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Submissions from 2021

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Multiple Sclerosis, Michael J. Olek (Article)

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Medical Electronic Devolution, Michael J. Olek and Linsey Bui (Article)

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Should Healthcare Workers Treat COVID-19 Patients Despite the Inadequate Personal Protective Equipment?, Jose Parra, Heerod Malekghassemi, Joseph P. Hardy, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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A Comparison of Moist Heat, Dry Heat, Chemical Dry Heat and Icy Hot for Deep Tissue Heating and Changes in Tissue Blood Flow., Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Michael S. Laymon, and R. Donatelli (Article)

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Ethical Dilemma of Physicians Informing Patients of Foreign Organ Transplant Alternatives, Sean Poole, Benjamin Selander, Joseph P. Hardy, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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Quality Improvement in Neurology: Multiple Sclerosis Quality Measurement Set 2020 Update, Alexander Rae-Grant, Lilyana Amezcua, Jeffrey English, Neeta Garg, Barbara Giesser, Adam G. Kelly, Iris Vanessa Marin Collazo, Amanda Montague, Michael J. Olek, Elizabeth Page, Amy Bennett, and Tracie Caller (Article)

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Falls and Injuries, Mindy O. Renfro (Book Chapter)

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Nevada Healthcare Boards: Violations of Public Record Act and Inaccessibility of Licensee Information, Ryliezl Abby Reyes, Stephanie Quan, Joseph P. Hardy, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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Exploring Treatment Targets to Mitigate Fear of Falling Activity Avoidance Behavior in Parkinson's Disease and Older Adults [Doctoral Dissertation, University of Nevada], John V. Rider (Article)

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Regenerative Rehabilitation and Genomics: Implications for Occupational Therapy, John V. Rider (Article)

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Fear of Falling Activity Avoidance Behavior in People with Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review Protocol, John V. Rider and Jason K. Longhurst (Article)

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Fear of Falling Activity Avoidance Behavior Among Individuals with Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review, John V. Rider, Jason Longhurst, Merrill Landers, and Nirmala Lekhak (Article)

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Assessing Functional Disability Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness, John V. Rider, Justina Selim, and Alexys Garcia (Article)

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Health and Disability Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness, John V. Rider, Justina Selim, and Alexys Garcia (Article)

Rising Up to Cope with Falls: Floor-Rise Strategies That Overcome Obstacles to Providing This Training so Important for Older Adults, John V. Rider, A. Sowerwine, and M. Tay (Article)

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Managing Sleep for Individuals with Dementia: A Guide for Caregivers, John V. Rider and Monica C. Tay (Article)

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Purdue Manual Dexterity Testing: A Cohort Study of Community-Dwelling Elderly, Katherine Rule, Jennifer Ferro, Audrey Hoffman, Jasmine Williams, Sara Golshiri, Rachelle Padre, Jessica Avila, Carley Coca, and Kristin A. Valdes (Article)

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Emerging Neuralink Brain Machine Interface Technology: An Oversight Proposal to Address the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications, Ali Said, Luis Sanchez, Michael J. Olek, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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Use of Occupation-Based Outcome Measure and Strength-Based Self-Report with Persons with Substance Use Disorders: A Prospective Cohort Study, Jeffrey Sargent and Kristin A. Valdes (Article)

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Use of Occupation-Based Outcome Measure and Strength-Based Self-Report with Persons with Substance Use Disorders: A Prospective Cohort Study, Jeffrey Sargent and Kristin A. Valdes (Article)

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Genetic Testing for Antipsychotic Pharmacotherapy: Bench to Bedside, Mujeeb U. Shad (Article)

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Is High-Dose Maintenance Therapy Effective in Treatment-Refractory Psychosis? A Case Series, Mujeeb U. Shad (Article)

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Content Analysis of Dissertations for Examination of Priority Areas of Nursing Science, Patricia K. Strobehn, Lanell M. Bellury, Angie C. King, and Justus J. Randolph (Article)

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Encouraging Online Voter Registration of Nevada Physicians - a Challenge in Apathy?, Sein Tun, Hao Luong, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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Patient Satisfaction of Hand Therapy Services, Kristin A. Valdes, Stephanie Kannas, Sanjeev Kakar, Jessica Veneziano, Taylor Dake, and Freid Sierra (Article)

