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Theses/Dissertations from 1999
An Examination of Patient and Nurse Perceptions of Stressors During the Electrophysiology Study, Donna J. Thurn
Patients' Perceptions of Physicians' Role in Smoking Cessation by Age and Readiness to Stop Smoking, Chris Van Ryn and Joel Wetzel
A Descriptive Analysis of Factors Related to the Effectiveness of Educational Technology Implementations in Poorer, Rural School Districts, Daniel John Vomastek
The Effects of Prosthesis Use Versus Non-use on Forward Reach Distance in Children Ages 5 to 15 with Unilateral Upper Extremity Amputation as Measured by the Functional Reach Test, Mary E. Weber and Scot G. Smith
Fetal Infant Mortality in Kalamazoo, Lisa A. Wullschleger
In Her Own Words: A Qualitative Case Study of Foster Care, Adoption and Independent Living, Elise N. Zuber
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
The Effect of Eccentric Fatigue of the Hamstrings on Knee Joint Proprioception, Kenneth M. Arends, Scott T. Miller, and John T. VanderMaas
Correlation of Emergency Department Nurses' Beliefs about Wife Abuse and the Use of Carative Factors in Transpersonal Interactions with Abused Wives, Judith A. Baker
Correlates of Symptom Distress in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Cyclophosphamide, Methotrexate, and Fluorouracil, Denise J. Bakker
Development of the Curriculum for Use in a Primary Multi-Age Classroom Using a Curriculum Map, Rae Anne Besser Hansberry
The Relationship of Selected Health Beliefs and Exercise Adherence 6-12 Weeks Post Cardiac Event, Kristi L. Bianconi
Is There a Link Between Hardiness and Burnout in Critical Care Nurses?, Cindy Bilisko
The Effect of Familiar and Novel Testing Environments on the Gross Motor Function Measure Scores of Developmentally Normal Children 17-37 Months Old, Tracey Blain and Jean Angel
The Efficacy of a Six-Week T'ai Chi Intervention Compared to a "Sit and Be Fit" Class on Actual and Perceived Balance in the Community-Dwelling Elderly, Janine Bonner, Jennifer Laudenslager, and Todd Sanders
Evaluation of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Written Examinations, Laura J. Borst
The Influence of Footwear on Functional Balance in a Population of Institutionalized Elderly Women, Kristen Brooks, Stacey Jonkman, and Matt Schmitz
A Comparative Electromyographic Study of the Effect of Four Selected Closed Chain Squat Exercises on Vastus Medialis Oblique and Vastus Lateralis, Barbara D. Campbell, Michelle Kosiara, and Heidi Tolloff
Crosstalk: Surface Versus Intramuscular Electrodes for the Peroneus Brevis and Peroneus Longus, Tanya Cardillo, Susan Dresden, and Jacquelyn Solem
A Description of General Self-Efficacy and Specific Self-Efficacy for Health Promoting Practices in a Disabled Population, Elizabeth M. Carrington
The Effects of a Five-Day Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program on the Standing and/or Sitting Balance of Children Ages 8-18 with a Wide Variety of Disabling Diagnoses as Measured by the Functional Reach Test and the Modified Functional Reach Test, Richard A. Chaperon, Pamela A. Staszewski, and Heather L. Vavrina
Effects of Eccentric Strengthening on Force Output of the Erector Spinae as Measured by Surface Electromyography (EMG), Audi Chenoweth and Chris Moore
Modification of the Functional Reach Test: Validity & Reliability, Jessica Chesser, Jennifer Werley, and Mary Yeager
The Relationship of Eccentric Hamstrings Time to Peak Torque and Anterior Knee Joint Displacement, Julie Ann Clark, Maureen B. Godfrey, and Noreen R. LaBorde
The Concept of Death Education on Children's Understanding of Death, Diana K. Clark Schramm
Improving the Writing Skills of At-Risk Students Through the Use of Writing Across the Curriculum and Writing Process Instruction, Theresa A. Dean-Rumsey
Post-Pregnancy Functional Ability, Kari J. Dulaney, Dawn M. Hallwood, and Kristen Z. Keeter
Rural Women's Participation in Breast Self-Examination, Joni L. Erlewein
A Preliminary Study of Gait in Elderly Women with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Roberta M. Fischer and Sheri L. Bjornseth
Relationship Between Professional Development and Education, Christine A. Frederick
The Relationship of Hardiness and Perceived Social Support to Nurses' Appraisals of Stress, Susan A. Groesser
Knee Flexion Angle and its Influence on VMO:VL Ratios During Isometric Quadriceps Contraction, Jeffrey P. Hendra and William D. Allan
Perceived Benefits and Barriers and Mammography Screening Compliance in Women Age 40 and Older, Amy Hoke VanZee
Psychiatric Nurses' Perceptions of Their Social Support, Elizabeth V.L. Howell
Assessing Selected Shoulder Muscle Activity During Performance of Exercise on the Cuff Link Exercise Unit, Kathleen Johnstone and Kathleen Wagner
HIV/AIDS Patients' Perceptions of Nurse Caring Behaviors, Jennifer Lynn Jordahl
Real and Perceived Barriers to Evaluation and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Nulliparous Women, Roxanne R. Kudwa and Kelli J. Thompson
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
