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Oregon's Implementation of Coordinated Care Organizations: An Examination of the Changing Healthcare Structure

Creator:: Diestelkamp, Timothy Ross
Abstract:: Due to inefficiencies and unsustainable growth in health expenditures, a new approach needed to be taken in the realm of healthcare. There was a need to increase efficiency and value in order to achieve health outcomes. Hence, arose the concept of the Coordinated Care Organization (CCO). CCOs are seen as...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Organizations: An Examination of the Changing Healthcare Structure by Timothy Ross Diestelkamp A

The effects of preconception dietary restriction on subsequent birth outcomes

Creator:: Rollins, Alyssa
Abstract:: Objective: This study used the Oregon Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) to explore the relationship between preconception dietary restriction and subsequent birth outcomes in an attempt to quantify their association. Methods: The survey question of interest focused on changing diet to lose weight during preconception. Descriptive statistics were calculated...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Dietary Restriction on Subsequent Birth Outcomes by Alyssa Rollins A THESIS

The Association of Social Support and Self-efficacy to Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetes

Creator:: Yee, Marissa Wai Gin
Abstract:: Background: The prevalence of diabetes has increased dramatically in recent decades. A lack of control over blood sugar levels can lead to diabetes-related complications. A network of family and friends providing diet-related support and diabetes-related care support may be associated with lower levels and changes in blood sugar (HbA1c) levels....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetes by Marissa Wai Gin Yee A PROJECT submitted to Oregon

Health Service Utilization among Medicaid Enrollees in Oregon : Assessing Variation by Level of Rurality

Creator:: Larson, Annie E.
Abstract:: Research Objective: Nearly 60 million people in the United States reside in a rural area. Residents in rural areas have higher rates of chronic disease, risky health behaviors, disability, infant mortality, and age-adjusted mortality than their urban counterparts. Health insurance and access to care mitigate those risks, in part because...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: :!Assessing! Variation!by!Level!of!Rurality! ! Abstract!Approved:! Jeff!Luck! ! ! ! ! ! ! Viktor!Bovbjerg

The Association Between Patient Activation and Cost, Utilization, and Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Elective, Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

Creator:: Owen, Erin Callahan
Abstract:: Background. Total knee arthroplasty, or replacement, is a common, generally successful, and expensive procedure. Tools to predict outcomes following orthopedic procedures are abundant, yet no commonly used assessment accounts for an individual’s propensity to engage in adaptive health behavior. The 13-item Patient Activation Measure (PAM) questionnaire is a tool that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Jeff Luck Viktor E. Bovbjerg Background. Total knee arthroplasty, or replacement, is a

Examining Hypertension Prevalence and Health Behavior Practices of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

Creator:: Nikuze, Scholastique
Abstract:: African-born population is one of the fastest growing group in the United States. Very little is known about their socio-demographic characteristics, health behavior practices and long-term health. The purpose of this study was to examine hypertension prevalence, health behavior practices and the impact socio-demographic factors have on these outcomes among...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Viktor Bovbjerg African-born population is one of the fastest growing group in the United States. Very

The Impact of Family Income and Primary Caregiver Education Level on the Usage of Modified Ride-On Cars Among Children with Disabilities

Creator:: Fitzgerald, Jenna R.
Abstract:: Modified ride-on cars are used by young children with disabilities for self-directed mobility. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to (1) determine the association between modified ride-on car driving time, family income, and primary caregiver education level; and (2) compare modified ride-on car driving time, family income, and primary...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: with Disabilities by Jenna Fitzgerald A THESIS submitted to

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

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

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

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Oregon's Implementation of Coordinated Care Organizations: An Examination of the Changing Healthcare Structure

The effects of preconception dietary restriction on subsequent birth outcomes

The Association of Social Support and Self-efficacy to Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetes

Health Service Utilization among Medicaid Enrollees in Oregon : Assessing Variation by Level of Rurality

The Association Between Patient Activation and Cost, Utilization, and Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Elective, Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

Examining Hypertension Prevalence and Health Behavior Practices of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

The Impact of Family Income and Primary Caregiver Education Level on the Usage of Modified Ride-On Cars Among Children with Disabilities

Predictors of participation in a prison-based parenting program

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

Weight Stigma and Its Associations with Health Behaviors Among Older Adults

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