Research Questions
1. In adult clients prescribed long-term warfarin therapy, is there a difference in medication safety knowledge at six weeks between those adults who receive printed discharge instructions and those receive video discharge instructions?
2. In parents of children with severe developmental disorders, will there be a difference in quality of life reported by parents taking part in a weekly respite care program compared to those without respite care?
3. In African American adult males with hypertension, is there a difference in lifestyle modifications between those who receive usual instruction about diet and exercise and those who usual receive instruction plus attend a weekly peer support group?
4. In older adolescents with cystic fibrosis, will there be a difference in treatment adherence between those who take part in a transitioning support program and those who transition to adult care without a support program?
5. In older adolescents with sickle cell disease, will there be a difference in treatment adherence between those who take part in a transitioning support program and those who transition to adult care without a support program?
6. For spousal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, will there be a difference in quality of life for those who take part in an online support and those who do not take part in an online support program?
7. For elderly persons with dementia residing in long term care facilities, is there a difference in daily level of agitation for those persons receiving music therapy throughout the day and those persons receiving music therapy only once a day?
8. In patients with COPD, will there be a difference in functional activity levels for those patients who take part in a daily video exercise program and those who receive usual activity instructions?
Is there a difference in the vaccine rate with HPV vaccination in adolescence when parents are educated with a video or receiving routine educational handouts from the provider?
In NICU premature infants, will there be a difference in oxygenation levels, and behavioral scores with music therapy group and infants who receive routine care ( 1x daily music)?
