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ECU School of Nursing and Midwifery PhD Scholarship - REALISM -Intervention for Older Adults with Chronic Conditions
We are currently seeking expressions of interest to undertake doctoral research examining an intervention called REALISM (Resources and Life Strategy Management) for older adults with chronic conditions living in home and/or residential long-term care settings. This PhD scholarship includes a stipend of $33,000 per annum for the awardee.
Important datesOpens: 1-05-2023 Closes: 1-07-2023
Applies toDomestic International Postgraduate Research
At a glanceComorbidity is one of the greatest challenges for age-related health care with over 80% of adults aged 65 years and older having at least one chronic condition and 68% with two or more. The REALISM intervention has been developed based on the Baltes and Baltes Model of Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC) (Donnellan et al. 2012; Donnellan and O’Neill, 2014) to determine whether it improves disease associated health outcomes, reablement and independence in older adults with two or more chronic diseases.
The focus of this PhD scholarship is to develop and examine the REALISM intervention in the context of older adults with co- and multimorbidity living in home and/or residential long-term care settings. This PhD project will include initial feasibility and preparation work for defining the REALISM intervention for use in older adults with chronic conditions using intervention mapping steps. The aim of the REALISM intervention is to provide older adults, their caregivers and healthcare providers with a training programme on managing short- and long-term challenges because of chronic conditions (e.g., hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, arthritis, ischaemic heart disease) using a goal setting and attainment plan based on the adaptive strategies selection, optimisation, and compensation.
Eligibility guidelinesTo be eligible for this scholarship you must;
Applicants will be shortlisted for an in-person interview which will be held in July.
For more informationFor questions about this scholarship and informal enquiries please email Professor Claire Donnellan at [email protected]