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Open Door to Heal America’s Heart
No full textHealing America\u27s cultural divisions; hitchhiking across the U
The Political and Economic Impact of Media Ownership Structures and Concentration on Global Communication
Get PDFThe Student Experience in a COVID-19 World: An Ethnographic Inquiry into the Experience of Butler University Students During a Pandemic
Get PDFWith the abrupt closing of colleges across the United States in the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent reopening in the fall of 2020, students in higher education were among some of the most affected group of individuals. In this ethnographic study, data was collected and analyzed based on student experience with COVID-19 at Butler University. The study aims to answer the research questions: How are students at a small midwestern university experiencing COVID-19? What impact are the university’s mitigation efforts having on students? How do students understand and describe University public health measures? Participant observation, semi-structured interviews and online surveys were used to further investigate this question. The pandemic was found to have contributed to social changes characterized by isolation and stress and due to a heightened norm on campus. Students experienced university communication and protocols as confusing and unclear that fueled uncertainty among the Butler community. University COVD-19 protocols, although some effective, added to the perception of blaming and action of punishment on Butler’s campus
Unique Needs, Barriers, and Discrimination Experienced by Spinal Cord Injury Patients in Dental Facilities
Get PDFObjective:
The primary objectives of this study are to determine SCI patients\u27 barriers to dental care, perceptions regarding dental professionals understanding of their unique needs, and feelings of SCI- related discrimination.
Methods:
An online survey was conducted through SCI social media support pages. A modified version of the Discrimination in Medical Settings Scale (DMSS) was utilized to capture perceived discrimination in dental facilities.
Results:
The majority of participants (53%) experienced at least one barrier in dental care. If patients experienced a barrier, they reported lower oral health ratings (p=0.031) and were less likely to have been to the dentist within the last year (p=0.011). Over 70% of patients believed their dentist did not understand the unique complications of SCI and over 40% felt their dentist was unaware of how common SCI medications impacted oral health. These correlated with greater instances of reporting oral health as fair/poor/very poor. Approximately 19% of participants experienced dental discrimination. Those who rated their oral health as fair/poor/very poor were 3.4 times more likely to experience dental discrimination.
Conclusions:
Dental care and outcomes in patients with SCI could be improved by decreasing accessibility barriers and educating dental health professionals about medical/dental complications unique to those with SCI, including autonomic dysreflexia, spasticity, and oral adverse effects of commonly used medications. Approximately one in five patients with SCI experience discrimination in the dental setting (DMSS score \u3e 21). Quality of care and dental outcomes could be further improved by mindfully addressing implicit and explicit biases against disabled individuals
