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Title: The people's health.
Creator: Silverman, Harriet
Abstract/Description: This item is part of the Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements (PRISM) digital collection, a collaborative initiative between Florida Atlantic University and University of Central Florida in the Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM).
Date Issued: 1938
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00002527
Subject Headings: Public health
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Lifetime exercise mode and the propensity of falling in older adults.
Creator: von Ammon, Victoria Anne, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to measure a person's propensity for falling in old age based on their lifetime mode of exercise. One hundred independently living older adults were separated into three groups, (1) lifetime start and stop exercisers, SAS, (i.e., basketball, racquet sport players), N = 27; (2) lifetime dynamic exercisers, DYN, (i.e., walkers, runners), N = 48; and (3) a control, C, (inactive), N = 25. Two trials of a timed "Up and Go" test (Podsiadlo & Richardson, 1991) were...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to measure a person's propensity for falling in old age based on their lifetime mode of exercise. One hundred independently living older adults were separated into three groups, (1) lifetime start and stop exercisers, SAS, (i.e., basketball, racquet sport players), N = 27; (2) lifetime dynamic exercisers, DYN, (i.e., walkers, runners), N = 48; and (3) a control, C, (inactive), N = 25. Two trials of a timed "Up and Go" test (Podsiadlo & Richardson, 1991) were performed with results ranging from SAS, 5.01 sec +/- 1.16 sec; DYN, 7.04 sec +/- 1.92 sec; and C, 9.95 sec +/- 4.68 sec, mean +/- SD, indicating that lifetime start and stop activities significantly lowers a person's propensity for falling more than dynamic exercise or inactivity.
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Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12863
Subject Headings: Gerontology, Health Sciences, Public Health, Health Sciences, Recreation
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Title: Development and Psychometric Testing of the Personal and Social Responsibility Scale for Health Professions Students (PSR Scale).
Creator: De Los Santos, Maria, Tappen, Ruth, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: Service learning is a pedagogy designed to teach democratic skills to prepare students to become civically engaged members of society. One of the challenges in the field of service learning is to demonstrate the effectiveness of this pedagogy. Common methodological problems include small sample sizes, difficulty differentiating correlation from causation, self-selection bias, and use of primarily qualitative and experiential outcome measures. The literature review failed to reveal any...
Show moreService learning is a pedagogy designed to teach democratic skills to prepare students to become civically engaged members of society. One of the challenges in the field of service learning is to demonstrate the effectiveness of this pedagogy. Common methodological problems include small sample sizes, difficulty differentiating correlation from causation, self-selection bias, and use of primarily qualitative and experiential outcome measures. The literature review failed to reveal any quantitative scales designed for the health professions. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a quantitative scale to measure service learning outcomes among health professions students, before and after an academic service learning activity. Phase 1 of the study, the development phase, involved an extensive review of the literature to develop the conceptual framework and identify the operational indicators to be measured. Items were adapted from existing scales that were consistent with the personal and social responsibility dimensions and found to possess at least minimally acceptable reliability and validity. Items were adapted to add the health professions perspective which resulted in the preliminary twenty-two item scale, divided into four subscales: Civic Responsibility, Self-Efficacy Toward Service, Civic Participation, and Social Justice Attitudes. Psychometric testing of this preliminary PSR Scale was done in 3 studies. Study 1 involved evaluation of content validity with subject matter experts utilizing a Content Validity Index. The scale was modified based on the results of the CVI and recommendations of the subject matter experts. The S-CVI/Ave for the entire scale was .84 suggesting content validity of the PSR Scale. Study 2 utilized principal components analysis of the subscales to validate the dimensions and operational indicators. Data was constrained to four factors which accounted for 60.56% of the total variance. Items with factor loadings less than 0.4 were deleted. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated for internal consistency. Based on these results, the scale was further revised by deleting items that decreased the Cronbach’s alpha. This resulted in a 16 item scale, containing four subscales, each with four items. The Cronbach’s alpha for the entire revised scale PSR Scale was .94. Study 3 involved testing the final 16 item version for sensitivity. Wilcoxon signed rank analysis revealed statistically significant changes pre and post service learning activity in the Civic Participation Subscale. Civic Participation Subscale items that were significant included “volunteering time to support my community”, “being involved in programs and activities that improve my community”, and “being involved in activities that improve the health of my community”. These findings suggest that participation in a service learning activity can increase civic participation. Psychometric testing of the Personal and Social Responsibility Scale (PSR) support preliminary validity, reliability and sensitivity of the instrument and the premise, consistent with prior research that changes in civic participation can occur as a result of service learning.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013171
Subject Headings: Health occupations students, Health professions, Psychometrics
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Milbank Memorial Fund quarterly.
