MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS

MAC将发挥关键作用，确保所有单个项目实现其研究目标和目的。在CARE I期间，两个在功能上与MAC相似的核心(生物统计和数据资源核心以及行为评估和干预核心)与所有项目的调查人员密切合作，通过提供必要的服务来帮助支持研究的目标。俄亥俄州立大学综合癌症中心(CCC)行为测量共享资源(BMSR)协助所有项目招募参与者和开发数据收集工具。核心员工使用组合方式完成了5512份调查 计算机辅助采访和自我管理的调查。行为评估和干预核心利用一个跟踪系统来监测所有参与者的状况，生物统计和数据资源核心监督和进行所有项目的所有分析。这些成功的流程将用于拟议的互委会的运作。 委员会将为项目调查人员提供招聘、调查设计、数据收集、数据管理以及统计专业知识和支持的集中资源。 具体研究目标包括： 1.为所有项目提供招聘、应计费用援助和咨询； 2.在开发、测试和实施数据收集工具方面提供指导和协助，包括雇用、培训和监督面谈人员；设计和开展调查和重点小组；监测数据收集过程以及质量控制； 3.开发、测试和维护数据管理系统，使调查人员能够有效和高效地管理、存储和分析其数据；以及 4.监督并对项目产生的数据进行统计分析，包括描述性汇总统计和推论方法，包括在需要时修改和(或)开发新的统计方法，以直接支持与中心有关的研究项目。 管理委员会将与行政核心(AC)合作，为所有数据和安全监测委员会(DSMB)会议提供必要的信息，如应计比率、分析计划和结果(项目见F部分)。表1显示了按项目统计的MAC使用率估计。

The MAC will play a pivotal role to ensure that all individual projects achieve their research goals and objectives. During the conduct of CARE I, two cores similar in function to MAC (the Biostatistics and Data Resources Core and the Behavior Assessment and Intervention Core) worked closely with the investigators of all projects to help support the aims of the studies by providing needed services. The OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) Behavioral Measurement Shared Resource (BMSR) assisted all projects with participant recruitment and development of data collection tools. Core staff completed 5,512 surveys using a combination of computer-assisted interviews and self-administered surveys. The Behavior Assessment and Intervention Core utilized a tracking system to monitor the status of all participants, and the Biostatistics and Data Resources Core oversaw and conducted all analyses for all projects. These successful processes will be used in the operation of the proposed MAC. The MAC will provide project investigators with a centralized resource for recruitment, survey design, data collection, data management, and statistical expertise and support. Specific study aims include: 1. Providing recruitment and accrual assistance and consultation to all projects; 2. Providing guidance and assistance in developing, testing and implementing data collection tools, including hiring, training and supervision of interviewers; design and conduct of surveys and focus groups; and monitoring of the data collection process, as well as quality control; 3. Developing, testing, and maintaining data management systems to allow investigators to effectively and efficiently manage, store and analyze their data; and 4. Overseeing and conducting statistical analysis of data generated by the projects including both descriptive summary statistics and inferential methods, including modification and/or development of new statistical methodologies, when/if the need arises, to directly support the research projects relevant to the Center. The MAC will work with the Administrative Core (AC) to provide necessary information for all Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) meetings, such as accrual rates, analysis plans and results (see Section F for projects). Table 1 shows an estimation of MAC usage by project.