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- Title
- Mixed Method of Health Literacy and Diabetes Self- Management Among Saudi Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
- Creator
- Almashni, Ibtisam Y., Hain, Debra, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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The worldwide threat of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has been increasing rapidly, and is now an estimated 463 million, of which 55 million people originate from Middle East and Nort African (“MENA”) region (international Diabetes Federation [“IDF’], 2020). In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of diabetes has roughly reached a ten-fold increase in the past three decades, placing Saudi Arabia’s incidence as one of the highest globally (Almubark et al., 2022). The purpose of the study was to examine the...
Show moreThe worldwide threat of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has been increasing rapidly, and is now an estimated 463 million, of which 55 million people originate from Middle East and Nort African (“MENA”) region (international Diabetes Federation [“IDF’], 2020). In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of diabetes has roughly reached a ten-fold increase in the past three decades, placing Saudi Arabia’s incidence as one of the highest globally (Almubark et al., 2022). The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between health and diabetes self-management among Saudi adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). The study further aimed to explore how Saudi adult with T2DM seek and utilize diabetes knowledge to self-manage their diabetes. The study was guided by Leininger’s Culture Care Diversity and Universality Theory (2002). Leininger’s Sunrise Enabler- Model provided a framework to explore the various factors that affect diabetes self-management through a cultural lens. This model provides a comprehensive understanding pf multiple factors influencing diabetes self-management. A sample of 66 Saudi adults with T2DM aged 40-61 and older was recruited from diabetes center and Primary Healthcare Center (PHCC) at National Guard Hospital King Abdulaziz Medical City Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A Parallel Mixed Method (PPM) design was applied, using semi-structured interviews, Diabetes Self-management Questionnaire (DSMQ), Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adult (S-TOFHLA), and sociodemographic surveys.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014326
- Subject Headings
- Diabetes, Health literacy, Self Management, Saudi Arabians, Health education
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Adult Learners’ Preferred Methods of Learning Preventative Heart Disease Care.
- Creator
- Alavi, Nasim, Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the preferred method of learning about heart disease by adult learners. This research study also investigated if there was a statistically significant difference between race/ethnicity, age, and gender of adult learners and their preferred method of learning preventative heart disease care. This research study further explored the effectiveness of adult education on reducing or preventing serious, life-threatening heart disease, including heart...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the preferred method of learning about heart disease by adult learners. This research study also investigated if there was a statistically significant difference between race/ethnicity, age, and gender of adult learners and their preferred method of learning preventative heart disease care. This research study further explored the effectiveness of adult education on reducing or preventing serious, life-threatening heart disease, including heart attack. This research is of significant importance as the adult population and age in many developed countries is increasing. It was anticipated that the study would unearth the effectiveness of various educational methods of providing information to adult learners to inform them how to prevent heart attacks. For this quantitative investigation, participants were limited to students enrolled in at least one college course (three credit hours) at the Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton campus who were 25 years of age or older. During the course of this study, three methods of learning; formal, informal, and non-formal, as well as two delivery methods; online and traditional, were evaluated. Over one third of the study’s participants (35%) preferred to receive healthrelated information via email (35%). This major finding was statistically significant (x² (6) = 82.171; p < .001). Further, statistically significant findings were manifest for study participants for omnibus age grouping and in the 25-35 years of age grouping, for those who were White and Hispanic by ethnic background, and for both females and males participating in this study. The results of this research may assist health department administrators in utilizing varying methods for distributing health information, keeping the preferred knowledge acquisition method of students on college and university campuses especially in mind.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004740, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004740
- Subject Headings
- Health behavior., Health attitudes., Adult education., Health education., Health--Information services., Medicine, Preventive--Information services.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- IMPACT OF FLIPPED CLASSROOM MODEL ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNIVERSITY FITNESS/WELLNESS LEARNERS.
- Creator
- Breitkreuz, Helen Denise, Lieberman, Mary G., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry, College of Education
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this quasi experimental, two group pretest posttest quantitative design study was to explore the influence of content delivery method for a lifetime fitness or wellness course on the impact of student learning outcomes. Also, student satisfaction of the course and instructor were examined. Specifically, two teaching methods of instruction were examined: the flipped classroom model (FCM) and the traditional lecture model (TLM). Cheng, Ritzhaupt, and Antonenko’s (2019) “Effects...
