Miriam O Ezenwa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4156152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miriam O Ezenwa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miriam |
| FAMILY NAME | O Ezenwa |
| SIGNATURE | EZENWA M O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6188-8969 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Feasibility of Nurse-led Development of Custom Virtual Reality Experiences for Health Care Interventions
Background: The immersive and interactive nature of virtual reality (VR) renders it a potential pedagogical approach for nursing education. A bottleneck for exploiting VR advantages has been the complexity of creating new experiences; however, recent advances with VR hardware and software enable novice users to create compelling experiences. Method: A case study describes an undergraduate nursing student with minimal technical skills using off-th…
Prevalence of HIV-related stigma in adults living with HIV & disability in Florida, 2015–2016
Using data collected from the Florida Medical Monitoring Project, we sought to compare the prevalence of overall HIV-related stigma, including its subdimensions among persons with HIV and disability(s) and persons with HIV without disability in Florida. Disability was classified as having difficulty in one or more areas: activity limitations, participation restrictions, and functional or sensory activities. HIV-related stigma was assessed using t…
The Crisis of Sickle Cell Disease in Africa from Insights into Primary Prevention in Ghana and Nigeria
The relationship between individual characteristics and HIV-related stigma in adults living with HIV
The implications of these findings reveal that certain individuals are more vulnerable to stigma. Researchers could consider distinct stigma interventions strategies based on the characteristics of specific individuals (i.e., targeting depression, disability, sexual orientation, avoidant coping, racial/ethnic groups, and youth) in Florida
Coping with Pain in the Face of Healthcare Injustice in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Healthcare injustice in patients with sickle cell disease
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to detail experiences that sickle cell disease (SCD) patients associate with healthcare justice and injustice in pain control. Design/methodology/approach – A content analysis study of open-ended comments written by 31 participants who completed a 20-item healthcare injustice questionnaire-revised twice: once in reference to experiences with doctors and once in reference to experiences with nurses. Findings …
Healthcare injustice in patients with sickle cell disease
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to detail experiences that sickle cell disease (SCD) patients associate with healthcare justice and injustice in pain control. Design/methodology/approach – A content analysis study of open-ended comments written by 31 participants who completed a 20-item healthcare injustice questionnaire-revised twice: once in reference to experiences with doctors and once in reference to experiences with nurses. Findings …
Coping with Pain in the Face of Healthcare Injustice in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Healthcare injustice in patients with sickle cell disease
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to detail experiences that sickle cell disease (SCD) patients associate with healthcare justice and injustice in pain control. Design/methodology/approach – A content analysis study of open-ended comments written by 31 participants who completed a 20-item healthcare injustice questionnaire-revised twice: once in reference to experiences with doctors and once in reference to experiences with nurses. Findings …
The relationship between individual characteristics and HIV-related stigma in adults living with HIV
The implications of these findings reveal that certain individuals are more vulnerable to stigma. Researchers could consider distinct stigma interventions strategies based on the characteristics of specific individuals (i.e., targeting depression, disability, sexual orientation, avoidant coping, racial/ethnic groups, and youth) in Florida
The Crisis of Sickle Cell Disease in Africa from Insights into Primary Prevention in Ghana and Nigeria
Prevalence of HIV-related stigma in adults living with HIV & disability in Florida, 2015–2016
Using data collected from the Florida Medical Monitoring Project, we sought to compare the prevalence of overall HIV-related stigma, including its subdimensions among persons with HIV and disability(s) and persons with HIV without disability in Florida. Disability was classified as having difficulty in one or more areas: activity limitations, participation restrictions, and functional or sensory activities. HIV-related stigma was assessed using t…
Feasibility of Nurse-led Development of Custom Virtual Reality Experiences for Health Care Interventions
Background: The immersive and interactive nature of virtual reality (VR) renders it a potential pedagogical approach for nursing education. A bottleneck for exploiting VR advantages has been the complexity of creating new experiences; however, recent advances with VR hardware and software enable novice users to create compelling experiences. Method: A case study describes an undergraduate nursing student with minimal technical skills using off-th…
Medicine (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Disease (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)