Der überwiegende Teil der Krankenversorgung in Deutschland findet in fragmentierten Strukturen statt. Getrennte Leistungssektoren, zu denen die ambulante und stationäre Krankenversorgung zählen, gehen mit funktionalen Brüchen in der Zusammenarbeit der Gesundheitsprofessionen ein…
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Background: Successful implementation of evidence is challenging and commonly not sustained overtime. RCT methods are often unable to provide conclusive evidence of effective implementation strategies because of individual case context heterogeneity. Complimentary process evalua…
As the number of international college students has increased dramatically since the 2000s (U.S. Mission Nigeria, 2018), depressive symptoms among this group have become a crucial issue in the United States. Notably, it is widely accepted that international college students are …
The advancement in technology calls for improvement in service delivery in healthcare systems, especially in the present health pandemic of the COVID-19. At present, healthcare systems utilize several electronic health techniques. However, there is a need for the creation of int…
The purpose of this qualitative exploratory single case was to explore the process of emergency response for the vehicle accident trauma victims in the city of Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. The study conducted individual interviews on each of the healthcare professionals working …
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between emotional intelligence and work engagement in the context of frontline nurses in acute care settings. The relationship between age, gender, years of experience, educational attainment, and specialization was invest…
Cancer incidence is high for aging minority and underserved populations, yet research is limited about patient-provider communications with aging racial and ethnic minority populations. Achieving high-quality cancer care is crucial to reducing health disparities for this populat…
The increasing ease of travel has meant that mass gatherings occur more frequently in today's world; they have also increased in size and magnitude. Mass gatherings can be organized/regular events or non-organized/irregular events, local or international, and peaceful or conflic…
Managing mental health in children is complex as many factors can trigger emotions on an inpatient unit. Violence and aggression are common issues for the child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient units due to difficulty with verbalizing and processing their feelings. Verbal de…
The high cost of healthcare is a well-known topic. Utilizing systems engineering methods to address the problem is less well-known in the healthcare industry. There are many variables that impact the cost of healthcare, and this dissertation proposes a solution for the systemic …
Cancer epidemiology has a long history of applying geographic thinking to address long-standing place-based disparities. This dissertation adds new knowledge to geospatial approaches to social determinants of cancer outcomes. It establishes a framework consisting of three dimens…
This research creates a model for designing a health clinic that acknowledges how PTSD affects the mind and body and creates a safe place for people to seek treatment. The main goal is to create a broad framework that acknowledges culture, history, and medical anthropology to cr…
The population of people 60 years and older has been rapidly rising and will continue to grow. This growth has prompted a turn toward innovations to support age-related decline. While these innovations are necessary, the older adult population is large and diverse. Researchers i…
BACKGROUND: Despite the history of U.S.-based partners leading global health programs in low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries, sustainable models of health care rely on local country partners leading the way. Transition is the process of shifting funder-led programs towards c…
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, such as myocardial infarction, which is one of the leading causes of end-stage renal disease (Kovell et al., 2015; Sessoms et al., 2015; Solomon et al., 2015). Evidence shows that African Americans have the highest …
Healthcare service utilization (HSU) describes how individuals engage with healthcare systems. Studies examining differences in rates of HSU among acute care-seeking patients have identified disparities in access to appropriate treatments. Alcohol-use disorders (AUDS) are increa…
Communication within families has been studied in regards to health information, however gaps remain in our knowledge about family communication of genetic information. Mixed qualitative and quantitative interviews were done on probands with large familial cascade uptake, who we…
A common behavioral therapeutic target in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease is activation of values-consistent living, which can facilitate positive lifestyle behavior change. However, the empirical study of values-consistent living has been limited by signi…
Many studies have examined the impacts of abduction, captivity, and human trafficking in Nigeria. However, no known research has systematically documented the Boko Haram survivors’ health challenges experienced post-abduction. This study is dedicated to analyzing the survivors’ …