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Edwards, Brian. "Trends in Reporting Mental Health Concerns among College Student Athletes based on the National College Health Assessment." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1535374506247441.

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Murphy, Krista Bailey. "COLLEGE STUDENT RISK TAKING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS USING THE NATIONAL COLLEGE HEALTH ASSESSMENT II AND INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2013. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/230941.

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Educational Psychology
Ph.D.
The present study investigated high risk behaviors in a population of college students through the use of a large, national quantitative data set and individual qualitative interviews. Since millions of students are enrolled in higher education, which often comes at a great financial cost and sacrifice to them and their families (Henretta, Wolf, Van Voorhis & Soldo, 2012), this is a particularly important population to study. Additionally, despite being a time of optimal health, adolescence is also a time of increased mortality, particularly as it relates to social morbidities (Resnick et al., 1997). While risk taking amongst college students manifests itself in many ways, the primary focus of this research will be on alcohol use, drug use and sexual behavior. Recent research in the field, including the composite measure of psychosocial maturity (Steinberg, Cauffman, Woolard, Graham & Banich, 2009a), the social neuroscience perspective (Steinberg, 2008) and current trends in alcohol use, drug use and sexual behaviors amongst college students were examined. The American College Health Association National College Health Assessment II (ACHA-NCHA II) provided statistically significant evidence that students who drink more (frequency and quantity) have lower overall GPAs, experience more negative consequences as a result of their drinking and experience more impediments to academic success. Students who live on campus, are members of Greek fraternities and sororities and/or are varsity athletes engage in higher levels of binge drinking than their peers. Additionally, students who drink more (frequency and quantity) engage in other risky behaviors (unprotected sex, NMPD use, etc.) at higher rates than their peers. Qualitative interviews with high achieving students who engaged in various levels of risk taking resulted in the explication of six distinct themes: defining and conceptualizing risk taking, decision making, painting a picture of individual risk taking, academic achievement, peer perceptions and influence, and achieving both (what allows a high risk student to also be high achieving). In addition to the above analyses, the present study also examines implications for practitioners and directions for future research.
Temple University--Theses

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Wattenmaker, Amanda B. "Analysis of the Impact of a Social Norms Campaign on the Alcohol Use of Undergraduate Students at a Public, Urban University." VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10156/1827.

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Dubois, Eva Jean Witte James E. "Assessment of health-promoting factors in college students' lifestyles." Auburn, Ala., 2006. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2006%20Summer/Dissertations/DUBOIS_EVA_24.pdf.

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Merriman, Carolyn. "Health Assessment Videotape: “Final Head to Toe Exam”." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8525.

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Santiago, Denise L. "Assessment of public health infrastructure to determine public health preparedness." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Mar%5FSantiago.pdf.

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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2006.
Thesis Advisor(s): Anke Richter. "March 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-81). Also available online.

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Artac, Macide. "Evaluation of a National Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Programme (NHS Health Check)." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/24725.

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Background: The NHS Health Check, the largest systematic cardiovascular disease (CVD) primary prevention programme globally, aims to reduce CVD burden and health inequalities by assessing and managing CVD risk among 40 to 74 year old individuals without existing vascular diseases. I evaluated the impact of the programme at local and national levels. Methods: Using electronic medical record data from general practices in Hammersmith and Fulham, I assessed CVD risk factor recording before the programme, the programme uptake in the first two years and the impact of the programme on CVD risk. National coverage of the programme in one financial year was assessed using data from Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). Results: There was good recording of smoking status (86.1%) and blood pressure (82.5%), with lower BMI (59.5%) and cholesterol (47.5%) recording among Health Check eligible patients before the programme in Hammersmith and Fulham. Uptake of the Health Check was lower than the national target (75%) at 39.2% among patients with an estimated high CVD risk, but matched the national required rate at 20.0% among all remaining eligible patients. There was significant reduction in mean global CVD risk score (28.2% to 26.2%) after one year among patients with estimated high risk that had a complete Health Check. The programme uptake was higher in patients living in more deprived areas among those not at estimated high risk (adjusted odds ratio = 0.88 (0.73-106)). Mean national coverage of the programme was lower (8.1%) than anticipated (18%), with large PCT-level variation (0% to 29.8%). Coverage was significantly greater in PCTs in more deprived areas (coefficient = -0.51 (-1.88-0.00), p-value: 0.035). Conclusions: Population-wide impact of the NHS Health Check may be limited by poor uptake of the programme. This and other limitations to the programme suggest that a targeted screening approach along with population-wide strategies may be a better option for more cost-effective prevention of CVD.

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Bentley, Melissa. "A National Assessment of Ideal Cardiovascular Health among Emergency Medical Service Professionals." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1480456097279235.

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Likeman, Janet. "Nursing at University College Hospital, London, 1862-1948 : from Christian vocation to secular profession." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2002. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020394/.