Show moreThe purpose of this quasi experimental, two group pretest posttest quantitative design study was to explore the influence of content delivery method for a lifetime fitness or wellness course on the impact of student learning outcomes. Also, student satisfaction of the course and instructor were examined. Specifically, two teaching methods of instruction were examined: the flipped classroom model (FCM) and the traditional lecture model (TLM). Cheng, Ritzhaupt, and Antonenko’s (2019) “Effects of the Flipped Classroom Instructional Strategy on Students’ Learning Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis,” which looked at 55 publications between 2000 and 2016, found statistically significant results in favor of the flipped classroom instructional strategy on student learning outcomes. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the flipped classroom model would improve undergraduate students’ learning outcomes of understanding of health content knowledge, physical activity level, physical fitness, and course satisfaction for a college-level lifetime fitness or wellness course as opposed to the traditional lecture class normally taught. Pretest and posttest data were collected.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2020
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013447
- Subject Headings
- Flipped classes, Health education (Higher), Learning
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A comparison of parents' perceptions and speech/language pathologists' perceptions of selected social competency needs of speech/language impaired preschool children in Broward County, Florida.
- Creator
- Thornton, Robin Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The problem investigated in this study was to determine the significance of agreement between the perceptions of parents and speech/language pathologists toward selected social competency needs of speech/language impaired children in the personal, family, and school contexts. Preschool children exhibiting speech/language impairments are more likely to demonstrate a lack of social competency development than children with normal speech and language development. As children with speech/language...
Show moreThe problem investigated in this study was to determine the significance of agreement between the perceptions of parents and speech/language pathologists toward selected social competency needs of speech/language impaired children in the personal, family, and school contexts. Preschool children exhibiting speech/language impairments are more likely to demonstrate a lack of social competency development than children with normal speech and language development. As children with speech/language impairments receive intervention in the absence of parental support, the intervention results may be minimized. If perceptions of parents and speech/language pathologists differ significantly, parents may not reinforce carryover activities in the home, thereby reducing therapy gains. The evaluation instrument utilized in this study was a 31-item survey developed by Tunstall (1993) at the College of Education, University of South Carolina. The survey was created using a 4-point Likert-type scale. Reliability was obtained by Tunstall in 1993 and revealed good internal reliabilities. In 1996, this study included the entire sample of 100 respondents to obtain a high reliability coefficient alpha of .9189. The sample included 70 parents of preschool speech/language impaired students and 30 speech/language pathologists of the Broward County Public School System in Florida, during the fall of 1996. Surveys were distributed to parents of children exhibiting a speech/language impairment, who attended a preschool speech/language, developmental, and hearing screening provided by the Broward County Public Schools. During an annual Speech/Language Policies and Procedures meeting in August of 1996, surveys were distributed to 30 speech/language pathologists providing treatment for preschool children. Three hypotheses were developed to determine if there was a significant difference in the perceptions of the two groups surveyed. Analyses of variance were utilized to test the statistical significance of the group (parents and speech/language pathologists) differences for each factor (personal, family, and school). Descriptive statistics were included to describe the demographic characteristics of the respondents from the survey instrument. A Boneferonni type adjustment was made to the nominal alpha of .05, such that all the hypotheses were tested at the .017 level. Based on the findings of this study, there was a significant difference between the perceptions of the parents and speech/language pathologists toward selected social competency needs of preschool children with speech/language impairments within the family context, F(1,98) = 7.44, p =.0078. The results revealed the two groups were not in agreement as to the importance of family factors and the contributions of those factors to a preschool child's social competency. The mean score of the parents' responses was significantly higher than that of the speech/language pathologists.
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- 1997
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12544
- Subject Headings
- Health Sciences, Speech Pathology, Education, Early Childhood, Education, Special
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Self-Directed Learning and the Lupus Patient: Using Adult: Education Strategies to Actively Cope with Chronic Illness.
