GSA Pre-Conference Workshop:
Using, Adapting, and Modifying Existing Measures for Studies of Diverse Population Groups
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | Atlanta, GA
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Sponsored by the RCMAR Measurement and Methods Core.
Research to understand the nature of health disparities and the mechanisms by which they occur depend on measures that are appropriate for and work equivalently in diverse subgroups of populations. But scales and measures developed in one group may not work the same in another. The RCMAR measurement and methods cores have sponsored prior workshops and numerous publications on methods for evaluating the conceptual and psychometric adequacy of such measures when applied to ethnically diverse populations. There is still need for guidance about what constitutes acceptable levels of equivalence and what to do when evidence supports non-equivalence. This current workshop summarizes the issues involved in evaluating equivalence, offers strategies for making modifications, and describes approaches for understanding the consequences of modifying of scales for use with diverse groups. Case studies are presented as illustrations of the decisions about and implementation of modifications, and break out groups will provide participants the opportunity to discuss and apply the workshop information.
Registration Fees
GSA Member $140
GSA Student Member $100
Non-Member $170
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http://www.geron.org/Annual%20Meeting/Meeting%20Program/pre-conference-workshops
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