Research Training in Individual and Family Symptom Management

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一份经过修订的竞争性延续申请，要求支持俄勒冈健康与科学大学护理学院（OHSU SON）机构研究服务奖研究培训计划的延续。OHSU SON在与家庭相关的研究和研究培训方面具有杰出的领导历史，最近开发了全国突出的症状管理研究计划。建议的培训计划建立在这两个方面的优势，并强调在家庭背景下的个人症状管理。该计划的最终目标是培养能够开发和测试干预措施的研究人员，这些干预措施可以在疾病背景下支持最佳的个人和家庭功能。拟议培训计划的目标是：(1)培养一批护理科学家干部，为研究个人和家庭的症状管理问题做好准备；(2)通过修订两门博士课程试点版本，加强现有博士专业建设；(3)增加一个针对个人和家庭症状管理研究的概念和方法问题的培训项目研究研讨会。共资助10名博士预科生和5名博士后。培训计划以症状管理模型（Dodd等人，2001）为基础，这是一个基于证据的框架，用于构建培训计划的重点和内容。Lillian Nail，注册会计师，博士将担任项目主任，Kathleen Knafl，博士和Gail Houck，注册会计师，博士将担任项目联合主任。核心教师和支持教师都将参与该项目。核心教师在个体症状管理，家庭和/或家庭症状管理方面有正在进行的研究项目。支持教师来自不同的学科，有研究项目和专业知识，将提高整体培训经验。扩大努力招收和保留代表性不足的少数群体进入该计划。评估计划将在Dr. Christine Tanner，注册护士，博士的领导下实施，要求对达成计画目标、目标、标准和奖助金相关活动的进展进行年度评估。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised competing continuation application requests support for the continuation of the Institutional Research Service Award research-training program at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing (OHSU SON). The OHSU SON has a distinguished history of leadership in research and research training related to family, and more recently has developed a nationally prominent symptom management research program. The proposed training program builds on these two areas of strength and emphasizes individual symptom management in the context of families. The ultimate goal of the proposed program is to train researchers capable of developing and testing interventions that support optimal individual and family functioning in the context of illness. The goals of the proposed training program are to: (1) Develop a cadre of nurse scientists prepared for research careers focused on symptom management issues in individuals and families; (2) Enhance the existing doctoral program by revising the pilot versions of two doctoral courses; and (3) Add a training program-specific research seminar on conceptual and methodological issues in the study of individual and family symptom management. Support is requested for a total of 10 predoctoral and 5 postdoctoral trainees. The training program is grounded in the Symptom Management Model (Dodd, et al., 2001), an evidence-based framework that is used to structure the focus and content of the program. Lillian Nail, RN, PhD will serve as program director, and Kathleen Knafl, PhD and Gail Houck, RN, PhD will serve as program co-directors. Both core and support faculty will participate in the program. Core faculty has ongoing programs of research in individual symptom management, family, and/or family symptom management. Support faculty come from varied disciplines and have programs of research and expertise that will enhance the overall training experience. Expanded efforts to recruit and retain under-represented minority groups into the program are described. The evaluation plan, which will be implemented under the leadership of Dr. Christine Tanner, RN, PhD, calls for annual assessment of progress toward achieving program goals, objectives, standards, and grant-related activities.