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Prognostic COPD healthcare management system
Title
Prognostic COPD healthcare management system.
Creator
Jain, Piyush, Agarwal, Ankur, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description
Hospital readmission rates are considered to be an important indicator of quality of care because they may be a consequence of actions of commission or omission made during the initial hospitalization of the patient, or as a consequence of poorly managed transition of the patient back into the community. The negative impact on patient quality of life and huge burden on healthcare system have made reducing hospital readmissions a central goal of healthcare delivery and payment reform efforts....
Show moreHospital readmission rates are considered to be an important indicator of quality of care because they may be a consequence of actions of commission or omission made during the initial hospitalization of the patient, or as a consequence of poorly managed transition of the patient back into the community. The negative impact on patient quality of life and huge burden on healthcare system have made reducing hospital readmissions a central goal of healthcare delivery and payment reform efforts. In this project, we will focus on COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) which is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality worldwide. This project will design and develop a prognostic COPD healthcare management system which is a sustainable clinical decision-support system to reduce the number of readmissions by identifying those patients who need preventive interventions to reduce the probability of being readmitted. Based on patient’s clinical records and discharge summary, our system would be able to determine the readmission risk profile of patients treated for COPD. Suitable interventions could then be initiated with the objective of providing quality and timely care that helps prevent avoidable readmission.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004125, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004125
Subject Headings
Integrated delivery of health care, Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive -- Treatment, Medical care -- Quality control
Format
Document (PDF)
Client perspectives of complementary and alternative medicine: The case of acupuncture
Title
Client perspectives of complementary and alternative medicine: The case of acupuncture.
Creator
LaVoir, Dawn M., Florida Atlantic University, Harris, Michael S.
Abstract/Description
The ethnographic research conducted for this thesis focuses on why some Florida residents opt for complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, specifically acupuncture, when conventional biomedical therapies are also available. Some of the variables include dissatisfaction with current biomedical practice, economic status, social and peer pressure, and curiosity. The results are compared with national trends on CAM usage. In this study, it was found that the primary reason that...
Show moreThe ethnographic research conducted for this thesis focuses on why some Florida residents opt for complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, specifically acupuncture, when conventional biomedical therapies are also available. Some of the variables include dissatisfaction with current biomedical practice, economic status, social and peer pressure, and curiosity. The results are compared with national trends on CAM usage. In this study, it was found that the primary reason that individuals opt for CAM modalities was their negative experience with the practice of biomedicine. Overall, participants who have undergone a course of acupuncture therapy are empowered, relieved, and healthy.
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Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13311
Subject Headings
Alternative medicine, Integrated delivery of health care, Acupuncture, Mind and body, Medical anthropology, Traditional medicine
Format
Document (PDF)
The Effect of a Supportive-Educative Nursing Intervention on Weight Loss and Perceived Self Care in Overweight Women With Metabolic Syndrome
Title
The Effect of a Supportive-Educative Nursing Intervention on Weight Loss and Perceived Self Care in Overweight Women With Metabolic Syndrome.
Creator
Fleck, Laureen, Parker, Marilyn, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of risk factors that are precursors to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. More women than men are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. Emphasis on diagnosis of pre-diabetes has resulted in further interest in metabolic syndrome and the need for weight reduction. Advanced practice nurses care for women with overweight and obesity in the primary care setting; however there is a lack of evidence to support the effectiveness of nursing interventions to assist...
Show moreMetabolic syndrome is a constellation of risk factors that are precursors to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. More women than men are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. Emphasis on diagnosis of pre-diabetes has resulted in further interest in metabolic syndrome and the need for weight reduction. Advanced practice nurses care for women with overweight and obesity in the primary care setting; however there is a lack of evidence to support the effectiveness of nursing interventions to assist women with metabolic syndrome lose weight. Based on Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, this study investigated the use of a specific supportive-educative nursing intervention to assist individuals make healthy lifestyle choices to reduce body weight. A pre-test post-test, two group experimental design was used. It was hypothesized that women given individualized support, education, and guidance about lifestyle modification, which included carbohydrate counting, would lose more weight and have greater self-care ability than women given general support and education. The sample included 51 pre-menopausal women between ages 19 and 55 who had been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. Body weight and perceived self-care, using the Self-as-Carer inventory, were measured at the onset of the study and again three months later. The two groups did not differ significantly as to weight or perceived self-care at baseline or at conclusion of the study. A repeated measures analysis of variance for weight loss and perception of self care was calculated and the results indicated that there was no significant difference in weight loss (p=.13) or perception of self care (p=.85) between the two groups. The use of a supportive-educative individualized nursing intervention enhanced participant awareness of healthy lifestyle choices. Further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of the intervention with a larger, more ethnically diverse sample and with participants diagnosed with other metabolic disorders.
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000620
Subject Headings
Metabolic syndrome, Obesity--Treatment, Lipids--Metabolism--Disorders--Treatment, Integrated delivery of health care, Self-care, Health, Nurse and patient
Format
Document (PDF)