This collection includes theses and dissertations from the School of Nursing. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
You don’t look sick: Epistemic injustice, ethos, and embodied expertise in narratives of chronic illness., Melissa Amraotkar
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Barriers and facilitators of dairy consumption among individuals with metabolic syndrome., Kofi Amoh-Mensah
Factors associated with skin cancer prevention: primary and secondary behaviors., Jeanne Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Factors affecting quality of life and asthma control in older adults with asthma., Karen Schuckmann
The experience of scanxiety in survivors of pancreatic cancer: a phenomenological study., Susan Winebrenner
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Perceived social support, family relationships, and health-related quality of life among women with breast cancer in Jordan., Hedaya Rateb Hina
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Moral distress and moral residue among nurses working in the surgical intensive care unit: a descriptive qualitative approach., Adam Tyler Booth
Trust in primary care providers: perspectives from deaf people., Greir Ander Huck Flynn
Perceptions of executive functions and self-care actions in major depressive disorder., Melanie G. Walters
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Addressing the problem of sterile drug injecting supply acquisition for people who inject drugs., Barbra Ann Cave
Exploring normalization of deviance and examining factors that predict culture of safety in the operating room., M. Imelda Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Perceptions of pediatric nurses and parents of hospitalized children engaged in shared decision making., Lisa English Long
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Self-management as a mediator of the relationship between social support and health outcomes of African American adults with type 2 diabetes., Tariq N. Al-Dwaikat
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Factors associated with self-care behavior in persons with heart failure., Mohammed Munther Al-Hammouri
Effects of a text message-based motivational interviewing intervention on cigarette smoking in college students., Anna Jorayeva
The impact of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity following traumatic brain injury on intensive care unit length of stay and discharge disposition., Kimberly S. Meyer
Positive deviance, contraceptive self-efficacy and social desirability in sexually active adolescent females : a mixed methods approach., Ashley D. Miller
Identification of predictors and moderators of weight-related behaviors in college students., Heather Owens
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The relevance of client-healthcare provider communication to the appraisal of illness uncertainty in women with fibromyalgia syndrome., Melody Dawn Reibel
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Predictors of uncertainty, stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms of parents of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit., Maryam Isa Alaradi
Predictors of lifestyle behaviors, trust of health care provider, and utilization of health services among adolescents living in a rural area., Heather Karolyne Hardin
Help-seeking behaviors of South African women after sexual offence victimization : the lived experience., Sheila Young Steinbrenner
Factors influencing the relationship between socioeconomic status and prenatal smoking., Irene Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The evolution of healthcare for Louisville's African American community, 1865-1990., Angela Calloway
Influential variables on the timing of help-seeking behavior in lung cancer patients., Lisa Carter-Harris
Understanding social determinants of healthcare access from the perspective of Hispanic Latino immigrants in Louisville, Ky., Jean S. Edward
How care demands, caregiving appraisal and coping affect self-care management of informal caregivers of persons with dementia., XiaoRong Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The lived experience of mothering during incarceration., Barbara M. Jackson
Sleep/wake activity and energy expenditure in overweight and obese obstructive sleep apnea patients : a pre- and post-CPAP comparison., Pamela A. McCullough
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Health promotion self-efficacy of Belizean nurses : variables influencing condom use promotion to women to prevent HIV/AIDS., Whitney A. Nash
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Exploring a new theory of successful aging among low-income older adults in an independent and assisted living community., Valerie Lander McCarthy
