Services
Established Measures
- Maintain a library of patient-reported outcome (PRO), quality of life, psychological functioning and health behavior questionnaires
- Consult with investigators to find appropriate assessment tools
- Research copyrights, usage fees and training requirements for administration of assessments
- Collect scoring algorithms for existing questionnaires compiled for investigator's use
- Develop appropriate code for scoring questionnaires
- Conduct psychometric analysis
- Interpret data
Development of New Measures
- Develop new measurement tools for specialized assessment needs
- Assist researchers with design procedures to develop item pools, ensure content validity and conduct reliability and validity testing
- Provide consultation on appropriate procedures for translating questionnaires
- Conduct psychometric analysis
Data Collection
- Determine assessment timeframes
- Design protocols for various data collection methods
- Train staff in data collection procedures
- Specify data quality control procedures
- Develop data collection forms and questionnaire packets
- Provide programming of databases for entry of questionnaire data
- Develop participant tracking databases
Computer-Based Assessment
- Provide computer-assisted assessment
- Develop Web-based surveys
- Provide electronic diaries