Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Using Readiness to Change for Dietary Modification in a Rural Primary Care Setting, Rebecca Johnson Beller
Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity is Associated with Frailty in Veterans, Courtney N. Loecker
Experiences of Registered Nurses Returning to Practice after a Career Break, Jill V. Scott
Factors Associated with Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity During Hospitalization for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Gisele C. Tlusty PhD, RN
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
A Qualitative Multiple Case Study of Rural Spousal Caregivers’ Experience with Health Promotion, Tamara L. Braley
Self-Managment of Urinary Incontinence in Women, Abbey Klein
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Formal Caregiver Burden among Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes: A Mixed Methods Study, Rachel Kunkle
Frailty Determination and Responsiveness in Left Ventricular Assist Devices, Sarah Schroeder
Maternal Distress in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Morgan A. Staver
Ethical Sensitivity of PADIS Care Among Critical Care Nurses: A Mixed Methods Study, Denise Waterfield
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Factors Associated with Omani’s Schoolteachers’ Reporting Behavior of Suspected Cases of Child Abuse and Neglect, Zeinab N. Alazri
Examination of Access, Utilization, and Barriers to Care Among Special Populations in the United States, Jed R. Hansen
Evaluating Self-Management of Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions Residing in Rural Communities: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study, Jessica J. Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Self-Management for Individuals Using Long-Term Urinary Catheterization, Lisa Krabbenhoft
Glycemic Variability In Patients With Stage II-III Colon Cancer, Natalie Mandolfo
The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer-Related Fatigue and Its Co-Occurring Symptoms, Dilorom M. Sass
Utilization of Nurse Practitioners in states with full practice authority: Does Geography Matter?, Jana Zwilling
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Examining Depressive Symptoms Over Time in Women with Coronary Heart Disease, Sydney A. Buckland
Recent Veterans’ Self-Management of Health During Military to Civilian Life Transition: A Grounded Theory Study, Narda A. Ligotti
Maternal Cognitions and the Origins of Early Sensorimotor Based Play in Infants Born Preterm, Sandra L. Willett
The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Self-Management, Carli A. Zegers
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Exploring Perceptions and Experiences with Resources Among Rural Alzheimer's Dementia Family Caregivers in the Midwest, Rita M. Million
Maternal Life Course Adversity: The Intersection of Psychosocial and Biobehavioral Adaptive Response in Pregnancy, Crystal Modde Epstein
Genetic Influence on Resilience to Potentially Traumatic Events, Kosuke Niitsu
Peer Intervention To Increase Physical Activity Among Working Women, Sheri A. Rowland
Self-efficacy for Symptom Management in Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients, Lynn White
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Physical Activity Levels and Related Factors in Midwestern Rural Hispanic or Latino Adults, Alison K. Clevette
MOVE-HF: An Internet-Based Pilot Study to Improve Adherence to Exercise in Patients with Heart Failure, Pallav Deka
Care Transitions: A Mixed Methods Study Using a Complexity Science Lens, Carol Geary
Psychometric Properties of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Measures in Patients Referred to a Sleep Clinic, Jennifer N. Miller
Rural Nebraska Women's Explanatory Models Of Postpartum Depressive Symptomatology, Elizabeth Mollard
The Use of Electroacupuncture for Cervical Ripening in Pregnant Women, Becky A. Nauta
The Effects of a Preceptor Coaching Intervention on Use of Clinical Judgment by New Graduate Nurses, Sue A. Schuelke
Factors and Outcomes Associated With Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Marcia Y. Shade
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
An exploration of quality of dying from cancer versus advanced chronic illness in the nursing home : a mixed methods investigation, Lisa L. Church
Association between Adverse Events in Childhood and BMI among People with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Nicholas Guenzel
Association between Socioeconomic Status and BMI among People with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Nicholas Guenzel
Psychiatric Comorbidities and BMI: An Exploratory Analysis, Nicholas Guenzel
Physical Activity Behaviors of Prehypertensive and Stage I Hypertensive African American Women, Hope Jackson
Determinants of Patient Activation in Hospitalized Multimorbid Patients, Myra S. Schmaderer
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Revision and psychometric testing of the safe administration of medications scale, Katherine S Oiler Bravo
Relationships between and group differences in patient activation and knowledge, skills, confidence, and biomarkers in chronic kidney disease, Michelle L. Johnson
Understanding the factors that influence the provision of intrapartum nursing care within rural settings, Kandis L. McCafferty
Evaluating higher order thinking in online discussion, Shannon L. Pecka
Motivational factors of weight loss in rural adults, Jill R. Reed
Lived experience of the warrior nurse as an advisor, Joyce C. Tow
Cardiovascular risk factors among college students : knowledge, perception and risk assessment, Dieu-My T. Tran
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Preferred thinking style, cue recognition, processing and response by baccalaureate nursing students during high fidelity patient simulation, Beth E Wagner Burbach
