Research Training in Individual and Family Symptom Management

描述(由申请人提供)：这是一份修订后的竞争性延续申请，请求支持俄勒冈健康与科学大学护理学院(OHSU Son)继续实施机构研究服务奖研究培训计划。OHSU的儿子在与家庭相关的研究和研究培训方面有着杰出的领导历史，最近开发了一个全国性的显著症状管理研究计划。拟议的培训方案建立在这两个优势领域的基础上，并强调家庭背景下的个人症状管理。拟议计划的最终目标是培训能够开发和测试干预措施的研究人员，以支持在疾病背景下最佳的个人和家庭功能。拟议的培训计划的目标是：(1)培养一支为从事个人和家庭症状管理问题的研究生涯做准备的护士科学家队伍；(2)通过修订两个博士课程的试点版本来加强现有的博士课程；以及(3)增加一个专门针对培训计划的研究研讨会，讨论个人和家庭症状管理研究中的概念和方法问题。请求为总共10名博士后和5名博士后实习生提供支持。培训方案以症状管理模型(Dodd等人，2001年)为基础，这是一个基于证据的框架，用于构建方案的重点和内容。Lillian Nail，RN，博士将担任项目主任，Kathen Knafl，博士和Gail Houck，RN，博士将担任项目联合主任。核心教员和辅助教员都将参与该计划。核心教员在个人症状管理、家庭和/或家庭症状管理方面有持续的研究计划。支持教师来自不同的学科，拥有研究和专业知识计划，将增强整体培训体验。报告描述了为招募和留住代表不足的少数群体加入该计划所作的更大努力。该评估计划将在克里斯汀·坦纳博士的领导下实施，要求对实现计划目标、目标、标准和赠款相关活动的进展情况进行年度评估。

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.