Campus Location
Dallas Campus (Online)
Date of Award
3-2020
ORCID
https://0000-0001-5938-2507
Document Type
DNP Project
Department
Nursing
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Dr. Sandra Cleveland
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Catherine Garner
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
Linda Gibson
Abstract
Stroke, also known as CVA or cerebrovascular accident, is a major chronic disease worldwide. In the United States, it is the leading cause of disability, costing a billion dollars each year (CDC, 2017). Typically, Western medicine is used for the treatment of stroke in the United States. An approach that has potential to improve general health outcomes, movement, mobility, aphasia, and quality of life includes acupuncture along with the standard therapies. The purpose of this quantitative research was to determine if the staff of a rehabilitation hospital would have a change in attitude after an educational program on acupuncture. The population receiving the educational program were physicians, nurses, therapists, and caseworkers on the stroke unit of a rehabilitation hospital. The evaluation tool was the Integrative Medicine Attitude Questionnaire (IMAQ). Data collection was done using the pretest–posttest method. Statistical analysis was done by analyzing data using the Wilcoxon signed ranks test. Conclusions were provided to discern if there was a change in attitude after the educational session on acupuncture.
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Recommended Citation
Voreis, Kathryn and Voreis, Kathryn G., "The Impact of Education on the Attitudes of Staff of a Rehabilitation Hospital" (2020). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 199.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/199
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