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Executive Functioning of Individuals with Substance Use Disorder, Kristin A. Valdes and Dianna Lunsford (Article)

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Investigating the Relationship Between Opioid Prescription Frequency and Deaths From Illicit Opioids, Cara Wyant, Taylor Cornwell-Hinrichs, Joseph P. Hardy, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

Submissions from 2020

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The Use of Digital Tools to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparative Retrospective Study of Six Countries, Kylie Zeng, Stephanie N. Bernardo, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

Home Modifcations for Fall Prevention: An interdisciplinary approach in which clients and caregivers participate helps make homes fall-safe and secure, John V. Rider (Article)

Reentering the Profession and the Occupation of Continuing Competence, Joyce E. Rioux and Robyn Otty (Article)

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Analyzing the functional effects of dynamic and static splints after radial nerve injury, R. Cantero-Téllez, J. H. Villafañe, S. G. Garcia-Orza, and Kristin A. Valdes (Article)

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Medical Students Immersed in a Hyper-Realistic Surgical Training Environment Leads to Improved Measures of Emotional Resiliency by Both Hardiness and Emotional Intelligence Evaluation, Allana White, Isain Zapata, Alissa Lenz, Rebecca Ryznar, Natalie Nevins, Tuan N. Hoang, Reginald Franciose, Marian Safaoui, David Clegg, and Anthony J. LaPorta (Article)

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Curriculum Programming in the General Education Setting for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Patrick A. Leytham, Nghia Nguyen, and David Rago (Article)

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An Analysis of Graston Technique® for Soft-Tissue Therapy, James M. McKivigan and Gina Tulimero (Article)

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Linking ICF components to outcome measures for hand osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review, Scott Povlak and Kristin A. Valdes (Article)

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Effect of Tai Chi Combined with Mental Imagery on Cutaneous Microcirculatory Function and Blood Pressure in a Diabetic and Elderly Population, Abdulrahman Alsubiheen, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Wonjong Yu, and Haneul Lee (Article)

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Patient satisfaction of hand therapy services, Kristin A. Valdes, Stephanie Kannas, Sanjeev Kakar, Jessica Veneziano, Taylor Dake, and Freid Sierra (Article)

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Allocation of State Legislative Funding of Graduate Medical Education (GME) in Nevada, Chantel Aftab, Kyler Perry, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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Compliance of Nevada State Healthcare Boards with Open Meeting Law and Public Records Act, Christine Do, Haley Koziol, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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Pharmacists' Delaying or Declining Controlled Substance Prescriptions for Pain and the Effect on Patients and Physicians, Sarah Fagan, Lauren R. Price, Weldon E. Havins, and Wolfgang G. Gilliar (Article)

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Have Recent Controlled Substance Laws Affected Disciplinary Actions of Nevada Professional Licensing Boards?, Harshita Gupta, C. Scott Weatherly, Joseph P. Hardy, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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Proposal to Expand the Accessibility and Effectiveness of Medical Abortions in the United States, Moriah Murray, Stephanie Ringle, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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Investigating the Relationship Between Opioid Prescription Frequency and Deaths from Illicit Opioids, Lauren R. Price, Sarah Fagan, Joseph P. Hardy, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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Nevada Physician Workforce Shortage and the Inefficient Retention of Nevada Medical School Graduates, Matthew Shoemaker, Savannah Spataro, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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A Proposal for Oversight of Gene Editing in Human Embryos Using CRISPR-Cas9 Technology, Jay Xiong, Ronny Yip, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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The Effect of Visual Feedback on Body Sway in the Elderly with Diabetes Compared to Elderly without Diabetes: Randomized Clinical Trial, Faris Alshammari, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Noha S. Daher, Salem Dehom, and Eman S.Alzoghbieh (Article)

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Recognizing and limiting syphilis to prevent congenital syphilis, Lucia Sanchez, Toni Harris, Amie Duford, and Nelson Duran (Article)

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Physical therapy in the emergency department: surveying primary care practitioners' perceptions and recommendations, Stacy J. Fisher (Article)

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Evaluation of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Guidelines for Training Culturally Competent Physical Therapists, James M. McKivigan (Article)