Creator: Kirk, Dudley
Date Issued: 1942
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/1925507
Subject Headings: Public health --Periodicals.
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Title: AIDS as a call for nurse caring: A phenomenological perspective.
Creator: Madayag, Tomas Mina Jr., Florida Atlantic University, Schoenhofer, Savina, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: The question that laid the basis for this study is: What is the meaning of nurse caring for patients with AIDS? This experience was unearthed through the phenomenological approaches of Van Manen and Munhall. The existential lived worlds provided the guide in amplifying the situatedness of participants. Through hermeneutical analysis, these themes emerged: being-with for another, knowing as a source of understanding and compassion, AIDS as stigma, AIDS as a call for nurse caring, connecting...
Show moreThe question that laid the basis for this study is: What is the meaning of nurse caring for patients with AIDS? This experience was unearthed through the phenomenological approaches of Van Manen and Munhall. The existential lived worlds provided the guide in amplifying the situatedness of participants. Through hermeneutical analysis, these themes emerged: being-with for another, knowing as a source of understanding and compassion, AIDS as stigma, AIDS as a call for nurse caring, connecting-severing, fear as a cause of dissonance, attachment by proxy, the experience of feeling for, corporeal vulnerability, the nurse as spiritless body, death as solace, and living time as hope. These findings were integrated with Roach's theory of nursing as the deliberate affirmation of caring as the human mode of being.
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Date Issued: 1993
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14955
Subject Headings: Health Sciences, Nursing
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The magnetic appeal of nurse informaticians: Caring attractor for emergence.
Creator: Swinderman, Todd D., Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the meaning of transition from the art of handwritten nursing documentation to electronic documentation from the lived experiences of nurse informaticians. Chaos Theory within Complexity Sciences and Ray's Bureaucratic Caring Theory informed the study. The Swinderman Research Model was created to visualize the tension between order and chaos in nursing practice. Twelve nurse informaticians were interviewed about their experiences in...
Show moreThe purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the meaning of transition from the art of handwritten nursing documentation to electronic documentation from the lived experiences of nurse informaticians. Chaos Theory within Complexity Sciences and Ray's Bureaucratic Caring Theory informed the study. The Swinderman Research Model was created to visualize the tension between order and chaos in nursing practice. Twelve nurse informaticians were interviewed about their experiences in designing, building, implementing and supporting electronic nursing documentation systems using van Marten's human science phenomenological method. Descriptive themes where illuminated and metathemes were interpreted from the research data. The universal whole of nursing informatics was expressed as self-in-relation through the metaphor of magnetic appeal linking the metathemes of inspired leadership and education, caring relationships, complexity, and technology. The metaphor of magnetic appeal illuminates the nurse informatician as the embodiment of caring with gifts as educator, negotiator, translator, and liaison. The Swinderman Research Model was enhanced using the research to create further the Swinderman Conceptual Model for Nursing Informatics. Chaos Theory within Complexity Sciences facilitated the understanding of the subtle dynamic patterns of flux and flow and choice-making in nursing. The Swinderman Conceptual Model for Nursing Informatics emerged as the future of Nursing Informatics in the transformation from handwritten to electronic nursing documentation in complex healthcare organizations.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12130
Subject Headings: Health Sciences, Nursing
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Knowing the patient: A process of recognition.
