# USC-Yale Roybal Center for Behavioral Interventions in Aging

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · 2024 · $1,136,352

## Abstract

Abstract
The vision of the USC-Yale Roybal Center for Behavioral Interventions in Aging is to expand the reach of
effective behavioral interventions that address the over- and underuse of medical care through an
understanding of their mechanisms of behavior change. The specific aims of the Center are to: (1) improve the
general effectiveness of behavioral interventions that address over- and underuse of health services in aging
populations by clarifying their mechanisms; (2) address crucial problems relating to translation and
development of physician and patient interventions that facilitate value-based health care decisions, and (3)
test up to 10 randomized trials that evaluate mechanisms of behavior change. Our Center will operate under
the NIH Stage Model for behavioral interventions creating a pipeline of studies that span from basic research
(Stage 0) through full-scale dissemination of interventions (Stage V). Work will be managed through an
Administrative Core and research is conducted through a Behavioral Interventions Development Core. The
Center has a diverse External Advisory Committee composed of experts in behavioral science, mechanisms of
behavior change and health system leaders. Health system leaders work at implementation sites who will
recommend the priorities for studying mechanisms of behavior change. Implementation site members are
expected to broker relationships with their own institution so that these institutions can be test-bed for trials
evaluated by the committee. We propose two randomized trials in the first year of the award. The first study
aims to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults who visit the emergency department. The
second study aims to encourage older adults to designate a healthcare proxy. Both studies are Stage III and
involve randomization. Pathways toward advancing the stages of these two projects are discussed as are
solicitations for new trials in out-years. Continuity with the prior Roybal award is reflected in the Center’s focus
on greatest potential for population health impact through improvements in medical decisions. Through its
health system partners, the Center also expands its ability to support a growing community of researchers
conducting behavioral interventions to encourage appropriate use of medical treatments for midlife and elderly
populations.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10875068
- **Project number:** 2P30AG024968-22
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- **Principal Investigator:** JASON N. DOCTOR
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $1,136,352
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2004-09-30 → 2029-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10875068

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10875068, USC-Yale Roybal Center for Behavioral Interventions in Aging (2P30AG024968-22). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10875068. Licensed CC0.

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