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This thesis examines the development of nursing at University College Hospital, London, between 1862, the year in which the All Saints Sisters assumed responsibility for the provision of nursing services at the hospital, and the introduction of the National Health Service in July 1948. Although the care provided by the sisters marked a considerable improvement on what had gone before, in 1899 they were replaced by nurses whose motivation was professional rather than vocational. The profession of nursing was confirmed by the Registration Act of 1919. Following an introduction, the initial chapters of the thesis are concerned with defining and developing the themes of Christian vocation and secular profession. Chapter four is devoted to nursing management across the period, and the following chapter to patterns of care. Prior to 1919 a system of primary care was in operation; this was superseded by task allocation. Chapters six and seven outline the introduction of nurse training in some of the London teaching hospitals in comparison to the training of nurses at U.C.H. An analysis of the probationer records from 1890 - 1948 demonstrates recruitment and retention through these years. With the departure of the All Saints Sisters from U.C.H. in 1899 the school of nursing was established. A preliminary training school was introduced in 1926; ten years later University College Hospital school of nursing pioneered the block system of training which became the norm for all schools of nursing after the Second World War. The next two chapters concentrate upon nursing developments in wartime. The All Saints Sisters were part of the British Red Cross team that served in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the hospital and its nurses were fully involved in the two World Wars. Although this period saw the transformation of nursing at U.C.H. from a Christian vocation to a secular profession, this thesis is as much concerned with continuity as with change - for example in noting the similarities between rules for the probationers and for the novitiates, which had continuing influence throughout the years of this study.

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Pyone, T. "Health system governance in Kenya : an assessment at national and subnational level." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2017. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3017409/.

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Introduction: Improving health systems requires good governance alongside technical interventions. Evidence suggests that strengthening governance results in more responsive health systems. Despite receiving increased attention, governance is still a relatively new area of health systems and policy research. There is no universally agreed way to define, measure or assess health system governance. Little information exists regarding governance at sub-national (health policy implementation) level. Assessing governance at different health system levels (national, county and health facility) in Kenya is the aim of this study. The specific research objectives explored are: 1) factors influencing health system governance in Kenya; 2) key stakeholders’ perspectives on health system governance and 3) whether the status of health system governance differs with the functionality of health facilities. Methods: The study employed qualitative research methods, interviews with 39 key informants from three levels of the Kenya health system. The study used a conceptual framework adapted from previously published tools for assessing governance and draws on “institutional analysis” theory to help analyse and interpret the findings. Findings: Key factors that influence governance in the health system include devolution, rapidly changing political context, constrained health financing and challenges in managing the health workforce. The most notable influence appeared to be the impact of devolution and frequent health workers’ strikes. Stakeholders shared their views on all six principles of governance and these revealed opportunities for abuse of the system, weak enforcement of policies and accountability measures, and a lack of participation in policy development. They also commented on the lack of improvement in equity in the health system. Careful analysis using the new institutional economics theory showed that there were observed differences in governance at facility level: fully functional versus not fully functional. The most surprising difference was that staff responding to the lack or weakness of formal institutions by creating informal arrangements that might circumvent or support the goals of the formal system. Fully functional facilities had accountability mechanisms that they self-enforced; by contrast, facilities that were not fully functional lacked both self-enforcement and effective third party enforcement mechanisms. Norms and practices for controlling corruption were clear in fully functional facilities but confused in some not fully functional facilities. Conclusions: This study provides an in-depth exploration of what factors influence institutional arrangements for good governance and how these were enforced or not. Analysis guided by theory, with a strong emphasis on context, is an important contribution to the existing literature on governance. This study critically evaluated existing frameworks to assess health system governance from a cross-disciplinary perspective which can inform future research on governance. The findings highlight research implications for Kenya at policy and operational levels particularly, on the need to monitor health system governance over time due to rapidly changing political and socioeconomic circumstances, especially concurrent devolution.

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Skiba, Lindsay M. "Assessment of Disordered Eating Behaviors in College-Aged Female Health and Human Services Majors." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1351865179.

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Carter, Alan. "Assessment-in-action : a study of lecturers' and students' constructions of BTEC national assessment practice in a college engineering programme area." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2012. http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/20218/.

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This research examines the nature and form of Edexcel’s BTEC National assessment policy and practice, as found within a small college Engineering Programme Area. The study investigated the salient influences and considerations underpinning both the explicit and implicit lecturer assessment constructs. The backwash effects of these constructs are considered, and how these impact on lecturers’ micro-level classroom practice, and on students’ engagement with assessment. This study also considers the effect assessment has on preparing students for progression from BTEC National programmes. BTEC National qualifications of the 2000s have their origins in the 1970s Technician Education Council’s programmes, founded on the recommendations of the Haslegrave Committee’s Report (Haslegrave, 1969). Although BTEC programmes have evolved over the past four decades, the central tenets of Haslegrave, that of unitised, teacher-assessed, broken-up summative assessment, still underpin BTEC National assessment of the 2000s. Current BTEC units are criterion-referenced, and employ formative assessment as an integral aspect of the educational ethos of the qualification. The research design involved a single site case study of assessment-in-action within a small programme area offering BTEC Nationals in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and in Manufacturing Engineering. This study used an interpretative approach, based on semi-structured interviews with seven lecturers and thirteen students during academic years 2006-2008. Findings suggest BTEC assessment practice relies significantly on the integrity of the lecturers, who construct their assessment practice by accommodating and balancing various external and internal requirements and influences placed upon them. It is through the programme area community of practice that notions of standards evolve, these being significantly influenced by cultural considerations, which impact on all aspects of assessment practice. This study finds an ethical departmental ethos in which all students should pass, and an assessment regime implicitly designed to aid student retention and achievement, but from which emanates a focus on criteria compliance. This tends to produce assessment constructs encouraging instrumental learning, where students’ achievements can be based on incremental improvement of the same assessment through multiple attempts, and where the potential for developing learning is diminished as formative assessment becomes conflated with summative intent. Both the assessment regime and the type of learning implicitly encouraged, has the potential to hamper some students’ preparedness for progression from the BTEC National programmes. Based on the findings of this research, considerations and recommendations are offered, both at the macro level of BTEC policy and at the departmental programme area micro-level of classroom practice, with the intention of enhancing students preparedness for progression from the National programmes. The study concludes that, despite radical changes in technician assessment practice having occurred since instigation of the Haslegrave recommendations, concerns emanating from assessment practice of the 1950s and 60s are still present within modern-day BTEC assessment, a case of plus ça change.

