Oncology Nursing PhD Using Distance Education Technology

描述（由申请人提供）：在提供优质癌症护理所需的癌症预防和控制研究基础方面仍然存在重大差距。 一个主要原因是缺乏准备进行高质量的以患者为导向的研究的癌症预防和控制研究人员。 博士准备的肿瘤学护士科学家对癌症预防和控制研究的贡献包括：（1）调查癌症预防，风险降低和早期发现的行为方面的研究;（2）旨在改善症状管理，心理社会护理，生活质量和癌症沟通的研究，包括患者决策和治疗期间的依从性;以及（3）调查癌症存活率和临终关怀的研究。 该提案的总体目的是通过实施和评估一种创新方法来扩大癌症预防和控制的科学基础，为两个肿瘤护理队列的10名学生提供博士研究，每个队列利用远程技术，然后向100名癌症教育工作者传播提供癌症研究博士培训的过程和结果。 该项目的具体目标是：（1）通过远程技术向全国肿瘤护理队列提供定制的博士护理课程;（2）评估远程格式和结果，作为提供以患者为导向的癌症预防和控制高质量博士教育的方法;（3）广泛传播通过远程技术提供以患者为导向的癌症相关博士课程的结果和过程。 使用这种新的教育技术将使我们能够克服目前的访问和资源障碍，以高质量的癌症预防和控制研究准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There continues to be a significant gap in the research base for cancer prevention and control needed for the delivery of quality cancer care. A major reason for this is the dearth of cancer prevention and control researchers prepared to conduct high-quality patient-oriented studies. The contribution of PhD prepared oncology nurse scientists to cancer prevention and control research includes (1) studies investigating behavioral aspects of cancer prevention, risk reduction, and early detection; (2) studies directed at improving symptom management, psychosocial care, quality of life, and cancer communication including patient decision-making and adherence during treatment; and (3) studies investigating cancer survivorship and end-of-life care. The overall purpose of this proposal is to expand the scientific base for cancer prevention and control by implementing and evaluating an innovative approach to PhD study for two oncology nursing cohorts of 10 students each utilizing distance technology, and then to disseminate the process and outcomes of providing cancer research PhD training to 100 cancer educators. The specific aims of this project are to (1) deliver a customized PhD nursing curriculum to a national oncology nursing cohort through distance technology; (2) evaluate the distance format and outcomes as a method to provide high-quality PhD education in patient-oriented cancer prevention and control; and (3) widely disseminate the outcomes and process of providing patient-oriented cancer-related PhD program through distance technology. Use of this new educational technology will allow us to overcome current access and resource barriers to high quality cancer prevention and control research preparation.