ADAPTATION OF PATH-PAIN FOR DEMENTIA FAMILY CAREGIVERS LIVING WITH PERSISTENT PAIN AND NEGATIVE EMOTIONS -…

Assistance award details

Assistance award identifier

ASST_NON_R00AG086523_075

FAIN

R00AG086523

Recipient

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY

Awarding agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Funding agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Assistance listing (CFDA)

93.866

Total obligated

$249,000

Period

Aug 1, 2024 – Aug 31, 2029

Fiscal year

2026

Place of performance state

VA

Source file

FY2026_All_Assistance_Full_20261006.zip

Description

ADAPTATION OF PATH-PAIN FOR DEMENTIA FAMILY CAREGIVERS LIVING WITH PERSISTENT PAIN AND NEGATIVE EMOTIONS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT DEMENTIA FAMILY CAREGIVERS FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCE PERSISTENT MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN. PAIN IS OFTEN MADE WORSE BY PERFORMING CAREGIVING TASKS, IMPAIRING DEMENTIA FAMILY CAREGIVERS’ ABILITY TO PROVIDE CARE. DEMENTIA FAMILY CAREGIVERS’ WHO HAVE PAIN OFTEN HAVE CO-EXISTING EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, SUCH AS HIGH NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AND/OR COMORBID DEPRESSION, WHICH MAKES MANAGING THEIR PAIN AND THEIR CAREGIVING TASKS MORE DIFFICULT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS K99/R00 PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP DR. SHELBIE TURNER’S CAPACITY TO CONDUCT TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH TO SUPPORT DEMENTIA FAMILY CAREGIVERS’ HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF THEIR OWN PERSISTENT PAIN. DR. TURNER WILL WORK TOWARDS FIVE TRAINING OBJECTIVES IN THE K99 PHASE OF THE PROJECT. DOING SO WILL ALLOW HER TO DEVELOP AND TRANSITION TO AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR WHO DESIGNS, ADAPTS, EVALUATES, AND DISSEMINATES INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT OR MITIGATE DEMENTIA FAMILY CAREGIVERS’ NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, WITH A FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM OF PERSISTENT PAIN AND ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS (E.G., NEGATIVE EMOTIONS) AND COMORBIDITIES (E.G., DEPRESSION). FIRST, SHE WILL ADD TO AND EXTEND HER KNOWLEDGE IN CORE SUBSTANTIVE AREAS TO INCLUDE PAIN, NEGATIVE EMOTIONS, DEMENTIA CAREGIVING, AND HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE. SECOND, SHE WILL IMPROVE HER ABILITY TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND DISSEMINATE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BOTH PAIN MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS AND CAREGIVER INTERVENTIONS. THIRD, SHE WILL GAIN EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO DESIGN AND CONDUCT CLINICAL TRIALS, INCLUDING CONVENTIONAL, PRAGMATIC, AND ADAPTIVE CLINICAL TRIALS WITH DEMENTIA FAMILY CAREGIVERS. FINALLY, SHE WILL PURSUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN GRANT WRITING (FOURTH TRAINING OBJECTIVE) AND LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION (FIFTH TRAINING OBJECTIVE). THE THREE RESEA