Creator: Osso, Maria Brusco., Florida Atlantic University, Locsin, Rozzano, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to explore how professional nurses recognize patterns of patient interaction with the environment. It is postulated that through pattern recognition professional nurses can help interventions toward patient's well-being and health promotion. A qualitative research design employing the method of grounded theory analysis was utilized. The pattern of patient interactions with the environment was Knowing the Patient, a process of recognition that includes Initiating...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore how professional nurses recognize patterns of patient interaction with the environment. It is postulated that through pattern recognition professional nurses can help interventions toward patient's well-being and health promotion. A qualitative research design employing the method of grounded theory analysis was utilized. The pattern of patient interactions with the environment was Knowing the Patient, a process of recognition that includes Initiating Contact, Gathering Information, Working with the Information, Acting on the Information, and Pattern Recognition. Two psychosocial conditions that appear to influence this process are time with the patient, and nurse's sense of obligation. The results of the study suggest that recognition of patients' patterns facilitate the planning and implementations of nursing actions which effectively promote patient well-being, and health.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15142
Subject Headings: Health Sciences, Nursing
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Title: The lived experience of listening to music while recovering from surgery.
Creator: McCaffrey, Ruth G., Florida Atlantic University, Locsin, Rozzano, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: This study provides a phenomenological analysis of living the experience of listening to music while recovering from surgery. The qualitative method used was that of Van Manen, as adapted by Munhall and outlined by Madayag. Specifically, this study describes three themes that emerged from transcribed interviews from eight participants who listened to music during recovery: (1) "comfort" from a discomforting condition which reveals the existential lived world of temporality; (2) "familiarity"...
Show moreThis study provides a phenomenological analysis of living the experience of listening to music while recovering from surgery. The qualitative method used was that of Van Manen, as adapted by Munhall and outlined by Madayag. Specifically, this study describes three themes that emerged from transcribed interviews from eight participants who listened to music during recovery: (1) "comfort" from a discomforting condition which reveals the existential lived world of temporality; (2) "familiarity" in a strange environment, revealing the lived world of spaciality, and (3) "distraction" from fear, pain and anxiety, as the lived world of corporeality. In addition, implications for nursing research, practice, and education are discussed.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15324
Subject Headings: Health Sciences, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Music, Health Sciences, Nursing
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE RELATIONSHIP OF GENE EXPRESSION, STRESS, DEPRESSION, AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DURING PREGNANCY.
Creator: Brennen, Marlene Brown, Tappen, Ruth, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to explore differences in perceived stress, glucocorticoid receptor (GR), and the expression of histone acetylation (HAT) of the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) gene between non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White women in their 2nd trimester of pregnancy. Black women are 2–3 times more likely to experience preterm birth (PTB) and maternal mortality than White women (Hoyert, 2022; Martin et al., 2019). Researchers have reported chronic stress associated...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore differences in perceived stress, glucocorticoid receptor (GR), and the expression of histone acetylation (HAT) of the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) gene between non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White women in their 2nd trimester of pregnancy. Black women are 2–3 times more likely to experience preterm birth (PTB) and maternal mortality than White women (Hoyert, 2022; Martin et al., 2019). Researchers have reported chronic stress associated with factors such as experiencing discrimination, financial hardship, and abuse may induce dysregulation of the stress hormones (Kramer et al., 2013; Shapiro-Mendoza et al., 2016). Likewise, the stress hormones glucocorticoid and CRH dysregulation have been linked to early labor, preeclampsia, and maternal death (Kramer et al., 2013; Shapiro-Mendoza et al., 2016; Yu et al., 2013). Additionally, social status, gender, education, and income are recognized as social determinants of health. This study used an observational, cross-sectional design to analyze the differences in perceived stress, depression, GR, and HAT of the CRH gene between a group of Black and White pregnant women in their 2nd trimester of pregnancy. This study analyzed perceived stress, depression, and peripheral blood monocytes cells (PMBC) using secondary, deidentified data from pregnant women. The Perceived Stress Scale was used to measure stress, the profile in Mood Depression Scale measured depression, a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) to quantitative Polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis was used to measure GR and HAT of the CRH gene. The data were analyzed using correlation and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to examine relationships and the differences between groups.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014286
Subject Headings: Social Determinants of Health, Gene expression, Pregnancy--Health aspects
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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: 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.
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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: An examination of immediate outcomes following a single session of mindfulness meditation.
Creator: Stiksma, Melissa, Levy, Morgan, Vernon, Laura
Date Issued: 2013-04-05
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361193
Subject Headings: Meditation, Mindfulness in behavioral health
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: 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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Date Issued: 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.
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Title: Ferrimagnetic bioglass ceramics in simulated body fluid: Electron, X-ray and neutron scattering studies.
