CENTRIC funds pilot projects supporting self-management

The Center for Patient, Family, and Community Engagement in Chronic Care Management (CENTRIC) funded two pilot projects last month that will support self-management of chronic conditions.

Patrik Johansson, M.D.	Myra Schmaderer, Ph.D.

Patrik Johansson, M.D., from the College of Public Health, in collaboration with Paula Schulz, Ph.D., from the College of Nursing, received a $50,000 grant titled “Cardiovascular Disease Self-Management in Rural Adults: A Pilot Intervention Study Using Technology and RN/Community Health Worker Teams.”

Myra Schmaderer, Ph.D., from the College of Nursing, in collaboration with Rachel Thompson, M.D., from the College of Medicine received a $40,000 grant titled “Self-Management in Heat Failure: M-Health Intervention.”

CENTRIC funds interventions for use in varied clinical and community settings that test the efficacy or effectiveness of self-management interventions for chronic conditions to reduce burden and disability, improve functioning and health-related quality of life, strengthen patient activation and participation in health care, and prevent illness and complications.

Go to the CENTRIC website to read the specific aims of these pilots.

If you are interested in learning more about CENTRIC and the pilot funding offered, visit the website.