# Advanced Training in Self-Management Interventions for Serious Chronic Conditions

> **NIH NIH T32** · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · 2020 · $448,186

## Abstract

7. PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
People with serious chronic conditions need to manage complex medication and treatment regimens, monitor
physiological functioning, manage symptoms and disability, make difficult lifestyle changes, maintain adequate
physical activity and proper nutrition, access care, navigate the health care system, and communicate
effectively with providers. Self-management interventions that prevent or treat serious chronic illness are
essential to limit disability, reduce mortality, improve quality of life, reduce healthcare resource use, and lower
costs of care. The proposed new research training program is designed to prepare the next generation of
nurse scientists to conduct high impact research and lead interdisciplinary research teams to develop and test
innovative self-management interventions to prevent, or manage, serious chronic conditions. To achieve this
goal, three (3) predoctoral and three (3) postdoctoral trainees annually will receive interdisciplinary research
training to prepare them to: 1) develop and apply conceptual and theoretical frameworks to guide research on,
and development of, self-management interventions to prevent and manage serious chronic conditions; 2)
conduct research using innovative designs, rigorous methods, and sophisticated analytics to advance the
science of self-management; 3) become leaders of interdisciplinary science teams and advocates of research
and health policy to improve self-management and reduce the burden of serious chronic conditions. Trainees
will develop skills to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to scientific and lay communities. The
proposed training program builds upon 25 years of experience with research training at Indiana University
School of Nursing. This interdisciplinary training will include development and testing of tailored self-
management interventions, including those enhanced by advanced technology, advanced research methods,
and exposure to all phases of translational nursing research. Research training is based on individual
development plans that are tailored to the needs and research area of each trainee. Training will include
required Self-Management Intervention seminars, relevant courses, immersion in the mentor’s interdisciplinary
research team, intensive mentoring by a nursing and an interdisciplinary mentor, workshops and consultation
with visiting scientists, and a wide array of interdisciplinary conferences and workshops available within School
of Nursing centers and across the university. Trainee outcomes include successful completion of the PhD,
publications, presentations, small grant funding, and submission of NIH grant applications. Trainee progress
will be closely monitored and the program will be rigorously evaluated using multiple strategies and from
diverse perspectives.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9930133
- **Project number:** 5T32NR018407-02
- **Recipient organization:** INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Wendy Renee Miller
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $448,186
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-07-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9930133

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9930133, Advanced Training in Self-Management Interventions for Serious Chronic Conditions (5T32NR018407-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9930133. Licensed CC0.

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