Creator: Papanearchou, Nearchos I., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Physics
Abstract/Description: The effect of simulated body fluid (SBF) on the crystal structure and surface structure properties of Ferrimagnetic Bioglass Ceramics (FBC) as a function of the time of immersion in SBF was studied. The materials examined were prepared with a systematic variation of the composition of the oxides in the system [0.45(CaO, P2O5) (0.52-x)SiO2 xFe2O3 0.03Na2O] and the heat treatment temperature. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive x-ray...
Show moreThe effect of simulated body fluid (SBF) on the crystal structure and surface structure properties of Ferrimagnetic Bioglass Ceramics (FBC) as a function of the time of immersion in SBF was studied. The materials examined were prepared with a systematic variation of the composition of the oxides in the system [0.45(CaO, P2O5) (0.52-x)SiO2 xFe2O3 0.03Na2O] and the heat treatment temperature. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX), neutron powder diffraction (NPD) and Rietveld refinement methods were used in our studies. The in vitro experiments demonstrated the bioactivity of the FBC through formation of hydroxyapatite (HAp). It varies with the composition of the FBC, annealing temperature, and time of immersion of the samples in SBF in a non-systematic way. SEM and EDX studies showed that pores appear on the surface of some specimens, while a surface layer of Si, P, and Ca partially covers the Fe, O dendrites of the original samples. Formation and size of pores was determined by the specific processing parameters of the samples. Quantitative phase analysis of the neutron diffraction patterns revealed a phase transition of the calcium phosphate from hexagonal to monoclinic, in weight percentages depended on the composition of the as-prepared FBC and time of immersion in SBF. The weight percentage of the ferrimagnetic phase [Fe3O4] is less affected by immersion in SBF. Inclusion of magnetic scattering of the neutrons in the Rietveld refinement process improved the quality of the fit between calculated and experimental diffraction patterns, resulting in a reduction of the weighted pattern residuals Rwp from 0.15 to 0.07.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12169
Subject Headings: Health Sciences, Radiology, Biophysics, General
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Title: “Pretty, Pills, and Perspective: The Not-so Charmed Medicalization of Women’s Mental Health”.
Creator: Wilson, Jennifer R., McConnell, William, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Sociology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: Using content analysis and in-depth interviews, this study finds variation in perspective of mental health in 1) how it is framed on social media platforms by mental health treatment advertisements and 2) how woman perceive their own mental health struggles, how they sought and maintain treatment, and how the culture of social media influences this perspective. To investigate this topic, this study is separated into two phases: Phase One is a content analysis of 25 mental health treatment...
Show moreUsing content analysis and in-depth interviews, this study finds variation in perspective of mental health in 1) how it is framed on social media platforms by mental health treatment advertisements and 2) how woman perceive their own mental health struggles, how they sought and maintain treatment, and how the culture of social media influences this perspective. To investigate this topic, this study is separated into two phases: Phase One is a content analysis of 25 mental health treatment advertisements for depression and/or anxiety on Facebook and Instagram with three questions in mind: 1. How do advertisements on social media frame depression and anxiety? 2. What are the solutions proposed? And 3. How are women represented in these advertisements? Phase Two consists of 14 in-depth interviews with three questions in mind: 1. How do women understand their mental health problems? 2. How do social media advertisements affect women seeking mental health treatment? And 3. How does social media affect current course of mental health treatment? Social media advertisements do medicalize women’s perspective of mental health and can best be understood in three terms: communication, convenience, and confidence, through an interplay of medicalization and gender framing. Women give meaning to their mental health through their experience in past and current life circumstances and the culture of social media has shifted understanding and engagement with this dynamic.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014163
Subject Headings: Women—Mental health, Medicalization
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Title: RELIGIOSITY AND SPIRITUALITY AMONG LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS: MEDIATION EFFECTS ON MINORITY STRESS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND STRESS.
Creator: Katz, Joshua A., Gill, Carman, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Counselor Education, College of Education
Abstract/Description: LGBTQ+ individuals currently represent 7.1% of the population yet seek mental health services at rates two to four times higher than average, and present with significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety, stress, substance abuse, and suicidality. LGBTQ+ youth have the highest rates of suicidality of any minority group, with a recent poll reporting 22-32% attempted suicide compared to 5% of non-LGBTQ+ youth. These statistics are influenced by discrimination, stigma, and living in a...
