理解针对不同人群的措施修改的框架。
A framework for understanding modifications to measures for diverse populations.
机构信息
Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA.
出版信息
J Aging Health. 2012 Sep;24(6):992-1017. doi: 10.1177/0898264312440321. Epub 2012 Apr 10.
OBJECTIVE
Research on health disparities and determinants of health disparities among ethnic minorities and vulnerable older populations necessitates use of self-report measures. Most established instruments were developed on mainstream populations and may need adaptation for research with diverse populations. Although information is increasingly available on various problems using these measures in diverse groups, there is little guidance on how to modify the measures. A framework of issues to consider when modifying measures for diverse populations is presented.
METHODS
The authors describe reasons for considering modifications, the types of information that can be used as a basis for making modifications, and the types of modifications researchers have made. Recommendations are made to test modified measures to assure their appropriateness, and suggestions are provided on reporting modifications in publications using the measures.
DISCUSSION
The issues open a dialogue about what appropriate guidelines would be for researchers adapting measures in studies of ethnically diverse populations.
目的
研究少数民族和弱势老年人口的健康差距及其决定因素，需要使用自我报告的测量方法。大多数已建立的工具都是针对主流人群开发的，因此可能需要对不同人群的研究进行调整。尽管越来越多的信息可以使用这些措施来解决各种问题，但关于如何修改这些措施的指导很少。本文提出了一个在不同人群中修改测量方法时需要考虑的问题框架。
方法
作者描述了考虑修改的原因、可以作为修改基础的信息类型，以及研究人员进行的修改类型。建议对修改后的测量方法进行测试，以确保其适用性，并就使用这些测量方法的出版物中报告修改内容提供建议。
讨论
这些问题为研究人员在研究种族多样化人群时，如何制定适当的指导方针提供了一个对话的机会。
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