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Health Services Policy and Management Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

The Role of Telehealth and Obstetrics Capacity on Maternal Health Care: a Mixed Methods Approach, Shanikque L. Barksdale

Association Between Direct Access Laws and Physical Therapy Use and the Effect of Change in Physical Therapy Use On Subsequent Healthcare Spending, Utilization, and Opioid Use, Dakshu Jindal

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

The Intersectionality of Rurality and Race on COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adults in the United States, Shiba Simon Bailey

Examining the Associations of the Kidney Allocation System With Patient Sensitivity, Wait Time to Transplant, and Donor Distance, Shamika Danielle Jones

Female Infertility and Maternal and Infant Outcomes in South Carolina – The Role of Insurance Type, Chelsea Mencio Norregaard

Beyond Vaccination Coverage: A Critical Look At Zero-Dose Children in Sub-Saharan Africa, Chamberline Ekene Ozigbu

Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) And Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Noncancer Pain in the US, Yi-Wen Shih

Correlates of Immunization Timeliness in Three South Asian Countries: Secondary Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys, Tanzir Ahmed Shuvo

Patient Experiences and Disparities in Telehealth HIV Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Study Results From the Southern United States, Valerie Yelverton

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Association of Prior Periodontal Disease With Cancer – Exploring Epidemiologic Evidence of Periodontal Exudate-Exposed Site Cancer Risk Versus Remote Gastrointestinal Sites, Asma Alzahrani

Gonorrhea: Core Areas and State Policies, Jessica Purser

Subject Cognitive Decline in Informal Caregivers, Eunika Simons

Identifying Racial Differences in Colorectal Polyp Profile at Screening Colonoscopy Using Traditional Regression and Machine Learning Approaches, Yuqi Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Examining the Cost and Quality Relationship in Medicare, Alexandria Fleming Delage

Evaluating the Health Impact of CenteringPregnancy Program Versus Traditional Prenatal Care in Midland Obstetric Clinics and Validating Selected Item On Birth Certificate, Oluwatosin A. Momodu

Hear My Voice: Qualitative Studies to Explore What Empowers Patients to Talk With Their Doctor and Participate in Making Health Care Decisions, Alicia Marie Oostdyk

A Cost Effectiveness Analysis Of The Nutritious Eating With Soul Study, Mary Jones Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Magnet Recognition (Mr) and Hospital Quality Outcomes in the U.S.A– Analysis Based on 2017 Hospital Data, Abdulmalik Alhammad

Effect of Lifestyle, Medical School Culture and Income on Medical Students' Decision to Pursue a Primary Care Career in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Abdullah Alhussain

Package Warning Labels for Communicating Relative Risks of Cigarettes, Heated Tobacco Products, and E-Cigarettes, Yoo Jin Cho

Correlates of Maternal Health Service Use and Women’s Experiences Using Antenatal Care in Ghana: A Mixed-Methods Study, Anna Cofie

Examining Parental Perceptions and Decisions to Uptake Child Influenza Immunizations: Assessing Pandemic and Policy Impacts on Vaccination Rates Following the H1N1 Pandemic, and the ACIP LAIV Preferential Recommendation Revocation, Amir H. Mehrabi

The Impact of Financial Incentives on Urban-Rural Disparities in Dental Supply: Evidence From Thailand, Rakchanok Noochpoung

Effectiveness and Experience of an Integrated Maternal Mental Healthcare Intervention in Private Clinics and Public Health Facilities in Pakistan, Syeda Somyyah Owais

Aging With HIV in the United States: Trends and Impact of Hospital Stays on Inpatient Resource Utilization, and Costs of Care, 2003-2015, Khairul Alam Siddiqi

Maternal Preventive Dental Services Utilization: The Role of Preconception Oral Health Counseling in and the Association With Birth Outcomes: Evidence From South Carolina Prams, Monique Johnette Williams

Effectiveness Among Community Health Center Governing Boards: An Assessment of the Different Governing Board Members’ Perspectives, Brandi L. Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Factors Associated with Advance Care Plans and End-Of-Life Care Choices Among Elderly Americans: An Analysis of Health and Retirement Study Data, Agha Ajmal

The Association of Reimbursement Methods With the Tendency of Primary Care Physicians to Apply the American Diabetic Association’s Recommendations and Make Referrals to Specialists Among Ambulatory Care Patients in Us Outpatient Settings., Abdullah Alharbi

Examining Women’s Perceptions of Maternity Care in Public and Private Sectors of National Guard Hospitals in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study, Hanin M. Almahmoud

Effect of Severe Economic Recession on the Psychological Distress: Evidence of Modifying Effect of Risky Behaviors and Insurance Status, Lumi Bakos

Clinically Integrated Networks: The ‘Magic Pill’ for Improving the Quality of Health Care?, Kaitlyn Ann Crosby