- Creator
- Brittain, Kristin, Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was 1) to examine the significance of a patient’s active or passive role in terms of his/her health management; 2) to determine if a relationship exists between one’s active and passive scores and his/her self-directed learning readiness, and 3) to identify if his/her view of one’s self as a patient (when diagnosed with a chronic disease) impacted his/her own personal health management. Utilizing the quantitative analysis of The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was 1) to examine the significance of a patient’s active or passive role in terms of his/her health management; 2) to determine if a relationship exists between one’s active and passive scores and his/her self-directed learning readiness, and 3) to identify if his/her view of one’s self as a patient (when diagnosed with a chronic disease) impacted his/her own personal health management. Utilizing the quantitative analysis of The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale and the Vanderbilt Pain Management Inventory, 81 individuals’ descriptive statistics were analyzed. Self-directed learning was found to positively influence an individual’s ability to be an active patient. The moderated demographic characteristics of age, ethnicity, education level, and gender did not have a direct relationship between selfdirected learning readiness and active/passive coping groups. Further, it was established that the majority of the participants within the study, 83.75%, considered themselves an active patient managing their lupus diagnosis. However, 16.25% of the participants did not believe that they were actively managing their illness. Self-directed learning characteristics were examined through the responses to an open-ended question. The two most prevalent themes pertained to active coping and control. Characteristics of self-directed learning readiness appeared predominant amongst the responses, particularly goal-orientation and accepting responsibility for learning. Minimal themes regarding planning and enjoying learning were provided within the data. These characteristics were identified throughout the study in hopes of further research and program implementations that will help to develop leadership abilities and activity levels of self-health management in chronically ill patients. This will enable lupus patients to have a more positive outcome, it will help them successfully manage their own health, and it will improve their overall quality of life.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004663, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004663
- Subject Headings
- Adjustment (Psychology), Autoimmune diseases -- Care, Communication in medicine, Health education, Health promotion, Systemic lupus erythematosus
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The impact of curriculum design on health promoting behaviors at a community college in south Florida.
- Creator
- Hubbard, Ann Balaka., Florida Atlantic University, Decker, Larry E.
- Abstract/Description
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The turn of the century has been greeted with major health care changes. Society is striving toward goals of health-promotion and wellness, historically nursing education's domain. To promote health in a population of community college students, this pilot study implemented health-promoting curriculum at a local community college. The theoretical framework for this research was Nola J. Pender's Health-Promotion Model. This framework was operationalized by Pender and Walker (1987) in an...
Show moreThe turn of the century has been greeted with major health care changes. Society is striving toward goals of health-promotion and wellness, historically nursing education's domain. To promote health in a population of community college students, this pilot study implemented health-promoting curriculum at a local community college. The theoretical framework for this research was Nola J. Pender's Health-Promotion Model. This framework was operationalized by Pender and Walker (1987) in an instrument, "Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II" (HPLP II). This instrument evaluates health-promoting behavior. The HPLP II was administered to: (a) An experimental group of 50 nursing students and 67 non-nursing students, and (b) a control group of 24 nursing and 31 non-nursing students for base-line measurement. The experimental group attended a health-promotion continuing education curriculum incorporating Pender and Walker's health-promotion subscales. After completion of the continuing education program, a post-test of the HPLP II was given. Without intervention, the control group completed the HPLP II for comparison. Descriptive statistics and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data. One hundred and seventy-two participants responded to the HPLP II pre-test. One hundred and sixty students responded to the post-test HPLP II, yielding a 93 percent overall response rate. It was found that: (1) Univariate ANOVA testing demonstrated significant differences among the characteristics of the sample by age, gender, ethnic background, and religion. (2) ANOVA testing demonstrated that there was a difference in health-promoting practices on the nutrition subscale by religion. (3) Health promoting deficiencies occurred on all subscales, with mean scores ranging from 2.14 to 3.09. (4) ANOVA testing demonstrated that there was a difference in groups (i.e. control and experimental across program areas) pre and post test on the interpersonal relation subscale between groups. Recommendations to the nursing field should be geared toward educating faculty on curriculum design of health promotion education. Uniform health promotion education materials should be created and utilized in the classroom setting. Future research in health promotion and health promotion education should include larger, more diverse samples from a variety of community colleges in order to strengthen the research findings. The time frame for the research conducted should also be lengthened to strengthen the research findings. Finally, the specific teaching methodology utilized in the health promotion education curriculum should be examined so that individual learning styles are acknowledged.
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- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11993
- Subject Headings
- Health promotion, Medical education, Nursing--Study and teaching (Graduate)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Determination of Teacher Competencies Considered Essential for Beginning Health Occupations Teachers in Virginia.
