PhD students Amnazo Muhirwa and Lesley Rink have received awards for their Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) Small Grant proposals. 

Amnazo Muhirwa

Muhirwa and her faculty sponsor Devon Noonan, associate professor, received an award for Muhirwa's proposal entitled: "Stress, the Superwoman Schema and Cardiovascular Wellbeing among Rural African American Women." This project was awarded for a one-year period with a start date of June 1, 2021.

Objective

Examine the relationship between community stressors and Ideal Cardiovascular Health (ICH) and the moderating effect of the Superwoman Schema.

Subject Population

Our target population will consist of rural African American women, ages 30-50 years old from Duke Primary Care rural clinics.

Research Design

A mixed method design will be used to provide a comprehensive understanding of stress and cardiovascular wellbeing among rural African American women

Instrument

Self-report data on diet and physical activity will be combined with Duke Health System electronic health record (EHR) data to conceptualize cardiovascular wellbeing. Further, the Giscombe Superwoman Schema Questionnaire will be used to measure Superwoman Schema (SWS) and self-reported survey will be utilized to capture community stress.

Procedure

The proposed study will conduct a retrospective analysis utilizing EHR patient portal records from Duke Primary Care rural in North Carolina combined with self-report data on diet and physical activity to examine the association between community stress factors (neighborhood cohesion, neighborhood safety). Further, we will explore the moderating effects of the SWS on this relationship and describe the community stress experience of rural African American woman.

Lesley Rink

Rink and her faculty sponsors Tolu Oyesanya, assistant professor, and Janice Humphreys, professor, and primary mentor for this application, Susan Silva, associate professor, were granted an award for Rink's proposal entitled: “Characterizing Burnout and Resilience Among Nurses: A Latent Profile Analysis." This project was awarded for a one-year period with a start date of June 1, 2021.

The objectives of this study are to conduct a secondary analysis using the Web-based Implementation of the Science for Enhancing Resilience (WISER) study database to (1) identify subgroups of nurses based on their profile of burnout (emotional exhaustion) and resilience (emotional recovery and emotional thriving) using a latent profile analysis approach; and (2) identify nurses’ sociodemographic, professional, and psychological characteristics associated with each identified subgroup based on their profile of burnout (emotional exhaustion) and resilience (emotional recovery and emotional thriving). This study will contribute knowledge regarding different patterns of burnout and resilience that may be used to inform interventions to prevent burnout and promote resilience among nurses.