Xiangya-UCLA HIV/AIDS Nursing Research Initiative

描述（由申请人提供）：湘雅-加州大学洛杉矶分校艾滋病毒/艾滋病护理研究项目的长期目标是提高湘雅护理学院（中南大学，中国，湖南）及其附属机构开展艾滋病毒/艾滋病护理研究的能力，重点研究艾滋病毒/艾滋病的心理健康和认知/情感症状及伴随疾病的管理。具体目标包括：1)培养由中国护士和心理学家组成的研究团队，共同开展艾滋病毒/艾滋病行为研究；2)加强护理、心理健康和艾滋病毒/艾滋病行为研究的机构能力，包括严格衡量生物学结果。研究培训计划包括：1)8名中国研究人员在加州大学洛杉矶分校进行为期9个月的HIV行为研究博士后培训；2)为耶鲁大学和加州大学洛杉矶分校的1名中国实验室研究员进行为期6个月的生物学结果测量的中期培训；3)对20名中国护士和心理学家进行行为研究方法的兼职、长期国内培训；4)指导研究项目。拟议的方案回应并扩展了正在进行的艾滋病毒/艾滋病合作，这些合作表明需要额外的博士后培训，以便对中国艾滋病毒/艾滋病的心理健康和行为方面的新问题进行严格研究，包括测量生物学结果。设立该项目的理由是，虽然湘雅加强了护士和心理学家的博士研究项目，但在行为研究方法方面，当地的专业知识有限，而行为研究方法是护理研究人员和心理学家感兴趣的社会心理和自我管理问题的高质量调查的关键。该计划将护理和心理学联系起来，以承认共同的学术兴趣和合作机构之间这两个学科之间的现有关系。在学员设计、实施和评估与中国直接相关的、并延伸到面临日益成熟的艾滋病毒流行的类似国家的指导研究时，项目设计以协作、长期指导和持续支持为基础。预计这一方案将大大增加从事与艾滋病毒/艾滋病的心理健康和行为方面有关的研究的年轻和中期职业护士科学家、心理学家和其他人员的人数。能力的提高将以受训者进行的研究项目的数量来衡量；同行评审的出版物和专业报告；成功申请外部资助；以及由学员讲授的课程和指导的个人数量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term objective of the Xiangya-UCLA HIV/AIDS Nursing Research Initiative is to enhance capacity at Xiangya School of Nursing (Central South University, Hunan, China) and affiliated institutions to conduct research addressing questions in HIV/AIDS nursing with a focus on mental health and management of cognitive/affective symptoms of HIV and concomitant conditions. Specific aims include 1) development of research expertise in a cadre of Chinese nurses and psychologists who will conduct collaborative HIV/AIDS behavioral research; and 2) enhancement of the institutional capacity for nursing, mental health and behavioral HIV/AIDS research, including rigorous measurement of biological outcomes. The research training plan comprises 1) long-term (9 month) post doctoral training in HIV behavioral studies for 8 Chinese investigators at UCLA; 2) medium term training (6 months) in measurement of biological outcomes for 1 Chinese laboratory fellow at Yale and UCLA; 3) part-time, long term, in-country training in behavioral research methods for a cohort of 20 Chinese nurses and psychologists; and 4) mentored research projects. The proposed program responds to and extends ongoing HIV/AIDS collaborations which have demonstrated the need for additional post doctoral training in order to conduct rigorous studies of emerging questions related to mental health and behavioral aspects of HIV/AIDS in China including measurement of biological outcomes. The rationale for the program is that while Xiangya has strengthened its doctoral studies program for nurses and psychologists, local expertise is limited regarding the behavioral research methods that are key to high quality investigations of psychosocial and self-management issues of interest to nurse-researchers and psychologists. The program links nursing and psychology in recognition of common academic interests and the existing relationship between these two disciplines among the partner institutions. The program design builds in collaboration, long term mentorship and ongoing support of trainees as they design, implement, and evaluate mentored research of immediate relevance to China and by extension to similar countries faced with maturing HIV epidemics. It is anticipated that this program will substantially increase the number of young and mid career nurse-scientists, psychologists, and others conducting research related to the mental health and behavioral aspects of HIV/AIDS. Increased capacity will be measured by the number of research projects conducted by trainees; peer reviewed publications and professional presentations; successful applications for external funding; and number of courses taught and individuals mentored by trainees.