Dissertations from 2025
INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH RECENT TRANSMISSION OF TUBERCULOSIS IN RURAL AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES, 2011–2021, Rebekah Stewart
Dissertations from 2022
An Educational Intervention Addressing Postpartum Depression and Help-Seeking Behavior: A Pilot Study, Brittany G. Grissette
Influence of Social Support and Family Resources on Workload, Capacity, and Depressive Symptoms in Parents of Children with Medical Complexity, Patricia R. Lawrence
Stroke-Related Predictors of Hypertension Self-Management among Middle to Older Age African Americans, Dhruvangi Sharma
Peer Support, Self-Efficacy, and Diabetes Self-Management in Veterans Living with Diabetes, Michael Smart
Dissertations from 2021
Factors that Influence Participation in Physical Activity in Adults with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Macy Mosher
Dissertations from 2020
The Role of Racial Identity on the Mental Health and Functioning of Postpartum Black Mothers, Kortney Floyd
Disease Self-Management Capacity, Patient Burden, and Medication Adherence in African American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension, Michelle Gaddis
Palliative Care Referral Behavior Among Nurse Practitioners in Hospital Medicine, Sharon Jackson White
Dissertations from 2019
Effects of Knowledge, Beliefs, Self-Regulation, and Social Facilitation on Physical Activity Engagement of African American Women, Elicia Collins
Influences of Maternal Obesity on Induction of Labor Requiring Cervical Ripening, Jessica Ellis
The Experiences of National Guard Fathers When Communicating With Their Young Children During Combat Deployment, Kimberly Massey
Factors Associated with Dietary Patterns for Stroke Prevention among Young Adult African Americans, Stacy Perrin
Presence of Psychosocial Symptoms in Young Adult Stroke Survivors Post-Acute Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke, Karen B. Seagraves
The Experiences of Late Adolescent and Young Adult Females with Sports-Related Concussions, Ann Snyder
Emergency Department Nurses' Attitudes, Perceptions, and Competence in Caring for People with Mental Health Conditions, Ginger Truitt
Dissertations from 2018
Post-Partum Sleep and Breastfeeding Outcomes Among First-Time Mothers of Full-Term Newborns, Joanna Carrega
Health-Seeking Behavior Among Older Adults with Hearing Impairment, Mary Dioise Ramos
Applying the Self-Determination Theory to Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease, Jenna Shackleford
Dissertations from 2017
Cargivers' Pain Recognition in Older Adults with Chronic Pain and Dementia, Rebecca Anne Morgan
Dissertations from 2016
Nurses Engagement in End-of-Life Discussions with Dying Patients and Their Families, Frances Gomes Marthone
Dissertations from 2015
Using Telehealth to Support Informal Caregivers of Elders with Urinary Incontinence: A Pilot/Feasibility Study, Nicole Davis
Women's Experiences With Traumatic Childbirth, Tamara Dennis
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: A Study of Influencing Factors and an Intervention for Improvement, Susan Liipfert Shelton
Dissertations from 2014
The Effects of Hospital Unit Nurse Leaders' Perceived Follower Support on Nursing Staff Performance Outcomes, Joy Bailey
Ascribing Meaning to Kidney Disease: A Qualitative Study of African Americans with a First Degree Relative on Hemodialysis, Loretta Brown
Clinical Outcomes involving the Use of Extracorporeal Magnetic Innervation in the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence, Kathy Davis
Aging out of foster care: The experiences of former foster youth who successfully navigated this transition, Margot A. Hedenstrom PhD, RN
Factors Which Influence Adult African Americans' Asthma Self-Management, James Holland
Dissertations from 2013
The Effect of an Educational Intervention in Women with Gestational Diabetes: A Pilot Study, Janeen S. Amason
African American Women: Gender Beliefs, Peer Perception, Relationship Power, and Sexual Behavior, Latrona R. Lanier
Dissertations from 2012
Medical-Surgical Nurses' Attitudes Toward Patients who are Homeless: How Attitudes Develop and Transform, Lora Crowe
Seizure and Behavioral Phenotyping of the Scn1a Mouse Model of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus, Ashley W. Helvig
Factors Influencing Sexual Behavior Among HIV Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men, Noreen McDonough
Accuracy of Emergency Department Nurse Triage Level Designation and Delay in Care of Patients with Symptoms Suggestive of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Susan S. Sammons
The Impact of Nurses' Adherence to Sedation Vacations on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Prevention, Soraya N. Smith
The Examination of Factors that Influence Treatment Seeking Delay Among Older Adults Diagnosed with Acute Myocardial Infarction, Deonna Tanner
Dissertations from 2011
Factors Influencing Female Caregivers' Appraisals of their Preschoolers' Behaviors, Sallie P. Coke
Social Ecology of Adherence to Hypertension Treatment in Latino Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, Eleanor M. Hall
The Biopsychosocial Correlates of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Quality of Life in Women Attending a Specialty Pelvic Pain Clinic, Elisabeth A. Johnson
Perceived Health Status, Source of Care and Health Outcomes of Individuals with Self-Reported Mental Disorders, Rita Marie W. Lumansoc Dr.
Factors That Influence Smoking Cessation in Women Following an Invasive Cardiovascular Procedure, Leslie C. Moore
Nurses' Posttraumatic Stress, Level of Exposure, and Coping Five Years After Hurricane Katrina, Wendy Park
The Experiences of Medically Fragile Adolescents Who Require Respiratory Assistance, Regena Spratling
The Experiences of Obese African American Women and Their Utilization of Preventive Healthcare Services, Winsome Beverly Stephenson
Dissertations from 2010
The Relationship of Personal Characteristics, Behavorial Capability, Environmental Factors, and Hypertension Medication Adherence in African American Adults with Metabolic Syndrome, Karen Andrea Armstrong
Personal Factors, Perceptions, Influences and Their Relationship with Adherence Behaviors in Patients with Diabetes, Glenn E. Hagerstrom
Understanding the Health Beliefs of First Time Mothers who Request an Elective Cesarean versus Mothers who Request a Vaginal Delivery, Deborah T. MacMillan
Nurses' Use of Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Precautions, Martha Polovich
Dissertations from 2009
The Impact of Chronic Stress on the Self-care Practices of Hispanic Diabetic Caregivers, Sharon Waits Chalmers
Invisible Motherhood: A Heideggerain Hermeneutical Analysis of Motherhood among Three Generations of African American Women, Katherine Ferrell Fouquier
The Relationship betwen Perceived Wellness and Stages of Change for Exercise among Rural African American Women, Imani Carolyn Goodwin
Nurses' Experiences with the Disclosure of Errors to Patients, Debbie Greene
Dissertations from 2008
Clinical Decision-Making of Nurses Regarding Elder Abuse, Diana J. Meeks-Sjostrom
Prostate Cancer Screening Patterns among African American Men in the Rural South, JoAnn Simon Oliver
A Study about Older African American Spousal Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease, Lillian D. Parker
Dissertations from 2006
Self-Esteem, Family Support, Peer Support, and Depressive Symptomatology: A Correlational Descriptive Study of Pregnant Adolescents, Janice Gunter Harris
Illness Representations, Emotional Distress, Coping Strategies, and Coping Efficacy as Predictors of Patient Outcomes for Type 2 Diabetes, Patricia Lynn Hart
Maternal Confidence of First-time Mothers during their Child's Infancy, Kendra Russell
Understanding Teen Pregnancy through the Younger Sister's Voice: A Focused Ethnography, Bonnie J. Simmons
Factors Influencing Surrogate End-of-Life Healthcare Decision-Making for a Family Member with Alzheimer's Disease, Sharlene Toney