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

描述(申请人提供)：这项申请的目标是发展一个研究网络的“统一的跨国老龄化研究的健康和退休研究(HRS)。”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协调和数据开发，并制定跨国家研究议程。在PAR-09-233《老龄问题新兴行为和社会研究领域网络基础设施支持》中确定的具体目标新兴研究领域之一就是将跨国老龄化研究与HRS统一起来。为了促进跨国家的老龄化研究，我们建议开发一个研究网络，将领先的科学家、数据制作者和HRS系列调查的用户聚集在一起。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，召集所有人力资源--家庭调查的主要调查员。这些会议的目的将是维持和改进现有的人权状况调查家庭调查之间的协调，并支持开展新的类似人权状况调查的调查。(目标2)记录可比性，制定统一的措施，并提供关于人力资源评估系列调查的培训。以HRS用户指南和RAND 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。(目标3)支持小规模试点建立跨国可比性。(目标4)通过两年一度的用户会议和因特网讨论委员会，为人力资源调查系列用户创造网络机会，并为用户提供技术支持。(目标5)通过公共网站，包括兰德和每项调查的网站，传播为统一而开发的资源(例如，用户手册、会议记录)和使用人权状况调查系列调查的跨国研究结果。

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.