Theses/Dissertations from 2008

Exploring a model of skillful engagement in nursing practice, Jan L Keller-Unger

Sibling relationships in the family of a child with a burn injury, Carlee R Lehna

Role of sleep and sleep-related correlates in the development of delirium: A feasibility study, Kathy Missildine

Living with an arterio-venous fistula for hemodialysis, Cleo J Richard

The illness experience of persons with Parkinson's Disease, Melinda Stanley-Hermanns

Ambulatory blood pressure and physical activity in heart failure, Mei-Kuei Tai

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

Exploring parents' memories of their child's death related sensory experiences as a dimension of grieving, Angela M Ethier

Breastfeeding the very preterm hospitalized infant: An ethnographic study, Nancy M Hurst

Use of cognitive interviewing in the development of a Spanish language genetic knowledge instrument, Gia T Mudd

Border intervention by Promotores for type 2 diabetes, Constance S Sixta

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

The effectiveness of a promotora-led intervention for Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes, Josefina Lujan

Contribution of activity and skin temperature to the risk of developing pressure ulcers in nursing facility residents, Mary Pat Rapp

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

Development and validation of the Neuro Symptom Inventory in the primary brain tumor patient population, Terri S Armstrong

Factors affecting the symptom burden in chronic heart failure, Gary Michael Gusick

The Spanish translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Powe Fatalism Inventory, Gloria E McKee

Physiologic and psychosocial stage-based differences for dietary fat consumption in women with type 2 diabetes, Patricia A Quackenbush

The meaning of informal BMT caregiving, Loretta Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

The impact of a brief foot care intervention for persons with diabetes, Wanda J Borges

Ethnic differences in adolescents' mental distress, Heeseung Choi

The role of the experience and expression of anger in future cardiovascular profiles in young adolescents, Lisa R Reyes

A focused ethnographic study of women in recovery from alcohol abuse, Leslie K Robbins

The effect of thyroxine and triiodothyronine on fatigue, depression, and memory in a hypothyroid population, Tom Rodriguez

Family stress, coping, communication, and adaptation in unintended adolescent pregnancy, Jacquelyn C Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

A focused ethnographic study of community social capital, Elizabeth D Carlson

Temporal variations of dyspnea, fatigue, and lung function in chronic lung disease, Cynthia Anne McCarley

Cancer patients' attitudes toward cancer trials, Peggy A Schuber

Intervening to reach adolescents and affect health, Linda C Summers

Theses/Dissertations from 2001

Clinical decisions related to CBC screening of asymptomatic full-term infants at risk for group B streptococcus disease, Deborah Kay Parks

An ethnographic study of home remedy use for African-American children, Glenda Lou Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2000

The illness narratives of Hispanic American women with coronary heart disease (CHD): An ethnographic approach, Kimberly Dawn Cameron

Resting and reactive blood pressure as predictors of ambulatory blood pressure in older hypertensive adults, Lorraine Frazier

The illness experiences of patients and their family members living with congestive heart failure, Jane Scherberger Mahoney

Zuni elders: Ethnography of American Indian aging, Margaret Priscilla Moss

Theses/Dissertations from 1999

Effect of continuous gastric enteral feeding on tonometric measurement of gastric intramucosal carbon dioxide levels in healthy volunteers, Cinda Heist Clark

The pain experience of elderly hospice patients with cancer, Wendy Diane Duggleby

Culturally sensitive cancer education: Effect on knowledge, cancer fatalism, and participation in mobile mammography screening among African-American women, Patricia Jean Washington