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Brown, David Raymond Carney Jamie S. "Assessment of spirituality in counseling the relationship between spirituality and mental health /." Auburn, Ala, 2008. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/EtdRoot/2008/SPRING/Counselor_Education,_Counseling_Psychology,_and_School_Psychology/Dissertation/Brown_David_52.pdf.

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Mullins, Christine M. "Online Master Teacher Presentation: NRSE 5010 Advanced Health Assessment Practicum." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7126.

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Wilson, R. J. "A life course assessment of health management in the MRC National Survey of Health and Development." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2017. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1574539/.

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As the UK population expands and adverse health increases with the ageing population, health care services are under pressure to meet demands. Thus, it is necessary to understand how individuals manage their health at different stages in adulthood and identify the health and social factors across life associated with different approaches to health management. Data from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development, a British birth cohort study following 5362 individuals from birth to 68 years, were used to measure health management across adult life. Measures of health professional consultation at age 43, women’s management of symptoms and general health in midlife and health check attendance at age 68 were developed from the rich data archive. Associations were tested between health and social factors from childhood and adulthood (socioeconomic position, health, health care utilisation, lifestyle, personality and family support) and health management outcomes using multivariable regression models and structural equation modelling. Associations between measures of health management from earlier, mid and later adulthood were tested to explore patterns of health management across adult life. Childhood serious illness was associated with higher consultation at age 43 and with lower self-management in midlife and lower health check attendance in later life in women, although these associations largely operated through adult factors. Worse health in adulthood and more health care utilisation were associated with a higher likelihood of proactive health management approaches. Higher social class across life was associated with lower consultation, higher self-management and attending more health checks. Positive health behaviours were associated with higher levels of self-management and higher health check attendance. The correlates of health management differed between health challenges and life course stage. Proactive management of one health challenge was sometimes associated with the proactive management of another at a later stage in the life course. This suggests that whilst some individuals may have a greater propensity to proactively manage their health throughout adulthood by various means, other individuals may take little or no action when responding to health challenges; this group should be encouraged to better engage with proactive health management.

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Lyne, de Ver Kenneth D. "The assessment of occupational stress with particular reference to the National Health Service." Thesis, University of York, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.245907.

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Stadler, Robert William. "Noninvasive ultrasound techniques for assessment of early atherosclerosis." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40586.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Whitaker College of Health Sciences and Technology, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-150).
by Robert William Stadler.
Ph.D.

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Jackson, Theresa Katherine. "Examining evidence of reliability and validity of mental health indicators on a revised national survey measuring college student health." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/8259.

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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2008.
Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Public and Community Health. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

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Kerrigan, Anita Cimino. "The relationship of hardiness and health behavior practices among university faculty and staff." Virtual Press, 1990. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/722457.

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The purpose of this correlational study was to investigate the relationship of-hardiness, a personality characteristic composed of the elements control, challenge, and commitment, to health behavior practices among a midwestern university faculty and staff. The hypothesis of the study was there is a negative correlation between scores on the Health Related Hardiness Scale (HRHS) and the HealthPromoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) among university faculty and staff. Prior to conducting the study, approval of the university internal review board was obtained. Using a random numbers table and the university faculty and staff phone directory, a random sample of 100 participants was obtained. The participants were sent the Health Related Hardiness Scale (HRHS) to measure hardiness, the HealthPromoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) to measure health behaviors, a demographic questionnaire, and an addressed return envelope. Confidentiality of the participants was assured. Returned questionnaires implied consent to participate. The completed forms were returned to the researcher by campus mail in the envelope provided. Seventy-three questionnaires were returned; 50 could be used for analysis. The Pearson's r was used to analyze the data and tested at the 0.05 level of significance. Results revealed r = - 0.5473 with.R<0.001. The hypothesis of the study was supported. Post hoc analysis using the Pearson's r revealed negative correlations with varying degrees of significance between the three subscales of the HRHS and the six subscales of the HPLP. The information obtained from the study is valuable to nursing in planning educational and supportive strategies for a variety of clients in various settings.
School of Nursing

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Merriman, Carolyn. "Head, Eyes, Ear, Nose & Throat Exam (HEENT)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8526.

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Morrison, April H. "Assessment and Solutions to Common Breastfeeding Challenges." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7119.

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Aller, Ty B. "Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy: Assessment Tool Development and an Evaluation of a College-Based Curriculum." DigitalCommons@USU, 2019. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7701.

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Students’ mental health issues are a common concern on college campuses and are often addressed via prevention programming called mental health literacy. This dissertation consists of two studies regarding mental health literacy programming for college students at a western university in the United States. In study one, the Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy Assessment Tool (MHAA-AT) was created and evaluated for its utility in assessing college students’ mental health literacy. This assessment tool is unique in that it is built upon a process-based approach to mental health literacy. The assessment tool demonstrated adequate psychometric properties and it was deemed an appropriate tool to assess college students’ mental health literacy, specifically their declarative knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors. In study two the Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy (MHAA) curriculum was created and evaluated in a college student population. The MHAA curriculum is unique in that is taught in-person or online in a degree seeking program at a college or university. Results from study two suggest that the MHAA curriculum was effective in increasing college students’ mental health literacy scores, specifically their declarative knowledge and self-efficacy. The benefit of this two-study dissertation is that it provides a unique way to deliver and evaluate effective mental health literacy prevention programming on a larger scale via a degree-seeking program to college students.

