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The Mediating Effect of Depression on Perceived Discrimination and Persistent Prescription Opioid Use Among Puerto Rican Adults
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No full textMore Sick, More BROADLY Spiritual: A Comparison of the Spirituality of Adolescents with and without Chronic Illness
Get PDFPurpose: This project sought to explore any difference in spirituality between adolescents with and without chronic illness. Assessment tools were reviewed for appropriateness for this population.
Methods: A literature review was conducted, followed by novel research. 10 adolescents were interviewed, using a mixed-methods approach. The quantitative results were analyzed using T-test and MANOVA. The qualitative results were analyzed to find themes and patterns.
Findings: Those with chronic illness and/or mental illness were more likely to have a broader, non-traditional view of religion than their healthy peers. Otherwise, no differences were found between the spirituality of adolescents with and without chronic illness. Scores for those with mental illness as well as identifiers of Spiritual, Religious, Both, or Neither were assessed. Six themes were identified across the subjects. The subjects found both the FACIT-Sp-12 / FACIT-Sp-NI and the Clayton-Jones Spiritual Development Framework assessment (CJ-SDF) to be understandable and good measures of their spirituality.
Discussion: The potential impact of the experience of illness on spirituality was explored. The potential impact of religious attitudes on people with chronic illness was explored. A suggested intervention to decrease negative religious coping and increase positive religious coping in those with illness backgrounds was described and encouraged.
Conclusion: Our hypothesis, that there is a difference between the spirituality of adolescents with chronic illness and that of adolescents without chronic illness, was mostly refuted. In contrast, our hypothesis that the assessment tools used here (FACIT-Sp-12 / FACIT-Sp-NI and CJ-SDF) were appropriate for this population was proven to be accurate. Those who were most unhealthy were most likely to have a non-traditional view of religion
Key Principles for University-Community Partnerships: A Qualitative Case Study of a Successful Coalition During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFAnchor institutions are large place-based organizations such as universities, hospitals, and forprofit and non-profit businesses that invest in their surrounding communities as a way of doing business. However, being an anchor is more than being present; it is a commitment to actively working to reduce disparities and engaging in mutually beneficial community partnerships and collaborations. This capstone is a qualitative case study that explores the dynamics and outcomes of the COVID-19 partnership between Johns Hopkins University and its surrounding community. By delving into the experiences, perspectives, and interactions of the stakeholders involved, this study aims to identify the factors that contribute to a successful partnership or coalition. Data for this case study was collected through interviews with staff from partnering organizations. The nine interviews included conversations with seven community partners and two university employees. Based on the interviews, the initiative embodied seven principles for successful partnerships: specific purpose, shared vision, shared leadership and decision-making, mutual benefit, trust, communication, and evaluation, and demonstrated how a university in the role of an anchor institution can partner with a diverse group of community organizations to achieve more than any single organization could have done on their own
Implications of Input Ground-Motion Selection Techniques on Site Response Analyses for Different Tectonic Settings
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