title: Lessons learned as a research assistant studying ambulatory blood pressure in elderly Japanese stroke patients.
abstract: The research assistant plays a critical part in research projects, yet there is little structured information about the role. The present paper describes the research assistant"s role and provides an example of the research assistant"s activities in nursing research. In this pilot study, 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was conducted on 15 elderly Japanese stroke patients in a hospital rehabilitation unit. The research assistant's involvement is described along the course of the study: pre-data collection; data collection and data processing. A research assistant needs to have good communication skills, a detail-oriented focus and an inquisitive nature.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Ryutaro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Shigeko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanemaru
authors.forename: Patricia R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Liehr
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D003142:Communication; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012106:Research / Q000193:education*; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000078329:Workforce