Outcomes Measurement and Survey Core
Mission
The mission of this core facility is to provide consultation and support for research that involves collecting, analyzing or interpreting self-report data in culturally diverse populations. The facility provides expertise on the best ways to measure outcomes derived by self-report, serves as a central resource for state-of-the-science instruments and measurement methods and provides in-house support services for translation, collection and analysis of outcomes and survey data.
Key Services
The OMSC provides expertise on the best ways to measure outcomes derived by self-report, serves as a central resource for state-of-the-science instruments and measurement methods, and provides in-house research support services for translation, collection and analysis of outcomes and survey data.
Research Design Consultation Services- Assistance with development of new protocols
- Questionnaire/Survey selection and development
- Recruitment strategies and assessment plans
- Analysis methods
- Digital questionnaire administration tools
- Scoring algorithms
- Psychometric and statistical analysis and interpretation
- Training for study interviewers
- Multilingual study interviewers
- Facilitation of translations of questionnaires and surveys
- Qualitative methods (focus groups, cognitive interviewing)
Acknowledgement
All manuscripts and grants presenting work supported by this core should include the following acknowledgement:
"This work was supported by the Northwestern University Outcomes Measurement and Survey Core and a Cancer Center Support Grant (NCI CA060553)."