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Greater Postural Sway and Tremor during Balance Tasks in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis Compared to Age-Matched Controls, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Robert Donatelli, Michael S. Laymon, and Haneul Lee (Article)

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Barriers and Recommendations Associated With Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among College Students, Maria Poggio D'Errico, Wei-Chen Tung, Minggen Lu, and Rhone D'Errico (Article)

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to human papillomavirus vaccination among college students in a state university: Implications for nurse practitioners, Maria Poggio DʼErrico, Wei-Chen Tung, Minggen Lu, and Rhone D'Errico (Article)

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The Efficiency of Digital Anatomy Teaching Strategies, Jeremy Sandberg, Rachel Calderon, and James M. McKivigan (Article)

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Effect of Federal Policy Changes on International Students Pursuing Higher Education Studies in the United States, James M. McKivigan (Article)

In the Facility: Dementia-Friendly Training to Promote Confidence in Occupational Therapy Service Delivery, Linda C. Frasier and Jonathan Legarte (Article)

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Sleep Deprivation in the Intensive Care Patient, Jessica Grimm (Article)

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Use of mobile applications in hand therapy, Kristin A. Valdes, Elizabeth Gendernalik, Jacquelyn Hauser, and Miranda Tipton (Article)

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The Effect of Monophasic Pulsed Current with Stretching Exercise on the Heel Pain and Plantar Fascia Thickness in Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Abdullah Alotaibi, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Noha S. Daher, Everett Lohman, Hasan M. Syed, and Haneul Lee (Article)

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Low Level Continuous Heat Wraps can Increase the Efficiency of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Michael S. Laymon, and Haneul Lee (Article)

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Reliability and Validity of a Smartphone-Based Inclinometer Application Measuring Shoulder Internal Rotation, Taylor Lau, Sheng Lin, Tyler true, Wayne Wu, and James M. McKivigan (Article)

Reliability and Validity of a Smartphone-Based Inclinometer Application Measuring Shoulder Internal Rotation, Taylor Lau, Sheng Lin, Tyler true, Wayne Wu, and James M. McKivigan (Article)

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Patient satisfaction with the CMC controller: A cohort study, Kristin A. Valdes, Nancy Naughton, and Malgorzata A. Szelwach (Article)

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Don't forget the field trip! the professional impact on K-12 teacher preparation and retention, S.A. Dawson and Patrick A. Leytham (Article)

A quality improvement project to evaluate the implementation of a sepsis education program in a medical-surgical department, N. Luna, B.S. Turner, Judith Carrion, A. Silvestri-Elmore, and R. Burog (Article)

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Comprehensibility of Game Rulebooks: Perspectives from a Community of Practice, David M. Niecikowski (Dissertation)

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The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Low-Level Continuous Heat on Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Michael S. Laymon, and H. Lee (Article)

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Local heating of trigger points reduces neck and plantar fascia pain, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Michael S. Laymon, and Haneul Lee (Article)

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The Impact Of Freezing of Gait on Activities of Daily Living Among Individuals With Parkinson's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment, John V. Rider and J. Longhurst (Article)

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Trends in Physicians’ Opioid Prescription Patterns Since Implementation of Nevada’s New Controlled Substances Law, Spencer Foutz, Dallin Gillette, Cheryl H. Vanier, Joseph P. Hardy, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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The Future of the Physician Shortage in Nevada, Rhiannon Ryan, Scott Goodsell, and Weldon E. Havins (Article)

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Exploring African American community perspectives about genomic medicine research: A literature review, Rachele M. Hendricks-Sturrup, Lauren M. Edgar, Tracey Johnson-Glover, and Christine Y. Lu (Article)

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Certified hand therapists membership in the American Society of Hand Therapists: A survey study, Kristin A. Valdes, Jenna Blausey, Jessica Campbell, Reba Duran, Ashleigh Giles, Cassie Matthys, Sarah Miesner, Brooke Schroeder, and Daniella Smolyansky (Article)

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Master’s and Doctoral Occupational Therapy Students’ Perceptions of Research Integration in Their Programs, Jeffrey Sargent, Ashley Wermers, Lauren Russo, and Kristin A. Valdes (Article)

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Knowledge and Perceived Barriers of OT Students in the Transition Planning Process: A Pilot Study, Patrick A. Leytham and Robyn Otty (Article)

