Oncology Nursing PhD Using Distance Education Technology

描述（由申请人提供）：癌症预防和控制研究基地仍然存在重大缺口，需要提供高质量的癌症治疗。造成这种情况的一个主要原因是缺乏准备进行高质量的以患者为导向的研究的癌症预防和控制研究人员。攻读博士学位的肿瘤学护士科学家对癌症预防和控制研究的贡献包括：(1)研究癌症预防、降低风险和早期发现的行为方面；(2)旨在改善症状管理、社会心理护理、生活质量和癌症沟通（包括患者决策和治疗期间的依从性）的研究；(3)癌症生存和临终关怀研究。本提案的总体目的是通过对两个肿瘤护理队列（每个队列10名学生）利用远程技术实施和评估创新的博士学习方法，扩大癌症预防和控制的科学基础，然后将提供癌症研究博士培训的过程和结果传播给100名癌症教育工作者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There continues to be a significant gap in the research base for cancer prevention and control needed for the delivery of quality cancer care. A major reason for this is the dearth of cancer prevention and control researchers prepared to conduct high-quality patient-oriented studies. The contribution of PhD prepared oncology nurse scientists to cancer prevention and control research includes (1) studies investigating behavioral aspects of cancer prevention, risk reduction, and early detection; (2) studies directed at improving symptom management, psychosocial care, quality of life, and cancer communication including patient decision-making and adherence during treatment; and (3) studies investigating cancer survivorship and end-of-life care. The overall purpose of this proposal is to expand the scientific base for cancer prevention and control by implementing and evaluating an innovative approach to PhD study for two oncology nursing cohorts of 10 students each utilizing distance technology, and then to disseminate the process and outcomes of providing cancer research PhD training to 100 cancer educators. The specific aims of this project are to (1) deliver a customized PhD nursing curriculum to a national oncology nursing cohort through distance technology; (2) evaluate the distance format and outcomes as a method to provide high-quality PhD education in patient-oriented cancer prevention and control; and (3) widely disseminate the outcomes and process of providing patient-oriented cancer-related PhD program through distance technology. Use of this new educational technology will allow us to overcome current access and resource barriers to high quality cancer prevention and control research preparation.