Dissertations (via ProQuest)

Dissertations (via ProQuest)

 

Some older Cizik School of Nursing dissertations (1999-2013) are also available online via ProQuest, but full-text access is limited to the TMC Library academic community; others may be able to access these documents through their own libraries or purchase them from ProQuest. Some UTSoN dissertations are available, in print format only, via The TMC Library. They are listed in the Library Catalog under the subject heading: Dissertations, Academic--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. School of Nursing

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Submissions from 2013

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Examination of stress, depression, and cognitive function in the elderly: A biobehavioral approach, Lisa Boss

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Personal health records, symptoms, uncertainty and mood in brain tumor patients, Jennifer Cahill

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A bio-behavioral appraisal of maternal-child engagement and maternal stress in child health outcomes, Licia M Clowtis

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How African American adolescent females construct sexuality: A qualitative ethnographic study, Stacy M Crandall

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The experience of women receiving maternal-fetal surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome, Patricia Emerson

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Exploring the skin-to-skin contact experience during cesarean section, Anitra C Frederick

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A behavioral intervention for mothers of colicky infants, Susanne K Lim

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The role of depression, stress and self-management behaviors on metabolic control in adults with type 2 diabetes, Ngozi D Mbue

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The alternative peer group: What can "winners" from this program teach us about recovery from adolescent substance use disorder?, Angela Nash

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A retrospective cohort study: Tuberculosis in four major metrpolitan areas of Texas, Christina R Nunez

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The relationship between depressive symptom severity and circulating level of endothelin-1 in males ≤ 50 years of age and females ≤ 55 years of age with ACS, Luba Yammine

Submissions from 2012

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Circadian rhythm profiles in porcine ICU subjects, Katrina N Leyden

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Assessment of executive function before and after vitamin D replacement in vulnerable adults who self-neglect, Sabrina L Pickens

Submissions from 2011

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Relationship between nurse leader emotional intelligence and registered nurse job satisfaction, Tommye Austin

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Improving adherence in African American women with uncontrolled primary hypertension, Danice Brown Greer

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Prediction of sepsis in the burn intensive care unit patient, Elizabeth A Mann-Salinas

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The role of serotonin in depression and clotting in the coronary artery disease population, Jennifer E Sanner

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Effects of a dog walking program with older adults in long-term care, Susan M Shea

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Anesthetic choices and breast cancer recurrence: A retrospective cohort study of risk factors, Kristen Starnes-Ott

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Biomarker circadian rhythm profiles in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients, Mary Anne Vincent

Submissions from 2010

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An interactive intervention to impact adherence to antiretroviral treatment among treatment-naïve HIV-infected adults in Thailand: A pilot randomized controlled study, Krittapat Fukfon

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Hemodynamic changes associated with manual and automated lateral rotation in mechanically ventilated intensive care patients, Shannan K Hamlin

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Obesity during pregnancy on vagal tone, hemoglobin A1c, oxygenation, and perinatal outcomes, Rebecca Jo Helmreich

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Maternal Role & High-Risk Pregnancy Experience with Antepartum Hospitalization, Stephanie E Meyers

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Taxonomy of nursing clinical credibility as described by nurses and physicians, Claudia DiSabatino Smith

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Perceptions of work engagement of nurses in Taiwan, Mei-Ling Wu

Submissions from 2009

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Translation and cultural adaptation of the Stigma-Devaluation scale for use among family caregivers of mentally ill relatives in Jordan, Heyam F Dalky

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Qualitative study: Understanding Mexican American women's experience in intimate partner violence, Nora Montalvo-Liendo

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Frequency, severity and distress of dialysis-related symptoms reported by patients on hemodialysis, Francess V Nelson Danquah

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The impact of a child's unexpected hospitalization upon Taiwanese parents' situational anxiety, Yun-Shan Tseng

Submissions from 2008

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

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

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

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Understanding cultural constructions of chronic pain in Mexican -American women, Diane B Monsivais

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Spirituality of Thai Buddhists with chronic cardiovascular disease, Thittaya Phutthikhamin

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

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

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

Submissions from 2007

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

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

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

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

Submissions from 2006

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

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

Submissions from 2005

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

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Active Learning in Nursing Education, Vaunette P. Fay PhD, Nina Selz, and Jan Johnson

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

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Digital Repository, Institutional Repository, DigitalCommons, Janet G. Johnson, Leah Krevit, and Linda Crays

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Putting It All Together, Janet G. Johnson, Leah Krevit, Linda Crays, and William B. Hillier

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

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

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The meaning of informal BMT caregiving, Loretta Williams

Submissions from 2004

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

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Ethnic differences in adolescents' mental distress, Heeseung Choi

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

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

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

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

Submissions from 2003

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

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

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Cancer patients' attitudes toward cancer trials, Peggy A Schuber

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Intervening to reach adolescents and affect health, Linda C Summers

Submissions from 2001

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

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

Submissions from 2000

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

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

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

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

Submissions from 1999

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

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

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