Show moreLGBTQ+ individuals currently represent 7.1% of the population yet seek mental health services at rates two to four times higher than average, and present with significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety, stress, substance abuse, and suicidality. LGBTQ+ youth have the highest rates of suicidality of any minority group, with a recent poll reporting 22-32% attempted suicide compared to 5% of non-LGBTQ+ youth. These statistics are influenced by discrimination, stigma, and living in a heterosexist society and can lead to psychological distress, identity concealment, internalized homophobia, and stigma-based rejection explained through Minority Stress Theory. LGBTQ+ polls recently revealed an average of 80% identify as religious and/or spiritual. The purpose of this study is to better understand the risks or rewards of the intersecting identities of religiosity, spirituality and being LGBTQ+. In this quantitative non-experimental design study using Pearson’s R correlation, multiple relationships were found among the variables of spirituality, religiosity, age, being non-white, minority stress, and symptoms. of depression, anxiety, and stress. Multiple regression analysis found that spirituality, religiosity, and minority stress predicted 52% of the variance in depression, anxiety, and stress. Finally, a mediation analysis revealed that religiosity was not statistically significant as a mediator between minority stress and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, but spirituality was statistically significant as a partial mediator of these effects and, therefore, strong emphasis is placed on the benefits spirituality can have among LGBTQ+ individuals.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014281
Subject Headings: Spirituality, LGBTQ+ people, Mental health
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Title: Building the family network: A community is born.
Creator: Petit, Robin Cecilie, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: This research study is a description of the meaning of membership in a network of families affected by HIV-AIDS. Four network members were interviewed using a phenomenological approach to guide the inquiry. Narrative descriptions were generated which revealed six essential themes. They were: "Reaching Out to Each Other", "Building a Foundation", "Sharing Hope", "Growing Stronger", "Respecting and Accepting", and "Belonging Together." One Metatheme emerged "Building a Community." The...
Show moreThis research study is a description of the meaning of membership in a network of families affected by HIV-AIDS. Four network members were interviewed using a phenomenological approach to guide the inquiry. Narrative descriptions were generated which revealed six essential themes. They were: "Reaching Out to Each Other", "Building a Foundation", "Sharing Hope", "Growing Stronger", "Respecting and Accepting", and "Belonging Together." One Metatheme emerged "Building a Community." The implications for nursing practice, education and research are discussed.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15348
Subject Headings: Psychology, Social, Health Sciences, Nursing, Health Sciences, Public Health, Sociology, Individual and Family Studies
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Title: The lived experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle.
Creator: Jones, Margaret P., Florida Atlantic University, Winland-Brown, Jill
Abstract/Description: This study explored the lived experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle. Using van Manen's methodology for researching lived experience, five participants described their experiences of the phenomenon. Four essential thematic structures were identified: (a) Conscious Choice; (b) Self Discovery; (c) Goals, Expectations, and Benefits; and (d) Validation and Motivation. Three incidental thematic structures were identified: (a) Resources, (b) Events, and (c) Addiction. A descriptive paragraph...
Show moreThis study explored the lived experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle. Using van Manen's methodology for researching lived experience, five participants described their experiences of the phenomenon. Four essential thematic structures were identified: (a) Conscious Choice; (b) Self Discovery; (c) Goals, Expectations, and Benefits; and (d) Validation and Motivation. Three incidental thematic structures were identified: (a) Resources, (b) Events, and (c) Addiction. A descriptive paragraph was written from the significant statements and a metatheme emerged for the phenomenon. The metatheme for the experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle was written as the phenomenological statement: The lived experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle is a conscious choosing of how to be in the world, and the actions taken to fulfill and sustain that desire.
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Date Issued: 1993
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14921
Subject Headings: Lifestyles--Health aspects, Health status indicators, Life change events--Health aspects, Motivation (Psychology)
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Title: Comparing the Use of a Business Plan with a Community Intervention Model in a Volunteer Project of a Not-For-Profit Agency.
