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Medical Professionals’ Sensitivity to Patient’s Religious and Spiritual Backgrounds and It’s Effects on Prevention, Treatment, and/or Recovery in the United States

Creator:: Sorensen, Teresa K.
Abstract:: This thesis reviewed the current cultural, religious and spiritual concerns of a patient, regarding the relationship between the patient and medical professional. Common issues medical professionals have been exposed to in terms of cultural differences was also explored. This thesis reviewed whether medical schools, nursing schools and pharmacy schools have...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: by Teresa Sorensen A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Motor Skill Proficiency, Performance and Participation in Children with Physical Disabilities

Creator:: Ross, Samantha M.
Abstract:: Background: Mastery of fundamental motor skills (FMS) in childhood is proposed to facilitate participation in physical activity (PA) opportunities, through context-specific application of FMS (Clarke & Metclafe, 2002; Stodden et al., 2008). Children with disabilities impacting motor skill development thus are at greater risk for low PA participation. Evidence indicates...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: activity among children with physical disabilities compared to peers (Law et al., 2006). However, only a

Predictors of participation in a prison-based parenting program

Creator:: Schumer, Jean Ellen
Abstract:: The focus of this study was threefold. This research examined the extent to which parenting alliance between incarcerated parents and the caregivers of their children, influences participation of inmate parents in parenting programs. This research explored the extent to which family contact influences participation of inmate parents in parenting programs....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Predictors of Participation in a Prison-Based Parenting

Recharge@Work : a theory-based intervention to reduce sedentary behavior in desk-dependent office workers

Creator:: Lafrenz, Andrew Jon, 1980-
Abstract:: Over the past few decades, a primary focus has been on the negative health effects of not participating in regular moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MPVA). Only recently has sedentary behavior been studied as a distinct and independent risk factor for adverse health outcomes. This dissertation sought to provide new insights into...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Science presented on December 1, 2014. Title: Recharge@Work: A Theory

Development of a physical activity health promotion program for the group home setting

Creator:: Dixon-Ibarra, Alicia Mae
Abstract:: Background: A particular health inequity that has drawn national attention is obesity in persons with disabilities (CDC, 2011). Estimates suggest that as many as 80% of adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability (ID) are overweight or obese (Stanish & Draheim, 2005). Despite the benefits of being active (e.g. controlling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Factors affecting contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in northern Jordan : a framework for health policy action

Creator:: Hijazi, Heba Hesham
Abstract:: Jordan has a higher fertility rate (3.8) than the averages of countries similar in income to Jordan (2.2) and compared to the Middle East and North Africa region as a whole (2.8) (WHO, WB, UNICEF, & DHS, 2011). The findings of the 2009 Jordanian Population and Family Health Survey demonstrated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Reproductive Age in Northern Jordan: A Framework for Health Policy Action Abstract approved

Teacher Collaboration between Physical and Special Educators to Promote Physical Activity for Students with Disabilities

Creator:: Jung, Jaehun
Abstract:: School-aged children with disabilities have difficulty in meeting current physical activity guidelines (Stanish et al., 2019). As such, there is a need for providing effective physical activity promotion programs for school-aged children with disabilities. School settings can be the right place to promote physical activity for children with disabilities because...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: activity guidelines (Stanish et al., 2019). As such, there is a need for providing effective physical

Weight Stigma and Its Associations with Health Behaviors Among Older Adults

Creator:: Phibbs, Sandi Cleveland
Abstract:: Having excess weight carries a negative social stigma in the U.S. Previous research has shown that experiencing stigma has negative physical and mental health consequences. Few studies have examined how experiencing weight stigma might act as a barrier to engaging in healthy behaviors among older adults. The purpose of this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Sheryl!A.!Thorburn! ! ! ! Having!excess!weight!carries!a!negative!social!stigma!in!the!U.S

Household Healthcare Expenditure in Bangladesh : Analyses of Progressivity and Impacts on Poverty

Creator:: Molla, Azaher Ali
Abstract:: Health systems financing aims at providing adequate services, ensuring sufficient providers’ incentives, and protecting individuals and families from financial catastrophe. Health services are financed through government funding, taxation, out-of-pocket payments, insurance, donations and voluntary aid. Low- income countries mostly rely on out-of-pocket payments. In South East Asia region, the latter...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: out-of-pocket payments (63.3%) that show an increasing trend, and a lack of prepayment mechanisms

Physical activity among Chinese international students in American higher education : from quantitative and qualitative perspectives

Creator:: Yan, Zi
Abstract:: Chinese international students in American colleges and universities report low levels of physical activity involvement, which may limit them in terms of realizing their full human potential (i.e., cognitively, physically, socially). The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the psychosocial mechanisms as well as the sociocultural influences to understand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 1999). The second manuscript tested a model of meeting physical activity recommendation (MPAR

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Medical Professionals’ Sensitivity to Patient’s Religious and Spiritual Backgrounds and It’s Effects on Prevention, Treatment, and/or Recovery in the United States

Motor Skill Proficiency, Performance and Participation in Children with Physical Disabilities

Predictors of participation in a prison-based parenting program

Recharge@Work : a theory-based intervention to reduce sedentary behavior in desk-dependent office workers

Development of a physical activity health promotion program for the group home setting

Factors affecting contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in northern Jordan : a framework for health policy action

Teacher Collaboration between Physical and Special Educators to Promote Physical Activity for Students with Disabilities

Weight Stigma and Its Associations with Health Behaviors Among Older Adults

Household Healthcare Expenditure in Bangladesh : Analyses of Progressivity and Impacts on Poverty

Physical activity among Chinese international students in American higher education : from quantitative and qualitative perspectives

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