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Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center (GNIRC)-
Regional Training Core

Pilot Projects

2006-2007

Pilot grants are funded jointly by the GNIRC and the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNE).

Measuring IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes

Principal Investigator:  Gregory Alexander, PhD, RN

Translating Nursing Systems Sciences into Practice in LTC: The PALS Intervention

Principal Investigator:  Kirsten Corazzini, PhD, RN

Working Conditions of CNAs in Long-Term Care: Iowa
Principal Investigator:  Kennith Culp, PhD, RN, FAAN

Hydration Status of the Elderly: Validity of Non-Invasive Measures for Assessment

Principal Investigator: Phyllis Gaspar, PhD, RN

Risk Factors Associated with Patient Outcomes of Older Adults
Principal Investigator: Peggy Kerr, PhD, RN

5-HTT Polymorphism, Chronic Stress and Depression in Alzheimer’s Caregivers: A K01 Pilot Study
Principal Investigator: Mary LuAnne Lilly, PhD, RN

2005-2006

Pilot grants are funded jointly by the GNIRC and the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNE).

Anglo and Hispanic Care Networks for Rural Community Dwelling Elders: Pilot Test

Principal Investigator: Lisa Skemp, PhD, RN

Seasonal Variation of Hematocrit, Nitric Oxide & Fatigue in Young & Older Men

Principal Investigator: Deidre Wipke-Tevis, PhD, RN

Diffusion of Innovations Measures for Translational Science in LTC: LPNs and CAN

Principal Investigator: Eleanor McConnell, PhD, RN

Nursing Outcomes Effectiveness Hospitalized Elders with Pneumonia

Principal Investigator: Barbara Head, PhD, RN

Nursing Home Resident Risk for Poor Quality Care Tool

Principal Investigator: Sara Campbell, PhD, RN

2004 - 2005

Pilot grants are funded jointly by the GNIRC and the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNE)

Diagnostic Validity of Semi-quantitative Swab Cultures
Principal Investigator: Sue E. Gardner, PhD, RN

African American AD Genotype-Phenotype Profiles
Principal Investigator: Debra Schutte, PhD, RN

Treatment Strategies for ADRA-related Anxiety in ALFs
Principal Investigator: Kathleen C. Buckwalter, PhD, RN, FAAN

Hospital Nursing Effectiveness: Elders with CPOD/TJR
Principal Investigator: Cindy Scherb, PhD, RN

2003 - 2004

Pilot grants are funded jointly by the GNIRC and the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNE).

Psychological Health Trajectories in Watchful Waiting
Principal Investigator: Donald Bailey, PhD, RN

Improving Quality of Life for Sensory Impaired LTC Elders
Principal Investigator: Pamela Cacchione, PhD, RN

Pain Assessment in Minority Older Adults with Dementia
Principal Investigator: Sheila Decker, PhD, RN

Assessment of Demand & Access to Palliative Care Service
Principal Investigator: Brian Kaskie, PhD, MA

Recognizing Dying in the Nursing Home: Pilot Study
Principal Investigator: Davina Porock, PhD, RN

Nursing Staffing and Resident Outcomes in Nursing Homes
Principal Investigator: Nancy Ridenour, PhD, RN

2002 - 2003

Pilot grants are funded jointly by the GNIRC and the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNE).

Evaluation of Stiffness in Knee Osteoarthritis
Principal Investigator: Kathryn Burks, PhD, RN, University of Missouri-Columbia

Evaluating SWEE and Caregiver Burden Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Howard Butcher, PMHCNS-BC

Detect of Drug-Induced Delirium
Principal Investigator: Ryan Carnahan

Elders' Costly DRGs: Nursing Effect on Outcome Change
Principal Investigator: Meridean Maas, PhD, RN, FAAN

Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease
Principal Investigator: Debra Schutte, PhD, RN

Nursing Home Quality Enrichment Program
Principal Investigator: Janet Specht, PhD, RN

Relocation to Congregate Living: Older Men's Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Eileen Rossen, PhD, RN, Indiana University

Hyperalgesia Measurement in Post-Surgical Elders
Principal Investigator: Barbara Rakel, PhD, RN

Caring for Native American Elders
Principal Investigator: Toni Tripp-Reimer, PhD, RN, FAAN

2001 - 2002

Validity of the Minimum Data Set Depression Rating Scale
Principal Investigator: Rachel Anderson, PhD

Lymphedema Among Older Breast Cancer Survivors: Physiological and Symptom Measurement
Principal Investigator: Jane Armer, PhD, RN, University of Missouri

Nursing Interventions for Sensory Impaired Nursing Home Elders
Pamela Cacchione, PhD, RN, St. Louis University

Community-Based Aging in Place: A Pilot Study
Karen Marek, PhD, RN, University of Missouri

2000 - 2001

Predicting Success with Guided Imagery for Cancer Pain
Principal Investigator: Kristine Kwekkeboom, PhD, RN

Ethnic Elders, Pet Attachment, Health and Well-Being
Principal Investigator: Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN, University of Missouri

The Quality of Life of Frail Elders in Elder Housing with Services
Principal Investigator: Victoria Grando, PhD, RN, University of Missouri

Perineal Dermatitis in Nursing Home Elders with Incontinence: A Pilot Study
Principal Investigator: Donna Bliss, PhD, RN, CCRN, University of Minnesota

1999 - 2000

Relationship of Genotype to Cognition and Function in AD
Principal Investigator: Meridean Maas, PhD, RN, FAAN

Preventing Functional Decline in Hospitalized Elderly
Principal Investigator: Bonnie Wakefield, PhD, RN

Early Targeted Urinary Incontinence Intervention
Principal Investigator: Janet Specht, PhD, RN

MDS Feedback Intervention to Emend LTC Patient Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, University of Missouri