Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author "Garza, Kimberly"

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Analyzing the Association between Impulsivity, Diabetes, Eating Behavior, Physical Activity Behavior, and Medication Adherence

Lertpichitkul, Thanasak (2015-12-07)

Background: Impulsivity has been shown to be associated with many unhealthy lifestyle factors: obesity, unhealthy eating, and decreased physical activity, all of which are associated with having diabetes. However, no study ...

Behavioral Economic Indices and their Relationship to Alcohol Consumption, Motives, and Impulsivity: A Structural Equation Model

Messina, Bryan (2016-06-17)

Alcohol consumption and related negative consequences continues to be a systemic societal problem. College students are a population that has been identified as particularly high risk for a number of negative consequences ...

A Case Study of an Innovative Pharmacy Curriculum and Leadership Behaviors

Moseley, Lindsey (2023-07-24)

Change is constant in higher education, and innovation is central to change. Facilitating innovation requires the influence of leaders. Transformational leadership is a prominent leadership construct which has been shown ...

Comparative Effectiveness of Two Educational Health Mass Media Messages Different in Format

Aref, Heba Adel (2018-04-24)

Background: Meningitis B (MenB) is a rare but serious disease. Vaccination is an effective means to prevent MenB. It is recommended by the CDC that universities should consider all media delivery methods when aiming at ...

Effect of 8 weeks of high-intensity interval training versus traditional endurance training on the blood lipid profile in humans

Elmer, David (2013-07-18)

INTRODUCTION: High-density lipoprotein (HDL) plays an important role in the prevention of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease (CHD), which is the leading cause of death in the United States. While the importance of ...

Empowering Community Pharmacists to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Implementation of Community Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Services

Hohmann, Lindsey (2019-07-23)

Background and Significance: Given the rising problem of prescription drug abuse and high number of opioid-related deaths annually in the United States, mechanisms to distribute naloxone are sorely needed. Community ...

Examining the Effects of Message Framing on Medication Beliefs, Intentions to Take Medication, Medication Adherence, and Asthma Control among College Students

Jeminiwa, Ruth (2020-05-15)

Background: Asthma remains a burden to society with approximately $80 billion per year spent on asthma-related medical expenses in the United States. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), a mainstay medication for managing ...

Examining the Effects of Text Message and Competition-Based Interventions on Physical Activity, Self-Efficacy, Self-Regulation, Social Support, Incentive Motivation, and Mental Well-being among University Students

Zou, Chenyu (2023-08-02)

Background: Compelling evidence highlights the importance of physical activity and its numerous benefits for both physical and mental well-being. However, physical activity levels remain low, particularly among university ...

Incorporating Patient Input into Value-based Community Fall Prevention for Older Adults: Evaluating Patient Preferences and Willingness to Pay

Hohmann, Natalie (2019-07-23)

Background: Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death and non-fatal injuries in US older adults, including hip fracture and traumatic brain injury. Current evidence-based fall prevention programs exist in ...

Leveraging Behavioral Economics-based Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence

Owensby, Justin (2017-08-18)

Poor medication adherence to chronic medications can lead to added patient harm and increased costs. Concepts from behavioral economics have guided interventions to help overcome the tendency toward non-adherence with ...

Quality Performance in Community Pharmacies: An Exploration of Pharmacists' Perceptions and Predictors

Teeter, Benjamin (2015-09-23)

The improvement of healthcare quality has become an increasingly important issue in recent years. In an effort to improve quality of care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created a star rating system ...

Studies on Expenditure, Prices, and Value of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs

Poudel, Nabin (2023-08-02) ETD File Embargoed

Objectives: To determine the expenditure of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and price changes, and to elicit the preference-based value of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Methods: First, Medical Expenditure ...

Training Pharmacists to Implement Depression Screening Services

Davis, Brandy (2024-01-08) ETD File Embargoed

Background: Depression is the leading cause of disability in persons over 15 years old. It is estimated that over 7% of people have depression but only 40-50% of those actually receive treatment. Inadequate treatment has ...

Unpacking the Complexity of Diabetes Care through Investigating Disease Control and Therapeutic Inertia among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

McDaniel, Cassidi (2023-06-22) ETD File Embargoed

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a prevalent chronic condition requiring complex management and routine assessment of patient’s diabetes treatment. Therapeutic inertia occurs when patients do not receive timely, diabetes treatment ...

A Virtual Reality Framework to support Rheumatoid Arthritis Education: The Impact of Different Immersion Levels on the Empathy and Engagement of College Students

Richardson, Alexicia (2023-04-19) ETD File Embargoed

The use of Virtual reality (VR) has increased within the medical field. Its uses include assisting physicians and patients through medical education, medical training, patient rehabilitation, surgery simulations, and many ...