- Joan E. Haase
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Dr. Joan Haase conducts collaborative research with faculty in the School of Nursing, the School of Music, and the School of Medicine to discover ways to improve the resiliency and quality of life of adolescents and young adults with cancer. Dr. Haase's Adolescent Resilience Model (ARM) is used as a guide for interventions to enhance individual, family, and social protective factors in order to increase resilience and quality of life.
These social protective factors include relationships with family, friends, and health care providers, positive coping, hope and spirituality. For example, a current study applies the ARM in a music video intervention for adolescents and young adults receiving stem cell transplants for cancer.
The adolescents and young adults complete on-line surveys to measure resilience factors improved by the music intervention. By assessing levels of resilience factors over time, across developmental stages, and among different age groups, health care providers can more accurately identify effective interventions.
ARM is an excellent example of how faculty at IUPUI are TRANSLATING their RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE.
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Item “The RESPECT (Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training) Center”(Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2011-04-08) Hickman, Susan E.; Sachs, Greg A.; Haase, Joan E.; Stickler, Molly DonovanCommunication is crucial to decision-making and high-quality care for patients with serious illness, but there are significant gaps in communication among patients, families, and clinicians. The Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center was funded in July 2010 under the IUPUI Signature Center Initiative to advance the science of palliative and end-of-life communication. The mission of the RESPECT Center is to build a collaborative, interdisciplinary scientific community of researchers and clinicians to work together to advance the science of communication in palliative and end-of-life care across the lifespan. The Center capitalizes on the complementary and expanding expertise at IU to support the advancement of research on communication in populations with serious illness that is lifethreatening, debilitating, or terminal. The Center is working to achieve its mission through three primary activities. First, the Center convenes researchers with shared expertise to utilize the collective wisdom of the interdisciplinary group in grant development and submission. The RESPECT Center uses a peer review meeting model to provide a forum for students, trainees, and faculty to develop and refine their grant writing activities focused on palliative and end-of-life care from idea development to grant revision. Second, research development is augmented by funding opportunities for peerreviewed pilot studies. Pilot funding is designed to attract new researchers to this area of study and to facilitate the generation of pilot data for more experienced researchers who are carving a new path in the field. Finally, several outreach activities are being undertaken with the goal of fostering new partnerships for translational science. The RESPECT Visiting Scholar series brings in external experts to present as part of a conference series and to meet with research faculty, clinicians, and administration to discuss issues related to advancing palliative and endof-life care research at IU. Additionally, a city-wide conference will be convened in year 3 to bring together members of the health care professional community with an interest in evidencebased practice in palliative and end-of-life care. The long-term goal of the RESPECT Center is to secure funding to permit the continued operation and expansion of Center activities.Item Satisfaction with a Family-focused Intervention for Mild Cognitive Impairment Dyads(Wiley, 2016-07) Lu, Yvonne Yueh-Feng; Ellis, Jennifer; Yang, Ziyi; Weaver, Michael T.; Bakas, Tamilyn; Austrom, Mary Guerriero; Haase, Joan E.; IU School of NursingPurpose This article describes satisfaction that persons with mild cognitive impairment (PwMCI) and their caregivers had with the Daily Enhancement of Meaningful Activity (DEMA) intervention. Methods This randomized controlled pilot study compared satisfaction (usefulness, ease of use, and acceptability) with DEMA (n = 17 dyads) to an information support (IS) control group (n = 19 dyads). Six biweekly sessions (two in person and four by telephone) were delivered by trained nurses. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, independent-sample t tests, and content analysis. Findings PwMCI receiving DEMA rated their satisfaction significantly higher (p = .033) than did the control group; there was no difference in satisfaction between caregivers across groups. Qualitative interview data supported the usefulness, ease of use, and acceptability of DEMA for both PwMCI and caregivers. Conclusions Results documented PwMCI's satisfaction with DEMA as implemented by nurses to support PwMCI–caregiver dyads’ engagement in meaningful activity. DEMA may need revision to increase satisfaction for caregivers. Clinical Relevance The DEMA intervention was evaluated as useful, easy to use, and acceptable to PwMCI and their caregivers based on positive mean ratings. The study findings provide preliminary support of DEMA as a means to improve quality of life by helping to support patient and caregiver engagement in meaningful activities and problem solving.Item Patient Perceptions of Provider and Hospital Factors Associated With New Medication Communication(Sage, 