Abstract

The purpose of the Cognitive/Functional Assessment and Ergonomics Core is to enable gerontological nurse researchers and scientists in other disciplines to examine cognitive and functional status and patterns of disability in both institutionalized (acute and long term care) and community dwelling elderly and to evaluate the outcomes of specific clinical interventions for older adults using a highly sophisticated, state-of-the-art multidimensional approach to functioning. The Core will also provide a training ground in cognitive/functional assessment and bioinstrumentation for faculty and graduate students from the College of Nursing's master's program in gerontological nursing, the Rural Health Geriatric Nurse Practitioner program, doctoral students in aging research, and staff who will be implementing research utilization projects and for data collectors in the currently funded research projects. Participants will learn and practice assessment skills as well as conduct their own research using Core resources, while working with other students and faculty in engineering, physical therapy, leisure studies, and medicine to establish interdisciplinary programs of training and research.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Type
Center Core Grants (P30)
Project #
5P30NR003979-02
Application #
3738057
Study Section
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Iowa
Department
Type
DUNS #
041294109
City
Iowa City
State
IA
Country
United States
Zip Code
52242

  Publications

Scherb, Cindy A; Head, Barbara J; Hertzog, Melody et al. (2013) Evaluation of outcome change scores for patients with pneumonia or heart failure. West J Nurs Res 35:117-40
McConnell, Eleanor S; Corazzini, Kirsten N; Lekan, Deborah et al. (2012) Diffusion of innovations in long-term care measurement battery. Res Gerontol Nurs 5:64-76
Corazzini, Kirsten N; Anderson, Ruth A; Mueller, Christine et al. (2012) Jurisdiction over nursing care systems in nursing homes: latent class analysis. Nurs Res 61:28-38
Ramey, Sandra L; Downing, Nancy R; Franke, Warren D et al. (2012) Relationships among stress measures, risk factors, and inflammatory biomarkers in law enforcement officers. Biol Res Nurs 14:16-26
Phillips, Lorraine J (2012) Measuring symptoms of depression: comparing the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9-Observation Version. Res Gerontol Nurs 5:34-42
Scherb, Cindy A; Head, Barbara J; Maas, Meridean L et al. (2011) Most frequent nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, and nursing-sensitive patient outcomes of hospitalized older adults with heart failure: part 1. Int J Nurs Terminol Classif 22:13-22
Fitzsimmons, Suzanne; Schoenfelder, Deborah Perry (2011) Evidence-based practice guideline: wheelchair biking for the treatment of depression. J Gerontol Nurs 37:8-15
Head, Barbara J; Scherb, Cindy A; Reed, David et al. (2011) Nursing diagnoses, interventions, and patient outcomes for hospitalized older adults with pneumonia. Res Gerontol Nurs 4:95-105
Bailey Jr, Donald E; Wallace, Meredith; Latini, David M et al. (2011) Measuring illness uncertainty in men undergoing active surveillance for prostate cancer. Appl Nurs Res 24:193-9
Russell, Cynthia; Conn, Vicki; Ashbaugh, Catherine et al. (2011) Taking immunosuppressive medications effectively (TIMELink): a pilot randomized controlled trial in adult kidney transplant recipients. Clin Transplant 25:864-70

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