- Creator
- Park, Mary Lou, Olson, Arthur H., Weppner, Daniel B., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to identify and empirically validate a list of essential teacher competencies for a beginning Health Occupations teacher in Virginia. Items for the instruments were derived from the literature. Revised and edited, the items were submitted for validation to a jury of experts comprised of teacher educators and Health Occupations teachers, supervisors and practitioners. A condensed list of 116 competencies was developed for participants to rate as to the time needed...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to identify and empirically validate a list of essential teacher competencies for a beginning Health Occupations teacher in Virginia. Items for the instruments were derived from the literature. Revised and edited, the items were submitted for validation to a jury of experts comprised of teacher educators and Health Occupations teachers, supervisors and practitioners. A condensed list of 116 competencies was developed for participants to rate as to the time needed by beginning teachers. An ordinal scale with a range of one to five was designed to measure the participant•s perception of each item. Instruments were mailed to all identified beginning Health Occupations teachers and their supervisors (N=105). There were seventy-nine respondents for a 75 percent response rate. Some conclusions made based upon the analysis of data were: 1. Teachers and administrators agree that there are competencies determined essential by the first week, first month and first three months of teaching. 2. Essential professional teaching competencies can be ranked by the period of time they are needed in the classroom. 3. Teachers determined 112 competencies to be essential in the first three months of teaching; administrators determined ninety-eight competencies. 4. Teachers perceived that all program planning and clinical teaching competencies are essential in the first month of teaching.
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- 1983
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000686
- Subject Headings
- First year teachers--Virginia, Health education--Virginia--Technique
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL COUNSELING SITE SUPERVISORS’ CHARACTERISTICS, AND PERCEIVED LEVELS OF CULTURAL HUMILITY, ADVOCACY, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH COMPETENCIES.
- Creator
- Boyce-Rosen, Nadiya, Villares, Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Counselor Education, College of Education
- Abstract/Description
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This study aimed to understand the relationship between School Counseling Site Supervisors’ (SCSS) characteristics, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) training, cultural humility, advocacy competency, and SDOH competency (n = 69). SDOH refers to the factors that inform an individual’s physical and mental health. Cultural humility refers to an innate openness and curiosity about individual experiences, perspectives, and culture. Advocacy competency refers to the ability to implement advocacy...
Show moreThis study aimed to understand the relationship between School Counseling Site Supervisors’ (SCSS) characteristics, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) training, cultural humility, advocacy competency, and SDOH competency (n = 69). SDOH refers to the factors that inform an individual’s physical and mental health. Cultural humility refers to an innate openness and curiosity about individual experiences, perspectives, and culture. Advocacy competency refers to the ability to implement advocacy efforts within an individual’s community. Having competency with addressing SDOH in schools, practicing cultural humility, and advocacy competency can help SCSS improve supervision practice within school communities. This study followed a non-experimental, correlational survey research design. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to measure the strength of the relationships between the variables. The data supported statistically significant relationships between SDOH-based supervision training (F(12,51) = 2.59, p < .05, R2 = .38), cultural humility (F(1,67) = 6.17, p < .015, R2 = .08), and advocacy competency (F(1,67) = 9.7, p < .003, R2 = .13) as predictors of SDOH competency.
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- 2024
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014459
- Subject Headings
- Educational counseling, Social Determinants of Health, Cultural humility, Activism
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL COUNSELORS’ DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, WELLNESS, BURNOUT, AND TURNOVER INTENTION.
- Creator
- Murphy, Siobhan, Villares, Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Counselor Education, College of Education
- Abstract/Description
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In recent years, school counselors and education have faced an increase in mental health challenges, which has had adverse effects on school counseling (Marraccini et al., 2023). Seventy-six percent of state counseling coordinators report insufficient school counselors available to fill positions (American School Counselor Association [ASCA], 2023b). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023) estimates that 26,600 jobs per year will become available for school counselors, career counselors,...
Show moreIn recent years, school counselors and education have faced an increase in mental health challenges, which has had adverse effects on school counseling (Marraccini et al., 2023). Seventy-six percent of state counseling coordinators report insufficient school counselors available to fill positions (American School Counselor Association [ASCA], 2023b). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023) estimates that 26,600 jobs per year will become available for school counselors, career counselors, and advisors over the next 10 years due to attrition and retirement from the profession. This nonexperimental, correlational design explored the relationships between the volunteer school counselors’ (N= 56) developmental stage and perceived leadership behaviors, wellness, burnout, and turnover intention. The linear regression results revealed that school counselors’ years of experience predicted their leadership related to systemic collaboration and turnover intention. When exploring leadership behaviors, linear regressions found that counselors’ interpersonal skills predicted their perceptions of wellness and burnout, and systemic collaboration and resourceful problem-solving skills predicted a counselor’s level of burnout regarding their feelings of incompetence. Also, the participants’ professional efficacy predicted wellness and incompetence. Finally, social justice had a statistically significant relationship with incompetence and devaluing clients. The results of this study show moderate to strong relationships amongst select variables. The results, implications, and directions for future research are discussed.