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An International Fieldwork Placement: A Mixed Methods Study, Dianna Lunsford and Kristin A. Valdes (Article)

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Client preferences and perceptions regarding a written home exercise program or video self-modeling: A cross-sectional study, Adele Ouegnin and Kristin A. Valdes (Article)

Submissions from 2019

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Can eccentric exercise of the lower limb be made more efficiently, a pilot study, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Robert Donatelli, James M. McKivigan, and Michael S. Laymon (Article)

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Blood Flow Restriction Exercise: A Systematic Review of the Literature, James M. McKivigan (Article)

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Evaluating the Efficacy of Vertebral Axial Decompression Therapy in Treatment of Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Systematic Review, James M. McKivigan, Brittany Krisak, Brittni Vogel, Ashley Harrington, and Van Nguyen (Article)

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Student-Led Mobile Health Clinic: Patients Served and Learning Experience., Amie Duford and Oksana Matvienko (Article)

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The influence of ageing and diabetic peripheral neuropathy on posture sway, tremor, and the time to achieve balance equilibrium, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Michael S. Laymon, and Haneul Lee (Article)

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Outcomes of a Physical Therapist-Led, Statewide, Community-Based Fall Risk Screening., Lee Karlsson, Kelsey Doe, Meghan Gerry, Brooke Moore, Mariana Wingood, Mindy Renfro, and Nancy Gell (Article)

Decreasing CKD Complications Through Improved Early Identification and Nursing Interventions, Lubia Oxhorn, Katherina Fontanilla, and Denise Zabriskie (Article)

Chester Step Test (CST), E. Angeles, C. Cardon, M. Ho, A. Valdez, D. Valle, Mindy Renfro, and Jerrold S. Petrofsky (Article)

Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT), J. Banh, T. Glawe, K. Maher, R. Umali, A. Vo, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, and Mindy Renfro (Article)

Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills (PASS), D. Czohla, K. Gajudo, J. Mahinan, J. Ryemon, M. Stern, Mindy Renfro, and Jerrold S. Petrofsky (Article)

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Perceived barriers to early progressive mobilization in the ICU: Multidisciplinary perspectives in an underserved population, Jessica Grimm, Angela Silvestri-Elmore, Erik Grimm, Kelly Klinger, Scott Nye, and Jessica Bhullar (Article)

Blood Flow Restriction Exercise: A Systematic Review of the Literature, James M. McKivigan (Article)

Keller's ARCS Model and Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction, James M. McKivigan (Article)

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Innovations in home modification research: The state of the art, Emily Nabors, Mindy Renfro, Jon Pynoos, Sarah L. Szanton, Jon Sanford, and Susan Stark (Article)

Promoting soft skills with the HOT (Higher Order Thinking) sheet assignment, Robyn Otty and Lauren Milton (Article)

Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Mindy Renfro, Jerrold Petrofsky, H. Brooks, H. Denes, K. Espanol, J. Isom, and A. Muro (Article)

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Culturally Diverse Discharge Planning and Education, Dulce Santacroce (Article)

Submissions from 2018

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Improving Reading Comprehension Skills of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Supplemental Guide for Early Childhood Educators in Inclusive Settings, Patrick Leytham (Article)

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Effectiveness of Intermittent Mechanical Traction in Cervical Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review, Gilmour Gregory and James M. McKivigan (Article)

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Differences Between Men and Women in Balance and Tremor in Relation to Plantar Fascia Laxity During the Menstrual Cycle, Haneul Lee and Jerrold S. Petrofsky (Article)

Changing Perceptions of Pre-Service Educators Through Service-Learning, Patrick Leytham (Article)

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Innovations in Occupational Therapy Education: The Centralized Service Learning Model, Lauren E. Milton and Robyn Otty (Article)

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Sowing Seeds of Justice: Feminists' Reflections on Teaching for Social Justice in the Southwest, Tonya Evette Walls, Malayka Neith Cornejo, Tara J. Plachowski, Erica Kristina Reid, and Soo Park (Book Chapter)

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Correlation Between Mechanical Properties of the Ankle Muscles and Postural Sway During the Menstrual Cycle, JongEun Yim, Jerrold S. Petrofsky, and Haneul Lee (Article)