The Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Projects collection contains the completed works of students from the DNP Program at Arizona State University's College of Nursing and Health Innovation. These projects are the culminating product of the curricula and demonstrate clinical scholarship.

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Background: Existing substance use disorder guidelines are deficient in reducing relapse rates, evidenced by the substantial number of persons experiencing relapse within months of recovery, with most relapsing within one year. Current interventions lack community reinforcement approaches to reduce relapse and risk factors required to combat the extensive damages related

Background: Existing substance use disorder guidelines are deficient in reducing relapse rates, evidenced by the substantial number of persons experiencing relapse within months of recovery, with most relapsing within one year. Current interventions lack community reinforcement approaches to reduce relapse and risk factors required to combat the extensive damages related to substance use as costs exceed $1 trillion annually. Guided by the Social Cognitive Model, this quality improvement project aims to explore how group exercise combined with community reinforcement reduces relapse. It aims to boost recovery capital by improving quality of life scores. Methods: A CrossFit instructor delivered personalized group exercise and wellness education in-person biweekly for six weeks. Adult residential treatment clients were eligible to participate recruited via a flyer upon treatment entry. A pre-intervention demographic questionnaire, a pre-/post World Health Organization Quality of Life Abbreviated scale (reliability ? = > 0.70) assessing intervention influence on the quality of life, and a post-intervention survey was administered. The lead investigator performed all data distribution and collection. Institutional Review Board approval safeguarded participants' rights and risks. Results: Pre/post improvements observed in all domains; psychological and environmental were statistically significant, while 100% of participants reported enhanced QoL, social support, & confidence related to long-term sobriety post-intervention. Discussion/Conclusion: Desired outcomes are increased quality of life scores to boost recovery capital. A sober community reinforcement approach combined with exercise may link to reducing relapse and total costs related to this growing public health crisis.
Created2022-04-30
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Purpose: To integrate text messaging into a multi-component reminder system to improve influenza vaccination rates among children with chronic respiratory conditions.

Background: Influenza presents burdens for children with chronic respiratory conditions including increased mortality, morbidity, hospitalizations, and decreased quality of life for children and caregivers. Influenza vaccinations may reduce these

Purpose: To integrate text messaging into a multi-component reminder system to improve influenza vaccination rates among children with chronic respiratory conditions.

Background: Influenza presents burdens for children with chronic respiratory conditions including increased mortality, morbidity, hospitalizations, and decreased quality of life for children and caregivers. Influenza vaccinations may reduce these complications yet approximately half of children remain unprotected annually. Synthesized evidence supports integration of text messaging into a multi-component strategy to increase the influenza vaccination rate in many populations of interest.

Methods: The intervention was a single text message and electronic mail message sent to all families in a private pediatric pulmonology practice who enabled text and/or electronic mail messages in the patient portal. A follow-up survey assessed various aspects of message receipt. Surveys were completed without collection of demographic information.

Results: Electronic mail messages were sent to 3140 addresses available in the patient portal. The number of text messages sent out via the patient portal was 75 with 66 (88%) delivered successfully. Follow-up surveys were initiated by 107 recipients. Frequency analysis showed that participants preferred text and electronic mail messages over other forms of communication. A statistically significant positive relationship was found utilizing Chi Square between those who received a message and those whose child received an influenza vaccination (p= .027).

Conclusions: Text and electronic mail messaging are cost-effective and well-received forms of communication that can be easily integrated into existing systems. These delivery routes are translatable to many populations and can convey various types of messages.
ContributorsBay, Sarah L. (Author)
Created2016-05-03