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Developing Culturally and Economically Accessible Dietary Resources for Low-Income Type 2 Diabetic Patients
No full textThis study explored how educational resources for low-income type 2 diabetic patients would be more effective if they were culturally relevant, clear, and applicable. The educational resources contained both handouts and videos that are based on the needs assessment and literature review. They focused on providing information in an easy-to-understand format with practical examples so patients with low health literacy and non-English speakers were more likely to engage with the material, understand their diagnosis, and implement recommended lifestyle changes. Providers found the educational handouts and videos for type 2 diabetes to be effective for their patient population and praised the resources for being engaging and visually appealing.Helping Hand
A microethnographic study on family literacy practices represented by complex multimodal communication systems
No full textThe purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how one family engaged in literacy practices through multimodal communication systems (MMCS), addressing the historical disconnect between home and school literacy practices. While research has documented how literacy practices in homes often differ from school-based approaches, leading to deficit perspectives of children's literacy capabilities, the emergence of MMCS has transformed how families construct meaning in home environments. This study integrated multimodal interaction theory, connected through concepts of discourse, to analyze family literacy practices through multiple modes of communication.
Using ethnographic methods, the research documented one family's literacy interactions over time, emphasizing participant voice and the situated nature of literacy practices. Data collection involved participant observations, semi-structured interviews, discourse analysis, and detailed field notes. A custom analytical tool was developed, combining Norris's Multimodal Interaction Analysis, Bloome's Discourse Analysis, and Kress's Modes of Communication to comprehensively examine the family's literacy practices.
Preliminary findings revealed three key patterns in family literacy interactions: collaboration, support, and integration of different communication modes. Collaborative practices emerged through various family member configurations, with different relatives providing structured guidance and encouragement. Support manifested through multiple channels, including physical (gestures, touch), verbal (encouragement, instructions), and tonal (pitch variations, pace adjustments) elements. The family demonstrated seamless integration of visual, spatial-physical, and verbal-aural communication modes across all activities, creating a rich multimodal literacy environment.
This study contributes to the field by documenting how various communication modes are naturally integrated in family literacy activities, extending beyond traditional research that typically focuses on isolated aspects of literacy development. The findings provide evidence for the simultaneous integration of multiple communication modes in literacy development and offer valuable implications for developing more holistic approaches to early literacy instruction that better reflect natural family learning environments
Developing Resources to Increase Knowledge of Service Dogs for Families and Occupational Therapists
No full textThis capstone project aims to support families and caregivers of service dog recipients, as well as provide helpful information to occupational therapists regarding service dogs. The product of this capstone project was accessible resources created to provide the necessary information to first time service dog owners and their families to improve the experience of obtaining a service dog. Additionally, these resources were created to provide information to occupational therapists to increase the knowledge of service dogs in healthcare and improve patient care. Overall the purpose of this capstone project was to bridge the gap of occupational therapy and service dogs, as well as provide resources to families and caregivers of service dog handlers to prevent caregiver burden.Medical Mutt
Theory-guided implementation of instrumental assessments for oropharyngeal swallowing: A feasibility study
No full textHigh-Resolution Pharyngeal Manometry (HRPM) is in its infancy with regards to clinical utilization in oropharyngeal swallowing and swallowing disorders. With limited literature regarding implementation of the tool, the field is at a critical point to guide and focus research and professional efforts on successful implementation of this instrumental assessment tool into routine clinical use. The purpose of this study was to utilize The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change to better understand readiness for speech-language pathologists to implement HRPM into routine clinical use and explore the possible impact a tailored education program can have on readiness for clinical use of HRPM. Phase 1 of this study included the development and content validation of a decisional balance tool and education module. A 16-item decisional balance tool was created and the S-CVI/Ave of 0.85 confirmed acceptable content validity of the tool. Phase 2 then utilized the content validated decisional balance tool and education module, along with the stages of change construct from the TTM in a prospective, pre-test/post-test study design, feasibility study. Phase 2 participants included 184 speech pathologists who self-identify as evaluating and treating dysphagia. Of those,116/184 (63.0%) indicated they were not currently using or recommending HRPM, had not in the past and were not seriously considering using or recommending HRPM (precontemplation stage). Seventy-four of those participants completed an education module focused on changing their readiness for HRPM from the precontemplation stage contemplation stage, in which they are seriously considering use or recommending HRPM. The education module was successful at moving participants from the precontemplation to contemplation stage (p = 0.031). In addition, the outcome of the content validation process and initial pilot testing analysis of the new decisional balance tool revealed that with continued exploration and refinement, this tool might prove to be a valid and valuable tool to use for assessing decisional balance for use or recommendation of HRPM. Completion of this study provided previously unknown information on the readiness of speech-language pathologists to implement HRPM into clinical practice and provided valuable information to guide development theory-grounded implementation programs for HRPM in the future
Can We? Should We? Investigating the Ethics and Risks of Generative AI Use Throughout the Academic Research and Publishing Process
No full textA wide variety of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools now exist that promote greater efficiency in conducting, analyzing, and writing academic research for publication. And while these tools have benefits to offer, some are also fraught with risks and ethical questions. This session will consider numerous stages of the research process—such as research question development; literature searching and synthesis; methods; data management, analysis and visualization; and writing—to reflect on both the effectiveness and the ethics of generative AI use in context. Participants will engage in both hands-on and reflective activities, gain a better understanding of best practices, and will leave better prepared to discuss AI use with researchers at their institutions
