Research

The U-M School of Nursing hosted its 11th Research Day on April 12-14 in a hybrid format, including virtual blitz presentations featuring research from students, faculty, staff and alumni. The 2022 theme focused on ‘Perspectives on Health Equity’ and brought together diverse voices representing various experiences, roles and disciplines in addressing inequities that exist in health and health care.

New research from the U-M School of Nursing found that depression in new mothers rose considerably during the pandemic. Before COVID, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 1 in 8 women experienced postpartum depression, and about 5-7% experienced major depressive symptoms, says lead author Clayton Shuman, U-M assistant professor of nursing.

Crowdfunding has become a means for people with cancer to get help managing the financial impact of their disease. But while there’s relief in paying bills, a new study finds that it comes at a cost.

Research co-authored by U-M School of Nursing Assistant Professor Geoffrey Hoffman finds that despite prevention efforts, falls increase by about 1.5% annually.

A new University of Michigan study found that moms who were pregnant and gave birth during the first six months of COVID-19 reported more distress and anxiety, but also some surprising benefits.

While the overall prevalence of domestic violence in Michigan didn’t increase, survivors of intimate partner violence experienced new, more frequent or more severe violence during the early months of the pandemic, a University of Michigan study co-authored by U-M School of Nursing assistant professor Sarah Peitzmeier found.

Assistant Professor Sheria Robinson-Lane, Ph.D., RN, MHA, and her team showed that Black COVID-19 patients received less medical follow-up, longer delays returning to work and higher rates of hospital readmissions.

Two U-M School of Nursing faculty members are leading synergistic efforts to build the body of evidence through a series of research projects in collaboration with community and academic partners.

Read the original story in the Summer 2018 edition of Panacea. 

Imagine labor begins and you are at home, miles away from a health facility. 

Now imagine a complication. Rather than calling 911, your attendant has to send a neighbor to find your husband who is working in a field 30 minutes away, entirely unaware that you’ve gone into labor. She needs his help and permission to move you to the nearest clinic.

In general, the challenges of being a health care provider and the risks for potential COVID-19 infection are acknowledged, but it’s less clear how COVID risk mitigation strategies in hospitals impact maternity health care workers.