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- 2024
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014467
- Subject Headings
- Educational counseling, School counselors, Student counselors, Mental health
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Assessment of a school-based health program for fifth graders.
- Creator
- Falasco, Marianne Rita., Florida Atlantic University, Hayes, Janice S.
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of the study is to determine if the American Heart Association Heart Power Kit influences knowledge of cardiovascular risk. The efficacy of showing this program to a class of fifth grade students was compared to the efficacy of not showing it. The participants of the study were twenty-seven children, ages ten to twelve in two separate classes. Each class completed the A Heart Smart cognitive pre-test and post-test at the beginning and end of six months. The experimental group...
Show moreThe purpose of the study is to determine if the American Heart Association Heart Power Kit influences knowledge of cardiovascular risk. The efficacy of showing this program to a class of fifth grade students was compared to the efficacy of not showing it. The participants of the study were twenty-seven children, ages ten to twelve in two separate classes. Each class completed the A Heart Smart cognitive pre-test and post-test at the beginning and end of six months. The experimental group received the educational program; the control group did not. Data were analyzed by t-test at the .05 significance level. There was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test of the experimental, not the control group (t = 1.07, df = 28, p = >.30). The results of the post-test showed an increase in knowledge after the program in the experimental group and no increase in knowledge in the control group.
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- 1999
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15724
- Subject Headings
- Health education (Elementary), Heart--Study and teaching (Elementary), Heart--Diseases--Prevention--Study and teaching (Elementary), Community health nursing
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Effects of A Faith-Based Health Devotional on Illness Representation of High Blood Pressure in African Americans.
- Creator
- Daye, Gina C., Archibald, Cynthia, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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The African American population has persistently suffered a greater disease burden from uncontrolled high blood pressure than any other ethnic/racial group. There have been many attempts to reduce the health disparity but with little changes in adverse outcomes over the years. As African Americans are very religious and incorporate spirituality into their everyday lives, this research followed a faith-based approach and was conducted in the church setting. The study was guided by the Illness...
Show moreThe African American population has persistently suffered a greater disease burden from uncontrolled high blood pressure than any other ethnic/racial group. There have been many attempts to reduce the health disparity but with little changes in adverse outcomes over the years. As African Americans are very religious and incorporate spirituality into their everyday lives, this research followed a faith-based approach and was conducted in the church setting. The study was guided by the Illness Representation Model (IRM) and the Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality (TCCDU). One hundred male and female participants were recruited from five African American churches in Southeast Florida. Each participant met the inclusion criteria of being 35-80 years old, diagnosed with high blood pressure, members/attendees of a Judeo Christian church, and able to read and write English. A researcher-developed, five-day faith based health devotional which included high blood pressure education infused with Bible messages was used as the intervention. A quasi-experimental design of pre and posttesting was employed to evaluate high blood pressure knowledge and illness representation. High blood pressure knowledge was tested using the High Blood Pressure Prevention IQ Quiz (HBPP-IQ) and illness representation tested with the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R). The results demonstrated statistically significant improvements in four out of the five hypotheses tested, with a caveat for the timeline representation (presented as two separate outcomes). The findings indicated: High blood pressure knowledge (HBPP-IQ): p < .000; Illness Representation (IPQ-R); timeline acute/chronic: p = .003; timeline cyclical: p = .20; consequences: p = .024; personal control: p = .0005; treatment control: p = .002. These results support the use of the faith-based teaching method in educating African Americans about high blood pressure as an effort that might improve illness representation in this population.
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- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013197
- Subject Headings
- Health education, High blood pressure, African Americans, Faith-based human services
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Predicting hospital readmissions in patients with diabetes: the importance of diabetes education and other factors.
