama churches was conducted. Fifty-nine percent ... -
Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families
(Routledge, 2023-03-15)Understanding the extent to which youth and families experienced COVID-related stress requires accounting for prior levels of stress and other associated factors. This is especially important for military families, which ... -
Pre-implementation attitudes and organizational readiness for implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning system
(Elsevier, 2003-04-16)Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is expensive and time consuming. A substantial cost is associated with pre-implementation involvement and training designed to encourage acceptance and effective ... -
Predicting and interpreting identification errors in military vehicle training using multidimensional scaling
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-06)We compared methods for predicting and understanding the source of confusion errors during military vehicle identification training. Participants completed training to identify main battle tanks. They also completed ... -
Predicting global satisfaction ratings of quality health care among trauma patients: Testing a structural equation model
(Wichita State University, 2009-05)Background: Patient satisfaction has been debated as an indicator of quality hospital care. It is debated in the literature as to whether or not patients can accurately judge technical quality of healthcare services. Purpose ... -
Predictors of medication adherence and smoking cessation among smokers under community corrections supervision
(Elsevier B.V., 2017-02)Introduction: Individuals in the U.S. criminal justice system now represent over 12% of all current U.S. smokers. With smoking banned in most U.S. jails and prisons, the cessation focus for this population has shifted to ... -
Preferred sources of information, knowledge, and acceptance of automated vehicle systems: Effects of gender and age
(Frontiers Media, 2022-05-23)Automobile crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide. Driver automation systems and active safety systems have the potential to improve the safety and mobility of all road users and may ...