Our centers' extramurally funded investigators use a wide range of methodological approaches to study a variety of critical health, equity, and outcomes issues. The centers’ funded research includes:
- acute and chronic pain,
- nonpharmacological interventions for chronic conditions including pain,
- alternatives to opioids,
- placebo effects in health care
- encouraging health and wellness including neuromuscular, bone, psychological, cardiovascular, and sleep health in a variety of populations
- nursing and long-term care workforce challenges
- person-centered care and quality measurement
- maintaining function in aging
- quality of life and care for people with serious illness and their families
- digital therapeutics
- web-based interventions
- health care organizational issues
The University of Maryland School of Nursing is home to five organized research centers.