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INGLEDUE, KIMBERLY. "ASSESSMENT OF COLLEGE WOMEN'S KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTIONS AND PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORS REGARDING HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND CERVICAL CANCER." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin975960253.

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Pettit, Michele L. "An assessment of health risk behaviors, values, and experiences among college students and GED candidates /." Available to subscribers only, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1196415421&sid=9&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Enyeart, Smith Theresa M. "A Comparison of Health Risk Behaviors Among College Students Enrolled in a Required Personal Health Course vs. Enrolled in an Elective Personal Health Course." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26998.

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Information on the overall health risk behaviors of college students is limited and it is unknown if being enrolled in an elective or a required health course affects behavior change among the students. There are mixed reports on whether or not health education courses affect behavior change. Factors that may affect change are self-efficacy and the constructs that build the Health Belief Model (i.e. perceived susceptibility and perceived barriers). A sample of convenience was gathered for the current study using two universities in the state of Virginia. Virginia Tech students within the sample were enrolled in an elective health course (n = 375) and James Madison University students within the sample were enrolled in a required health course (n = 202). The National College Health Risk Behavior Survey (NCHRBS) and the Self-Efficacy Scale survey were used to gather information on overall health risk behaviors, health behavior changes, and self-efficacy levels of the students. To acquire health behavior change data, the NCHRBS was administered at the beginning of the Fall 2003 semester and again at the end of the semester. The results of the study indicated that, overall, the type of course a student was enrolled in and self-efficacy did not have a significant effect on health behavior change. However, possible trends were identified with alcohol use, tobacco use, and dietary behaviors, indicating that further research should be performed to analyze underlying factors, not analyzed in this study, which may be affecting health risk behaviors.
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PETROPOULOS, LARA A. N. "GENDER AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN PERCEIVED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155744686.

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Benjamin, Tito Jovan. "An Assessment Of Mental Health Counseling Services Provided By Florida Public Community Colleges and Universities." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2005. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2084.

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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess mental health counseling services provided by Florida public community colleges and universities. The researcher of this study designed the Counseling Center Questionnaire instrument. This instrument consisted of two different questionnaires, one for community colleges and the other for universities. The questionnaires were developed to ascertain information regarding mental health services provided by higher education institutions. The questionnaires yielded information pertaining to (a) which Florida community colleges and public universities were offering mental health counseling services to students, (b) the types of mental health counseling services provided, (c) the types of problems/issues students were reporting to counseling centers, and (d) the scope of mental health counseling services provided by Florida community colleges and universities. The findings indicated that only 5 of 20 Florida community colleges provided mental health services to students and all 7 universities who responded to the questionnaire provided such services to students. Community colleges provided fewer mental health services than did 4-year institutions. According to higher education counseling officials, students in all institutions experienced many of the same types of issues or problems including Anxiety, Depression, Bi-polar Disorders, Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders and Schizophrenia. Depression was the most frequently reported mental health issue among all students.
Ed.D.
Department of Educational Research, Technology and Leadership
Education
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Malzon, Ronald A. "A study of the relationship between health risk behavior and person-environment fit." Virtual Press, 1990. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/722435.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between person-environment fit (P-E fit) and health behavior in residence hall students, in order to better understand the effects of an environment on health behavior. Students living in the six wellness residence halls on the campus of Ball State University were asked to participate by filling out two questionnaires as part of a health screening. Participants completed 113 University Residence Environment Scale (URES), real and ideal form, questionnaires and 210 Healthier People health risk appraisal (HRA) questionnaires. Sixty-nine complete sets of data were used in this study. Pearson r correlation coefficients for the 10 URES subscale scores, a total P-E fit score, and health risk were used to examine the relationships between P-E fit and health behavior. Correlations of statistical significance were not found. From the results of this study, a relationship between P-E fit and health behavior is not supported. Further study is recommended.
Institute for Wellness

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Sorensen, Sarah A. "A Behavioral Assessment of College Students' Knowledge, Awareness, and Consumption on Snack Foods that May Contain Probiotics." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10975707.

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Background: With the increasing variety of snack foods containing probiotics infiltrating the market, it is important that consumers become more aware and knowledgeable about these products. Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate consumer behaviors by assessing frequently consumed snacks, knowledge about probiotics, and awareness of snack foods containing probiotics among students across various disciplines within a university setting. Methods: There were 125 college students (n = 34 male, n = 91 female) recruited, all 18 years and older, and evaluated via a 19-item questionnaire using descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Gabriel’s post hoc test. Level of significance was set at p ≤ 0.05. Results: There was a statistically significant difference in knowledge about probiotics among the colleges, p = 0.012. Specifically, students in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) were statistically significantly more knowledgeable than those in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) college, p = 0.010. There was no statistically significant difference in awareness of snack foods containing probiotics, p = 0.262. On average, participant’s knowledge about probiotics was low (48.1%) and awareness of snack foods containing probiotics was very low (2.5%), though, a majority of participants (94.1%) were aware that yogurt contained probiotics. Conclusion: Overall, these findings should guide food product developers and marketers to create products that are relevant and messages that enhance consumer’s knowledge and awareness to the existence of the probiotics in that product.

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McKinney, Courtney E. "Assessment of Dietary Behaviors of College Students Participating in the Health Promotion Program BUCS: Live Well." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1105.

