Archiving NHANES: Enhancing Biosocial Research Opportunities

描述(由申请人提供)：本申请申请资金，以支持NACDA开发增强的档案研究材料和提取工具，以促进NHANES研究的使用。目前的应用侧重于核心改进，将使用最新的五个NHANES小组(1999年至2008年)建立一个档案框架，创建一个更统一的数据收集，并对历史文件和相关元数据进行彻底评估，这些文件和相关元数据目前不是NHANES公共使用文件的一部分，但可以促进原创研究和赠款开发。自1980年代中期S以来，NACDA一直支持NHANES，但这项研究的演变性质要求我们重新评估我们现有的档案模型。最近对数据质量的评估确定了具体的改进措施，使数据更容易用于二次研究，并将其介绍给更广泛的新的研究人员群体。我们建议实施一个有重点的档案交付系统，这将使我们能够满足四个不同的研究需求：1)数据结构的增强：我们将更新和标准化NHANES数据，以满足当前生物医学数据收集的档案标准。2)文档的增强：我们将显著增强目前可用于NHANES的大量文档。这将包括用户友好版本的代码簿、人行横道、交叉索引问卷和其他调查工具。更重要的是，我们将使用符合XML、DDI的文件格式标准为NHANES创建动态链接驱动的在线文档文件。3)增强了生物医学数据内容：我们将审查NHANES收集的生物医学、实验室和临床数据文件，并将数据字段动态链接到其相关文档，以便直接参考。这些文件代表了NHANES研究的力量和核心价值，但对于生物医学和生物社会研究的新手来说，很难有效地使用这些文件。4)增强增值支持服务：我们将为NHANES提供全套支持工具和增值产品。这套工具将包括分析准备好的系统文件，在我们的基于网络的分析系统中使用NHANES的能力，以及将研究纳入我们的动态在线书目中，该书目是可搜索的，并与所有电子出版物有稳定的链接。公共卫生相关性：项目叙述这项工作涉及研究数据的组织，以提供对健康的生物和医学指标的获取和信息，并使社会科学家更容易获得这些数据。该项目将帮助研究人员开展原创性研究，研究医学测试、肥胖和其他健康因素对个人生活的影响，以及他们的人口、经济和教育特征如何影响健康结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funds to support work by NACDA in the development of enhanced archival research materials and extraction tools that facilitate the use of the NHANES study. The current application focuses on core enhancements that will establish a archival framework using the five most recent NHANES panels (1999 to 2008), creating a more uniform data collection and performing a thorough evaluation of historical documentation and related metadata that are not currently part of the NHANES public use files but could facilitate original research and grant development. NACDA has supported the NHANES since the mid-1980's but the evolving nature of the study requires we reevaluate our existing archival model. A recent evaluation of data quality has identified specific enhancements that will make the data more accessible for secondary research and introduce it to a broad new community of researchers. We propose to implement a focused archival delivery system that will allow us to address four distinct research needs: 1) Enhancements to Data Structure: We will update and standardize the NHANES data to meet current archival standards for biomedical data collections. 2) Enhancements to Documentation: We will significantly enhance the extensive documentation currently available for the NHANES. This will include user- friendly versions of codebooks, crosswalks, and cross-indexing questionnaires and other survey instruments. More importantly, we will create dynamic link driven online documentation files for the NHANES using XML, DDI compliant file format standards. 3) Enhancements to Biomedical Data Content: We will review the NHANES collection of biomedical, laboratory and clinical data files and dynamically link the data fields to their associated documentation for straightforward reference. These files represent the strength and core value of NHANES study but are difficult for researcher new to biomedical and biosocial research to use effectively. 4) Enhancements to Value Added Support Services: We will provide the NHANES a full suite of support tools and value added products. Included in this suite of tools will be analysis ready system files, the capacity to use the NHANES within our web-based analysis system and the studies inclusion in our dynamic online bibliography that is searchable and has stable links to all electronically available publications. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Project Narrative This work addresses the organization of research data to provide access to and information on biological and medical indicators of health and make it more accessible to social scientists. The project will help researchers develop original research that studies the impacts of medical tests, obesity and other health factors on the lives of individuals and how their demographic, economic and educational characteristics impact health outcomes.