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No full textA photograph of Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Kansas Poet Laureate 2009-2013.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/cmg_photos/1006/thumbnail.jp
Berkey, Vernon A., collection, circa 1940-1960
Get PDFA collection of medical equipment of Dr. Vernon A. Berkey, who worked in the medical field from 1943-2000.
Elizabeth Berkey Moore, daughter of Dr. Vernon Atkeson Berkey, donated the collection. Dr. Berkey (1918-2012) studied at Kansas University and graduated from KU Medical School in 1943, joining the US Army Medical Corps shortly after. He worked at a field hospital in the Philippines before being transferred to Fort Devin, Massachusetts as a Hospital Commander. Afterwards, he completed a fellowship in radiology at Washington University, St. Louis. Dr. Berkey then began working at Wadsworth Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas during which he met his wife, Suzanne Anderson. In 1954, Dr. Berkey began working at Mt Carmel Hospital, where he would work for nearly 50 years, and the Ft. Scott and Chanute Radiology Departments for the first seven years. He retired in 2000. Elizabeth B. Moore followed in her father’s footsteps to pursue a career in the medical field, becoming a Family and Marriage Counselor.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/1252/thumbnail.jp
Family History of Elizabeth R.K. Draper
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Elizabeth R.K. Draper
30 APRIL 2023
Elizabeth Rose Kaye Draper authored this family history as part of the course requirements for HIST 550 Your Family in History offered online in Fall 2022 and was submitted to the Pittsburg State University Digital Commons. Please contact the author directly with any questions or comments: [email protected]
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
The Impact of Personal Barriers to Incorporating the American Heart Association Diet
Get PDFThe leading cause of death worldwide is cardiovascular disease. Diet is the most influential, modifiable factor related to the development and progression of cardiovascular disease. For a patient to be able to optimize their cardiovascular health through diet, they must understand the barriers to incorporating the most appropriate diet. The American Heart Association developed a diet which delivers standardized guidelines for diet. Therefore, identifying the most significant factors that hinder the effectiveness of the diet was necessary. These hinderances can be categorized as physical, psychosocial, and socioeconomic barriers. Demographic differences can also impact dietary choices. A survey was developed to identify and account for the most common dietary barriers. The Barriers to Healthy Eating scale addressed different circumstances which impact diet. By using this scale, providers can understand the individualized barriers for each patient. After meeting the inclusion criteria, 152 research participants completed the scale. Once the surveys were completed, a factor analysis was conducted to identify trends in barriers which allows for more effective education and interventions related to diet. Psychosocial factors, including motivation and environmental circumstances, were determined to be the most significant reported barriers to adopting the American Heart Association diet. This study emphasized the understanding that everyone must deal with unique life circumstances, and they directly impact their diet. With improvements to the quality of diet for patients, cardiovascular deterioration can be reduced
How Teaching Interventions of Antiplatelet Medications Affect Patient Outcomes
Get PDFWith the elderly population expanding in the United States, primary care providers are having to place more emphasis on managing multiple disease etiologies and medication modalities in the outpatient clinic setting. Patients and providers struggle to overcome educational communication barriers that facilitate proper medication adherence and monitoring. The specific aim of this study was to evaluate whether anticoagulant/antiplatelet education increases the patients’ knowledge of medication understanding and possible adverse outcomes. Evaluation of antiplatelet knowledge was conducted in a rural health clinic in Columbus, Kansas. The study utilized an individual pre-test post-test design to patients receiving self-management and monitoring education in a Southeast Kansas rural primary care clinic. A paired t-test was run on a sample of 22 education participants to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores of knowledge and confidence before and after educational intervention. Analysis of the data demonstrated that the participants’ antiplatelet therapy knowledge levels were significantly higher upon completion of the educational session. The educational intervention video presented between the pretest and posttest surveys increased antiplatelet therapy knowledge in participants of this study. By increasing patient knowledge and involving them in their care, patients will experience better therapeutic outcomes and a decrease in adverse effects and consequences related to their antiplatelet medications. Educational interventions for medication teaching in different patient populations should be examined further, this study provides data that supports institution and nationwide implementations of patient teaching on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 1, 2023
Get PDFThe Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report is created by the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Pittsburg State University
The Kanza 2023
No full textThe Kanza 2023 is Published by Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/kanza/1116/thumbnail.jp