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Rates of adult obesity in the United States continue to rise, especially among the college-age population who typically practice poor dietary choices, contributing to weight gain. College-age students experience a transitional phase called ‘emerging adulthood’ where they learn autonomy in many areas that influence long-term health status. The purpose of the online health promotion program BUCS: Live Well was to promote self-efficacy in ability to incorporate positive dietary changes, assess incidences of positive dietary habits after completing the program, and determine if weight status, residence, and health perceptions influence dietary behaviors. BUCS: Live Well was successful in assessing current dietary intake, facilitating positive dietary changes, and improving self-efficacy about incorporating positive dietary changes, although it did not promote weight loss. Online health promotion programs for college students are effective in initiating lifestyle modification and need to be available in hopes of reducing the obesity rate in this population.

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Ozawa, Edwin Tomoya. "A numerical model of the cardiovascular system for clinical assessment of the hemodynamic state." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10108.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Whitaker College of Health Sciences and Technology, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-200).
by Edwin Tomoya Ozawa.
Ph.D.

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Huelskamp, Amelia Catherine. "A National Assessment of the Impact of the Institutes for Higher Education Academy on School Health Faculty." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1452199276.

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Proffitt, Ron E. "An Assessment of Associate Degree Radiography Programs in Virginia: Comparison Between Traditional and Nontraditional Students." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1998. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2961.

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The increase of non-traditional students in higher education has been a topic of discussion and examination for over a decade. This study compared the non-traditional student with the traditional student in radiography programs in Virginia's community colleges. The purpose of this study was to determine if differences exist between traditional and non-traditional student performance in a structured radiography program. The study hypothesized that there were no differences in academic performance, national board examination scores, and program completion. Focus-group interviews examined themes related to success factors. t-Test analysis indicated significant differences in academic success between traditional and non-traditional learners. Non-traditional learners experienced greater success. Chi-square analysis did not show a significant difference between the traditional and non-traditional students in graduation rate and scores on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) national examination. Findings in this study could serve as a baseline for further study regarding non-traditional and traditional student success in radiography programs.

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Kachieng'a, Micheal Ogembo. "Health technology assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa : a cross-national study of Kenya and South Africa." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14733.

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;Bibliography: leaves 365-403.
This thesis is concerned with the applications and use of health technology in Sub-Saharan Africa, and particularly in Kenya and South Africa. The focus is on technology planning, deployment, use, management and assessment in the public health sector. The objectives of the study are three-fold: (1) to investigate the problems that arise in the planning, deployment, use, management and assessment of technology in the health services of these countries; (2) to describe how these problems affect the delivery of health services; and (3) to provide suggestions, recommendations and a policy framework to alleviate the problems.

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Stone, Ronald S. "A descriptive analysis of the risk factors of traditional and non-traditional students at Ball State University." Virtual Press, 1994. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/902467.

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This project looked for differences in behavioral risk factors between Traditional and Non-Traditional students. The study was based on data collected from the 1993 Behavioral Risk Factor Survey administered to a sample of 290 Ball State University students by the Ball State University Institute for Wellness. Using the chi-square goodness-of-fit method, significant differences were found between the two groups on several risk factors. Using alpha=0.05, there were significant differences found for the following risk factors: hypertension, overweight, smoking, acute drinking, and no physical activity. No significant differences were found for the following: seatbelt use, chronic drinking, drinking and driving, sedentary lifestyle, and checking of cholesterol level.
Fisher Institute for Wellness

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Craig, Aaron C. "A National Investigation of Pre-Activity Health Screening Procedures in Fitness Facilities: Perspectives from American College of Sports Medicine Certified Health Fitness Specialists." Scholar Commons, 2014. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5461.

