• Disability, Depression, Opioids, and Suicide among Women of Reproductive Age: Four Different Studies of Nationally Representative Samples 

  Booth, Edward J (2022)

  Disability adversely affects a substantial proportion of the United States (US) population and is a recognized major public health challenge. Despite established associations between disability and adverse health conditions, ...
• The Impact of an Online Movement Training Program for Community-Based Adults and Older Adults on Balance, Physical Activity, Self-Efficacy and Resilience 

  Kestle, Emily (2022)

  Objective: To examine the effects of a 30-minute, 3 times per week, 24-session at home online movement exercise program on balance, physical activity, self-efficacy, and resilience in community-based adults and older adults. ...
• Three Essays on Antipoverty Programs and Reductions in Child Maltreatment 

  McCray, Neil (2022)

  Millions of children are reported maltreated in the United States each year. In addition to the costs imposed on victims, maltreatment also imposes costs on society at large, including short and long-term medical care, ...
• The Effects of an Online Movement and Cognitive Dual Task Training Program for Community-Based Adults and Older Adults on Executive Function: A Pilot Study 

  Elsarafy, Lobna (2022)

  Objective: To examine the effects of a 30-minute, 3x/week, 24-session at home online movement and cognitive exercise program on executive function in community-based adults and older adults. Background: Cognitive performance ...
• Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Illnesses Among U.S. Veterans: A Multi-Method Study Using Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods 

  Betancourt, Christian (2022)

  This manuscript-style dissertation presents three studies highlighting some of the biggest challenges that U.S. veterans face after leaving the military, and explores trends related to their challenges. The most pervasive ...
• Investigation of the Correlation between Screen Time, Social Media Status, and BMI Status among Mason College Students 

  Alsayegh, Abdulrahman

  People's lives have become increasingly reliant on technology, especially with the emergence of social media. Research has shown that high technology usage has a detrimental impact on health and is linked to rising rates ...
• Measuring Food Preparation Equipment in the Home: Developing and Field Testing an Instrument for Use in a Pediatric Obesity Intervention 

  Kogan, Kelly

  Background: Hispanic children are disproportionately affected by obesity in the United States. Interventions targeting the home food environment of obese Hispanic children may contribute to reductions in obesity in both ...
• The Effects of Performance-Based Overground Locomotor Training on Walking Turns Among Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease 

  Pugh, Randy Jamil (2022)

  PURPOSE: Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, exhibit compromised postural stability along with impaired gait and balance, contributing to walking limitations, including ...
• The Influence of an Overground Locomotor Training Program on Walking Gait Propulsive Force in Ambulatory Patients with Parkinson’s Disease 

  Corfman, Thomas A (2022)

  OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of a 12-week overground locomotor training (OLT) program on the anterior-posterior (A-P) ground reaction force in ambulatory subjects with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease (PD).DESIGN: ...
• A Study of Administrative Data Representation for Machine Learning 

  Asadzadehzanjani, Negin (2022)

  Administrative data, including medical claims, are frequently used to train machine learning-based models used for predicting patient outcomes. Despite many efforts in using administrative codes (medical codes) in claims ...
• Implementation and Practice Barriers of Family-Centered Care Encountered by Neonatal Nurses 

  Kutahyalioglu, Nesibe Sumeyye (2021)

  Background: Family-Centered Care (FCC) is considered to be the gold standard ofNICU patient care. Some of the benefits of FCC practice include greater neurobehavioral development and shorter hospital stay for ...
• Magnesium Intake and Odds of Migraine Occurrence in Pre- and Peri-Menopausal Women Participating in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) 

  Djohi, Manisha Khatri

  Background: Migraine is a neurological disorder that causes disabling headaches that can impede day-to-day normal activities. It is three times more prevalent in women than men following puberty. Menstrual migraine, a ...
• Dietary Supplement Use in Transmasculine Spectrum Populations 

  Kalman-Rome, Eli

  Introduction: There are currently no dietary guidelines for the transgender community, and very little is known about the specific nutritional needs of this population. Previous studies suggest that transmasculine spectrum ...
• Dashboard for Machine Learning Models in Health Care 

  Bagais, Wejdan H

  Presentation of machine learning (ML) model results plays an important role in decision makers’ trust and use. Yet, there has been little agreement on how information should be visualized to present models' evaluations. ...
• The Relationship between Loneliness, Dietary Behaviors, and Physical Activity in College Students 

  Jiang, Li

  Background: Loneliness, a common negative emotion, is prevalent in college students. Studies have reported a relationship between loneliness and bodyweight in young adults, but there is a lack of studies examining loneliness, ...
• Competition And The Provision Of Hospital Community Benefits 

  Mehmet Sari (2021)

  In the first chapter, I investigate whether nonprofit hospitals increase(decrease) with more(less) market power using the 2010-2016 IRS Form 990 Schedule H, American Hospital Association Annual Survey, and Healthcare Cost ...
• Culture-Sensitive/Patient-Centered Assessment and Care Planning Skills in Home Health Nursing 

  Mary Narayan (2021)

  Introduction. Home health patients, who are members of minority and other vulnerable groups, suffer disparate outcomes. Culturally-competent care (CCC) and patient-centered care (PCC) aim to facilitate equitable, high-quality ...
• Fatigability and Cardiorespiratory Fitness During Sustained Walking Following Overground Locomotor Training in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease 

  Andrew Pechstein (2021)

  Purpose: Increased performance and perceived fatigability during sustained walking is often present in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Cardiorespiratory fitness is also often diminished in people with PD, and this ...
• ‘Internalizing Worthiness’: A Study of Obese Nurses Managing Their Weight 

  Anne-Mette Harding (2020)

  Introduction: A significant number of nurses are overweight and obese, which poses a risk to their health and wellbeing. This study uncovered a theory illustrating how nurses who are obese manage their weight and how the ...
• INTELLIGENT PATIENT DATA GENERATOR 

  Mojtaba Zare (2020)

  Patient data are regarded as highly sensitive and protected by federal, state and local policies that make it available to only those who have been given access to protected health information. Synthetic data generation ...

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