Training Geriatric Mental Health Services Researchers

培训老年心理健康服务研究人员

• 批准号: 8855395
• 负责人: Stephen J Bartels
• 金额: $ 16.86万
• 依托单位: DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8855395
• 关键词: Mental Health Services; Research Personnel; Training; geriatric mental health

 DESCRIPTION: A 2012 Institute of Medicine study concludes that the older adult mental health and substance abuse workforce is woefully inadequate, and the future near doubling of the number of older adults in need of mental health services will entirely overwhelm existing capacity and services without major innovations in the development, dissemination, implementation, and delivery of services. This application requests renewal funding for a postdoctoral training program in geriatric mental health services research designed to equip the next generation of researchers with the skills to address this challenge through a novel, multi-site training program including Dartmouth College (Stephen Bartels), Cornell University (Martha Bruce), University of Washington (Jürgen Unützer) and the University of Michigan (Frederic Blow). We will achieve this goal by providing 20 post-doctoral fellows a two to three year program consisting of: mentored geriatric mental health services research training; cross-site seminars and co-mentoring linked by web-based communication and archived curricula; and formal coursework at each site. Applicants will have a doctoral degree in medicine, psychology, social work, sociology, epidemiology, public health, health economics, or a related social science. The proposed renewal builds on a proven track record of success, including recruitment of participants from underrepresented minorities (32%) and disabled (12%) with diverse backgrounds (including MDs and PhDs, psychologists, social workers, nurses and dieticians); 100% retention over the 2-3 year fellowship (except for 4 fellows who successfully obtained faculty positions and left the program early); a successful web-based, biweekly, cross-site mentoring seminar; and evidence of productive scholarship and career advancement. In the 9 years of our program, 25 fellows have produced over 560 abstracts, posters, presentations, book chapters, and articles, including 210 peer-reviewed journal articles (97 as first author), and 34 book chapters. Among the 19 fellows graduating in the first seven years of the program three-quarters (74%) have obtained grant funding, including half (47%) obtaining NIH-supported grants, with a quarter (24%) consisting of NIMH K awards. Ninety-five percent of all of our graduates have obtained academic or research positions. In this renewal we will further enhance this novel program by: extending its reach and impact through a national webinar series including early career geriatric mental health researchers outside of the four fellowship sites; enhancing the infrastructure of the program by adding four associate training directors; supporting skills in team science through cross-site collaborative projects, and by skill development related to new NIMH priorities including maximizing population health impact through dissemination and implementation research; measuring intervention mechanisms of action (moderators, mediators, fidelity); reducing disparities in service use and outcomes; improving reach and access through eHealth and mHealth technology; leveraging existing data bases and electronic medical records; and in depth training in the responsible conduct of research.

 描述：2012 年医学研究所的一项研究得出的结论是，老年人心理健康和药物滥用方面的劳动力严重不足，如果在服务的开发、传播、实施和提供方面没有重大创新，未来需要心理健康服务的老年人数量将增加近一倍，现有的能力和服务将完全不堪重负。该申请要求为老年心理健康服务研究的博士后培训项目提供续期资金，该项目旨在通过新颖的多地点培训项目使下一代研究人员具备应对这一挑战的技能，其中包括达特茅斯学院（Stephen Bartels）、康奈尔大学（Martha Bruce）、华盛顿大学（Jürgen Unützer）和密歇根大学（Frederic Blow）。我们将通过为 20 名博士后研究员提供为期两到三年的计划来实现这一目标，其中包括： 指导老年心理健康服务研究培训；通过基于网络的通信和存档课程联系起来的跨站点研讨会和共同指导；以及每个站点的正式课程作业。申请人将拥有医学、心理学、社会工作、社会学、流行病学、公共卫生、卫生经济学或相关社会科学的博士学位。 拟议的更新建立在已证实的成功记录的基础上，包括从代表性不足的少数族裔（32％）和残疾人（12％）中招募具有不同背景的参与者（包括医学博士和博士、心理学家、社会工作者、护士和营养师）； 2-3年研究员奖学金保留率100%（成功获得教职并提前退出项目的4名研究员除外）；成功的基于网络的、每两周一次的跨站点指导研讨会；以及富有成效的学术和职业发展的证据。在我们项目的 9 年中，25 名研究员创作了 560 多篇摘要、海报、演示文稿、书籍章节和文章，其中包括 210 篇经过同行评审的期刊文章（97 篇为第一作者），以及 34本书章节。在该项目前七年毕业的 19 名研究员中，四分之三 (74%) 获得了资助，其中一半 (47%) 获得了 NIH 支持的资助，四分之一 (24%) 获得了 NIMH K 资助。我们百分之九十五的毕业生获得了学术或研究职位。 在这次更新中，我们将通过以下方式进一步增强这一新颖的计划： 通过全国网络研讨会系列扩大其范围和影响力，包括四个奖学金网站之外的早期职业老年心理健康研究人员；通过增加四名副培训主任来加强该计划的基础设施；通过跨站点合作项目以及与新的 NIMH 优先事项相关的技能开发来支持团队科学技能，包括通过传播和实施研究最大限度地提高人口健康影响；衡量干预行动机制（调节者、调解者、忠诚度）；减少服务使用和结果方面的差异；通过电子医疗和移动医疗技术改善覆盖范围和可及性；利用现有数据库和电子病历；以及负责任的研究行为的深入培训。