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Theory, Research Methods & Technology Core Lorraine O. Walker, EdD, MPH, RN, FAAN Director Luci B. Johnson Centennial Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing Professor, School of Nursing
Eun-Ok Im , PhD, MPH, RN, CNSF, FAAN Co-Director Associate Professor, School of Nursing

Purposes & Activities: Provide development and training for potential and funded pilot study investigators related to health promotion theory and research methods by: (1) providing seminars for pilot investigators, and (2) continuing to provide consultation, web-based information, and colloquia on theory-driven interventions, design of clinical trials, and state-of-the-art analytic strategies for intervention data analysis; Expand and continue to maintain centralized computing hardware, software, related support services, and resource lists related to application of advanced statistical methods, measurement of health promotion/disease prevention indicators, and access to and analysis of national databases on underserved populations by (1) providing colloquia with a focus on methodological issues in health promotion, and (2) adding new linkages to the CHPR website such as links to nationally available instruments and datasets. Maintain a library of source materials related to theoretical models and research methods pertaining to health promotion/disease prevention; Provide access to services for the analysis of biomedical laboratory data; Continue to coordinate Theory, Research Methods and Technology (TRMT) Core consultations, workshops, and colloquia with activities of other Cores to maximize integration of Center activities and activities of affiliates. Continue to explore emerging technologies for usability and applicability for health promotion/disease prevention research.   Quality of the Intervention: Five Measures of The Quality of Research Interventions: Relevance Individualization Feedback Reinforcement Facilitation   Innovations and Issues: News Release from National Institutes of Health: Diet and Exercise Dramatically Delay Type 2 Diabetes: Diabetes Medication Metformin Also Effective Pitfalls in Randomized Clinical Trials Unraveling Socioeconomic Influence on Mortality "Tailoring" of Health Communications to Target Populations Third Millennium Visions of Theory to Improve the Nation's Health   ....From a meta-analysis by Kok, van den Borne & Mullen: Effectiveness of health education and health promotion: meta-analyses of effect studies and determinants of effectiveness, Patient Education and Counseling, 30 (1997), 19-27. (Available in CHPR Resource Room)