title: Collaborative community-based research and innovation.
abstract: This work describes the results and lessons learned from a community-academic partnership to research the effect of training on the capacity of rural home care aides to care for older persons with dementia. The research study increased the aides' knowledge of Alzheimer's and related disorders and, for one group, the aides' satisfaction. The authors used content analysis to identify barriers and facilitators of success of the research partnership. These factors are discussed and placed within a framework of innovation concepts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gerontology, School of Allied Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0228, USA.
authors.forename: J James
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cotter
authors.forename: E Ayn
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Welleford
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vesley-Massey
authors.forename: M Ozena
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Thurston
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects