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Investigating the Role of Parental Social Support, Patient-Provider Relationships, and Illness-Related Beliefs on Childhood Asthma Outcomes
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2015)
Introduction: This study broadly aimed to expand our understanding of asthma disparities among PR and Mexican children by assessing the relationship between psychosocial factors and asthma outcomes. More specifically, the ...
Dyspnea Perception in Pediatric Asthma Patients: The Relationship Between Symptom Perception and Asthma Morbidity, Caregiver Illness Representation and Caregiver Nativity
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2016)
Background: Dyspnea is a subjective experience of discomfort or difficulty breathing and can vary in quality and intensity. It is common to all respiratory illnesses, including asthma Dyspnea has both sensory and affective ...
Relationships between Personality, Executive Functions, Perceived Stigma, and Epilepsy- Related Social Well-being in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged and Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adults with Medically Refractory Epilepsy
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2016)
Background: Perceived epilepsy stigma and reduced social well-being are prevalent sources of distress among people with epilepsy. Yet, research on patient-level correlates of these difficulties is lacking, especially among ...
Association between Perceived Social Support and Existential Well-Being in Patients with Advanced Cancer: An Examination of the Contribution of Confidant and Affective Support to Sense of Meaning and Peace
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2015)
Background: Existential well-being (EWB) and its components, meaning and peace, have been shown to reliably predict quality of life (QOL) and distress in patients with cancer. Few studies have examined EWB as an outcome ...
Visual-Somatosensory Integration in Older Adults: Links to Sensory and Motor Functioning
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2015)
Every day we receive information from each of our sensory systems. The synergistic processing of this information is referred to as multisensory integration (MSI). Research examining MSI in older adults is still in its ...
The Association of Turns, Mild Parkinsonian Signs and Falls in Older Adults
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2015)
Research has shown that turns are associated with falls in clinical populations of older adults. However, limited research has been conducted on walking turns in healthy older adults. There is a growing body of research ...
Pain and Medication Adherence in Adult Smokers Living with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2016)
Introduction: Medication adherence in persons living with HIV (PLWH) is vital for suppression of viral load. Unfortunately, nonadherence to antiretroviral medications is common in PLWH. Both pain and psychiatric symptoms ...
Cognitive Changes in Migraine: What do Mindfulness, Acceptance and Disability have to do with Self-Monitoring?
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017)
Introduction: Migraine is a prevalent and disabling primary headache disorder. Treatment often involves headache self-monitoring. While self-monitoring has been associated with positive outcomes in other health populations, ...
Interhemispheric Transfer of Visual Sensory Information in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A High-Density Electrical Mapping Study
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017)
Background: There is limited research on the rate of interhemispheric transfer in the ASD population. Behavioral studies indicate that interhemispheric transfer time (IHTT) is ~4 ms, although event related potentials (ERPs) ...
Perceptions of Diabetes Distress, Neighborhood Disorder, and Health Behaviors in an Urban Sample of Adults with Diabetes
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017)
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) affects a greater proportion of socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Differential sources of distress may have important consequences for diabetes health behaviors and glycemic control. ...