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It is well established in the literature that the morbidity and mortality rates due to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, hypertension, and diabetes in the U.S are alarmingly high. Likewise, there is ample data which demonstrates that participating in physical activity can help prevent and control many types of chronic diseases. Though the benefits outweigh the risks of participation in physical activity, the risks must be acknowledged. Published standards and guidelines in the health fitness field have been established to address operational practices of fitness facilities, increase safety of participants and mitigate these risks. The present study was a national investigation conducted to determine adherence to published standards and guidelines for self- and professionally-guided pre-activity health screening procedures (PHSP) across various settings (i.e., Hospital/Clinical, Community, Commercial, Corporate, University, Government). Additionally, this study obtained perspectives from study participants regarding familiarity with, importance of adherence to and legal liability associated with published standards and guidelines. As the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is considered the gold standard in health and fitness, only ACSM's published standards and guidelines, specifically those related to pre-activity health screening, were included in the present study. A survey instrument was developed and validated to obtain the data for this study. The link for the web-based survey was sent from the ACSM's Certification Department to all ACSM Health Fitness Specialists (HFS) who lived in the US (n=9,433); a total of 1,246 (13.2%) responded to the survey. The survey instrument consisted of 54 questions including 14 participant related (i.e., Q1, Q3, Q34-Q45), 32 facility related (i.e., Q2, Q4-Q33, Q46), seven demographic related (Q47-Q53), and one open-ended question (Q54). Exclusion criteria removed any HFS who was not currently working part- or full-time in a fitness facility, which left 677 usable responses for data analysis. Special measures were taken to remove duplicate responses for any given facility which resulted in a lower number of usable responses (n=656) for those 32 questions. As hypothesized, the Hospital/Clinical setting had significantly (p<.006) higher percentages of fitness facilities (93%) which require new participants to complete a pre-activity screening device than all other settings (i.e., University (56%), Community (54%), Commercial(40%), and Government (67%)). Additionally, the Hospital/Clinical setting was also found to be significantly higher than Corporate relative to this same variable. Regarding the second research hypothesis, the Corporate setting was found to have significantly (p<.006) higher percentages (78%) of fitness facilities which require new participants to complete a pre-activity screening device than the Community setting. Twenty-six percent of respondents indicated they their facility conducted self-guided, 43% professionally guided, and 31% offered both self- and professionally-guided PHSP. High percentages of fitness facilities (73%) required new participants to complete a pre-activity screening device with 47% and 87% of these facilities requiring medical clearance for at-risk new participants for self- and professionally-guided screening procedures, respectively. At-risk was defined in the study as someone with known disease (e.g., cardiac, pulmonary or metabolic) or with signs/symptoms and/or risk factors associated with cardiac, pulmonary, or metabolic disease. Also, participants with other medical conditions (e.g., pregnancy, orthopedic injury) may be considered at- risk. The majority (86%) of facilities offered personal training and nearly all of these (99.6%) required clients of personal trainers to complete a pre-activity screening device. Additionally, 84% of these facilities required medical clearance for at-risk clients. Data regarding other aspects of PHSP for facilities were also obtained such as frequency of completion for participants, privacy, confidentiality, and security of information obtained, participant refusal to complete, and waivers for guests. Regarding their familiarity, 69% of respondents indicated that they were very familiar with the ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (ACSM's GETP); however only 52% indicated they used the ACSM's GETP for development and implementation of their facility's PHSP. Of these facilities, the results regarding the inclusion of the GETP criteria on their screening device were: (a) 96%, 91%, 87% for known CV, pulmonary and metabolic disease, respectively, (b) 44-95% for each of the nine signs/symptoms with dizziness/syncope the highest (95%) and intermittent claudication the lowest (44%), and (c) 64%- 99% for each of the nine CV risk factors with smoking the highest (99%) and high-density lipoprotein the lowest (64%). Although 52% of respondents reported more than adequate academic preparation, 70% reported being very confident in conducting professionally-guided pre-activity health screening procedures and that adherence to published standards and guidelines was very important. However, only 28% of respondents reported more than adequate academic preparation regarding legal implications involving PHSP. Other data from the HFSs regarding PHSP were also obtained such as their perspectives of the importance to management to adhere to and familiarity with published standards and guidelines as well as their knowledge of legal issues related to PHSP. In the open-ended question, respondents provided comments and challenges (n=509) that they encountered while conducting PHSP. These data were analyzed, coded and then categorized into three major themes: 1) medical clearance related issues, 2) administrative/procedural related issues, 3) member related issues. Compared to previous research, adherence to published standards and guidelines, as evidenced by the percentage of facilities which require new participants and clients of personal trainers to complete a pre-activity screening device, seems to be generally increasing. Additionally, relative to the requirement of medical clearance for personal training clients also seems to demonstrate an upward trend. However, the requirement of medical clearance for at-risk new participants remains about the same as previous studies (ranging from 49%-82% of the facilities) and the current study (47% for self-guided and 87% for professionally-guided). For facilities that were not conducting PHSP (27%), the major reasons why were reinforced by the comments to the open-ended question and were similar to those found in a previous study that investigated the same. The findings from this study indicated that there are areas that may need to be addressed within the profession to help increase adherence to published standards and guidelines especially in Community, Commercial, University, and Government settings. For example, these facilities might need a more simplified approach and additional guidance from the ACSM for more effectively and efficiently conducting PHSP. Additionally, academic programs could contribute by more comprehensively integrating PHSP into courses and practical learning opportunities for students. Given the importance of conducting PHSP, future research in PHSP focused on issues specific to individual settings may help establish the framework and provide direction for stakeholders to address this relevant issue in the field.

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Häsler, Barbara Nicole. "Economic assessment of veterinary surveillance programmes that are part of the national control plan of Switzerland." Thesis, Royal Veterinary College (University of London), 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.559028.

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Winkler, Christa Elisa. "Evaluating utility of the National Survey of Student Engagement subscores for institutional assessment in higher education." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586872937322476.

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Postma, Maarten Jacobus. "Assessment of the economic impact of aids at national and multi-national level development of a scenario-analytic approach to support health-care policy /." [Maastricht : Maastricht : Universiteit Maastricht] ; University Library, Maastricht University [Host], 1998. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=8426.

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Murray, Karen T., Carolyn S. Merriman, and Carolyn Adamson. "Use of the HESI Admission Assessment to Predict Student Success." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8518.

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This study examined the value of the HESI Admission Assessment in predicting student success. Associate degree (N ≤ 68) and baccalaureate (N ≤ 69) nursing students took the HESI Admission Assessment after acceptance into the nursing programs for the purpose of identifying their academic weaknesses and focusing their remediation efforts. Findings indicated that the HESI Admission Assessment was a valid predictor of students' academic ability to succeed in the nursing programs. In the associate degree nursing program, HESI Admission Assessment scores were significantly positively correlated with 88.89% of all nursing course grades in the program and 100% of the beginning-level course grades. In the baccalaureate nursing program, HESI Admission Assessment scores were significantly positively correlated with 50.00% of all nursing course grades in the program and 80.00% of beginning-level course grades. Furthermore, associate degree nursing students who completed the program had significantly higher HESI Admission Assessment scores than those who did not complete the program.

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De, Bruler Curran A. "Assessment, knowledge and the curriculum : the effects of a competence-based approach to the training of teachers in further and adult education." Thesis, n.p, 2001. http://dart.open.ac.uk/abstracts/page.php?thesisid=131.

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Ritchie, Elizabeth. "Re-engineering the pharmaceutical supply chain in hospital pharmacy : : an assessment of practice in the National Health Service." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488272.

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Speller, Heather Korkosz. "Mental Health Literacy: A Comparative Assessment of Knowledge and Opinions of Mental Illness between Asian American and Caucasian College Students." Thesis, Boston College, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/364.

