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The role of the proximal small intestine in improvements in diabetes resolution and insulin sensitivity following bariatric surgery in type 2 diabetes
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Bariatric surgery is an effective, rapid, and durable treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) resolves T2DM in 80% of cases, while gastric banding (LAGB) resolves T2DM in ...
What Is Good Nursing Care? The Lived Meaning of Quality Nursing Care for Practicing Nurses
(East Carolina University, 2008-04-11)
Healthcare quality in the United States of America (USA) is the subject of intense criticism. Although quality nursing care is vital to patient outcomes and safety, meaningful quality improvements have been disturbingly ...
Use of a Pressure Vest to Reduce the Physiological Arousal of People with Profound Intellectual and Physical Disabilities During Routine Nail Care
(East Carolina University, 2009)
This single subject ABAB study explored whether the use of a commercially available deep pressure vest would decrease physiological arousal in a male with profound mental retardation during nail care activities. ...
Notched Acoustic Stimulus and Tinnitus: A Treatment Intervention Using a Randomization Test Approach
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Musical training has considerable effects on human brain plasticity and music listening has been investigated as a means of treating tinnitus. In a laboratory setting, tailor-made notched music has been shown to reduce ...
Functional Aging of the Inner Ear Sensory Systems in Mouse Models of Age-Related Hearing Loss
(East Carolina University, 2009)
Age related structural and functional change in the cochlea have been well described and predisposing factors including genetic background, gender, and environmental factors have been identified. To date, nine genetic loci ...
Evaluating the effectiveness of the interactive Metronome in improving life satisfaction and reducing loss of attention in marines with mild traumatic brain injuries associated with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms: a pilot study of protocols
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate if the series of protocols using the Interactive Metronome® and TRX® Suspension Training developed for mild traumatic brain injury associated with post-traumatic stress ...
Hospice nurses' experience of caring for the elderly with wounds at the end-of-life.
(East Carolina University, 2015)
Background: The goal of hospice care is to maximize quality of life and provide peace, comfort, and dignity to patients with terminal illness. Older dying patients pose unique challenges to meeting this essential goal, ...
Negative sexual experiences and rape: understanding the relationship between adult and childhood sexual victimization and somatic complaints, psychological factors, and self-rated health in college women
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Sexual Victimization is a major issue in our society. The results of sexual victimization can persist throughout life and can be debilitating. Sexual victimization affects mental, sexual, and physical health. College women ...
The effectiveness of Farabloc technology with Mirror Therapy in reducing phantom limb pain in individuals with a unilateral lower extremity vascular amputation
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Objective :the objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of combining two interventions, Farabloc technology to eliminate electromagnetic fields and Mirror Therapy to assist in the sensory cortex ...
Effectiveness of the Nintendo® Wii Fit™ games on the balance of a community-dwelling older adult in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The aim of this study was to determine if the Nintendo® Wii Fit™ was an effective and motivating modality for fall prevention with an older adult who has MG and lives in Eastern North Carolina. With the increasing number ...