Abstract

This training proposal describes a research plan which tests the application of a computer science solution to a clinical problem encountered by nurse practitioners (NPs). As our understanding of genetics health increases, NPs will need to provide care and create health promotion regimens mindful of each client's genetic profile. Access to the rapidly developing genetics health literature is critical for this practice model, but may be difficult, because existing search methods lead to many irrelevant results, and may retrieve the proper result only when precise keywords are used. The NP searching for information that would guide her practice may be forced to make a decision with less than complete or current information. This proposal outlines three studies, which investigate how the semantic web concepts of linking related ideas and terms can improve NPs' access to the genetics health literature. Study 1 explores NPs' genetics health information needs. Study 2 tests the applicability of existing ontologies (terminologies coupled with machine-readable statements about the meanings and relationships of the terms) to nursing. Study 3 tests a prototype intelligent agent employing ontology to retrieve literature relevant to NPs' genetics health information needs. ? ?

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Type
Medical Informatics Fellowships (F37)
Project #
5F37LM008636-04
Application #
7286291
Study Section
National Institute of Nursing Research Initial Review Group (NRRC)
Program Officer
Ye, Jane
Project Start
2004-09-30
Project End
2008-09-29
Budget Start
2007-09-30
Budget End
2008-09-29
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2007
Total Cost
$35,984
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department
Type
Schools of Nursing
DUNS #
161202122
City
Madison
State
WI
Country
United States
Zip Code
53715

  Publications

Peace, Jane; Lutz, Kristin F (2009) Nursing conceptualizations of research and practice. Nurs Outlook 57:42-9
Peace, Jane; Brennan, Patricia Flatley (2009) Formalizing nursing knowledge: from theories and models to ontologies. Stud Health Technol Inform 146:347-51
Peace, Jane; Brennan, Patricia Flatley; Brennan, Patti (2008) Instance testing of the family history ontology. AMIA Annu Symp Proc :1088
Peace, Jane; Brennan, Patricia Flatley (2007) Ontological representation of family and family history. AMIA Annu Symp Proc :1072
Peace, Jane; Brennan, Patricia Flatley (2006) Making the procedure manual come alive: A prototype relational database and dynamic website model for the management of nursing information. Stud Health Technol Inform 122:450-4