This project tests the feasibility of a web-based measurement resource to support the work of scientists and practitioners studying child and adolescent drug use, and to increase the development and use of sound measurement practices. The product offers: 1) a measures database with information about measure characteristics, 2) a research collection documenting psychometrics, uses of the measure, and critical issues in measurement; and 3) mechanisms to support information and knowledge exchange, including direct technical assistance to those seeking to identify, use, and interpret measures according to particular needs. Phase I objectives are: 1) to develop a prototype using web survey data with samples drawn from the potential market, 2) to use web interviews to test prototype functioning and usefulness compared to existing resources, and 3) to explore the feasibility of specific financing options. Phase I results will inform directions for full product development and evaluation as well as commercialization options to pursue in Phase II.
Public Health Relevance: This unique web-based product fosters information synthesis and knowledge exchange focused on measures of child and adolescent drug use behaviors and related factors. It has great potential to become a trusted resource for scientists and practitioners seeking to use or research child and adolescent drug use measures, and thus to influence use and development of sound approaches to measurement. Long-term, the product contributes to the advancement of public health by increasing access to and use of scientifically-based measurement practices in diverse data collection efforts, thereby enhancing the ability of researchers and communities at national and local levels to understand, prevent, and treat drug use in child and adolescent populations.
Public Health Relevance Statement: Narrative (Relevance) This unique web-based product fosters information synthesis and knowledge exchange focused on measures of child and adolescent drug use behaviors and related factors. It has great potential to become a trusted resource for scientists and practitioners seeking to use or research child and adolescent drug use measures, and thus to influence use and development of sound approaches to measurement. Long-term, the product contributes to the advancement of public health by increasing access to and use of scientifically-based measurement practices in diverse data collection efforts, thereby enhancing the ability of researchers and communities at national and local levels to understand, prevent, and treat drug use in child and adolescent populations.
NIH Spending Category: Bioengineering; Pediatric; Prevention
Project Terms: 0-11 years old; AOD use; Administrator; Adolescent; Adolescent Youth; Alcohol or Other Drugs use; Behavior; Businesses; Characteristics; Child; Child Youth; Children (0-21); Collection; Communication; Communities; Consultations; Data; Data Banks; Data Bases; Data Collection; Databank, Electronic; Databanks; Database, Electronic; Databases; Development; Diagnosis, Ultrasound; Drug usage; Echography; Echotomography; Education; Educational aspects; Evaluation; Fostering; Foundations; Frequencies (time pattern); Frequency; Government Agencies; Health Care Professional; Health Professional; Health Services; Health profession; Healthcare professional; Healthcare worker; Heterogeneity, Population; Human, Child; Internet; Interview; Investigators; Justice; Knowledge; Learning; Marketing; Measurement; Measures; Medical Imaging, Ultrasound; Mental Health; Mental Hygiene; Methods; Modeling; On-Line Systems; Online Systems; PROV; Participant; Pharmaceutical Agent; Pharmaceuticals; Pharmacologic Substance; Pharmacological Substance; Phase; Population; Population Heterogeneity; Programs (PT); Programs [Publication Type]; Provider; Psychological Health; Psychometric; Psychometrics; Public Health; Reporting; Research; Research Personnel; Research Resources; Researchers; Resources; Sampling; Schools; Science; Scientist; Site; Sound; Sound - physical agent; Students; Survey Instrument; Surveys; System; System, LOINC Axis 4; TXT; Technology; Testing; Text; Trust; Ultrasonic Imaging; Ultrasonogram; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound Test; Ultrasound, Medical; WWW; Work; abstracting; adolescent drug use; base; children; clinical data repository; clinical data warehouse; commercialization; data repository; diagnostic ultrasound; diverse populations; drug abuse prevention; drug addiction prevention; drug use; drug use prevention; field survey; health care service; heterogeneous population; instructor; juvenile; juvenile human; meetings; online computer; prevent; preventing; product development; programs; prototype; public health medicine (field); public health relevance; relational database; sonogram; sonography; sound; sound measurement; substance abuse prevention; substance use; success; ultrasound; ultrasound imaging; ultrasound scanning; usability; web; web based; world wide web; youngster; youth drug use