Did Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act Reduce the Likelihood That People Report Employment Status Changes Due to Health, U.S., 2009-2017, Songyuan Deng

The Relationship Between the Electronic Health Record Patient Portal and Shared Decision Making, Gloria Esoimeme

HIV Care Location: An Evaluation of Single Versus Multi Facility Utilization of HIV/Aids Care Services and Patient Health Outcomes and Clinical Indicators in South Carolina, Melanie Gwynn

The Intergenerational Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Children’s Emergency Department Utilization and Depression and Anxiety in South Carolina, Eboni E. Haynes

Assessing the Impact of South Carolina’s Medicaid Adult Dental Policy on Dental Emergency Department Visits, Victor Kirksey

The Association of Rural Hospital Closures with In-Hospital and 30-Day Post Hospital Discharge Mortality from Emergency Care Sensitive Conditions, Melinda A. Merrell

Health Insurance Program for the Poor, Out-Of-Pocket Costs, and Catastrophic Health Expenditures in India, Shyamkumar Sriram

The Prescribing Patterns of Gabapentin and Pregabalin in a Medicaid Population Amid the Opioid Epidemic, Sarah Sullivan

The Association of Health Insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage on Cost-Related Non-Adherence and Hospitalization Across Age-Related Groups of Individuals With COPD, Shamika Martin Walls

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Investigating Drug-Related Violence in Indian Country: The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Asa Alena Revels

The Impact Of The Medicaid Coverage Expansion And The Removal Of Cost-Sharing Under The Affordable Care Act On Mammography And Pap Tests, Abeer Alharbi

Introduction Of Innovative Medical Practices In Mayo Clinic: Effect Of The Interventions On Patient Outcomes, Duaa I. Aljabri

How Do Health System Employees with Established Musculoskeletal Complaints Decide on Their Treatment Pathway? A Qualitative Approach, Noor Alshareef

Patient Characteristics, Discharge Disposition, and Hospital Factors Associated with All cause 30-day Hospital Readmission for Total Joint Arthroplasty in 2014, Hamad Yahya Alzamanan

Factors Affecting Patient Satisfaction With Healthcare System Of Turkey, Serdar Aydin

The Association of Hospital Practices to Breastfeeding Behaviors in South Carolina: Analysis of 2013-2015 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data, Larisa Donnette Bruner

Association Of Insurance And Provider Type With Patients’ Perceived Cost And Ease Of Access To Healthcare Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries Diagnosed With Diabetes, Metria Harris

Residential Mobility And Enrollment Churn In A Medicaid Population, John E. Stewart

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Association of Freestanding Dialysis Facility Size, Quality Incentive Program Scores and Patient Survival, Fozia Ajmal

Racism Across The American South: The Association Between Racism On Twitter, Rurality, & Black Mortality, Jarrod Bullard

Association of Provider Communication and Inpatient Hospital Readmissions, Jeremy Dean Faulkenburg

Economic Burden of Tuberculosis among Bangladeshi Population and Economic Evaluation of the Current Approaches of Tuberculosis Control in Bangladesh, Mohammad Rifat Haider

The Association between Clinical Recognition of Depression and Unplanned Hospital Readmission among Older Adults, Karen M. Jones

Association between Job Satisfaction and Pay: The Case of the Wage Payment System of Dental Clinics in Korea, Eui Jeong Kim

Feasibility of Introducing Investor-Owned Hospitals in Korea, HongSeok Seo

A Study on Satisfaction of Dental Implant Patients, Jung Su O

Depressive Symptoms Association With Health Outcomes And Treatment In Older Americans With Diabetes, Lashonda Jovon Williams

Internet Speed and the Effect on Health Information Technology Adoption, Matthew W. Yuen

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Contextualizing Multilayered Sexual Subjectivities of Heterosexual Black Female Undergraduate Students at a Predominantly White Institution in the South, Amarachi Rossana Anakaraonye

Molecular Cues Of Pattern-Recognition-Receptor Pathways In Redox-Toxicity-Driven Environmental NAFLD, Suvarthi Das

Effectiveness Of Community-Based EIBI Treatment: A Longitudinal Analysis Of Adaptive Behavior And Language Outcomes, John Kuntz

Low-Intensity Physical Activity And Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions, Yueyao Li

Smoking-Related Stigma: A Public Health Tool Or A Damaging Force ?, Paula A. Lozano

Novel Methods for Analyzing Longitudinal Data with Measurement Error in the Time Variable, Caroline Munindi Mulatya

Practice Characteristics That Matter In the Provision of Health Education Services By Primary Care Physicians, George Paul Newby Jr.