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Thesis advisor: Ramsay Liem
Underutilization of mental health services among Asian Americans is a pressing concern. It is possible that knowledge and beliefs about mental illness (a.k.a. “mental health literacy”) serve as barriers to seeking appropriate help, and that Asian cultural values plays a role in determining such attitudes. This study investigated the relationships among mental health literacy, attitudes towards mental health services, and adherence to Asian cultural values. A sample of 17 Caucasian and 22 Asian American college students completed a questionnaire including the Asian Values Scale, the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale – Shortened Version, and four vignettes portraying depression, schizophrenia, alcohol dependency, and anorexia. Results indicated that Caucasians were slightly more likely to correctly recognize and identify mental illnesses than were Asian Americans. Causal attributions varied greatly across different mental disorders, and Asian Americans showed less positive attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help, and preferred to solve problems on their own or seek help from family or friends. The greatest barriers to treatment for Asian Americans were a fear of showing personal weakness and concern about stigma. Adherence to Asian cultural values was inversely associated with willingness to seek professional help, and with willingness to take medication for psychological problems
Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2005
Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Psychology
Discipline: College Honors Program

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Selegean, Ann Marie. "Assessment of attitudes, behaviors, knowledge and perceptions of educational needs of the insulin-dependent diabetic college student." Virtual Press, 1991. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/774738.

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One-hundred and thirty two insulin-dependent diabetic college students in the state of Indiana comprised the study sample. Within this study, the attitudes, behaviors, knowledge and perceived educational needs were assessed from the sample through a questionnaire. The college students with diabetes who were currently attending either one of the participating sixteen schools or under the care of one physician participating in this study, were voluntarily asked to respond to a 64 item questionnaire by mail. A 53 percent (70 of 132) response rate was achieved. The findings showed that the subjects displayed positive attitudes, an adequate knowledge level and adequate behavior practices. The results also revealed a need for educational programs aimed specifically towards the college student with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Such an education program would include topics which the subjects rated as being of importance to them. Considerations for further study include the effect of these behaviors, attitudes, knowledge levels, and perceived education needs directly on blood glucose control.
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Weierbach, Florence M. "Who Provides Care in the Home for the Tri-State Area Elderly: Sn Assessment of Informal Family Caregiver’s Perception of Health?" Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7401.

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Iheanacho, Ivory. "Can the USA National Weather Service Heat Index Substitute for Wet Bulb Globe Temperature for Heat Stress Exposure Assessment?" Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5244.

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Heat stress occurs when the body cannot adequately cool itself due to the combined contributions of metabolic heat, environmental factors and clothing. Heat stress found in the workplace puts employees at risk of developing heat-related illnesses, disorders and could be fatal. The wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index is the current method used to assess environmental contributions to heat stress in an occupational setting. The purpose of this thesis was to explore whether the National Weather Service's Heat Index (HI) could substitute for the WBGT Index during occupational heat stress exposure assessment. The possibility of using the HI for heat stress exposure assessments was explored by first developing an occupational exposure limit based on the HI and then by comparing the HI to WBGT Index over a range of environments. Data from 10 selected studies were reviewed and categorized into two groups (Classic Data and Progressive Data) based on the method used to determine the upper limit of the prescriptive zone. WBGT and HI values were estimated from the environmental data provided in the 10 studies and the metabolic demands were also noted. These data were used to illustrate the relationship between environment (WBGT and HI) and metabolic rate. Next the relationship between HI and WBGT was compared over a range of environments consisting of combinations of air temperature and percent relative humidity as defined by the NWS's Heat Index Chart. Finally the effects of adding a high radiant heat load (Tg = Tdb+10 °C) to the relationship between WBGT and HI was explored. The HI occupational exposure limits were protective of the upper limit threshold points in a manner similar to WBGT. A greater spread in the Classic and Progressive upper limit data was observed above the occupational exposure limit when expressed as HI. High correlation was observed (R2 = 0.95) between the WBGT Index and HI over a range of environments, assuming no radiant heat. The incremental increase in HI due to high radiant heat indicated a strong dependency on the absolute value of HI, which makes using HI to predict WBGT in radiant heat environments problematic. Findings suggest the Heat Index could be used to assess heat stress exposures and to set occupational exposure limits for hot environments in the absence of high radiant heat.

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Adejumo, Adedapo. "An assessment of data quality in routine health information systems in Oyo State, Nigeria." University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5497.

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Magister Public Health - MPH
Ensuring that routine health information systems provide good quality information for informed decision making and planning in health systems remain a major priority in several countries and health systems. The lack of use of health information or use of poor quality data in health care and systems results in inadequate assessments and evaluation of health care and result in weak and poorly functioning health systems. The Nigerian health system like in many developing countries has challenges with the building blocks of the health system with a weak Health Information System. Although the quality of data in the Nigerian routine health information system has been deemed poor in some reports and studies, there is little research based evidence of the current state of data quality in the country as well as factors that may influence data quality in routine health information systems. This study explored the data quality of routine health information generated from health facilities in Oyo State, Nigeria, providing the state of data quality of the routine health information. This study was a cross sectional descriptive study taking a retrospective look at paper based and electronic data records in the National Health Management Information System in Nigeria. A mixed methodology approaches with quantitative to assess the quality of data within the health information system and qualitative methods to identify factors influencing the quality of health information at the health facilities in the district. Assessment of the quality of information was done using a structured evaluation tool looking at completeness, accuracy and consistency of routine health statistics generated at these health facilities. A multistage sampling method was used in the quantitative component of the research. For the qualitative component of the research, purposive sampling was done to select respondents from each health facility to describe the factors influencing data quality. The study found incomplete and inaccurate data in facility paper summaries as well as in the electronic databases storing aggregate information from the facility data.

