Abstract

The objective of this core is to provide leadership and coordinate the work of the South Carolina Resource Center for Minority Aging Research.
As specific aims this core will: 1. Provide leadership to the SC RCMAR; 2. Receive and make use of input from the Community and Scientific Advisory Boards; 3. Ensure that the cores interact to maximum benefit in order to develop and maintain community liaisons, recruit and retain minority participants, mentor and train new investigators and provide a liaison with affiliated institutions for training, and create the appropriate instruments and techniques for working with African Americans; 4. Oversee pilot study process and progress and track pilot investigators; 5. Provide biostatistical and data management support and access to state data through the state Office of Research and Statistics to all core and pilot projects; 6. Participate in annual meetings with other RCMARs to discuss progress and common problems and facilitate SC RCMAR investigators cooperation with the Coordinating Center (CC).

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Center Core Grants (P30)
Project #
1P30AG021677-01
Application #
6591869
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAG1-ZIJ-9 (O3))
Project Start
2002-09-30
Project End
2007-09-29
Budget Start
2002-09-30
Budget End
2007-09-29
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$239,346
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Medical University of South Carolina
Department
Type
DUNS #
183710748
City
Charleston
State
SC
Country
United States
Zip Code
29425

  Publications

Yang, Chengwu; Vrana, Kent E (2018) Rescuing Suboptimal Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument Data in Clinical Trials: A New Strategy. Healthcare (Basel) 6:
Yang, Chengwu; Ford, Marvella E; Tilley, Barbara C et al. (2016) Religiosity in black and white older Americans: Measure adaptation, psychometric validation, and racial difference. Medicine (Baltimore) 95:e4257
Teresi, Jeanne A; Stewart, Anita L; Stahl, Sidney M (2012) Fifteen years of progress in measurement and methods at the resource centers for minority aging research. J Aging Health 24:985-91
Yang, Chengwu; Selassie, Anbesaw W; Carter, Rickey E et al. (2012) Measuring Quality of Life with SF-36 in Older Americans with Traumatic Brain Injury. Appl Res Qual Life 7:63-81
Tilley, Barbara C; Mainous 3rd, Arch G; Elm, Jordan J et al. (2012) A randomized recruitment intervention trial in Parkinson's disease to increase participant diversity: early stopping for lack of efficacy. Clin Trials 9:188-97
Yang, Frances M; Heslin, Kevin C; Mehta, Kala M et al. (2011) A comparison of item response theory-based methods for examining differential item functioning in object naming test by language of assessment among older Latinos. Psychol Test Assess Model 53:440-460
Gebregziabher, Mulugeta; Guimaraes, Paulo; Cozen, Wendy et al. (2010) A polytomous conditional likelihood approach for combining matched and unmatched case-control studies. Stat Med 29:1004-13
Schmitt, Andrew L; Livingston, Ronald B; Smernoff, Eric N et al. (2010) Factor analysis of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) in a large sample of patients suspected of dementia. Appl Neuropsychol 17:8-17
Evatt, Marian L; Chaudhuri, K Ray; Chou, Kelvin L et al. (2009) Dysautonomia rating scales in Parkinson's disease: sialorrhea, dysphagia, and constipation--critique and recommendations by movement disorders task force on rating scales for Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 24:635-46
Magruder, Kathryn M; Bichun Ouyang; Miller, Scott et al. (2009) Retention of under-represented minorities in drug abuse treatment studies. Clin Trials 6:252-60

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