COOPERATIVE DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT OUTCOME STUDY

本申请建议建立和维护一个协调中心 为实现合作社DATOS的总体目标作出贡献。这一协调 中心将有三个相互关联的组成部分：(A)协调跨站点 活动；(B)进行后续数据收集、分析和 报告；以及(C)与NIDA合作的科学家和实地人员 研究合作中心的调查人员。协调中心将 有三个具体目标： (1)协调跨站点合作的Datos活动，以(A)促进 执行秘书处的协作分析和报告 功能，以及(B)建立来自以下方面的数据和文档存储库 Datos系列研究和其他数据库，包括TOPS，以 鼓励和支持针对治疗和服务的辅助数据分析 研究。 (2)对3500名成人和3000名成人进行持续跟踪研究 青少年客户(和1500名青少年的父母/监护人附属品) 在Datos和Datos面谈--青少年，以便(A)提供 关于这些治疗客户的纵向信息；(B)开发和测试 改进后续研究数据收集程序、测量、 和分析；以及(C)调查长期存在的和新出现的问题 在药物滥用治疗和服务研究方面。 (3)与NIDA合作的科学家和实地研究人员密切合作 合作中心调查人员在二次分析中的应用 方法论领域、首要问题和具体的实质性问题 在DATOS和其他数据库中研究问题。RTI将致力于 资源及其工作人员对协调的独特资质 中心。RTI团队建议为协调中心配备工作人员 致力于与合作的Datos团队和 促进和执行指导委员会的指令。

This application proposes to establish and maintain a Coordinating Center to contribute to the overall Cooperative DATOS goals. This Coordinating Center will have three linked components: (a) coordinating cross-site activities; (b) conducting follow-up data collection, analysis, and reporting; and (c) working with NIDA Collaborating Scientists and Field Research Collaborative Center investigators. The Coordinating Center will have three specific aims: (1) Coordinate cross-site Cooperative DATOS activities to (a) facilitate collaborative analysis and reporting by performing executive secretariat functions, and (b) establish a repository for data and documentation from the DATOS family of studies and other databases, including TOPS, to encourage and support secondary data analysis for treatment and services research. (2) Conduct continuing follow-up studies of the 3,500 adult and 3,000 adolescent clients (and 1,500 parent/guardian collaterals of adolescents) interviewed in DATOS and DATOS-Adolescent in order to (a) provide longitudinal information on these treatment clients; (b) develop and test improvements in follow-up study data collection procedures, measurement, and analysis; and (c) investigate long-standing and emerging questions in substance abuse treatment and services research. (3) Work closely with NIDA Collaborating Scientists and Field Research Collaborative Center investigators in secondary analyses of methodological areas, overarching issues, and specific substantive research questions in DATOS and other databases. RTI will commit its resources and the unique qualifications of its staff to the Coordinating Center. The RTI team proposed to staff the Coordinating Center is committed to working collaboratively with the Cooperative DATOS teams and facilitate and implement the directives of the Steering Committee.