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Developing a team for multicultural, multi-institutional research on fatigue and quality of life
M Grant1, P Anderson, M Ashley
1Department of Nursing Research and Education, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
Purpose/Objectives:
To describe the process of establishing a multisite team to conduct research with a multicultural focus on fatigue.
Data Sources:
Articles, book chapters, personal experience.
Data Synthesis:
Teamwork facilitated development of a productive professional working group, sharing of resources, and data collection culminating in a research proposal for studying cancer-related fatigue in a multicultural population.
Conclusions:
Establishing a common goal by investing time, committing to the process, and establishing trust was the secret to effective team functioning.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
The prospect of multi-institutional collaboration has implications for oncology nurses in the areas of research and practice. Goals that could not be achieved easily in the setting of a single institution are reached more easily with multisite collaboration and teamwork.
