Principal Research Core

项目概述：主要研究核心的目标是产生和支持将 加强和扩大该中心为中年人提供心理健康干预和服务的能力 以及患有精神分裂症和其他精神障碍的老年人进入社区环境。建议数 这项工作建立在以前的研究和对各利益攸关方未得到满足的需求的评估的基础上。这个 主要目标是开发或调整和测试既有效又实用的干预措施，并 确定在社区中传播和实施这类干预措施的方法。我们会 使用不同的干预方法(预防、治疗和康复)，重点放在 以下主题：(一)优化药物治疗；(二)通过以下途径加强康复和自我效能 精神错乱！干预措施；(3)制定和调整评估和干预措施，以 服务不足的亚群。这一核心的一个关键组件将是交互式、双向交流 与包括消费者、照顾者和照顾者在内的社区利益相关者 研究项目的开发和执行。 在这项申请中，我们提出了三个示范性发展研究项目和五个试点项目。 这些项目是通过社区伙伴关系挑选和完善的，并将完成 通过所有四个中心核心之间的密切互动，建立可持续的多学科团队 调查人员和社区合作伙伴。这些研究项目包括：(I)生态瞬间 评估(EMA)方法开发，(2)可销售(针对拉美裔老年人的健康生活方式干预)， 以及(Iii)在社区精神卫生中心管理抗精神病药物的医疗副作用。引航员 项目是为期一年的项目，每个项目的预算在5000美元到10000美元之间，由调查人员领导 相对较少的研究经验或社区合作伙伴，他们与适当的教师配对 调查员。试点项目的例子包括研究同伴支持干预、基于网络的培训 对于共同决策，自杀的干预，缓解或成功老龄化的定性研究 对精神分裂症患者的调查，以及改善单语知情同意程序的干预 说西班牙语的拉丁裔。有一个定期评估项目进展情况的程序，由 合作伙伴理事会以及外部审查员，并制定了“夕阳政策”。 相关性：通过与社区利益相关者的密切互动，校长研究核心将 开发和开展针对中老年人的创新干预和服务研究 在社区中患有精神分裂症和其他精神障碍。最终目标是改善 这些人的生活质量。

Project Summary: The aim of the Principal Research Core is to generate and support research that will enhance and expand the Center's capacity to move mental health interventions and services for middle-aged and older people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders into community settings. The proposed work builds upon previous studies and an assessment of unmet needs of the various stakeholders. The main objectives are to develop or adapt and test interventions that are effective as well as practical, and to identify approaches to dissemination and implementation of such interventions in the community. We will use different intervention approaches (preventive, treatment, and rehabilitative), with the focus being on the following themes: (I) Optimizing pharmacotherapy, (II) Enhancing recovery and self-efficacy through psychosocia! interventions, and (III) Developing and adapting assessments and interventions for underserved subgroups. A critical component of this Core will be interactive, bi-directional communication with community stakeholders including consumers, caregivers, and care providers throughout the development and execution of research projects. In this application, we propose three exemplar Developmental Research Projects, and five Pilot Projects. These projects were selected and refined through the community partnership, and will be accomplished through close interactions among all the four Center Cores, building sustainable multidisciplinary teams of investigators and community partners. These Research Projects include (I) Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Method Development, (ii) Saludable (A healthy lifestyle intervention for older Latinos), and (iii) Managing Medical Side Effects of Antipsychotics in a Community Mental Health Center. Pilot Projects are single-year projects with budgets of $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 each, and led either by investigators with relatively little research experience or by community partners, who are paired with appropriate faculty nvestigators. Examples of Pilot Projects include studies of a peer support intervention, web-based training for shared decision making, an intervention for suicidality, a qualitative study of remission or successful aging n people with schizophrenia, and an intervention to improve the informed consent process in monolingual Spanish-speaking Latinos. There is a process for regular evaluation of the progress of the projects by the Partners' Council as well as by external reviewers, with a "sunset policy" in place. Relevance: Through close interactions with community stakeholders, the Principal Reserch Core will develop and conduct research on innovative interventions and services for middle-aged and older people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in the community. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life of these individuals.