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Grant
Abstract
Science of Family
Involvement in Advanced Cancer Care
(Grant #K05 CA91832, Funded by the National Cancer
Institute)
The candidate describes her academic career with the
research focus on cancer. The candidate argues that the level of research
funding, the career track focusing on family caregiving, and the continuing
mentorship of nursing, doctoral and post-doctoral students and others
interested in psycho-oncology will culminate in this senior scientist
award leading to improved caring for patients with advanced cancer.
A mentoring program for pre-and post-doctoral students is described.
Current funding and program of research is summarized.
A secondary analysis of existing
data sets using data from the experimental arm of studies of patients
with advanced cancer and their family caregivers is proposed. The
data are drawn from three studies: the current multi-site RCT, data
from a small RCT, and an intervention study of patients and caregivers
in a rural area. In each of these studies, patients and their family
members were exposed to a cognitive behavioral based intervention
designed to improve the levels of caregivers' involvement in the care
of their patient. The interventions differed by dose of the nurse
administered intervention and the time over which the dose was administered.
These data will be evaluated to determine if the intervention had
an effect on caregiver recognition of patient problems, caregiver
involvement in care, and finally patient outcomes. The strategies
used by the caregiver to assist the patient will be analyzed to determine
if we can classify these tasks using the Schumacher model. These data
will be the preliminary work for the subsequent R01 application. In
summary, the candidate presents her research career and the mentoring
of faculty interested in psychosocial oncology and a summary of cancer
grants which have been supported through peer review. The R01 application
will represent the capstone of an outstanding research career in community
based cancer research related to patients and their family caregivers.
Protected time to accomplish this is assured by the Dean.
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