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20230927: We Are Marshall Movie Props, 2006
Get PDFThese items include materials from the Alumni Association at Marshall University from 2006. Items were received in 2023 and include notable materials from or about the We Are Marshall movie, particularly in the form of clothing, film premier invitations, pamphlets, and other movie materials. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents
20230801: Sabrina Thomas Materials, 1930-2012
Get PDFThese items include materials from a professor within the University Libraries College at Marshall University. Items were received in 2023 and include materials about Sabrina Thomas\u27 thesis for her MA in History, New Faculty Orientation information from when she began as faculty, among her promotion Dossier from assistant professor to associate professor. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents
Perceptions of Diabetes Distress and Counseling During the Pandemic - Rural Provider Perspectives
Get PDFIntroduction
West Virginia is an Appalachian rural state that ranks highest in the nation in the prevalence of diabetes (16.2%). The COVID-19 pandemic impacted routine diabetes care. As a result, individuals experienced diabetes distress over the physical and psychological burdens of diabetes management. In rural and medically underserved counties (71%), diabetes care is often provided by primary care physicians. However, healthcare providers’ perspectives on diabetes distress and related counseling to address them are unclear. This cross-sectional study’s objective was to explore healthcare providers’ (HCP) perspectives regarding their patient’s diabetes distress and how it guided their counseling for diabetes self-care during clinic visits.
Methods
Participants included 72 West Virginia Practice-Based Research Network members who completed an online survey in June 2021. However, only HCPs (physicians and advanced practice professionals, N=59) were included in the analysis. Data was collected using validated measures of diabetes distress, health literacy, and counseling for diabetes self-care.
Results
HCPs frequently evaluated their patients’ diabetes distress and health literacy levels to guide their conversations. Furthermore, HCPs perceived high diabetes distress (58.5%) in their patients during the pandemic and provided optimal counseling, especially for healthier diets and improved physical activity (98%). Multivariable logistic regression showed a significant reduction in diabetes distress with diabetes counseling. Results also showed HCPs were less likely (65%) to counsel for diet and 4.2 times more likely to counsel for exercise for patients with high diabetes distress.
Conclusion
Formal training of providers on the importance of assessing diabetes distress and tailoring their counseling can further improve diabetes management
Review of Berke, Their Own Best Creations
Get PDFReview of Their Own Best Creation: Women Writers in Postwar Television, by Annie Berke
Multigenerational legacy projects
Get PDFMultigenerational legacy projects and activities facilitate meaning making and instill hope for further generations. Hospice and palliative care entities can use legacy projects to help terminally ill clients share how they want to be remembered. Legacy projects come in many forms including but not limited to scrapbooks, holiday rituals, and storytelling. In this perspective piece, examples of legacy projects will be explored as ways to process loss.
Keywords: Legacy projects, bonds, hospice/palliative care, meaning construction, bereavement
20230808: Technical Services Department, 1975-2001
Get PDFThese items include materials from the office of the Technical Services Department within Marshall University Libraries from 1975-2001. Items were received in 2023 and include the annual summary report from the department over the period of time. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents
