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Title: A Public Policy Approach to Status Interventions and Unintended Consequences.
Author: Jamil, Cayce
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Social sciences--Research, Social structure, Government policy
Description: This dissertation examines whether there are unintended consequences that emerge from status interventions in task groups in relation to cohesion and solidarity. Past theorists have argued that inconsistent status structures produce weaker levels ...

Title: Adverse Events in Healthcare and the Ability to Improve the Quality and Safety of Patient Care in the Hospital
Author: Walsh Koricke, Maureen
Date Created: 2015
Description: This dissertation examines the influence of external and internal constraints on adverse event management in hospitals. Using a multilevel organizing framework, in three separate studies I explore the mechanisms of constraint that impact adverse e...

Title: Adverse Events in Healthcare and the Ability to Improve the Quality and Safety of Patient Care in the Hospital
Author: Walsh Koricke, Maureen
Date Created: 2015
Description: This dissertation examines the influence of external and internal constraints on adverse event management in hospitals. Using a multilevel organizing framework, in three separate studies I explore the mechanisms of constraint that impact adverse e...

Title: Adverse Events in Healthcare and the Ability to Improve the Quality and Safety of Patient Care in the Hospital
Author: Walsh Koricke, Maureen
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Government policy
Description: This dissertation examines the influence of external and internal constraints on adverse event management in hospitals. Using a multilevel organizing framework, in three separate studies I explore the mechanisms of constraint that impact adverse e...

Title: Estimation Of Preference-Based Measures Of Health From Disease-Specific Clinical Outcome Measures For Total Hip And Knee Arthroplasty Patients
Author: Odum, Susan
Date Created: 2013
Description: Transfer to utility (TTU) or mapping methodology allows researchers to estimate a health utility from a disease-specific measure and calculate quality adjusted life years for economic evaluations. The purpose of this study was to develop regressio...

Title: Estimation Of Preference-Based Measures Of Health From Disease-Specific Clinical Outcome Measures For Total Hip And Knee Arthroplasty Patients
Author: Odum, Susan
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Economics, Medical sciences
Description: Transfer to utility (TTU) or mapping methodology allows researchers to estimate a health utility from a disease-specific measure and calculate quality adjusted life years for economic evaluations. The purpose of this study was to develop regressio...

Title: JUST LET HER EAT THE DARN COOKIES: TO WHAT EXTENT WILL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE A PERSONS END-OF-CARE CHOICES
Author: Speer, Mary
Date Created: 2016
Description: ABSTRACTMARY JOAN MIDGLEY SPEER, Just Let Her Eat the Darn Cookies: To what extent will education about the nature and consequences of advanced medical technology influence a person’s end-of-life care choices? (Under the direction of DR. LISA MERR...

Title: JUST LET HER EAT THE DARN COOKIES: TO WHAT EXTENT WILL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE A PERSONS END-OF-CARE CHOICES
Author: Speer, Mary
Date Created: 2016
Description: ABSTRACTMARY JOAN MIDGLEY SPEER, Just Let Her Eat the Darn Cookies: To what extent will education about the nature and consequences of advanced medical technology influence a person’s end-of-life care choices? (Under the direction of DR. LISA MERR...

Title: JUST LET HER EAT THE DARN COOKIES: TO WHAT EXTENT WILL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE A PERSONS END-OF-CARE CHOICES
Author: Speer, Mary
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Medicine, Health education, Ethics
Description: ABSTRACTMARY JOAN MIDGLEY SPEER, Just Let Her Eat the Darn Cookies: To what extent will education about the nature and consequences of advanced medical technology influence a person’s end-of-life care choices? (Under the direction of DR. LISA MERR...

Title: Mathematical Analysis of Markov Models for Social Processes
Author: Whitmeyer, Joseph
Date Created: 2010
Description: We present Markov models for two social processes: the spread of rumors and the change in the spatial distribution of a population over time. For the spread of rumors, we present two models. The first is for the situation in which all particles ar...

Title: Mathematical Analysis of Markov Models for Social Processes
Author: Whitmeyer, Joseph
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics
Description: We present Markov models for two social processes: the spread of rumors and the change in the spatial distribution of a population over time. For the spread of rumors, we present two models. The first is for the situation in which all particles ar...

Title: Racial Disparities in Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising
Author: Cavallo, Stephany
Date Created: 2014
Description: Reducing health disparities by increasing access to health information is a national priority. Research demonstrates that direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) is effective in educating consumers about health issues. However, research also identif...

Title: Racial Disparities in Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising
Author: Cavallo, Stephany
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Government policy
Description: Reducing health disparities by increasing access to health information is a national priority. Research demonstrates that direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) is effective in educating consumers about health issues. However, research also identif...

Title: Racial and Gender Concordance: Effects on Utilization of Health Services Among Individuals Enrolled in a Primary Care Case Management Delivery System
Author: Smith, III, Galen
Date Created: 2010
Description: Very few studies to date have directly examined the impact of race or gender patient-provider concordance on the utilization of health services. This is particularly noteworthy given the role that the linkage between concordance and health service...

Title: Racial and Gender Concordance: Effects on Utilization of Health Services Among Individuals Enrolled in a Primary Care Case Management Delivery System
Author: Smith, III, Galen
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Social sciences--Research
Description: Very few studies to date have directly examined the impact of race or gender patient-provider concordance on the utilization of health services. This is particularly noteworthy given the role that the linkage between concordance and health service...

Title: THE IMPACT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE USE ON THE PARTICIPATION LEVELS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENT DECISIONS OF OLDER ADULTS
Author: Walsh, Judith
Date Created: 2014
Description: Using a nationally representative sample of older adults, this dissertation examines the use of assistive technology devices (ATDs) designed to aid with mobility and sensory functioning and to improve one's capacity to perform activities of daily ...

Title: THE IMPACT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE USE ON THE PARTICIPATION LEVELS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENT DECISIONS OF OLDER ADULTS
Author: Walsh, Judith
Date Created: 2014
Description: Using a nationally representative sample of older adults, this dissertation examines the use of assistive technology devices (ATDs) designed to aid with mobility and sensory functioning and to improve one's capacity to perform activities of daily ...

Title: THE IMPACT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE USE ON THE PARTICIPATION LEVELS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENT DECISIONS OF OLDER ADULTS
Author: Walsh, Judith
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Gerontology
Description: Using a nationally representative sample of older adults, this dissertation examines the use of assistive technology devices (ATDs) designed to aid with mobility and sensory functioning and to improve one's capacity to perform activities of daily ...