Effects of simulation-based interprofessional education on teamwork, Chao Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Partners together in health : health-related quality of life outcomes in coronary artery bypass patients and partners, Lynda C. Macken
Relationships between stress biomarkers and feeding intolerance in preterm infants over time, Tiffany A. Moore
Examining the shift in sleep wake states during procedural pain in neonates, Nadin Abdel Razeq
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Predictors of overall perceived health in patients with heart failure, Beverly Carlson
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Mexican-American mothers' eating and child feeding behaviors, Trina Aguirre
Planning for the future making the second home through compadrazgo in Mexican American women, Kathy Gill-Hopple
Mother-child connectedness, parental behavioral control, psychosocial maturity and adolescent sexual health risk behavior, Heidi J. Keeler
Contextual and intrapersonal factors in adolescent smoking behavior, Ronda Dexter Kinsey
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
An intervention to increase physical activity behavior among older African American women, Karen J. Anderson
Measurement of cognitive function in chronic heart failure, Lisa C. Bauer
Predictors of symptoms and psychological distress in patients with recurrent symptomatic atrial fibrillation, Pamela J. McCabe
Translating the Pittsburgh sleep quality index into Arabic, Khaled H. Suleiman
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Symptom clusters in early recovery coronary artery bypass surgery patients, Amy A. Abbott
Examining intervention components for promoting adherence to strength weight training exercise in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors with bone loss, Rita L. McGuire
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Self-reported health status and health determinants in low income midlife women aged 40 to 64, Teresa L. Barry
An Internet physical activity intervention to reduce coronary heart disease risk in the metabolic syndrome population, Kelly A Shull Bosak
Effect of patient empowered pain management on pain and functional status following total knee arthroplasty, Larry Dahlen
Meaning and depression in women with breast cancer, Joyce Eileen Hefty Fjelland
The Experience of infant death for lower income African American mothers, Merry Foyt
Education for parents to manage children's pain at home after tonsillectomy, Helga Lara Helgadottir
Redefining parenthood : surviving the death of a child, Suzanne L. Nuss
Predicting physical outcomes in elderly coronary artery bypass graft patients, Paula S. Schulz
Patterns of fatigue, circadian rhythms, sleep-wake, and activity-rest and their relationships: a comparison over time in women with breast cancer randomized to two study groups, Kimberly K. Wielgus
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Breast cancer screening patterns related to mammography adherence among Northern Plains tribes American Indian women, Sara Troske Becker
Human capital, personal networks, and social capital for childbearing Mexican immigrant women in a new destination community, Catherine de Flores Bernosky
Social regulation of the stress response in the transitional newborn, Cynthia Anderson Elverson
Widowhood: the first anniversary spousal bereavement-related stress, coping and well-being in older women, Mary E. Minton
Testing the feasibility of conducting a cost-effectiveness analysis of a home communication intervention in elder persons undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, Carolyn M. Reilly
Raloxifene effect on lipids and lipoproteins in dyslipidemic postmenopausal woman, Shirley J. Roddy
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The Effects of sleep deprivation on temperature, rest/activity, and urine volume rhythms of male rats in different age groups, Claudia Chaperon
Physical activity counseling intervention for women age 50-75 within the community, Cindy Lee Costanzo
Achieving behavioral change with motivational interviewing, Rebecca M. Kreman
A Symptom management intervention in diabetic coronary artery bypass graft patients, Connie L. Miller
Prenatal breastfeeding education : an intervention for pregnant immigrant Hispanic women, Jane M. Schlickau
Psychometric testing of the meaning in heart disease instrument, Brenda G. Skaggs
The Effect of early kangaroo care on breast skin temperature, distress, and breastmilk production in mothers of premature infants, Patricia A. Wilhelm
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Correlates of fatigue in lymphoma patients undergoing autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, Majeda Mohammed El-Banna
Individual differences and sleep disturbances in American Indian/Alaskan native and White non-Hispanic nurse shiftworkers, Barbara B. Hobbs
Promotion of heart health in mid-life women : the church-based heart and soul physical activity program, Jane Anthony Peterson
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Measures and predictors of pap smear screening participation among inner city sheltered women, Jette R. Hogenmiller
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Moms on the move : a physical activity intervention for WIC mothers, Nancy L. Fahrenwald
Sociocultural, physiologic, and psychologic variables that influence pain in the fibromyalgia patient, Linda Hughes
Transition to motherhood in adolescence : the development of the adolescent prenatal questionnaire, Margaret M. Kaiser
Stress, coping, and physiological responses related to the post treatment mammogram in breast cancer survivors, Banik Deborah K Swanson
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Self esteem in school aged children : the effects of self esteem enhancement, Rhonda Albon