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Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center (GNIRC)
Pilot Projects
2006-2007
Pilot grants are funded jointly by the GNIRC and the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNE).
TRIP Toolkit for Evidence-Based Elder Pain Management
Principal Investigator: Marita Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN
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 Kelley, 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, PhD, RN
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 Breat 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
