title: Encouraging research in home care: learning from agency staff and family caregivers.
abstract: It is clear that research is an increasing role of managers and is crucial to the financial and clinical success of a home health agency. This article has described the important considerations and approaches managers must consider to integrate research effectively. By following one agency's involvement with a researcher on a project, strategies emerge that managers can use to integrate research with staff in everyday practice.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, School of Nursing, Utica, New York 13504, USA. fmwc@sunyit.edu
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D009042:Motivation; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations