• Infant Mortality and Race in Kansas: Associations With Women, Infants, and Children Services 

  Woods, Nikki Keene; Reyes, Jared; Chesser, Amy (Sage, 2016-07)

  Background: Racial and ethnic minority infants and mothers have worse birth outcomes than Caucasian infants and mothers, specifically infant mortality. The purpose of this pilot study was to compare infant mortality rates ...

• “Same Room, Safe Place” : The Need for Professional Safe Sleep Unity Grows at the Expense of Families 

  Woods, Nikki Keene (Sage Open, 2017-04)

  There are many different professional stances on safe sleep and then there is the reality of caring for a newborn. There is a debate among professionals regarding safe sleep recommendations. The continum of recommendations ...

• Back to basics: Adherence with guidelines for glucose and temperature control in an American comprehensive stroke center sample 

  Alexandrov, Anne W.; Palazzo, Paola; Biby, Sharon; Doerr, Abbigayle; Dusenbury, Wendy L.; Young, Rhonda; Lindstrom, Anne; Grove, Mary; Tsivgoulis, Georgios; Middleton, Sandy; Alexandrov, Andrei V. (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2018-06-01)

  Background: Variance from guideline-directed care for glucose and temperature control remains unknown in the United States at a time when priorities have shifted to ensure rapid diagnosis and treatment of acute stroke ...

• Impact of oral health status and oral hygiene practices on quality of life among low-income seniors 

  Johnston, Judy A.; Bimali, Milan; Parsons, Susan D.; Lukens, Adam F. (Oxford University Press, 2018-04-11)

  Associations exist between poor oral health status (POHS) and multiple health conditions among the elderly: localized infection and pain,increased risk of respiratory infections, under-nutrition, and unplanned weight ...

• Balance and coordination proficiency of age-matched male and female children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities 

  Pitetti, Kenneth H.; Miller, Ruth A.; Loovis, Michael (Human Kinetics Inc., 2018-04)

  Male youth (8-18 years) with intellectual disability (ID) demonstrate motor proficiency below age-related competence capacities for typically developing youth. Whether below-criteria motor proficiency also exists for females ...

• Book review: Critical thinking: Conceptual perspectives and practical guidelines 

  Dilollo, Anthony (Wiley, 2018-03-06)

  In 1938, Orson Welles’ infamous radio broadcast of War of the Worlds supposedly sent millions of Americans panicking, thinking the United States were under attack by alien invaders. This story is widely known and generally ...

• Effects of spinal deviations from frontpack or backpack loading 

  Baalmann, Thomas; Barbour, Taylor; Loesing, Sarah; Rausch, Leslie; Smith, Sam (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  INTRODUCTION: Humans use backpacks in everyday life for reasons including carrying school supplies, military or work-related uses. Carrying loads on the back can cause changes in posture and muscle activation resulting in ...

• Health literacy and medication adherence: a quality improvement project for heart failure patients 

  Prebbl, Ryan (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  INTRODUCTION: Low health literacy results in worse outcomes and underutilization of preventative health care. In the United States 5,800,000 people have been diagnosed with heart failure (HF), with $20.9 billion spent in ...

• Cryptogenic stroke due to undiagnosed paroxysmal atrial fibrillation implementation of a discharge plan 

  Pickett, Valerie; Persondek, LeighAnn (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  Introduction: Strokes with an underlying cause of atrial fibrillation (AF) are more likely to be more detrimental due to its risk for recurrence, disability and mortality (January et al., 2014; Miller, Andersson, Kalra, ...

• Disability scores in high-risk pregnant women 

  Blits, Andrea; Brown, Danielle; Eshghi, Sahar; Petrisor, Janelle (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  INTRODUCTION: Currently, minimal research exists that demonstrates how pregnancy is related to level of disability. PURPOSE: Because of the common practice to prescribe bed rest to pregnancies classified as high-risk and ...

• The effectiveness of thoracic spine manipulation therapy on shoulder pain, range of motion, and muscle strength. 

  Glaser, Josh; Green, Kelby; Lindskog, Arlington; Nichols, Addison; Peters, Chris (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  Thoracic spinal vertebra have recently been thought to be a potential cause of shoulder pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of thoracic spine manipulation on shoulder pain, range of motion (ROM), ...

• Clinical outcomes of intermediate length cephalomedullary nails for intertrochanteric femur fracture repair in older adults: a case series 

  Wiles, Morgan; Sarauer, Brent; Scheer, Andrew (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Due to the rising number of older adults in the United States, the prevalence of hip fractures is expected to increase dramatically in ...

• The effects of gluteal squeezes compared to bilateral bridges on hip strength, power, and endurance 

  Stapleton, Aaron; Turley, Jessica; Waits, Kyle; Zirkle, John (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  BACKGROUND: Hip extension weakness is correlated with low back, hip, and knee pathology. Bilateral gluteal bridges are common clinical exercises used to increase hip extension strength. There is little research regarding ...

• A comparison between cervical spine manipulation to cervical spine exercise and their effects on headaches 

  Beshears, Cayleigh; Choate, Rikki; Kowal, Brian; Schmitz, Haley; Zongker, Jessica (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  PURPOSE: The purpose for this research study was to evaluate the effects of an upper cervical spine manipulation versus cervical spine exercises for tension type headaches in a young adult population. METHODS: Our study ...

• Cases over the lifespan of patient Penny Adams 

  Armstrong, Kelly; Bernelis, Amber; Herrmann, Heather; Shaver, Cesali; Spresser, McKenzie; Asdale, Sarah Van (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  INTRODUCTION: A patient's medical record is a transcription of events having occurred in relation to one's health, including previous office visits, diagnoses, hospitalizations, screening and diagnostic test results, ...

• A multidisciplinary fall prevention program for community-dwelling older adults: a pilot study 

  Lehman, Karen D. (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  INTRODUCTION: Falls in older adults are a costly, common, yet preventable public health concern. Falls are the leading reason for injury among for older adults, and each fall threatens physical and emotional health and ...

• Early mobility in the intensive care unit: evaluation of a mobility protocol and the effect on patient outcomes 

  Mansur, Molly (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  INTRODUCTION: Intensive care unit (ICU) interventions for early rehabilitation are linked with decreased length of stay (LOS) and days on mechanical ventilation (MV), as much as 47%, and is safe and well-tolerated by ...

• The importance of aphasia therapy: a retrospective study 

  Kanade, Ashwini (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  INTRODUCTION: Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the third most common cause of death in the United States. 30-35% of these stroke survivors have aphasia. Aphasia is an acquired language disorder, which has a ...

• The reliability and validity of a luggage scale for gluteal strength measurements 

  Morris, Taylor; Nance, Tyler; Porter, Molly; Zerr, Kayla (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  BACKGROUND: The most commonly used clinical method for measuring gluteal muscle strength is manual muscle testing (MMT). This method is subjective and lacks reliability and specificity. An alternative, objective tool to ...

• Normal serum lactate values in various pediatric populations: a literature review 

  Cole, Kendall; Eldersveld, Rachel (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  Introduction: There are many causes for serum lactate to elevate, but literature and clinical practice predominantly focuses on elevated lactate signifying sepsis or septic shock. Elevated lactate levels indicate tissue ...

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