- Creator
- Asper, Darwin E., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The objective of this study was to determine whether 11 independent variables or combinations of variables help to predict a diabetes-related hospital readmission for patients with diabetes within 60 days from discharge. The variables were categorized into four main groups: (a) patient characteristics, (b) lifestyle, (c) biomarkers, and (d) disease management aspects. A convenience sample of 389 historical medical records of patients who were admitted to a rural hospital in northeastern North...
Show moreThe objective of this study was to determine whether 11 independent variables or combinations of variables help to predict a diabetes-related hospital readmission for patients with diabetes within 60 days from discharge. The variables were categorized into four main groups: (a) patient characteristics, (b) lifestyle, (c) biomarkers, and (d) disease management aspects. A convenience sample of 389 historical medical records of patients who were admitted to a rural hospital in northeastern North Carolina with a diagnosis of, or relating to, diabetes was studied. After comparing predictive discriminant analysis (PDA) and logistic regression (LR), PDA performed better and was chosen to analyze a convenience sample of patients admitted to the hospital for a diabetes-related diagnosis from January, 2004 to December, 2006. The best overall subset accurately classified 27 cases with six predictors that included (a) systolic blood pressure, (b) smoking status, (c) blood glucose range, (d) ethnicity, (e) diabetes education, and (f) diastolic blood pressure. In an effort to simplify the prediction process, the subsets of two predictors were examined. The results of the analysis returned four subsets of 2-predictor variable combinations that correctly classified cases for readmission. Each of the four subsets has two predictors that are statistically and practically significant for predicting readmissions for a diabetes-related problem within fewer than 60 days. These combinations are the predictor subsets of (a) smoking status and being treated by a specialist or non-specialist physician, (b) a religious affiliation or a lack thereof and smoking status, (c) gender and smoking status, and (d) smoking status and ethnicity.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/221947
- Subject Headings
- Outcome assessment (Medical care), Methodology, Medical care, Evaluation, Health services accessibility, Management, Patient education
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Pedometers in the curriculum: an instrument to enhance student success through wellness education.
- Creator
- Allen, Henry J., College of Education, Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of a pedometer-based intervention on physical activity and self-efficacy among community college students in wellness classes (N = 154). The intervention included a pretest/posttest physical activity questionnaire, pedometer use, weekly goal setting and self-report of step data via the web. The experimental group wore pedometers daily for ten weeks; the control group wore pedometers for one week at baseline and week ten. Average...
Show moreThe purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of a pedometer-based intervention on physical activity and self-efficacy among community college students in wellness classes (N = 154). The intervention included a pretest/posttest physical activity questionnaire, pedometer use, weekly goal setting and self-report of step data via the web. The experimental group wore pedometers daily for ten weeks; the control group wore pedometers for one week at baseline and week ten. Average weekday physical activity increased 29% for the experimental group and decreased 16% for the control group. Data analysis demonstrated a statistically significant difference due to the treatment regarding step count, differences in mean scores for self-efficacy, and a main effect for treatment for BMI. These results support the effectiveness of pedometer use to increase physical activity and self-efficacy in conjunction with a community college health curriculum.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/215293
- Subject Headings
- Health promotion, Exercise measurement, Physical education and training, Academic achievement, Psychological aspects
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Simulation For A Continuing Professional Education Course: Examining The Learning Gains And Perceptions Of Athletic Trainers.
- Creator
- Frank, Eva M., Weber, Roberta K., Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed methods study was threefold. First, this study compared the effects of two different simulation-based instructional strategies on athletic trainers’ clinical competence in performing cardiovascular screening with cardiac auscultations. Second, this study identified the athletic trainers’ perceptions of learning through simulation-based instructional strategies. Third, this study attempted to identify and offer instructional recommendations...
