TDNet Discover

In many instances medical students are taught basic patient care including complicated procedures on actual patients, posing a risk of harm and dissatisfying patient care. Simulationbased education was designed to offer an alternative environment f…

The purpose of this case study was to explore potential gaps in supports for students with disabilities at the K-12 and postsecondary levels. For the utility of this study, the potential gaps in supports for students with disabilities were defined a…

The purpose of this qualitative comparative case study, guided by policy implementation theory and grounded theory methodology, was to investigate how state-level policy differences affect the training, support, and professionalization of paraprofes…

The purpose of this quantitative observational study was to identify the differences in high school student test scores on the ACT ELA composite tests and ACT math test for students attending school in union and unified districts in Arizona. Arizona…

Background: Anxiety and depression are among the most commonly diagnosed illnesses in the United States. Although healthcare providers such as Nurse Practitioners (NP), Physician Assistants (PA), and Physicians (MD/DO) are trained to medically diagn…

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased and more accessible use of telemedicine, which has remained common practice even as the pandemic ended. Telemedicine visits do not allow for a complete physical exam or in-office diagnostic testing …

This quantitative correlational study examined the relationship between homelessness and public opinion within the City of San Francisco. Specifically, this study identified whether changes in the number of homeless persons, as recorded in Point-in-…

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the difference in End-of-Grade (EOG) mathematics scores for students in grades 3 through 8 in North Carolina before and after the implementation of daily mixed math practice to develop student ma…

Background: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined as the involuntary loss of urine, and often occurs during activity, sneezing, and laughing. It is 1 of the 5 different types of urinary incontinence (UI) and commonly affects parous females. T…

Background: Postpartum depression is a prevalent disease that affects many women. Research is lacking on whether physical activity during pregnancy can help prevent postpartum depression (PPD). There are currently no guidelines for the prevention of…

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and has been associated with various cancers such as cervical, anogenital, and oropharyngeal. HPV vaccines were developed to decrease the overall incid…