2016-09) Bartlett Ellis, Rebecca J.; Haase, Joan E.; Bakoyannis, Giorgos; Boyer, Kiersten; Carpenter, Janet S.; IU School of NursingThis research examined provider and hospital factors associated with patients’ perceptions of how often explanations of new medications were “always” given to them, using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores. HCAHPS results were obtained for October 2012 to September 2013, from 3,420 hospitals and combined with a Magnet-designated hospital listing. Multiple regression examined correlates of new medication communication, including health care provider factors (perceptions of nurse and physician communication) and health care system factors (magnet designation, hospital ownership, hospital type, availability of emergency services, and survey numbers). Nurse and physician communication was strongly associated with new medication communication (r = .819, p < .001; r = .722, p < .001, respectively). Multivariable correlates included nurse communication (p < .001), physician communication (p < .001), hospital ownership, availability of emergency services, and survey numbers. There was a significant relationship between patients’ perceptions of nurse and physician communication and the explanations they had received about their new medications during hospitalization.Item Feasibility and Effect Sizes of the Revised Daily Engagement of Meaningful Activities Intervention for Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Caregivers(2016-03) Lu, Yvonne Yueh-Feng; Bakas, Tamilyn; Yang, Ziyi; Weaver, Michael T.; Austrom, Mary Guerriero; Haase, Joan E.; IU School of NursingA nurse-led intervention, Daily Engagement of Meaningful Activities (DEMA), was evaluated for feasibility and effect sizes in a two-group randomized pilot study with 36 patient–caregiver dyads (17 DEMA and 19 attention control). Effect sizes were estimated on 10 outcomes: dyad functional ability awareness congruence; patients' meaningful activity performance and satisfaction, confidence, depressive symptoms, communication satisfaction, physical function, and life satisfaction; and caregivers' depressive symptoms and life changes. High feasibility of DEMA was supported by the following indicators: consent (97.7%), session completion (91.7%), and Time 3 measure completion (97.2%). Compared to the attention control group, the DEMA group had higher dyad congruence in functional ability awareness and life satisfaction 3 months post-intervention and improved physical function at 2 weeks post-intervention. Although DEMA showed high feasibility and benefits on some health-related outcomes, further testing of DEMA in a larger randomized controlled clinical trial is needed.Item The resilience in illness model, part 1: exploratory evaluation in adolescents and young adults with cancer(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer) - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014-05) Haase, Joan E.; Kintner, Eileen K.; Monahan, Patrick O.; Robb, Sheri L.; IU School of NursingBACKGROUND: Resilience is a positive health outcome identified by the Committee on Future Direction for Behavioral and Social Sciences as a research priority for the National Institutes of Health. The Resilience in Illness Model (RIM) was developed from a series of qualitative and quantitative studies, to increase understanding of how positive health protective factors (ie, social integration, family environment, courageous coping, and derived meaning) may influence resilience outcomes. The RIM also includes 2 risk factors: illness-related distress and defensive coping. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this 2-part article was to report on evaluation of the RIM for adolescents/young adults (AYAs) with cancer. Here, in part 1, our purpose was to describe the exploratory RIM evaluation, and in part 2 we describe the confirmatory RIM evaluation. METHODS: An exploratory evaluation of RIM was done using exploratory latent variable structural equation modeling with a combined sample from 2 studies of preadolescents and AYAs with cancer aged 10 to 26 years (n = 202). RESULTS: Results, including goodness-of-fit indices, support the RIM as a theory with a high level of explained variance for outcomes of resilience (67%) and self-transcendence (63%). Variance explained for proximal outcomes ranged from 18% to 76%. CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that, following confirmatory testing, the RIM may be a useful guide to developing targeted interventions that are grounded in the experiences of the AYAs. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Understanding of the AYA cancer experience to improve holistic care is increased.Item Powerful Messages Communicated Through Music Videos by Adolescents/Young Adults Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant(2011) Haase, Joan E.; Robb, Sheri L.; Fort, A.N.Item Ensuring Treatment Fidelity in a Multi-site Behavioral Intervention Study: Implementing NIH Behavior Change Consortium Recommendations in the SMART Trial(2011-11) Robb, Sheri L.; Burns, Debra S.; Docherty, Sharron L.; Haase, Joan E.The Stories and Music for Adolescent/Young Adult Resilience during Transplant (SMART) study (R01NR008583; U10CA098543; U10CA095861) is an ongoing multi-site Children’s Oncology Group randomized clinical trial testing the efficacy of a therapeutic music video intervention for adolescents/young adults (11–24 years of age) with cancer undergoing stem cell transplant. Treatment fidelity strategies from our trial are consistent with the NIH Behavior Change Consortium Treatment Fidelity Workgroup (BCC) recommendations and provide a successful working model