Show moreThe purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed methods study was threefold. First, this study compared the effects of two different simulation-based instructional strategies on athletic trainers’ clinical competence in performing cardiovascular screening with cardiac auscultations. Second, this study identified the athletic trainers’ perceptions of learning through simulation-based instructional strategies. Third, this study attempted to identify and offer instructional recommendations based on the outcomes. The quantitative phase analyzed cognitive and diagnostic reasoning knowledge and history-taking and clinical skills specific to cardiovascular screenings with cardiac auscultations as it was taught to athletic trainers (ATs) at a continuing professional education (CPE) course. The quantitative results found that high-fidelity and low-fidelity simulation-based instructional strategies significantly increased cognitive and diagnostic reasoning knowledge and history-taking and clinical skill from pre-test to post-test assessment on all dependent variables. When comparing the two fidelity types to each other, the analysis found that the participants in the high-fidelity simulation group gained significantly more skill when compared to the low-fidelity group. In the qualitative analysis of this study, three themes emerged specific to the perceptions of the athletic trainers’ experiences as they learn through simulation-based instructional strategies. The first theme that emerged was a clear indication that participants’ exhibited positive perceptions of learning through simulation-based instructional strategies. The second theme that emerged was that the high-fidelity simulation experience during the pre-assessment and post-assessment raised an awareness of the deficit of knowledge and skills in performing a comprehensive cardiovascular screening with cardiac auscultations. Lastly, the third theme that emerged was specific to the perceived limitations in the effectiveness of low-fidelity simulation and the perceived strengths in the effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation. A few instructional recommendations emerged from this dissertation study. Simulation-based instructional strategies are an ideal teaching method to utilize during continuing professional education courses with athletic trainers. Specifically, this study identified that both, high-fidelity and low-fidelity simulation, are effective in teaching cardiovascular screening with cardiac auscultations. Additionally, the participants perceived influences of a pre-test on the identification of their knowledge and skills deficit suggests that there are benefits of utilizing an authentic simulation pre-test as part of CPE courses.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004653, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004653
- Subject Headings
- Athletic trainers -- Training of, Career development, Computer assisted instruction, Continuing education, Health care teams -- Training of, Internet in education, Professional education, Sports medicine -- Study and teaching (Continuing education)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Transformational learning and self-efficacy: an investigation into their role in prophylactic mastectomy.
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- Gordon, Faith, Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States. Estimated new breast cancer cases for 2012 in the U.S. are 229,060 women (American Cancer Society, 2012). For all women it is important to be informed regarding all current treatment options. For women in high-risk categories of breast cancer it is even more important. Risk-reducing strategies for women at high-risk of breast cancer include surveillance, chemoprevention, and bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. Prophylactic...
Show moreBreast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States. Estimated new breast cancer cases for 2012 in the U.S. are 229,060 women (American Cancer Society, 2012). For all women it is important to be informed regarding all current treatment options. For women in high-risk categories of breast cancer it is even more important. Risk-reducing strategies for women at high-risk of breast cancer include surveillance, chemoprevention, and bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. Prophylactic mastectomy reduces the risk of breast cancer by excision of most breast tissue. Breast cancer among those initially diagnosed as high-risk is 90-94.3% (Hartmann et al., 1999). This procedure entails serious surgeries with numerous physical, social, and emotional ramifications and is not without side effects. The patient has the right to be informed and base her decision-making on the suitability of the procedure for herself. This research describes six (6) woman’s experiences, focusing on the role of transformational learning and self-efficacy, as these women progressed through the stages. Prophylactic mastectomy is radical, irreversible, and costly at the onset. The procedure may preclude a whole lifetime of surgeries, radiation, and chemical treatments. If this treatment is the right fit, and has been fully researched, balanced with options, family history, genetic predisposition, personal concerns, and anxiety levels, along with physician recommendations, a woman should consider pursuing it.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004374, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004374
- Subject Headings
- Control (Psychology), Educational leadership, Health behavior, Mastectomy -- Decision making, Mastectomy -- Psychological aspects, Organizational learning, Self efficacy, Women -- Medical care, Women's health services
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A neuropsychological examination of the effects of mindfulnesss meditation in elementary school children.
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- Klco, Sara Elizabeth., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
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Many recent studies have confirmed that mindfulness meditation has wide ranging potential to improve the mental health and well-being of adults, though few studies have explored its potential to help younger populations. In the current study, a sample of 4th and 2nd grade students was trained in the techniques of mindfulness meditation. Baseline electroencephalograms (EEGs) were taken before the training, and again after a 10 week period of daily meditation practice. Measures of attention,...
Show moreMany recent studies have confirmed that mindfulness meditation has wide ranging potential to improve the mental health and well-being of adults, though few studies have explored its potential to help younger populations. In the current study, a sample of 4th and 2nd grade students was trained in the techniques of mindfulness meditation. Baseline electroencephalograms (EEGs) were taken before the training, and again after a 10 week period of daily meditation practice. Measures of attention, creativity, affect, depression, behavioral inhibition/activation, emotion regulation, impulsive/aggressive behaviors, and social anxiety were also administered before and after the meditation practice period. Results indicate that mindfulness meditation produces increased relative left-frontal alpha activation, a brain pattern that has been associated with increased positive affect and more adaptive coping responses to aversive events. Significant post-meditation improvements in depression and creativity were also found in the experimental condition.
