Behavioral Measurement

行为测量共享资源（BeMSR）是弗吉尼亚联邦大学（VCU）梅西癌症中心（MCC）核心的最新成员。2008年，VCU聘请Levent Dumenci博士担任资源总监和社会与行为健康副教授，成立了该中心。BeMSR旨在通过识别心理测量学上合理的测量方法，修改或开发新的测量方法，当现有的测量方法不能满足研究方案的需要时，协助设计和分析行为数据，并支持从行为结构的概念化到学术出版物和演示的拨款过程中的行为测量方面，来支持MCC研究人员。所有MCC研究人员可用的资源和工具包括新开发的基于网络的可搜索心理测量仪器数据库，该数据库有助于确定适当的使用工具。专家指导的仪器搜索也适用于世纪挑战集团调查人员。通过填写适当的表单，可以从web门户发起服务请求。BeMSR现在正在实施基于网络的算法来收集有关服务使用的详细数据，包括数据库搜索。虽然核心服务面向所有MCC研究人员，但服务请求主要来自癌症预防和控制（CPC）项目的研究人员，他们最有可能在其研究方案中使用心理测量仪器。自成立以来，BeMSR一直支持外部资助申请的发展，包括研究人员发起的申请、培训资助和职业发展奖励。在相对较短的时间内，最引人注目的成就包括NCI向依赖BeMSR提供服务的项目提供的三项资助。

The Behavioral Measurement Shared Resource (BeMSR) is the newest addition to the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center (MCC) cores. Its establishment was initiated in 2008 by the recruitment of Dr Levent Dumenci as the Resource Director and Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Health at VCU. The BeMSR aims to support MCC investigators by identifying psychometrically sound measures, modifying or developing new measures when the existing measures do not meet the needs of research protocols, assisting in design and analysis of behavioral data, and supporting behavioral measurement aspects of grant process from conceptualization of behavioral constructs to scholarly publications and presentations. Resources and tools available to all MCC researchers include the newly developed web-based searchable database of psychometric instruments that assists in identifying appropriate instruments for use. Expert-guided instrument searches are also available to MCC investigators. The service request can be initiated from the web portal by filling out the appropriate form. The BeMSR is now implementing web-based algorithms to collect detailed data about service use including the database searches. Although the core services are available to all MCC researchers, the request for service primarily originates from the Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) program researchers who are most likely to include psychometric instruments in their research protocols. Since its inception, the BeMSR has continually supported the development of external grant submissions including investigator-initiated applications, training grants, and career development awards. In the relatively short period of its existence, the most notable achievements include three NCI grants awarded to projects that rely on the services offered by the BeMSR.