Browsing College of Health and Human Performance by Author "Sira, Natalia"
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF VICTIM WITNESS ADVOCATES TO WORK WITH ABUSED CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA : AN INVESTIGATION OF THE POSSIBLE ROLE FOR CHILD LIFE IN COURTROOMS
Coleman, Casey (East Carolina University, 2013)The current study investigates education and training, duties and perceived abilities to provide support to abused children of victim witness advocates (VWA) in North Carolina. Eighty-nine VWAs participated in online ... -
Child Life Specialists in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit : Are They Prepared to Work with This Unique Population?
Smith, Jessica G. (East Carolina University, 2011)Certified child life specialists (CCLS) are one of many healthcare professionals who work with premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The current study investigates the role of CCLS and ... -
COLLEGE STUDENTS AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES: EXPLORATION OF STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES AND SATISFACTION WITH MEDICAL PROVIDER COMMUNICATION
Shaw, Anne K (East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)The theory of emerging adulthood and ecological approach are used in the current study to investigate emerging adults' health related behaviors and communication with health care providers on college campus. College students ... -
Coping Patterns Among Parents of Children with Congenital Heart Disease
Sullivan, Kathryn J. (East Carolina University, 2011)Parents of children diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD) experience a life filled with unique challenges and stressors. One hundred and eighty-one parents of children with CHD completed online survey that consisted ... -
Emerging Adult and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Exploring Coping, Parental Care and Control, and Spirituality
Foster, Cameron Loraine (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)Due to medical advances and higher success rates in cancer treatments, more emerging and young adults live with this chronic condition. However, how this population copes with cancer is understudied, therefore the current ... -
EXPLORING COMPASSION FATIGUE RISK IN CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS
Fisackerly, Bethany L. (East Carolina University, 2011)Within the pediatric health-care environment medical teams are becoming increasingly reliant on the efforts of certified child life specialists to decrease the stress for patients and their families. Research on related ... -
From test to testimony: Resiliency after TBI diagnosis
Davis, Quanisha (East Carolina University, 2016-05-06)Autoethnography research is a relatively new and innovative means of gathering data on oneself to connect to research and theory while advocating for change within a policy, law, and/ or environment. When doing my ... -
Parental Perceptions of Nondisabled Preschoolers in Inclusive Classroom Settings
Maine, Erica (East Carolina University, 2013)The current study investigates perceptions, thoughts, and concerns of parents of nondisabled children enrolled in inclusive preschool classrooms. Utilizing a phenomenological approach and Ecological Systems theory, parents ... -
Prevalence of overweight and obesity, and dieting attitudes among Caucasian and African American college students in Eastern North carolina: A cross-sectional survey
Sira, Natalia; Pawlak, Roman (East Carolina University, 2010-02)A cross-sectional survey was used to investigate the rates of overweight and obesity (BMI greater than or equal to 25), and eating attitudes among college students. Data were collected at a large southeastern university. ...