CORE--ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES

核心——评估方法

• 批准号: 6273531
• 负责人: SETH C KALICHMAN
• 金额: $ 17.69万
• 依托单位: MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-05-01 至 1999-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6273531
• 关键词: AIDS education /prevention; HIV infections; behavior modification; behavioral /social science research tag; biomedical facility; culture; data collection methodology /evaluation; disease /disorder proneness /risk; human data; psychometrics; sex behavior; substance abuse related disorder

The quality of HIV intervention research is dependent upon the reliable and valid measurement of behavior change. To the extent that study outcomes are demonstrated with measures that meet high scientific standards for reliability, validity, and conceptual relevance, we can have confidence in the behavior change effects produced by interventions. This core will support and stimulate basic research on assessment methodology through four functions: 1. Develop, pilot test, and evaluate existing data sets, and provide consultation of CAIR investigators in the areas of multidomain and multimethod assessment of sexual and substance use practices that confer risk for HIV infection, focusing particularly on measures to corroborate self-reports of behavior change and reliability and validity of these measures; 2. Develop, pilot test, and provide consultation to CAIR investigators on methods to tailor measure content and administration format to ensure cultural appropriateness for ethnic minority and low-reading level individuals; 3. Construct assessment measures related to intervention conceptual components in order to enrich opportunities to more precisely identify characteristics of interventions and mediators responsible for their behavior change effects; and 4. Establish a centralized system for efficient cohort tracking and followup location that can be used across multiple CAIR intervention outcome studies. This core will bring together a team of scientists experienced in behavioral, quantitative, and qualitative assessment research methods. The core will support the development, refinement, and adaptation of assessment methodologies and measures for use in existing and new CAIR investigators, will provide support and consultation to new investigators, and will conduct activities to stimulate improvements in research assessment methodologies.

HIV干预研究的质量取决于可靠的 以及行为改变的有效测量。 就研究而言 结果通过符合高科学性的措施来证明 可靠性、有效性和概念相关性的标准，我们可以 对干预措施产生的行为改变效果有信心。 该核心将支持和促进评估的基础研究 通过四个功能的方法： 1. 开发、试点测试和评估现有数据集，并提供 CAIR 研究人员在多领域和领域的咨询 对性行为和物质使用行为的多方法评估 HIV 感染风险，特别关注证实措施 行为改变的自我报告以及这些报告的可靠性和有效性 措施； 2. 开发、试点测试并向 CAIR 调查人员提供咨询 制定衡量内容和管理形式的方法，以确保 少数民族文化适宜性和阅读水平低 个人； 3. 构建与干预概念相关的评估措施 组件，以丰富机会更准确地识别 干预措施的特征和负责干预措施的调解者 行为改变的影响；和 4. 建立一个集中的系统，以进行有效的队列跟踪和 可在多次 CAIR 干预中使用的后续位置 结果研究。 该核心将汇集一组经验丰富的科学家 行为、定量和定性评估研究方法。 核心将支持开发、完善和适应 现有和新 CAIR 中使用的评估方法和措施 调查人员将为新的人员提供支持和咨询 调查人员，并将开展活动以促进改进 研究评估方法。