Chiraporn Worawong, RN, MS

Office Address: K6/374 - Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI, 53792
Office Phone: 608/263-9040
Email: cworaong@wisc.edu

DEGREE INFORMATION:

DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH FOCUS:

Being a maternal-child nurse from Thailand, I am concerned about the high incidence of low-birth weight infants in my country. If I could facilitate pregnant women’s consistent engagement of recommended health behaviors, then the health of pregnant women and their infants could be improved. My program of research involves health behaviors of pregnant women. I have designed one study to describe pregnant women’s goals regarding health behaviors (e.g., healthy diet in pregnancy). Based on these findings, I will design a patient-centered intervention to promote health behaviors among pregnant women.

MAJOR ADVISOR:

Diane Ruth Lauver, RN, PhD

SECONDARY AREA OF CONCENTRATION:

Nutrition & Distributed minor

SECONDARY AREA ADVISOR:

Susan Smith, Ph.D.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

Worawong, C. (2000). Basic concepts of normal labor and intrapartum care during the Second stage of labor in Somanusorn, M., editor. Obstetric Nursing II, pp. 2-18, pp. 75-96. Nonthaburi. Praboromrajchanok Institute.

Lauver, D., Worawong, C., & Olsen, C. Health-related goals among primary care patients. Proceeding of Midwest Nursing Research Society 29th Annual Conference, April 1-4, 2005.

Presentations:

Lauver, D.R., & Worawong, C. Health-related goals among primary care patients (paper presentation), UW-Madison School of Nursing, Research Colloquia, March 9, 2005.

Lauver, D.R., & Worawong, C. Health-related goals among primary care patients (paper presentation), Midwest Nursing Research Society 29th Annual Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2, 2005.

Ehlers, K., Lauver, D.R., Ohlendorf, J.M., & Worawong, C. Health-related goals of pregnant women (poster presentation), Midwest Nursing Research Society 29th Annual Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 3, 2005.

Ehlers, K., Lauver, D.R., Ohlendorf, J.M., & Worawong, C. Health-related goals of pregnant women (poster presentation), UW-Madison, Undergraduate symposium, Madison, Wisconsin, April 12, 2005.

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