CORE--MEASUREMENT

核心--测量

• 批准号: 6591940
• 负责人: Leo Sergio Morales
• 金额: $ 16.87万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-10-01 至 2007-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6591940
• 关键词: African American; Hispanic Americans; aging; biomedical facility; data collection methodology /evaluation; data management; epidemiology; experimental designs; mathematical model; measurement; nonEnglish language; psychometrics; statistics /biometry

The overall goal of the measurement core is to bring state-of-the-art methods for data gathering and data analysis to bear on the issues encountered in conducting cross-cultural research in aging minority populations, specifically in aging research in the African American and English- and Spanish-speaking Latino populations. The specific aims of the core are: Aim 1: To provide technical support in study design and statistical analysis for Center projects. Aim 2: To assist Center projects in the development of culturally appropriate and psychometrically sound survey instruments for the measurement of health and health care constructs and in the evaluation of instruments for readability, reliability, validity and psychometric equivalence among racial/ethnic and English- and Spanish- speaking elderly subgroups. Aim 3: To promote the application of advanced analytical methods to minority aging research investigators linked to the Center. Aim 4: To identify, develop and evaluate approaches for maximizing participation by older Latinos and African Americans in research, including those who are Spanish-speaking and those with low literacy ability. Aim 5: To identify and make available to Center projects culturally and age appropriate English and Spanish language survey instruments for the measurement of health care and health-related concepts among minority elders. The overall goal and specific aims of the measurement core will be accomplished through the provision of expert consultation in research design, variable selection, statistical modeling, psychometric analysis, and educational and dissemination activities including: seminars, methods-related educational materials and Internet access to experts and relevant instruments. The measurement core faculty constitutes a diverse group of internationally-recognized methodological experts in minority and aging research from UCLA, Drew University and RAND.

测量核心的总体目标是为数据收集和数据分析带来最先进的方法，以在进行少数群体老龄化的跨文化研究中所遇到的问题，特别是在非裔美国人和英语和讲西班牙语的拉丁裔人群的老龄化研究中。核心的具体目的是：目标1：为中心项目提供研究设计和统计分析的技术支持。 目的2：协助中心项目开发适当的和心理上的合理调查工具，以测量健康和保健结构，并评估工具，以了解种族/民族和英语和英语和西班牙语的老年人群中的可读性，可靠性，有效性和心理测量等效性。 目标3：促进高级分析方法在与中心相关的少数族裔研究研究者中的应用。 目标4：确定，开发和评估方法，以最大程度地提高拉丁美洲裔和非裔美国人参与研究，包括讲西班牙语的人以及识字能力较低的人。 目的5：识别并为中心项目提供文化和年龄适当的英语和西班牙语调查工具，以衡量少数族裔长者中与医疗保健和与健康相关的概念的衡量。 测量核心的总体目标和具体目标将通过提供研究设计，可变选择，统计建模，心理测量学分析以及教育和传播活动的专家咨询来实现：研讨会，方法相关的教育材料 以及与专家和相关工具的互联网访问。测量核心教师构成了UCLA，Drew University和Rand的少数族裔和老龄化研究方面的一组国际认可的方法论专家。