Research Training in Individual and Family Symptom Management

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一份修订后的竞争延续申请，要求支持俄勒冈州健康与科学大学护理学院（OHSU SON）的机构研究服务奖研究培训计划的延续。OHSU SON在与家庭相关的研究和研究培训方面具有杰出的领导历史，最近开发了一个全国知名的症状管理研究计划。拟议的培训计划建立在这两个领域的优势，并强调在家庭的背景下个人症状管理。该计划的最终目标是培养能够开发和测试干预措施的研究人员，以支持在疾病背景下实现最佳的个人和家庭功能。拟议的培训计划的目标是：（1）发展护士科学家的干部准备研究职业生涯集中在个人和家庭的症状管理问题;（2）通过修改两个博士课程的试点版本，加强现有的博士课程;和（3）增加一个培训计划的具体研究研讨会的概念和方法问题在个人和家庭症状管理的研究。总共需要为10名博士前和5名博士后受训人员提供支助。训练计划以症状管理模型（Dodd等人，2001年），一个基于证据的框架，用于结构的重点和内容的计划。Lillian Nail，RN，PhD将担任项目主任，Kathleen Knafl，PhD和Gail Houck，RN，PhD将担任项目联合主任。核心和支持教师都将参与该计划。核心教师在个人症状管理，家庭和/或家庭症状管理的研究正在进行的计划。支持教师来自不同的学科，并有研究和专业知识，将提高整体培训经验的计划。扩大努力招募和保留代表性不足的少数群体进入该计划的描述。评估计划将在克莉丝汀坦纳博士（RN，PhD）的领导下实施，要求对实现计划目标、目的、标准和赠款相关活动的进展情况进行年度评估。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised competing continuation application requests support for the continuation of the Institutional Research Service Award research-training program at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing (OHSU SON). The OHSU SON has a distinguished history of leadership in research and research training related to family, and more recently has developed a nationally prominent symptom management research program. The proposed training program builds on these two areas of strength and emphasizes individual symptom management in the context of families. The ultimate goal of the proposed program is to train researchers capable of developing and testing interventions that support optimal individual and family functioning in the context of illness. The goals of the proposed training program are to: (1) Develop a cadre of nurse scientists prepared for research careers focused on symptom management issues in individuals and families; (2) Enhance the existing doctoral program by revising the pilot versions of two doctoral courses; and (3) Add a training program-specific research seminar on conceptual and methodological issues in the study of individual and family symptom management. Support is requested for a total of 10 predoctoral and 5 postdoctoral trainees. The training program is grounded in the Symptom Management Model (Dodd, et al., 2001), an evidence-based framework that is used to structure the focus and content of the program. Lillian Nail, RN, PhD will serve as program director, and Kathleen Knafl, PhD and Gail Houck, RN, PhD will serve as program co-directors. Both core and support faculty will participate in the program. Core faculty has ongoing programs of research in individual symptom management, family, and/or family symptom management. Support faculty come from varied disciplines and have programs of research and expertise that will enhance the overall training experience. Expanded efforts to recruit and retain under-represented minority groups into the program are described. The evaluation plan, which will be implemented under the leadership of Dr. Christine Tanner, RN, PhD, calls for annual assessment of progress toward achieving program goals, objectives, standards, and grant-related activities.