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The Impact of Maternal Health Literacy on Structures, Interpersonal Processes and Outcomes of Ambulatory Care for Low-Income Latino Children. (Fry-Bowers, E., Maliski, S., Macabasco-OConnell, A., Lewis, M.A., & DiMatteo, R.)

( 6/2011 - 6/2012 )

This doctoral dissertation research examines the associations between maternal health literacy and self-efficacy in communication, interpersonal interactions with health care providers and quality of pediatric ambulatory care received. Dissertation Chairperson: Sally Maliski, PhD, RN, FAAN (UCLA); Dissertation Committee: Aurelia Macabasco-OConnell, PhD, RN, ACNP (UCLA); Mary Ann Lewis, DrPH, RN, FAAN (UCLA); Robin DiMatteo, PhD (UCR)

Factors Associated with Satisfaction of Care among Low-Income Patients (Macabasco-OConnell, A. & Fry-Bowers, E*.)

( 1/2010 - 6/2010 )

This cross-sectional descriptive study examined the relationships between patient satisfaction and soci-demongraphic variables among a low-income, ethnic minority population receiving care at a large, urban county hospital clinic in Southern California.

Abstracts Reporting Research -- Peer Reviewed

Fry-Bowers, E. & O’Connell-Macabasco, A.: Knowledge and Perceptions of Health Literacy among Nursing Professionals, Second Annual Health Literacy Research Conference, Bethesda, Maryland, October 2010. ( 10/2010 )

Van Ginkel, C., Lee, D., Daniel-Underwood, L., Wong, M., Fry-Bowers, E., Denmark, T.K., Nguyen, H.B.:Effectiveness of Medical Simulation on Knowledge in Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management During Pre-Clinical Medical Training. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego, California, January 2008. ( 6/2009 )

Ngo, K., Fry-Bowers, E., Sehra, R. and Checchia, P.A.: Inadequate Caloric Delivery in Pediatric Patients in Intensive Care Unit Settings. Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, January 2002. ( 1/2002 )

Ngo, K., Fry-Bowers, E., Sehra, R. and Checchia, P.A.: An Assessment of Nutritional Delivery in Pediatric Patients on Mechanical Ventilation. Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, January 2002. ( 1/2002 )