Technology: Research in Chronic and Critical Illness

描述（由申请人提供）：技术及其在患者护理提供中的使用正变得越来越普遍。减少慢性病和危重病的公共卫生负担的一种方法可能是通过技术支持的干预措施，这些干预措施有可能改善生物行为结果。因此，培养一批能够在跨学科背景下研究技术在治疗干预中的重要作用的护士研究人员至关重要。该培训计划的目标是提供严格的研究培训，以技术支持的干预措施为中心，以改善生物行为患者的结果。目标是：1）的理论和概念基础，以支持研究，探讨技术支持的干预措施可能会改善生物行为结果的方式，2）的方法技能，以支持研究事业的发展，和3）促进，支持和维持跨学科的学术研究在这一重点领域的环境。我们要求5年的支持，在01-04年招募2名新的博士前实习生，在05年招募1名实习生，最长支持3年。将在02年招募两名博士后培训生，在03-05年招募一名博士后培训生，最多提供2年的支持。9个初级培训学院，5个中级培训学院和14个跨学科培训学院将提供技术，研究方法，分析技术和广泛的研究基础方面的指导和专业知识，重点是技术支持的干预措施的应用。显然，未来的护士研究人员需要能够设计，应用和评估相关技术，检查高科技解决方案对患者的可接受性，并与生物工程师合作，以完善现有的或开发新的技术，有可能帮助/增强干预措施的实施和改善生物行为的结果。毫无疑问，该计划将使学员能够很好地进行创新，最先进的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Technology and its use in patient care delivery is becoming increasingly pervasive. One way to decrease the public health burden of chronic and critical illness may be through technology-supported interventions that have the potential to improve bio-behavioral outcomes. Thus, developing a critical mass of nurse researchers who can examine the vital role of technology in therapeutic interventions within an interdisciplinary context is critically important. The goal of this training program is to provide rigorous research training centering on technology-supported interventions to improve bio-behavioral patient outcomes. The objectives are to provide: 1) the theoretical and conceptual base to support a program of research that examines ways in which technology-supported interventions might improve bio-behavioral outcomes, 2) the methodological skills to support the development of a research career, and 3) an environment that promotes, supports, and sustains interdisciplinary scholarly inquiry within this focal area. We are requesting 5 years of support to recruit 2 new pre-doctoral trainees in years 01-04 and 1 trainee in year 05 for a maximum of 3 years of support. Two postdoctoral trainees will be recruited in year 02 and 1 in years 03-05 for a maximum of 2 years of support. Nine primary training faculty, 5 secondary training faculty, and 14 interdisciplinary training faculty will provide guidance and expertise in technology, research methods, analytic techniques, and a broad research base focused on the application of technology supported interventions. Clearly, the nurse researcher of the future needs to be able to design, apply, and evaluate relevant technology, examine the acceptability of high-tech solutions to patients, and collaborate with bioengineers to refine existing or develop new technologies that have the potential to assist/augment the delivery of interventions and improve bio-behavioral outcomes. Unquestionably, this program will enable trainees to be well-positioned to conduct innovative, state-of-the-art research.