The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) awarded a $163,768 Project Grant under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to the University of Utah. The purpose of this 3-year grant, commencing on July 3, 2024, is to develop innovative computational models and data science techniques to quantify nursing workload and understand contributors to nurse burnout. Specifically, the project aims to: 1) Characterize and extract features from electronic health record (EHR) audit log data to...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under CFDA 93.361 - Nursing Research, will support the development and evaluation of IMAAP, an interactive mobile asthma action plan. The $441,375 award, effective July 17, 2024 through May 31, 2026, aims to create an innovative technology that leverages objective lung function assessment, symptom reporting, and personalized treatment recommendations to empower adolescents, particularly those from...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under CFDA Program 93.361 Nursing Research, aims to develop and implement a technology-aided approach to safety planning that addresses social determinants of health - home safety and access to community mental healthcare - to decrease suicide risk in rural youth aged 12-17 who present to emergency departments. The $752,608 project will: 1) conduct focus groups and interviews to ascertain priorities and perspectives...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $238,884 to the University of South Florida to assess the efficacy of digital health technologies in low-resource and predominantly rural settings. The research aims to examine how digital health services create new treatment experiences, affect communication strategies and relationships between patients and providers, and are perceived as effective by...
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) awarded a $264,676 Project Grant (CFDA 93.361 - Nursing Research) to Yale University to establish the "Comprehensive Advancement in Research Education and Training for Social Determinants of Health (CARES)" program. The 3-year program aims to address gaps in the education and training of nursing researchers in social determinants of health (SDOH). Key objectives include orienting emerging nurse researchers to SDOH principles, developing...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361), supports the development of Potentia Analytics Inc.'s "MyDocSaid" application. The $284,317 award will fund the creation of a patient-centric digital health recorder that uses advanced natural language processing and artificial intelligence to transcribe, summarize, and provide contextual insights from medical conversations. The goal is to enhance patient...
This $378,893 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) on March 10, 2025 will support the development and operationalization of a tailored spatio-temporal nowcasting model (STNM) to enhance data-driven health communications delivered via social media. The goal is to improve the timeliness and relevance of prevention messaging around respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in rural populations in Eastern North Carolina. The project will assess the STNM's...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,283,026.63 from the National Institute of Nursing Research (CFDA 93.361 Nursing Research) will fund a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the "NurseNet" intervention for improving traumatic stress and social determinants of health among Black women experiencing homelessness. The "NurseNet" intervention integrates a peer with lived experience of homelessness to complement the delivery of Narrative Exposure Therapy by nurses within...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under CFDA Program 93.361 Nursing Research, will fund a study to evaluate the health impacts and cost-effectiveness of a multi-component food insecurity intervention for Medicaid enrollees with chronic conditions. The award, totaling $1,145,592, will run from September 2024 through June 2029. The project will leverage a clinical-community partnership in Massachusetts to quantify the effects of the food...
This Project Grant award, valued at $824,665.00 and issued by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), supports the "Oregon Medicaid Policy, Social Services, and Health (RESOLVE)" study. The goal of the project is to evaluate the impacts of Oregon's new Medicaid social care policies on social risk screening, community-clinical linkages, chronic disease outcomes, and healthcare utilization. Specifically, the researchers will: Examine how Oregon's new Medicaid policies,...