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Theses/Dissertations from 1998
A Comparison of the Effects of an Aquatic Therapy Program Versus a Combined Aquatic/Land Program on Functional Reach Measurements in the Elderly, Caroline S. Kuether and Michelle M. Smith
Music and the Effect it has on the Motor Learning of a Serial Task in Children, Ages Seven and Eight, Karen L. Kurncz and Tara K. Nielsen
Quality Nursing Care: The Nursing Home Residents' Perspective, Brenda L. Larsen
The Effects of an Articulated Ankle-Foot Orthosis on Dynamic Balance in Elderly Subjects with Hemiplegia, Cathi Logan and Traci Roon
Evaluation of a Cardiac Home Care Program, Donna Mayo-Rosa
The Effects of Abdominal Strength Exercises and Testing on Posture in School Children, Greta L. McDonald and Kristin L. Nederveld
Kindergarten Schedules: Half-Day, Full-Day, Alternate-Day, Christine Ann McGladdery
The Efficacy of a T’ai Chi Intervention on Functional Balance and Walking Speed in the Elderly, Melanie McKimmy and Sarah Teubert
Assessing the Learning Needs of Adults with Acquired Physical Disability in Vocational Rehabilitation, Kathleen E. Mennen
Parental Factors Affecting Child Restraint Device Use in Children Ages 3-5 Years, Peggy Sue Meulenberg
Evaluation of the Community Living Adaptation Scale, Jane M. Morris
Quality of Life in Grandparents After a Diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Their Grandchild, Laura S. Mullins
The Effect of an Environment Modification on Fear of Falling in Institutionalized Older Persons, JoAnn L. Munski
Relationship Between Sensibility Loss and Performance on the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test in Non-Surgical Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients, Bethany J. Navarre and Elizabeth A. Ware
Spiritual Formation Through Residential Living, Michelle Kay Northcutt
Does a Phonological Intervention Program Using a Modified Auditory Discrimination in Depth Program Make a Difference in Kindergarten Students' Ability to Manipulate Phonemes?, Julie Kay Osbourne
Medication Administration in Schools, Stephanie A. Painter
The Inter-Relatedness of Nutrition, Menstrual Status, Lean Body Mass, and Injury Among High School Female Varsity Basketball Players, Megan Jean Pavlak, Robyn Kristina Smith, and Kristie Ann Wood
Parental Grief Responses to Perinatal Loss, Lisa M. Peacock
Behavioral and Emotional Indicators of Sexual Abuse: A Comparison with Physically Abused and Non-Abused Children, Janine L. Post-Anderle
Spirituality of Caregiver Wives of Dementia Patients, Martha Preston-DeVries
Effects of Education on Disease Management and Prevention of Complications in Diabetic Patients, Debbie K. Provoast
Emergency Nurse Self Perception of the Benefit of the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course, Diana Lynn Ropele
Post-Secondary Retention of the Non-Traditional Student at the Davenport College Career Center, Sheryl Roslund
Patient Participation in Decision-Making Regarding Post-Operative Ambulation: How It Affects Patient Outcomes, Martha Ann Ruble
The Effect Prone Positioning Has upon the Oxygen Ratio of Ventilated Children, Mary Schira
Barriers to Implementing Inclusion Practices, Sara Ann Sposaro and Julie Mara Lensink
The Effects of Reminiscence Therapy on the Elderly Client's Satisfaction with Nursing Care, Nancy Strong
How Phonemic Awareness Training and Direct Phonics Instruction Effect the Decoding Ability of Children with Reading Problems, Lynda Elaine Thatcher
The Effects of Qasswide Peer Tutoring on Students’ with Learning Disabilities Basic Reading Skills, Susan Louise Tucek
The Effects of Phonological Awareness Activities on At-Risk First Grade Readers, Kimberly L. Van Belois
A Comparison Between Emergency Nursing Stress and Completion of the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course, Sheryl L. Veurink-Balicki
Adolescents' Perceived Reasons for Choosing Abstinence or the Use or Non-Use of a Condom During Sexual Intercourse, Susan L. Vrobel
