Psychological Intervention Research in Pediatric Oncology

描述（由申请人提供）：项目摘要：这是一个应用程序的既定研究者奖在癌症预防和控制（K 05; PAR-05-145）安妮E。哈萨克人，博士，宾夕法尼亚大学儿科教授，费城儿童医院肿瘤科。Kazak博士是一位成熟的癌症研究者，自1991年以来一直获得联邦资助。她曾担任研究导师，许多多学科的学员，研究员和初级教师，大多数现在与学术职位和联邦资助的工作。Kazak博士的工作利用社会生态框架来了解癌症儿童及其家庭的适应情况，特别关注儿童癌症生存率。她目前的研究重点是为癌症儿童及其家庭制定基于证据的心理社会干预措施，使用她开发的两个模型：1）创伤后应激模型，将癌症的诊断和治疗视为潜在的创伤和持续的加班;和2）儿科干预性心理社会健康模型（PPPHM），一个以预防性公共卫生为导向的模式，以指导对儿童恶性肿瘤及其家庭的干预。Kazak博士正在追求这个奖项，以便将她的努力集中在指导和研究上。一个计划，扩大辅导，多学科的学员和微型课程的发展，以吸引和培训更多的个人在心理社会研究和干预儿童癌症（和其他严重的儿科疾病）。该申请概述了两项拟议的研究。项目1调查正在进行的关于年轻成年幸存者创伤后应激反应的研究与坚持幸存者治疗建议之间的联系。项目2扩大了Kazak博士为新诊断癌症患者家属制定干预措施的工作，要求提供资金，对现有治疗模式进行试点调整，重点是更广泛地宣传这项工作。总而言之，该提案旨在增加从事癌症心理社会方面研究的研究人员队伍，并为Kazak博士加强儿科肿瘤心理社会干预的广泛职业目标做出贡献。 简介：Kazak博士是一位研究癌症儿童及其家庭心理适应的知名研究者。她指导了许多多学科的学员和初级教师。在此应用程序中，她提出了一个计划，扩大辅导和两个研究项目有关她的工作干预发展和传播。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary: This is an application for an Established Investigator Award in Cancer Prevention and Control (K05; PAR-05-145) for Anne E. Kazak, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, based in the Division of Oncology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Kazak is a well established cancer investigator, with continuous federal funding since 1991. She has served as a research mentor to many multidisciplinary trainees, fellows and junior faculty, the majority now with academic positions and federally funded work. Dr. Kazak's work utilizes a social ecological framework to understand the adaptation of children with cancer and their families, with a particular focus on pediatric cancer survivorship. Her current research is focused on the development of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for children with cancer and their families, using two models that she has developed: 1) A posttraumatic stress model, viewing the diagnosis and treatment of cancer as potentially traumatic and persistent overtime; and 2) The Pediatric Preventative Psychosocial Health Model (PPPHM), a preventative public health oriented model to guide interventions for children with pediatric malignancies and their families. Dr. Kazak is pursuing this award in order to focus her efforts on mentoring and research. A plan for expanded mentoring is described, with multidisciplinary mentees and the development of mini-courses to attract and train more individuals in psychosocial research and interventions in pediatric cancer (and other serious pediatric illnesses). The application outlines two proposed studies. Project 1 investigates linkages between ongoing research on posttraumatic stress in young adult survivors and adherence to survivorship treatment recommendations. Project 2 extends Dr. Kazak's work on intervention development for families of patients newly diagnosed with cancer, requesting funds to pilot adaptations of the existing treatment model, with an emphasis on broader dissemination of this work. In sum, the proposal aims to increase the cadre of investigators conducting research on psychosocial aspects of cancer and contribute to Dr. Kazak's broad career goals of enhancing psychosocial intervention in pediatric oncology. Lay Summary: Dr. Kazak is an established investigator who studies psychological adjustment of children with cancer and their families. She has mentored many multidisciplinary trainees and junior faculty. In this application she presents a plan for expanded mentoring and two research projects related to her work on intervention development and dissemination.