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- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2100574
- Subject Headings
- Education, Humanistic, Meditation, Health aspects, Medicine, Psychosomatic, Mind and body, Self-esteem in children, Neuropsychology, Children, Counseling of, Creative thinking in children
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- Document (PDF)
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- An empirical study of children's enjoyment and perceived competence in physical education and its effects on their physical activity participation outside of school.
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- Brazendale, Keith., College of Education, Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion
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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between children's enjoyment and perceived competence in physical education (PE) and the effects these factors may have on physical activity participation outside of school. Fifth through eighth grade (n = 100) school children completed questionnaires pertaining to their enjoyment in PE, perceived competence in PE, and physical activity participation outside of school. Results indicated a positive significant relationship between...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between children's enjoyment and perceived competence in physical education (PE) and the effects these factors may have on physical activity participation outside of school. Fifth through eighth grade (n = 100) school children completed questionnaires pertaining to their enjoyment in PE, perceived competence in PE, and physical activity participation outside of school. Results indicated a positive significant relationship between enjoyment in PE, and perceived competence in PE (p<0.01). Children with higher perceptions of competence in school PE, reported greater physical activity participation outside of the school environment (p<0.002). Enjoyment in PE had no statistical significance in determining physical activity participation outside of school (p>0.05). Understanding the factors which influence physical activity participation can help inform future policies and strategies aimed at providing developmentally appropriate experiences, ultimately providing intrinsic motivation to seek out, and sustain, regular physical activity strategies aimed at providing developmentally appropriate experiences, ultimately providing intrinsic motivation to seek out, and sustain, regular physical activity participation.
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- 2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3362328
- Subject Headings
- Physical education and training, Study and teaching (Middle school), Sports for children, Health aspects, Physical fitness for children, Middle school students, Attitudes
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The war within houses.
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- Boles, Hillary., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
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This work of creative nonfiction is meant to explore the effects of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder in American war veterans and their families. As a work of blended literary journalism and memoir, the author interviewed afflicted veterans from World War II to the current Iraq and Afghanistan wars, included scholarly research, and reflected on how her father's dealings with the disorder have affected her family.
- Date Issued
- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/187205
- Subject Headings
- Symbolism in literature, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Patients, Family relationships, Reportage literature, Technique, Creative writing (Higher education), Veterans, Mental health, War, Psychological aspects
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- How Community College Nursing Faculty View Service Learning Integration.
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- Norris, Shelby D., Guglielmino, Lucy M., Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia, Florida Atlantic University
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The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes and experiences of community college nursing faculty related to the integration of service learning. An exploratory case study was conducted at three Florida community college nursing programs. The data were collected primarily through structured interviews with 14 community college nursing professors, three nursing administrators, and one service learning coordinator along with document analysis and site observation. The researcher posed...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes and experiences of community college nursing faculty related to the integration of service learning. An exploratory case study was conducted at three Florida community college nursing programs. The data were collected primarily through structured interviews with 14 community college nursing professors, three nursing administrators, and one service learning coordinator along with document analysis and site observation. The researcher posed six research questions related to service learning integration. These six questions addressed: (a) the differentiation of service programs at the three sites, (b) the meaning of service learning, (c) faculty motivation to use service learning, (d) institutional supports needed by nursing faculty, (e) the obstacles that nursing faculty face, and (f) the strategies they use to overcome them. The major conclusions were that community college nursing faculty members are vital to the integration of service learning and need training in service learning procedures. Service learning has potential for further development in community college nursing programs and may lead to a perspective change in how nursing students view the social dynamics of nursing. Time and workload obstacles, along with confusion regarding service learning, clinicals and community service have contributed to the slow growth of SL in nursing programs. There is a need for new models to guide service learning integration in nursing education. Two models for integration of service learning into community college nursing are offered. Recommendations for practice, educational leadership and further research are presented.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000684
- Subject Headings
- Nursing--Study and teaching, Nurses--In-service training--Evaluation, Mentoring in education, Community health nursing--Study and teaching
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- Document (PDF)
