Women at Risk: Why Increasing Numbers of Women Are Failing to Get the Health Care They Need and How the Affordable Care Act Will Help

Presents findings from the 2010 Biennial Health Insurance Survey about rates of uninsurance and care delayed due to cost among women, as well as obstacles faced in the individual market. Examines how reform provisions will change their access to coverage

How the Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Adults Stay Covered

Based on 2010 Biennial Health Insurance Survey data, examines how provisions to extend eligibility for Medicaid and dependent coverage and create insurance exchanges will affect coverage and access to care among young adults

Changing Embedded Student Attitudes within a Mathematical Setting

Existing student attitudes and beliefs about mathematics often block student learning and deep understanding of mathematical content in the college classroom (e.g. preservice elementary teachers). Changes in pedagogy, classroom participation, and curriculum were infused into two college mathematics classes for preservice teachers and the attitudinal beliefs of these preservice teachers were assessed to measure change after a course intervention.https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/archivedposters/1145/thumbnail.jp

How the ER Stays in Shape

Understanding the molecular mechanisms that control the architecture of organelles is an area of intense study. In this issue of Cell, Voeltz et al. (2006) report that two membrane proteins, Rtn4a/NogoA and DP1/Yop1p, are responsible for the generation of tubular morphology in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The unusual membrane topology of these proteins may directly contribute to ER curvature

Gaps in Health Insurance: Why So Many Americans Experience Breaks in Coverage and How the Affordable Care Act Will Help

Presents findings from the Health Insurance Tracking Survey of U.S. Adults, including the percentage of those who were uninsured during 2011, reasons for gaps in coverage, access to regular and preventive care, and the impact of federal healthcare reform

Realizing Health Reform's Potential: When Unemployed Means Uninsured: The Toll of Job Loss on Health Coverage, and How the Affordable Care Act Will Help

Examines how the 2010 healthcare reform will significantly expand affordable health coverage options for the unemployed who cannot afford COBRA. Calls for re-establishing COBRA premium subsidies to bridge coverage gaps until it is implemented in 2014

A study of interpersonal factors influencing drinking patterns among abusive drinkers, non-abusive drinkers, and non-drinkers of alcohol.

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influenced various drinking patterns. The population consisted of 114 men.This study found differences in interpersonal needs among the three drinking groups studied. The Rotter and DRIE indicated that all groups scored in an internal direction suggesting that I-E directionality does not predict drinking behaviors. The Control factor was significantly lower on the FIRO-B among all three groups. The interaction of the other factors on the FIRO-B indicate that the need for Inclusion and Affection varies within the groups. This information suggests that the consumption of alcohol is influenced in accordance with the degree of needs, as measured by this instrument.The data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance. The study found that Abusive Drinkers, Non-Abusive Drinkers, and Non-Drinkers all scored within an internal direction on Rotter's I-E Scale with the Non-Abusive Drinkers tending toward a more external direction. This population also scored within an internal direction on the DRIE Scale with the Abusive Drinkers tending to score toward a more external direction. The FIRO-B data indicated that the Abusive Drinkers had lower scores in all areas. Combining the Expressed and Wanted dimensions, similar patterns emerged among the three drinking conditions. Affection, Inclusion, and Control scores were in a descending order with the Control score being significantly smaller than the other two scores. The Expressed dimension reveals similar patterns for the Abusive and Non-Abusive drinking groups with little variation between Inclusion and Affection but the Control score was significantly lower. The Non-Drinking group had higher scores in the area of Control and identical mean scores for Inclusion and Affection. The Wanted dimension indicated lower total mean scores in Control for all drinking groups with Inclusion and Affection following in ascending order. The score for Wanted Affection is significantly greater than the other scores. The Non-Abusive drinking group had the greatest variability among the three scores and the Abusive drinking group had the least variability. In both the Expressed and Wanted dimensions, the Non-Abusive drinkers had the highest total mean scores whereas the Abusive drinkers had the lowest total mean scores. Between the two dimensions and among the three areas assessed, the scores are lower in Wanted Inclusion and Control and higher in Wanted Affection.For purposes of this investigation, an abusive drinker was defined as an individual who was arrested and determined by the court to be intoxicated. Non-abusive drinking was defined as moderately drinking not more than three (3) times a week and never having been arrested for intoxicated behavior. A questionnaire designed by John Hopkins Hospital was further used to screen for individuals who might tend to be abusive drinkers. Non-drinkers were defined as those who do not consume alcohol. Instruments used in this study were Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, Drinking Related Internal-External Scale (DRIE), and Fundamental Interpersonal Relationship Orientation (FIRO-B) Scale. One score is obtained from each of the Rotter and DRIE Scales while six scores are obtained from the FIRO-B Scale. The FIRO-B Scale reports a Wanted and Expressed dimension in three areas: Inclusion, Control, and Affection