TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers to and strategies for gaining entry to correctional settings for health research
AU - Kitt-Lewis, Erin
AU - Loeb, Susan J.
AU - Myers, Valerie
N1 - Funding Information:
The ECAD-P was a two-phase study funded by a US National Institute on Aging Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (R41 and R42 AG049570). ECAD-P Phase I transformed a paper toolkit into interactive CBL modules with expansion on geriatric care within correctional settings (Loeb et al. 2017; Penrod et al. 2016). The team established an expert advisory board (EAB) among researchers, multimedia developers and experts in prison healthcare, geriatric care and EOL care (Loeb et al. 2017). During phase I, the technology was selected to fit the restrictive constraints of prison (e.g., restricted access to smartphones, Internet, tablets and USB drives), and the scientific merit and feasibility of CBL modules were demonstrated.
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PY - 2020/3
Y1 - 2020/3
N2 - Conducting research in corrections can contribute to improved individual and public health. Challenges to gaining entry to correctional settings to conduct research can impede research productivity, delay the launch of studies and inhibit researchers from proposing health research in corrections. The purpose of this paper is to share lessons learned from a large-scale corrections research project designed to develop computer-based learning modules to train front-line corrections personnel about geriatric and end-of-life care. Key lessons learned include the importance of building a team of experts, planning and punting, coordinating with institutional review boards and examining denied applications to inform future planning. To be effective in a correctional setting, leaders in nursing research and corrections nursing must work together within the contextual nature of prisons and jails to advance evidencebased practices for this vulnerable population. These lessons serve to establish best practices on how to access correctional settings and to enable more research in corrections.
AB - Conducting research in corrections can contribute to improved individual and public health. Challenges to gaining entry to correctional settings to conduct research can impede research productivity, delay the launch of studies and inhibit researchers from proposing health research in corrections. The purpose of this paper is to share lessons learned from a large-scale corrections research project designed to develop computer-based learning modules to train front-line corrections personnel about geriatric and end-of-life care. Key lessons learned include the importance of building a team of experts, planning and punting, coordinating with institutional review boards and examining denied applications to inform future planning. To be effective in a correctional setting, leaders in nursing research and corrections nursing must work together within the contextual nature of prisons and jails to advance evidencebased practices for this vulnerable population. These lessons serve to establish best practices on how to access correctional settings and to enable more research in corrections.
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U2 - 10.12927/cjnl.2020.26190
DO - 10.12927/cjnl.2020.26190
M3 - Article
C2 - 32437323
AN - SCOPUS:85085158372
SN - 1910-622X
VL - 33
SP - 71
EP - 80
JO - Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
JF - Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
IS - 1
ER -