Andrew Petersen and William Tayler, Accounting Introduction The purpose of this project was to test whether wearing a fitness tracker, such as a Fitbit, induces wearers to increase their physical activity. We believe that when wearers know that their physical activity is being measured, they will accelerate their physical activity. To test this hypothesis, we needed […]
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Healing the Hurt: Creating a Graphic Novel that Repairs the Damage of Mental Health Problems
Alyssa Carpenter and Chris Crowe, English Introduction Since I was sixteen, I have struggled with self-harm and depression. One of my coping mechanisms was reading. I would read and read and read in search of a solution where my sadness and despondent nature would be whisked away into a made up world where all the […]
The Intersect of Housing and Health
Cameron Zenger and Faculty Mentor: Paul Godfrey, Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy Introduction Housing is closely related to mental and physical health. Extensive research demonstrates that even relatively basic housing features such as cement floors or running water create life-altering improvements in the health of occupants. Predictably, homeless populations benefit from such interventions. Utah […]
Development of an Interprofessional Health Education (IPE) Program
Barbara Heise, PhD, APRN, CNE, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Brigham Young University Co-Applicant’s names: Katreena Collette Merrill RN PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Len B. Novilla, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Health Science, College of Life Sciences Pauline Williams, PhD, RDN, CD, Assistant Teaching Professor , Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food […]
Impact of Pregnancy Factors on the Health of Infants in Cambodia
Grace Mitton and Randy Page, Health Science Introduction The Liahona Children’s Foundation reaches out to over 800 children in seven different areas of Cambodia, from Battambang to Kampong Cham to Sen Sok. With such a widespread reach and breadth of effect it is imperative that these children are helped with the most effective efforts. During […]
Health Behaviors and Perceptions of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination among College Students
Adelynn Schafer and Janelle Macintosh, College of Nursing Introduction College students typically live immunologically vulnerable lifestyles, which often includes sleep deprivation and malnutrition (Buckworth & Nigg, 2004; Nieman, 2003). Additionally, they live in an environment that is densely populated and where infections spread quickly (Yang, 2012). Due to these risk factors, college students are at […]
Safety of Electronic Health Records
McKenna Hughes and Karen Whitt, College of Nursing Introduction Previous research has correlated electronic health record (EHR) use with adverse patient events. While EHRs can improve patient safety due to enhanced legibility of patient records, reduced duplication, expanded access, and availability of clinical decision support reminders, if they are not configured and utilized correctly, errors […]
Patient-Provider Interactions in Health Care: Use of and Attitudes Towards Multilingual Communications
Kyle Baird and Laura Smith, German and Russian Introduction Previous research has examined the provider-patient relationship and the effect of different first languages and culture on such relationship (1,2,3). Most studies conducted in the United States have focused primarily on the interactions between English-speaking health care providers and Spanish-speaking patients. Such studies found a relationship […]
Digital Archive of Mental Health Narratives
Elisabeth Anna Muldowney and Jon Balzotti, English Introduction Narratives have the power to help people understand experiences that are foreign to them. But narratives focusing only on a single dimension of a story have the potential to cause harm, as many popular depictions of eating disorders demonstrate. Common eating disorder narratives often correctly acknowledge that […]
“My head hurts, My Stomach Aches”: Physical and Social Factors Associated with Early Adolescent Health
Benjamin Fife and Renata Forste, Sociology Department Introduction The purpose of this study was to examine the association between physical and social factors and the frequency of headaches and stomachaches among school-aged children in the US. In particular, I looked at how both physical and psychosocial factors influence health outcomes in order to identify ways […]
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