Health Care Workers' Compliance with Glove Use and Variables that Influence Health Care Workers' Compliance with Glove Use, Angela C. Wallen-Counterman
A Secondary Analysis of Self Assessed Assets of Ninth and Twelfth Grade Students, Carolyn H. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
The Effect of Cancer Diagnosis Information on the Anxiety of Patients with an Initial Diagnosis of First Cancer, Kim S. Allen
Efficacy of Neurodevelopmental Treatment with Primary Focus on Dynamic Postural Control in a Chronic Stroke Individual, Renee E. Baer, Mary Kathryn Koeninger, and Neha S. Shah
Importance and Fulfillment of Family Needs in the ICU, Linda L. Baker
Strength and Neuromuscular Characteristics of Female and Male High School Basketball Players, Diane M. Beach, Barbara J. Hoogenboom, and Lisa M. Rose
Perspective Discrepancy Analysis of Health Care Provider and Well-Elderly Regarding Environmental Fall Risk Factors, Deborah A. Bliler, Catherine I. Schenten, and Kay A. Smaltz
Perceived Control of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Adherence to a Therapeutic Regimen, Lori A. Booms
The Implications of Mastery Learning for Special Education Learning Disabled and Emotionally Impaired Students and Teachers, Debra S. Brink
Normative Database of Adult Unilateral Trans-Tibial Amputee Gait, Kevin Carley, Kristin Dart, and Margery Vos
A Description of the Health Beliefs and Skin Cancer Prevention Practices of Michigan Farmers, Denise Ann Coats
The Interdisciplinary Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorder, Wendy Conlon, Amy Jones, and Brenda Mitus
Reanalysis of Tendon Data: Availability of Dilated Eye Exams by Optometrists, Patrice Conrad
Women's Perceptions of Postpartum Appointment Keeping Barriers, Carol L. Czuk
Utilizing the Ryder's and the Thigh-Foot Angle Tests to Establish Normal Values of Femoral Anteversion and Tibiofibular Torsion in Children Aged 5 Through 10 Years, Timothy M. Dahlke and Wendi L. Jabs
The Relationship of Hamstring Length and Chronic Low Back Pain, Aaron Deline and David Doubblestein
Inclusion: An Overview of Working Models, Robertta Ruth DeVries
The Performance of Children with Down Syndrome on the Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Erin Docter, Kristine Tyler, and Victoria Van Horn
A Preliminary Study of Trunk Kinematics during Walking in Normal Subjects, Lisa R. Elders, Heather L. Greenwald, and Celeste A. Sartor
A Comparison of the Knowledge, Misconceptions, and Attitudes Toward the Elderly of First Versus Final Year Students in Accredited Physical Therapy Programs, Christina J. Fleming, Mark A. Kandes, and Jennifer E. Shultz
Parental Involvement in Education, Linda Louise Fletke
Gender Differences in Reported Quality of Life in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients, Susan M. Flynn
Measurement of Self-Care in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis, Chrysanthe Porter Fooy
Developing Normative Data for Three Unilateral Lower Extremity Functional Tests, Brian Fulton, Kathleen Hegyan, and Troy Wieling
The Effect of Upper Extremity Immobilization Following Surgical Rotator Cuff Repair on Balance in Elderly Individuals, Edward S. Gagné and Rebecca L. Schneider
Cancer Health Beliefs and Knowledge in Relationship to Korean American Cigarette Smoking Status, Melissa Sue George
Chlamydia: Universal vs Selective Screening, Verneal Y. Glispie
Nurses' Beliefs and Perceptions about Children in Pain, Patricia A. Gorney
The Efficacy of Electrical Stimulation and Conservative Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Female Genuine Stress Incontinence, Patrick Hadlock, Heath Jabs, and Jason Ricci
Concurrent Validity of Functional Reach in Community-Dwelling Elderly Women, Aimee Hosek and Kimberly Sackett
Perceived Sources and Level of Stress Experienced by Student Nurses in Associate and Baccalaureate Degree Programs, Lori J. Kane
The Relationship Between Knowledge of Breastfeeding and Success in Breastfeeding, Sherry M. Knoppers
The Relationship Between Self-Care Agency, Self-Efficacy, and Medication Management Behaviors in Chronically Ill Elderly Home-Bound Individuals, Elaine J. Lince