Digitizing the 1614 Boerne Bible: Overcoming Challenges in Scale and Scanning
No full textThis lightning talk walks through the digitization of the 1614 Low German Bible, stewarded by the Boerne Public Library, for inclusion into the Portal to Texas History. The 1614 Boerne Bible is one of only six known surviving Low German folio editions of Martin Luther’s translation and is the only one to have parchment covers. The 1614 Bible was sent to the University of North Texas Digital Projects Lab for digitization. Capturing the Bible using a Phase One DT RCAM Reprographic camera system while fulfilling lab standards created unique obstacles for this item, which was oversized for the scanning setup and fragile. Presentation attendees will hear how Digital Projects Lab students and staff collaborated to overcome these issues by utilizing a drop-camera technique on alternating pages, conservation-style weights, and hear the results of the digitization process
Find Your Voice: Cultivating Confidence, Connections, and Professional Community
No full textLibraries are about building community, but sometimes finding your fit as a professional can be daunting. Cultivating a strong professional community isn’t just helpful, it’s a form of advocacy and a key to resilience. Presenter Jaime Eastman shares first-hand experiences from her involvement with the TLA Children’s Round Table and ALA’s Association for Library Service to Children to illustrate how engaging with opportunities beyond your community can strengthen your career growth. Learn about opportunities from blog writing and working on virtual committees, to volunteering at conferences or investing at a national level to building your collaboration network. Leave with best practices for getting involved, growing your confidence, and building support systems
An exploration of burnout, moral distress, and moral injury: A nationwide survey of their influence on well-being in physical therapists
No full textBackground: Physical therapists experience burnout associated with an imbalance of work demands and resources. Burnout in other healthcare professions is attributed to the intention to leave work, decreased quality of care, and poor well-being. Moral injury may lead to poor well-being as current burnout interventions have limited effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to examine whether burnout and/or moral injury are related to physical therapist intention to leave their job or profession, poor quality of patient care and well-being and to identify factors predictive of burnout and/or moral injury.
Methods: Licensed physical therapists from a nationwide sample received an email with a link to survey questions related to burnout, moral injury, work-related factors, intention to leave the job and profession, quality of care, and poor well-being. Descriptive statistics and inferential analysis identified strong associations among burnout, moral injury, work factors, quality of care and poor well-being. Multiple regression determined factors related to and predictive of burnout and moral injury.
Results: Burnout was most strongly associated with work exhaustion, poor well-being, and lesser quality of care in physical therapists. The overall model predicting burnout was significant and accounted for 48% of the variance with all seven predictors: organizational environment, working hours, work autonomy, workload, financial satisfaction, moral distress, and moral courage as predictors. Likewise, moral injury was most strongly associated with lesser quality of patient care followed by poor well-being. The overall model predicting moral injury accounted for 48% of the variance with four of the seven predictors considered: organizational environment, workload, moral distress, and moral courage.
Discussion and Conclusion: There is evidence for the use of organizational environment and moral distress as screening tools predicting burnout and moral injury. Organizational environment and moral distress are modifiable factors that should be incorporated as mitigating factors to prevent or reduce burnout and moral injury in physical therapists. Further exploration of the work environment and the coping strategies in use is paramount, considering the high prevalence and extent of burnout and moral injury within physical therapists. Their consequences pose a great risk to the profession, physical therapists, patients and society at large
Perspectives of foreign educated nurses on career advancement in the United States
No full textAsian nurses are one of the largest racial minority groups in the United States (U.S) registered nurse workforce that includes Asian foreign educated nurses who got their basic nursing education from Asian countries. The minority nurses in the U.S consider education as relevant for better opportunities and higher positions. An advanced degree was perceived to be helpful to achieve career goals. A knowledge gap exists regarding the perspectives of Asian foreign educated nurses who obtained an advanced degree which can be different from the other minority groups identified in the literature. This study aimed to understand the perspectives of Asian foreign educated nurses who have obtained an advanced degree in nursing in the United States regarding career advancement and what influences career advancement among Asian foreign educated nurses who have obtained an advanced degree in nursing. Data was collected for eleven Asian foreign educated nurses via interviews. Data analysis followed the steps of conventional content analysis. Six themes emerged from the data: various opportunities exist, career advancement indicates personal and professional growth, strong inner drive and motivation for career advancement, influences of faith and culture, need for time and money, and availability of support. The participants acknowledged and appreciated the opportunities available in the United States. The perspectives of Asian foreign educated nurses indicated the need for persistence, careful planning, and judicious management of time and resources to achieve career goals. Time, childcare support, financial stability and supportive sources were shared as the influences on career advancement. The valuable insights from this study will be useful for better preparation of other Asian foreign educated nurses in their career advancement pursuit
The behavioral immune system: Individual differences that foster prejudice towards transferred juvenile offenders
No full textDisgust is a universal emotion that affects social attitudes in a deleterious manner (e.g., creates prejudice). Research has demonstrated that those who are more sensitive to disgust tend to be more prejudiced towards particular outgroups. Studies further indicate that social conservatism mediates this relationship between disgust and prejudice. Trait differences related to disgust represent a broader construct known as the Behavioral Immune System (BIS). While studies demonstrate the role of BIS factors and social conservatism in fostering prejudice towards various social groups, there is sparse knowledge on how these effects may impact juvenile offenders who are transferred to adult criminal court. The current study explored the relationships between the BIS, social conservatism, and prejudice towards transferred juvenile offenders. Although the findings from this study did not support the proposed hypothesis, several implications should be studied further. Doing so may provide insightful information for jury selection processes