Duke Roybal Center

杜克·罗贝尔总结：流动性是积极老龄化的基础。与健康状况密切相关， 生活质量，自我发起的日常运动的老年人是由他们的行为和他们的 环境美国老年人的数量正在迅速增加，迫切需要建立和 加快研究能力，以测试和扩展行为干预措施，计划和实践，促进 健康的老龄化，特别是流动性。为应付这方面的需要，我们建议设立国家保险业监督 Edward R.杜克大学罗伊巴尔中心，主题为“加速翻译行为” 老龄化和流动性的干预研究。“我们的目标是促进跨学科的研究人员开发 并测试创新的行为干预措施，以优化老年人的流动性。这些干预措施旨在 促进独立性和社区参与，减少无计划的卫生服务使用，并提高质量 生命我们中心的目标是（1）培养下一代致力于 转化研究使用基于行为或社会科学原则的干预措施， 行动能力和促进老年人的独立生活;（2）使用基于体验学习的方法， 行为干预的开发和实施;以及（3）加速翻译，以便干预措施可以 成功开发，验证，并在NIH阶段模型水平上扩展。我们的三大目标 将由该中心的两个核心，旨在加强研究基础设施的行为 干预发展，刺激新的研究合作，促进转化行为 研究老龄化和流动性。管理和行政核心将协调中心的 活动;促进试点获奖者之间的互动和联网，代表所有 国家卫生研究院阶段模型的水平，和合作伙伴;与我们长期的国家卫生研究院资助的胡椒整合 和老龄化中心的人口和经济学;并使用体验式学习活动（例如，密集的实验室- 基于干预措施的发展和赠款写作讲习班），让调查人员学习实用的 从问题概念到实施进行干预研究所需的研究技能。我们 Pilot Core将使用一种新颖的加速器模型，为获奖者提供支持和实践经验， 与一个专门的研究团队合作，进行可行的，严格的，并告知理论的试点研究- 基于干预的发展。我们将利用一支熟练的实施团队来促进发展， 测试行为干预措施，以使老年人受益，并进行有效的项目管理， 在NIH阶段模型中更高级的水平。这种方法在我们的CTSA和构建中被证明是有效的 从佩珀中心在老龄化和流动性方面的创新中获得的成功。杜克罗伊巴尔中心将成为一个 行为干预开发和实施的中央资源，加速 研究对老年人日常活动产生积极影响的实践，产品和政策。

DUKE ROYBAL SUMMARY: Mobility is fundamental to active aging. Intimately linked to health status and quality of life, the self-initiated day to day movements of older adults are shaped by their behavior and their environment. The number of older Americans is rapidly increasing and there is a critical need to build and accelerate research capacity to test and scale behavioral interventions, programs and practices that promote healthy aging in general and mobility in particular. To address this need, we propose to establish an NIA Edward R. Roybal Center at Duke University with the theme of "Accelerating Translational Behavioral Intervention Research on Aging and Mobility." Our goal is to catalyze researchers across disciplines to develop and test innovative behavioral interventions to optimize mobility for older adults. These interventions will aim to foster independence and community participation, reduce unplanned health service use, and enhance quality of life. Our center aims are to (1) develop the next generation of scientists committed to programs of translational research using interventions grounded in behavioral or social science principles to improve mobility and promote independent living of older adults; (2) use an experiential learning-based approach to behavioral intervention development and implementation; and, (3) accelerate translation so interventions can be successfully developed, validated, and scaled across NIH Stage Model levels. Our three overarching aims will be met by the Center’s two cores, designed to enhance the research infrastructure for behavioral intervention development, stimulate new research collaborations, and promote translational behavioral research in aging and mobility. The Management and Administrative Core will coordinate the Center’s activities; promote interactions and networking among pilot awardees, Center scientists who represent all levels of the NIH Stage Model, and collaborating partners; integrate with our long-standing NIA-funded Pepper and Demography and Economics of Aging Centers; and use experiential learning activities (e.g. intensive lab- based intervention development and grant writing workshops) to engage investigators in learning the practical research skills necessary for conducting intervention research from problem conception to implementation. Our Pilot Core will use a novel accelerator model that provides awardees with support and practical experience in working with a dedicated research team to conduct pilot research that is feasible, rigorous, and informs theory- based intervention development. We will leverage a skilled implementation team to foster the development and testing of behavioral interventions to benefit older adults with efficient project management for progression to more advanced levels in the NIH Stage Model. This approach was proven effective in our CTSA and builds from the Pepper Center’s success on innovation in aging and mobility. The Duke Roybal Center will become a central resource for behavioral intervention development and implementation, accelerating the translation of research into practice, products, and policies that positively impact the daily activities of older adults.