Creator: Hooks, Karen L., Zoeller, Robert F., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Health promotion and community intervention models are available for community projects. Project volunteers with business backgrounds may lack knowledge of these models, but be familiar with business plans. This study analyzed a community project using the Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH) model and a business plan and proposed a new model based on that analysis. The documented processes and activities of the United Way of Broward County. Florida, Women's Way 2006 Helmets for the...
Show moreHealth promotion and community intervention models are available for community projects. Project volunteers with business backgrounds may lack knowledge of these models, but be familiar with business plans. This study analyzed a community project using the Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH) model and a business plan and proposed a new model based on that analysis. The documented processes and activities of the United Way of Broward County. Florida, Women's Way 2006 Helmets for the Holidays committee were collected, subjectively evaluated, and used as the basis for a new model integrating components of PATCH and a business plan. The significant contribution of the resulting model is its incorporation of a community outreach component into a planning and management model that uses business-comfortable language.
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Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000634
Subject Headings: Communication in public health, Health promotion--Planning, Health promotion--Evaluation, Nonprofit organizations--Management
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Title: TELEHEALTH UTILIZATION IN MENTAL HEALTH: THE UNEXPECTED CATALYST.
Creator: Perrys, John, Feyereisen, Scott, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Management Programs, College of Business
Abstract/Description: This quantitative research study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the utilization of telehealth in mental health services, focusing on the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The study assessed changes in appointment types across location, modality, gender, age, race, and rurality. Drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and introducing a COVID-19 moderation factor, the study investigates the adoption of telehealth...
Show moreThis quantitative research study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the utilization of telehealth in mental health services, focusing on the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The study assessed changes in appointment types across location, modality, gender, age, race, and rurality. Drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and introducing a COVID-19 moderation factor, the study investigates the adoption of telehealth technology and its effects on traditionally underserved groups. The research method involved a quantitative analysis of de-identified patient appointment data from FY 2017 to FY 2022, encompassing 66 million appointments. Empirical research was assessed for any impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the proliferation of the telehealth modality in mental health. The study incorporated statistical analyses, including time series regression, to test the hypothesis that telehealth positively influenced mental health service delivery, with the COVID-19 pandemic as a moderating factor. Descriptive statistics were used to present the mean and standard deviation scores for the independent and dependent variables. Frequency statistics were used to describe the independent variables for the study further. Three regression models were used to answer the hypotheses. Comprehensive results were presented, showcasing the impact of the pandemic on telehealth adoption, and behavioral intentions. Specifically, the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered the landscape of doctoral healthcare provider visits, generally decreased in-person visits while substantially increased video and phone visits. The findings highlighted sizable shifts in healthcare dynamics, emphasizing the influence of demographic factors on visit types and the complex interplay with COVID-19. This study contributed valuable insights into the transformative role of telehealth in mental health care, especially during global health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014461
Subject Headings: Mental health services, Medical telematics, Delivery of Health Care, Veterans Health
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Title: Development of Linear Feature Based Non-Contact Bridge Deflection Monitoring System.
Creator: Khamaru, Satarupa, Nagarajan, Sudhagar, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
Abstract/Description: In any infrastructure project, monitoring and managing the built assets is an important task. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is meant for continuous assessment of safety and serviceability of a structure and its elements. SHM has taken a leading role in the field of structural engineering and has become very popular in recent age. Bridge deflection is the basic evaluation index to examine the health status of a bridge structure. The existing bridge monitoring systems have several...
Show moreIn any infrastructure project, monitoring and managing the built assets is an important task. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is meant for continuous assessment of safety and serviceability of a structure and its elements. SHM has taken a leading role in the field of structural engineering and has become very popular in recent age. Bridge deflection is the basic evaluation index to examine the health status of a bridge structure. The existing bridge monitoring systems have several drawbacks. Hence, a new methodological approach has been proposed to overcome the limitations of traditional contact-based bridge deflection monitoring system and other non-contact based system. This study developed a non-contact linear feature based Deflection Monitoring System (DMS) using Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) and cameras for timber railroad bridges. The process and detailed workflow of building the DMS, its components and sensors involved are discussed here. The efficiency of this DMS is validated against a deflectometer.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013081
Subject Headings: Structural health monitoring., Bridges--Evaluation., Deflection.
Format: Document (PDF)

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