Demand And Supply Factors Affecting Maternal Healthcare Utilization Pattern In Nigeria, Dumbiri Joy Powell

Healthcare Utilization And Expenditure Patterns Among Older Adults With Functional And Medical Decline, Ashley Shields Robertson

Frequency of Colonoscopy Surveillance in Average-Risk Adults Relative to Guideline Recommendations, Meng-Han Tsai

Examining The Relationship Among Patient-Centered Communication, Patient Engagement, And Patient’s Perception Of Quality Of Care In The General U.S. Adult Population, Jumee Wang

The Undiagnosed Patient and The Diagnostic Odyssey: Current Genetic Counseling Practices and Perspectives, Amelia Cordell Wardyn

Job Satisfaction And Intent To Quit Outcomes Among Home Health Aides In Home Health Care Industry Of The United States: A Multilevel Study, Seokwon Yoon

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Relationship Between Job Satisfaction Among Frontline Staff and Patient Satisfaction: Evidence from Community Health Centers in South Carolina, Ashley Lynn Barnes

Association between Electronic Prescribing among Ambulatory Care Providers and Adverse Drug Event Hospitalizations in Older Adults, Grishma Patel Bhavsar

Spatial Analysis and Correlates of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among College Students in the United States, Frederick Richard Kates

Community-Level Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults, Yu-Hsiu Lin

Examination of the Association of Receipt of Opioid Therapy and Lung Cancer Patient Survival Rates among South Carolina Medicaid Recipients, Jametta Sade Magwood

Patient And Provider Characteristics And Practice Patterns of Primary Care Physicians Of Weight-Related Counseling, Kolby T. Redd

Dental Insurance as a Mitigating Factor in Reducing the Risk of Mortality Among Working-Age Adults with Dental Caries and Periodontitis, Naveed Sadiq

Longitudinal Study of the Effectiveness of the South Carolina Medicaid Policy for the Application of Fluoride Varnish for Children Age Three and Under, Christine N. Veschusio

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Impact of Multi-Hospital System Organizational Structure on Financial Performance and Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals, George Raul Audi

Two Studies of Family-Centered Care Family-Centered Care and Shared Decision Making: Are they the same Construct? and The Association of Family-Centered Care and Shared Decision Making with Receipt of all Needed Prescription Drugs and Emergency Department Visits in Children with Asthma, Barbara Lee Brumbaugh

Women’s HIV Prevention Study (Whips): A Proposal to Pilot Test an HIV Intervention for Older African American Women Living with HIV, Charsey Cherry

Analysis of Risk Factors Contributing to Home–Based Direct Care Workers (DCWS) Occupational Injury in Long–Term Care, Hanadi Y. Hamadi

Mental Disorders, Mental Health Problems, and Treatment Among Army Recruiters and Recruiting Candidates, 2011-2013: An Examination of Current Rates in the Recruiting Population, Chadwick Karl Knight

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Examining the Role of Electronic Medical Record Generated Provider Reminders On Provider offering of Breast Cancer Screening Services, Charles Beverley, Jr.

An Assessment of Injury Presentation to Determine Elder Abuse Prevalence in South Carolina, Brittani L. Harmon

The Relationship Between Electronic Health Record Implementation and Outcomes of Care For Three Cardiovascular Procedures, Deshia Ann Leonhirth

Assessment of the Effectiveness of an Innovative Screening Colonoscopy Protocol in Producing High Quality Performance and Outcomes by Trained Primary Care Physicians, Yi Jhen Li

Relationship Between the Experience of Perceived and Physician Diagnosed Arthritis and the Presence of DSM-IV Criteria-based Major Depression (MDD) Among Older, Ryan Neil Schmidt

Differential Effects of the Great Recession on Minority Populations, Samuel Towne

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Assessing Risk Factors, Cost And Mortality Due to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Using National Inpatient Sample Data, Hasan A. Areabi

Factors Associated With Local Public Health Agency Participation In Obesity Prevention, 2008, Jeff Hatala

Weathering the Storm Faithfully: African American Women's and Clergy's Perspectives about Natural Disasters and the Role of the Baptist Church In Disaster Preparedness, TaQuesa McClain

A Profile of Diabetes-related Below Knee Amputations Using Nation-wide Patient Discharge Data: Patient, Provider, And Insurance Characteristics, Flora Elisa Melvin

Is Optimum Time to Coronary Artery bypass Surgery Associated With Hospital Teaching Status and Payer Source? A Comparison of Outcomes and Costs Among Non St Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction Patients and St Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction Patients, Lamont Andre' Melvin

Association Between Clinical Decision Support System Use and Health Care Disparities in the Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Pneumonia, Jordan Paul Mitchell

Use of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) In Treatment of Pediatric Obstructive Hydrocephalus; A Multi-Level Retrospective Analysis of the United States Pediatric Population., Irene Nancy Okech

Healthcare Cost Implications of Medicaid Managed Care, Margarita Morales Pate