Survey Methods and Data Collection Shared Resource

调查方法和数据收集（SMDC）共享资源于2006年秋季启动， 亨斯迈癌症研究所（HCI）的研究人员进行癌症研究，包括收集数据， 人类实验对象该资源使研究人员能够通过招募来收集最高质量的研究数据 代表性人群，并制定准确和有效的问卷。在收集和 收集人类受试者的数据对于行为学、流行病学和生活质量尤其重要 研究，但也用于临床试验研究，甚至用于某些类型的基础研究，其中生物标本 被使用。主要服务包括方法制定和审查、问卷试点测试，以及 数据收集工具的计算机化。SMDC资源还有助于访问必要的 开发试点研究数据。 SMDC共享资源支持翻译，人口，流行病学和临床研究， 需要精确收集人类数据。通常，研究是跨学科和合作的， 存在风险、行为、流行病学、遗传和分子终点。在最初的两年里， 在运作中，SMDC共享资源为癌症控制和人口科学提供服务; 成像，诊断和治疗;和胃肠道癌症计划的研究人员。此共享 有经验的、有资金的HCI调查人员以及大型项目的研究人员都需要资源。 更多的初级研究人员开始建立他们的研究生涯，这既强调了对专业知识的需求， 本资源对研究人员的教育价值。该资源支持了许多阶段的活动 个别研究项目，从试点研究和赠款编写到执行数据收集 并报告结果。 SMDC共享资源总监是Carol Sweeney博士，癌症流行病学家;她由两名 工作人员，包括一名在调查开发方面有20多年经验的资源经理 和执行SMDC共享资源是一个由癌症中心管理的设施， HCI董事。SMDC教师咨询委员会定期开会，审查资源目标，结构， 服务质量和需求;调查评估用户满意度。 SMDC位于HCI研究大楼内，研究人员可以随时进入。作为 作为发展的核心，共享资源得到了HCI的支持。在这里，我们要求45，730美元的CCSG 支持，占SMDC资源第1年拟议预算的25%。

The Survey Methods and Data Collection (SMDC) Shared Resource was initiated in the fall of 2006 to support Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) investigators conducting cancer research involving collection of data from human subjects. The Resource enables investigators to collect the highest quality research data by recruiting representative populations and by developing accurate and valid questionnaires. Expertise in collecting and compiling data from human subjects is especially important for behavioral, epidemiological, and quality-of-life research, but also for clinical trials research and even for some types of basic research where biospecimens are used. Key services include methods development and review, pilot testing of questionnaires, and computerization of data collection instruments. The SMDC Resource is also helpful for accessing necessary resources to develop pilot study data. The SMDC Shared Resource supports translational, population, epidemiological, and clinical research when the precise collection of human data is required. Frequently, studies are transdisciplinary and collaborative in that there are risk, behavioral, epidemiological, genetic, and molecular endpoints. In the initial two years of operation, the SMDC Shared Resource provided services to Cancer Control and Population Sciences; Imaging, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics; and Gastrointestinal Cancers Program investigators. This Shared Resource has been called upon by experienced, funded HCI investigators with large projects as well as by more junior investigators beginning to build their research careers, underiining both the need for expertise and the educational value of this Resource to investigators. The Resource has supported activities at many stages of individual research projects, from pilot studies and grant writing through implementation of data collection and reporting on results. The SMDC Shared Resource Director is Carol Sweeney, PhD, a cancer epidemiologist; she is assisted by two staff members, including a Resource Manager with more than 20 years' experience in survey development and implementation. The SMDC Shared Resource is a Cancer Center-managed facility with supervision from HCI Directors. The SMDC Faculty Advisory Committee meets regulariy to review Resource goals, structure, quality of service, and needs; a survey assess user satisfaction. The SMDC is housed in the HCI research building, which provides ready access to investigators. As a developmental core, the Shared Resource has been supported by HCI. Here, we request $45,730 in CCSG support, which represents 25 percent of the proposed Year 1 budget of the SMDC Resource.