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Scott, Gordon Livingstone Stanley. "An assessment of health and safety management in selected rural hospitals / Gordon Livingstone Stanley Scott." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/8437.

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Health and safety is of the utmost importance for any company or institution to be successful. There is quite a negative perception regarding the health and safety of rural hospitals and clinics. Rural hospitals are most of the time overcrowded due the large amount of patients that has no medical aid, thus increases the risk for health and safety issues. Patients sit in long queues for hours to receive medical attention and their medication and are therefore exposed to all kinds of diseases, which is a high risk for these patients’s health. The employees working in these rural areas are also exposed to life-threatening diseases on a daily basis and have a good chance of being infected. Employees leave the public sector because of these unsafe working conditions and find themselves either working in the private sector or may even immigrate to foreign countries for better and safer working conditions. During this research done, there were a few shortcomings identified for the management to improvement on and to ensure a safe working environment. There are quite a lot of negativities surrounding the patients and employees in these rural hospitals, because patients get raped by nurses, babies get stolen from maternity wards, doctors are attacked by patients and much more horrific incidents happening in these hospitals. Cultural differences are also a main concern for management, because there are a lot of different races working together in the same department and not everyone has the same beliefs and ways in doing tasks. These cultural differences may lead to clashes amongst employees and result in a negative working environment. This quantitative research was done in selected rural hospitals, due to cost and time consumption. Only 80 employees (doctors, nurses and pharmacists) participated in the research done and the research was not an in-depth research, but enough evidence was compiled to make the necessary assumptions that all is not well in the public sector. With the new National Health Insurance (NHI) to be implemented from 2012, there may a lot of changes in the rural hospitals for the better. Hospitals all over the country are being upgraded and the working conditions are being attended to by the government which may attract more health professional to rural hospitals and clinics.
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Allen, Kenneth. "An Examination Of Correlation Between Preadmission Indicators Of College Readiness And Clinical Performance Of Nursing Students." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2017. http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/711.

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A significant body of literature supports the proposition that the development of a culturally competent healthcare workforce is enhanced by diversity in the cohorts of students graduating from post-secondary educational programs related to careers in health and healthcare. However, increasing diversity in these programs is contingent upon increasing acceptance rates of historically disadvantaged students, such as students from racial/ethnic minority groups and/or low socioeconomic status, into highly selective post-secondary institutions, such as state flagship universities, and highly selective majors such as nursing. A significant barrier to increasing enrollment of disadvantaged students at more selective post-secondary institutions is the combined effect of admissions practices which rely heavily on scores associated with a group of pre-admission indicators of college readiness and generally lower scores on these indicators by students from disadvantaged backgrounds as compared to their more affluent counterparts. A growing body of research is emerging concerning relationships between the traditional indicators of college readiness and subsequent academic performance; however, to date, little research exists concerning the relationships between the pre-admission indicators of college readiness and the clinical performance of students enrolled in clinically based health related majors. This study utilized a retrospective cross sectional observational design to examine the relationship between pre-admission indicators of college readiness at a state flagship university in New England and the clinical performance of nursing students in senior year clinical practica. The results of linear regression analysis failed to identify any statistically significant correlation between any of a group of five commonly used pre-admission indicators of college readiness and student's clinical performance. The findings raise new questions concerning the usefulness of these commonly used criteria in the selection of students for admission into programs of nursing.

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Gleckman, Ari Dean. "A psychological profile of the learning disabled college student : a cluster analytic assessment as depicted by the MMPI-2." Virtual Press, 1992. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/833471.

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As increasing numbers of learning disabled (LD) students attend postsecondary institutions (McGuire, Norlander, & Shaw, 1990; Saracoglu, Minden, & Wilchesky, 1989), researchers and clinicians contend that these college students display a disproportionate amount of psychological distress as compared to their non-LD peers (Faigel, 1985; Kronick, 1976; Patton & Polloway, 1982). The LD college student's propensity to experience emotional distress has been attributed to the stressful nature of the college environment, the demands of coursework, and unresolved psychological and psychosocial conflicts from childhood and adolescence. This paper explored the contention that LD college students are at risk for developing emotional problems which may affect their chances of experiencing success both in academia and in their personal lives.This study included a sample of 40 learning disabled college freshmen and 46 non-learning disabled college freshmen from four state universities in Indiana. Due to the nature of the research questions, only multivariate statistics were included. Multivariate analysis of variance results from the MMPI-2 validity and clinical, supplementary, and content scales indicated that there were no general differences in adjustment between the LD and non-LD samples. However, cluster analyses which were based on MMPI-2 clinical and validity scale T-scores, supported the notion that there were varying levels of emotional adjustment among the college learningdisabled students.One cluster of learning disabled students, (LD cluster 2), exhibited a propensity to experience psychological difficulties, and they appeared to be undergoing distress at the time of testing. Students from this at-risk LD cluster also reported many more personal, familial, and academic problems in their past. In comparison to students from the well-functioning LD cluster, those in the at-risk group indicated being diagnosed with their learning disability much later in their schooling; consequently, they also reported receiving fewer opportunities to receive help for their difficulties.The author suggests that, although these findings are preliminary, it appears that some learning disabled college students may be at-risk for experiencing personal distress and, perhaps, academic failure. It is recommended that the MMPI2, along with other psychologically-based instruments be used with this population as a possible way of identifying college students who may be in need of receiving psychological support.
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