for treatment fidelity implementation in a large, multi-site behavioral intervention study. In this paper we summarize 20 specific treatment fidelity strategies used in the SMART trial and how these strategies correspond with NIH BCC recommendations in 5 specific areas: 1) study design, 2) training providers, 3) delivery of treatment, 4) receipt of treatment, and 5) enactment of treatment skills. Increased use and reporting of treatment fidelity procedures is essential in advancing the reliability and validity of behavioral intervention research. The SMART trial provides a strong model for the application of fidelity strategies to improve scientific findings and addresses the absence of published literature illustrating the application of BCC recommendations in behavioral intervention studies.Item Principles and Strategies for Monitoring Data Collection Integrity in a Multi-site Randomized Clinical Trial of a Behavioral Intervention(2011-08) Phillips-Salimi, Celeste R.; Stickler, Molly A.; Stegenga, Kristin; Lee, Melissa; Haase, Joan E.Although treatment fidelity strategies for enhancing the integrity of behavioral interventions have been well described, little has been written about monitoring data collection integrity. This article describes the principles and strategies developed to monitor data collection integrity of the "Stories and Music for Adolescent/Young Adult Resilience During Transplant" study (R01NR008583; U10CA098543; U10CA095861) -- a multi-site Children's Oncology Group randomized clinical trial of a music therapy intervention for adolescents and young adults undergoing stem cell transplant. The principles and strategies outlined in this article provide one model for development and evaluation of a data collection integrity monitoring plan for behavioral interventions that may be adapted by investigators and may be useful to funding agencies and grant application reviewers in evaluating proposals.Item Development and Use of a Web-based Data Management System for a Randomized Clinical Trial of Adolescents and Young Adults(2011-06) Musick, Beverly S.; Robb, Sheri L.; Burns, Debra S.; Stegenga, Kristin; Yan, Ming; McCorkle, Kathy J.; Haase, Joan E.Recent advances in technology provide support for multi-site, web-based data entry systems and the storage of data in a centralized location, resulting in immediate access to data for investigators, reduced participant burden and human entry error, and improved integrity of clinical trial data. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a comprehensive, web-based data management system for a multi-site randomized behavioral intervention trial. Strategies used to create this study-specific data management system included interdisciplinary collaboration, design mapping, feasibility assessments, and input from an advisory board of former patients with characteristics similar to the targeted population. The resulting data management system and development strategies provide a template for other behavioral intervention studies.Item Developing an organizing framework to guide nursing research in the Children’s Oncology Group (COG)(Elsevier, 2014-02) Kelly, Katherine Patterson; Hooke, Mary C.; Ruccione, Kathleen; Landier, Wendy; Haase, Joan E.; School of NursingObjectives To describe the development and application of an organizing research framework to guide COG Nursing research. Data Sources Research articles, reports and meeting minutes Conclusion An organizing research framework helps to outline research focus and articulate the scientific knowledge being produced by nurses in the pediatric cooperative group. Implication for Nursing Practice The use of an organizing framework for COG nursing research can facilitate clinical nurses’ understanding of how children and families sustain or regain optimal health when faced with a pediatric cancer diagnosis through interventions designed to promote individual and family resilience., The Children’s Oncology Group (COG) is the sole National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported cooperative pediatric oncology clinical trials group and the largest organization in the world devoted exclusively to pediatric cancer research. It was founded in 2000 following the merger of the four legacy NCI-supported pediatric clinical trials groups (Children’s Cancer Group [CCG], Pediatric Oncology Group [POG], National Wilms Tumor Study Group, and Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group). The COG currently has over 200 member institutions across North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe and a multidisciplinary membership of over 8,000 pediatric, radiation, and surgical oncologists, nurses, clinical research associates, pharmacists, behavioral scientists, pathologists, laboratory scientists, patient/parent advocates and other pediatric cancer specialists. The COG Nursing Discipline was formed from the merger of the legacy CCG and POG Nursing Committees, and current membership exceeds 2000 registered nurses. The discipline has a well-developed infrastructure that promotes nursing involvement throughout all levels of the organization, including representation on disease, protocol, scientific, executive and other administrative committees (e.g., nominating committee, data safety monitoring boards). COG nurses facilitate delivery of protocol-based treatments for children enrolled on COG protocols, and Nursing Discipline initiatives support nursing research, professional and patient/family education, evidence-based practice, and a patient-reported outcomes resource center. The research agenda of the Nursing Discipline is enacted through a well-established nursing scholar program.