Methods & Statistical Core

方法与统计核心的使命是加强和发展生产程序 通过强有力的方法和统计支持，在自我管理领域进行研究。这些方法和 由伊丽莎白·梅迪根博士领导的统计核心将为SMART支持的研究提供支持 中心和凯斯西储大学更广泛的学术界。梅迪根博士将致力于 10%的努力提升核心领导力。《方法与统计核心》将强调四个资源领域：生物统计学， 定性研究支持、项目反应理论专业知识和经济分析。后两个方面 支持目前NIH关于患者报告结果和成本效益研究的倡议，以及 将提高教师在使用这两种方法方面的专业知识。将特别注意鼓励 跨学科工作，以进一步加深对自我管理的实证和方法论理解 多层次(个人、家庭、卫生系统、社区)。

The mission of the Methods & Statistics Core is the enhancement and development of productive programs of research in the area of self-management through strong methodological and statistical support. The Methods & Statistics core, lead by Dr. Elizabeth Madigan, will provide support to the studies supported by the SMART Center and to the broader academic community at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Madigan will devote 10% effort to core leadership. The Methods & Statistics Core will emphasize four resource areas: biostatistics, qualitative research support, item response theory expertise, and economic analyses. The latter two aspects support current NIH initiatives on patient-reported outcomes and cost effectiveness studies, respectively, and will accelerate faculty expertise in using both approaches. Particular attention will be paid to encouraging interdisciplinary work to further, the empirical and methodological understanding of self-management across multiple levels (individuals, families, health systems, communities).