Outcomes Measurement and Survey Core
Research Operations Services

We provide consultation on and/or services* for:

Training for study interviewers

• Consultation on effective training strategies
• Training sessions conducted by Core members

Multilingual study interviewers

• Fully trained and highly experienced bilingual (Spanish-English) interviewers

Multilingual translations of questionnaires and surveys

• Experiences translation personnel to do translatability review of items/surveys
• Multilingual translation of questionnaires and surveys through FACIT.org

Qualitative methods (focus groups, cognitive interviewing)

• Consultation on qualitative methods
• Training of focus group moderators/cognitive interviewers
• Core members available to moderate focus groups or conduct individual interviews

Key publications

Qualitative Methods:
DeWalt, D. A., Rothrock, N., Yount, S., Stone, A. A., & PROMIS Cooperative Group. (2007). Evaluation of Item Candidates: The PROMIS Qualitative Item Review. Medical Care, 45(5 Suppl 1), S12-S21. Link to article in PubMed Central

Irwin, D. E., Varni, J. W., Yeatts, K., & DeWalt, D. A. (2009). Cognitive interviewing methodology in the development of a pediatric item bank: a patient reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 7(3). Link to article in PubMed Central

Multilingual Translations:
Eremenco, S. L., Cella, D., & Arnold, B. J. (2005). A comprehensive method for the translation and cross-cultural validation of health status questionnaires. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 28(2), 212-232.Link to article abstract in PubMed

* (Some services may require funding and/or advanced scheduling. Please discuss with a Core member.)