A Comparison of Postpartum Clients' and Nurses' Perceptions of Priority Information Needs for Early Discharge, Karen E. Lincoln
An Examination of Students' Beliefs About Intelligence and Self-Talk Patterns, Mary Musto
Humor and its Relationship to Cohesion of Work Group Members in the Acute Care Setting, Marla J. Niedzwiecki
Social Support and Well-Being in Early and Mid-Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Hopefulness, Peggy S. Norman
Pain Management Practice in the Acute Adult Trauma Patient, Sally B. Ossewaarde
Constraints to "Gay Lifestyle": Functioning within the Social Environment, Valerie A. Paget
Is the Educational Level of Technology Coordinators Aligned with International Standards?, Keith Alan Platte
Knowledge of Pre-Physical Therapy Students Regarding Admission Criteria at Grand Valley State University, Kerry Randolph and Beth Wieber
The Effect of Post-Prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence on Quality of Life, Martha Ellen Rheault
The Relationship Between Level of Knowledge and Instruction on Sublingual Nitroglycerin Use in Cardiac Patients, Nancy Jean Rogers
A Social Work Assessment of Interventions with the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Population with Regards to Intimacy, Beverly Rushlow
The Relationship Between Organizational Climate in the Hospital and RN Satisfaction, Dawn R. Shoemaker
Effects of Auditory Oral Patterns as an Intervention for Expressive Language with Students with Disabilities, Scott Riley Swinehart
The Effects of Teaching Two Syllable Types and One Syllabication Rule on the Spelling Achievement of Students with Learning Disabilities, Tracey Ellen Taylor
The Relationship Between the Timing of Self-care Information and Adjustment to Ostomy Surgery, Carol Irene TenEyck
Nurse-Physician Collaboration and Nurse Satisfaction, Michelle R. Troseth
Patient Perceptions of Nurse Behaviors as Indicators of Caring, Susan B. Tuttle
Reading Comprehension Needs of Students with Learning Disabilities in an Inclusion Setting: Class-Wide Peer Tutoring with a Summarization Strategy, Jeffrey A. VanDyke
Stress, Coping, Adaptation, and Family Hardiness in Families with an Adult Child Who is Developmentally Disabled and Living in the Parental Home, Joan M. VanSolkema
Nursing Students' Perceptions of Clinical Instructor Behaviors that Affect the Development of Self-Confidence, Debra E. Veltkamp
Comparison of Pulmonary Artery, Tympanic, Oral, and Axillary Temperatures, Linda Oravec Walter
The Oncology Patient's Perception of Support for the Use of Alternative Therapies by Their Health Care Provider, Michelle Lynn Witkop
An Investigation of Psychological Distress and Self-Destructive Behavior in Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Susan Christine Wood
Health Beliefs and Adherence to Cardiac Exercise Following a Cardiac Event, Vince Worthington
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
The Effect of a Change in Patient Care Delivery on Nurse Satisfaction and Cost of Care, Kathleen M. Allen
Differences between the Attitudes and Behaviors of Oncology Nurses: Inclusion of Sexuality Concerns as a Component of Care, Mary Diane Ashley
Validation of the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale, Annette L. Backus
The Effect of Rewards and Motivation on Student Achievement, Lori Kay Baranek
Comparison of the Effects of Aerobic Dance to Water Aerobic Training on Maximal Oxygen Consumption, Terri L. Bedford, Tamara A. Dusterwinkle, and Darcy J. Hoppman
Knowledge, Sources Used and Factors Considered in the Surgical Treatment Decisions of Women With Breast Cancer, Debra J. Bisel
Effect of Thirty Second Static Stretch on Hamstring Muscle Flexibility in Subjects Over Age 65, Erin Bloomquist
Effects of a Feldenkrais-Based Mobility Program on Function of a Healthy, Elderly Sample, Barbara Brown, Susan Finney, and Carolyn Sarantakis
Knowledge, Utilization, and Favorability of Commonly Referring Michigan Physicians Regarding Physical Therapy, Jill M. Cabanilla and Sandra J. Frantz
