Abstract

The Biometry Core Unit is a centralized resource that provides direction and support for study design, data management, programming, computing, forms development, statistical analysis, psychometric testing, and training and supervision of interviewers. The Core serves investigators from the MAMDC, from Brigham and Women~s Hospital (particularly the Division of Rheumatology/Immunology and the Department of Orthopedics), from Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health. The Biometry staff and Executive Committee review and approve proposed projects. The Biometry Core staff advises on feasibility by examining sample size requirements, data sources, data management plans, data collection mechanisms, and analysis plans. This produces efficient studies likely to attain their goals. Thereafter, the Biometry Core collaborates throughout the project, refining analyses and monitoring the use of the data until the results are published. Some level of collaboration in all projects provides extra benefits; experience gained and techniques developed in one study carry over to subsequent studies, thereby achieving an economy of scale and stable research support by experienced specialists with diverse skills.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Type
Comprehensive Center (P60)
Project #
5P60AR036308-15
Application #
6100417
Study Section
Project Start
1999-04-01
Project End
2000-03-31
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
15
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department
Type
DUNS #
071723621
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02115

  Publications

Koch-Weser, Susan; Rudd, Rima E; Dejong, William (2010) Quantifying word use to study health literacy in doctor-patient communication. J Health Commun 15:590-602
Simard, Julia F; Karlson, Elizabeth W; Costenbader, Karen H et al. (2008) Perinatal factors and adult-onset lupus. Arthritis Rheum 59:1155-61
Costenbader, Karen H; Feskanich, Diane; Mandl, Lisa A et al. (2006) Smoking intensity, duration, and cessation, and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women. Am J Med 119:503.e1-9
Karlson, E W; Costenbader, K H; McAlindon, T E et al. (2005) High sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of the Connective Tissue Disease Screening Questionnaire among urban African-American women. Lupus 14:832-6
Katz, Jeffrey N; Amick 3rd, Benjamin C; Keller, Robert et al. (2005) Determinants of work absence following surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. Am J Ind Med 47:120-30
Costenbader, Karen H; Kim, Daniel J; Peerzada, Jehanna et al. (2004) Cigarette smoking and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis. Arthritis Rheum 50:849-57
Karlson, Elizabeth W; Liang, Matthew H; Eaton, Holley et al. (2004) A randomized clinical trial of a psychoeducational intervention to improve outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum 50:1832-41
Bischoff-Ferrari, H A; Lingard, E A; Losina, E et al. (2004) Psychosocial and geriatric correlates of functional status after total hip replacement. Arthritis Rheum 51:829-35
Iversen, Maura D; Fossel, Anne H; Ayers, Kelly et al. (2004) Predictors of exercise behavior in patients with rheumatoid arthritis 6 months following a visit with their rheumatologist. Phys Ther 84:706-16
Karlson, Elizabeth W; Mandl, Lisa A; Hankinson, Susan E et al. (2004) Do breast-feeding and other reproductive factors influence future risk of rheumatoid arthritis? Results from the Nurses' Health Study. Arthritis Rheum 50:3458-67

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