Harmonization of Cross-national Studies of aging to the Health & Retirement Study

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请的目标是开发一个研究网络，用于“协调健康与退休研究（HRS）的跨国老龄化研究”。“该网络将支持开发具有统一数据的新的国际研究，保持现有可比研究之间的统一和数据开发，并制定跨国研究议程。协调跨国老龄化研究与HRS是PAR-09-233老龄化新兴行为和社会研究领域网络基础设施支持下确定的具体目标新兴研究领域之一。为了促进对老龄化的跨国研究，我们建议建立一个研究网络，将HRS调查系列的领先科学家，数据生产者和用户聚集在一起。通过拟议的网络支助活动，我们将实现以下五个目标：（目标1）组织一次年度协调会议，将所有人力资源系统家庭调查的主要调查员聚集在一起。这些会议的目的是保持和改进现有的人力资源系统-家庭调查之间的协调，并支持开发新的类似人力资源系统的调查。(Aim 2）记录可比性，制定统一的衡量标准，并提供关于HRS系列调查的培训。以HRS用户指南和兰德HRS文档为模型，我们将准备有关每个HRS家庭调查中的概念、测量和问题以及它们在七个特定领域（例如，劳动力参与和退休、慢性病）的可比性的文档。(Aim（3）支持小规模试点，以建立跨国可比性。(Aim 4）通过两年一次的用户会议和互联网讨论板，为HRS系列调查的用户创造网络机会，并为用户提供技术支持。(Aim 5）传播为协调统一而开发的资源（例如，用户手册、会议记录）以及通过公共网站（包括兰德公司网站和每项调查）使用HRS调查系列进行的跨国研究的结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this application is to develop a research network for "Harmonization of cross-national studies of aging to the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)." This network will support the development of new international studies with harmonized data, maintain harmonization and data development among existing comparable studies, and develop a cross-national research agenda. Harmonization of cross-national studies of aging to the HRS is one of the specific targeted emerging research areas identified under the PAR-09-233 Network Infrastructure Support for Emerging Behavioral and Social Research Areas in Aging. To foster cross-national studies of aging, we propose to develop a research network, bringing together leading scientists, data producers, and users of the HRS family of surveys. Through the proposed network support activities, we will accomplish the following five aims: (Aim 1) Organize an annual harmonization meeting, bringing together the principal investigators of all HRS-family surveys. The purpose of these meetings will be to maintain and improve harmonization among existing HRS-family surveys and to support development of new HRS-like surveys. (Aim 2) Document the comparability, prepare harmonized measures, and provide training on the HRS family of surveys. Using the HRS User Guides and the RAND HRS documentation as a model, we will prepare documentation about the concepts, measures, and questions in each HRS-family survey as well as on their comparability in seven specific domains (e.g,, labor force participation and retirement, chronic diseases). (Aim 3) Support small-scale pilots for establishing cross-national comparability. (Aim 4) Create network opportunities for users of the HRS family of surveys through biennial user conferences and the Internet discussion board, and provide technical support for users. (Aim 5) Disseminate the resources developed for harmonization (e.g., user manuals, conference proceedings) and the findings from cross national studies using the HRS family of surveys through public websites including those of RAND and each of the surveys.