Duke Roybal Center

杜克·罗伊巴尔总结：机动性是主动衰老的基础。与健康状况密切相关， 生活质量，老年人自我发起的日常活动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，迫切需要建造和 加快研究能力，以测试和扩展行为干预措施、计划和实践，以促进 总体上是健康的衰老，特别是流动性。为了满足这一需要，我们建议建立一个国家行为监管局 杜克大学爱德华·R·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研究人员的发展 并测试创新的行为干预措施，以优化老年人的移动性。这些干预措施将旨在 促进独立性和社区参与，减少计划外卫生服务使用，提高质量 生活的一部分。我们中心的目标是(1)培养致力于以下项目的下一代科学家 使用以行为或社会科学原则为基础的干预措施来改进的翻译研究 行动能力和促进老年人的独立生活；(2)使用体验式学习方法 行为干预措施的制定和实施；以及，(3)加速翻译，以便干预措施能够 在NIH阶段模型级别上成功开发、验证和扩展。我们的三个首要目标 将由中心的两个核心满足，旨在增强行为研究基础设施 干预发展，刺激新的研究合作，并促进翻译行为 老龄化和机动性的研究。管理和行政核心将协调中心的 活动；促进飞行员获奖者、代表所有人的中心科学家之间的互动和网络 NIH Stage Model的级别，以及合作伙伴；与我们长期由NIA资助的Pepper集成 和老龄化中心的人口学和经济学；并使用体验式学习活动(例如，强化实验室- 以干预为基础的开发和赠款编写讲习班)，以使调查人员学习实用的 进行从问题构思到实施的干预研究所需的研究技能。我们的 Pilot Core将使用一种新的加速器模型，为获奖者提供支持和实践经验 与专门的研究团队合作，进行可行、严谨并为理论提供信息的试点研究- 以干预为主的发展。我们将利用一支熟练的实施团队来促进开发和 测试行为干预措施，以便通过有效的项目管理使老年人受益 NIH阶段模型中的更高级水平。这种方法在我们的CTSA和构建中被证明是有效的 来自胡椒中心在老龄化和移动性创新方面的成功。罗伊巴尔公爵中心将成为 行为干预开发和实施的中央资源，加速翻译 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.