Roberts C, Freeman J, Samdal O, Schnohr C W, de Looze M E, Nic Gabhainn S, Iannotti R, Rasmussen M
Research and Evaluation Branch, Public Health Strategy Division, Department of Public Health and Health Professions, Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff, UK.
Int J Public Health. 2009 Sep;54 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):140-50. doi: 10.1007/s00038-009-5405-9.
To describe the methodological development of the HBSC survey since its inception and explore methodological tensions that need to be addressed in the ongoing work on this and other large-scale cross-national surveys.
Using archival data and conversations with members of the network, we collaboratively analysed our joint understandings of the survey's methodology.
We identified four tensions that are likely to be present in upcoming survey cycles: (1) maintaining quality standards against a background of rapid growth, (2) continuous improvement with limited financial resources, (3) accommodating analysis of trends with the need to improve and adapt questionnaire content, and (4) meeting the differing requirements of scientific and policy audiences.
While these challenges are not trivial, the structure of the HBSC network and its long-term experience in working through such challenges renders it likely that HBSC can provide a model of other similar studies facing these tensions.
描述健康行为与学校健康调查(HBSC)自开展以来的方法学发展,并探讨在该调查及其他大规模跨国调查的后续工作中需要解决的方法学矛盾。
利用档案数据并与该网络的成员进行交流,我们共同分析了对该调查方法学的共同理解。
我们确定了在即将到来的调查周期中可能出现的四个矛盾:(1)在快速发展的背景下维持质量标准;(2)在财政资源有限的情况下持续改进;(3)兼顾趋势分析与改进和调整问卷内容的需求;(4)满足科学受众和政策受众的不同要求。
虽然这些挑战并非微不足道,但HBSC网络的结构及其应对此类挑战的长期经验使HBSC有可能为面临这些矛盾的其他类似研究提供一个典范。