Nursing Science: Adults and Older Adults Study Section [NSAA]

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The Nursing Science: Adults and Older Adults (NSAA) Study Section reviews applications that address the science that underpins clinical practice and is concerned with preventing, delaying the onset, and slowing the progression of disease and disability among mid-life and older adults.  Emphasis is on elucidating approaches to achieve and sustain a healthy lifestyle, easing the symptoms of illness, improving quality of life for patients and caregivers, reducing health disparities, and addressing issues at the end-of-life.  Specific areas targeting mid-life and older adults covered by NSAA:

  • Health promotion and disease prevention, including studies on healthy aging; exercise; nutrition; health risk behaviors; biomarkers to assess disease risk and response to treatment; women’s health, such as the menopausal transition; and men’s health.
  • Clinical management of adults with acute and chronic illnesses, including studies on clinical decision-making; self-care behaviors; functional status; quality of life; adherence; provider-patient communication; caregiver issues; symptom management; new technologies to improve clinical care; and care at the end-of-life.
  • Health disparities research, including studies on the needs of racial and ethnic minorities and other health disparity groups with limited access to care; potential mechanisms underlying health disparities; and interventions aimed at reducing risk factors for disparate health outcomes.
  • Health care delivery research related to patient outcomes, including studies on patient outcomes of acute, long-term, home, and community health care; and quality, cost-effectiveness and informatics issues.

Study Sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order:

Behavioral Medicine Interventions and Outcomes [BMIO] 
Psychosocial Development, Risk and Prevention [PDRP] 
Neurological, Aging, and Musculoskeletal Epidemiology [NAME] 
Adult Psychopathology and Disorders of Aging [APDA] 


 



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