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Annotation: This book, written for clinicians, health plans, insurers, and health services researchers, describes QA Tools, a comprehensive, clinically based system for assessing care for women. The quality indicators that comprise these Tools cover 46 clinical areas and all 4 functions of medicine - screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. The introduction discusses how the clinical areas were selected, how the indicators were chosen, and what is included in the overall system. The rest of the volume is organized into chapters that summarize the results of the literature for one condition, provides a table of staff recommended indicators based on that review, and lists the cited studies in a references section. Appendix A provides definitions of terms used in the indicators tables. Appendix B contains the panel rating sheets for each condition. Appendix C contains a crosswalk table of original and final indicators. Tables and figures are used frequently throughout the chapters.

Contact: Rand Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-3208, Telephone: (310) 393-0411 Fax: 310-393-4818 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.rand.org Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-8330-2923-1.

Keywords: Literature reviews, Qualitative evaluation, Research design, Service delivery, Women', s health

Annotation: This paper describes the sampling design of the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Study, a new survey of children, families, and neighborhoods in Los Angeles County. The survey was designed explicitly to support multilevel studies on a number of topics in neighborhood influences, including child development, residential mobility, and welfare reform. The report highlights the main design and analytical considerations that shaped the study, as well as an in-depth statistical investigation of the survey's ability to support multilevel analyses.

Contact: Rand Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-3208, Telephone: (310) 393-0411 Fax: 310-393-4818 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.rand.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: California, Children, Community surveys, Families, Longitudinal studies, Research design, Surveys

Annotation: This report synthesizes and analyzes research recommendations from reports on adolescent health published over the last decade. It identifies broad-based trends in research priorities, describes gaps in the existing knowledge base, and suggests approaches for developing and implementing a national adolescent research agenda. Priorities for research include adolescent physical, psychological, and social development; social and environmental contexts; health enhancing and health-risk behaviors; and physical and mental disorders. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescent health, Adolescents, Health behavior, Mental health, Physical characteristics, Psychosocial development, Research, Research design, Risk factors, Risk taking

Annotation: This report is the centerpiece of an eight year research initiative to study mentoring and to explore the policy and operational implications of creating adult mentoring relationships for at-risk youth. A focus of the initiative was a case study of California's Big Brothers/Big Sisters mentoring program. Following an introduction describing the background of the study, Chapter 2 lays out in detail the infrastructure and standards in the BB/BS program. Chapter 3 describes the design of the evaluation. Chapter 4 describes the characteristics of youth who participated in the study. Chapter 5 then presents the evidence on how youth who participated in a BB/BS program differed, 18 months later, from similar youth assigned to a control group. The final chapter summarizes the positive impacts of BB/BS on youth, and then draws policy implications for and about mentoring programs. A bibliography is included at the end of the report.

Contact: Public/Private Ventures, 2000 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Telephone: (215) 557-4400 Secondary Telephone: (215) 557-4411 Fax: (215) 557-4469 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ppv.org Price unknown.

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Keywords: Adolescent development, Case studies, Counselors, Data, High risk adolescents, Mentors, Research design, Research methodologies, Surveys, Volunteers

Annotation: This document begins by defining family centered care and discussing its benefits. It goes on to explain the components of a family centered hospital care program: committed hospital leadership, personnel policies and practices, supportive architecture and design, professional communication with families, family-to-family support and networking, linking families with community resources, educating family-centered professionals, research design, and family involvement in hospital decisions. The concluding chapters offer practical tips for hospital personnel starting a family centered care program and strategies for family involvement in the process. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Institute for Patient and Family-Centered Care, 7900 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 405, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (301) 652-0281, ext. 16 Contact Phone: (301) 320-2686 Fax: (301) 652-0186 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.familycenteredcare.org Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-9642014-0-2.

Keywords: Child health services, Collaboration, Community programs, Ethics, Facility design and construction, Family centered care, Family support services, Health personnel, Hospital services, Parent participation, Parents, Policy development, Professional education, Program development, Research design

Annotation: This monograph describes areas that the Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASPP) feels need attention as researchers design and develop studies of ethnic minority children, adolescents, and their families. The monograph describes the activities of CASPP and its advocacy of designing research projects that will result in culturally appropriate mental-health delivery systems to provide community-based services. The monograph focuses on the need of such projects, reviews design methodology, highlights developing innovative research techniques, discusses bicultural identity development, examines characteristics germane to ethnic or minority families, and considers developing a minority-oriented research network. Appendices include documents describing CASPP and its activities.

Contact: Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, Box 571485, Washington, DC 20057-1485, Telephone: (202) 687-5503 Secondary Telephone: (202) 687-5000 Contact Phone: (202) 338-1831 Fax: (202) 687-8899 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Cultural sensitivity, Ethnic groups, Families, Mental health, Minority groups, Program development, Research, Research design, Research methodology

Annotation: This book is the second of two works that have resulted from a three-year study of health communication campaigns. It takes a case study approach to examine six highly successful health communications campaigns and the organizations that contributed to their success. The authors analyze the organizations' philosophies, cultures, and interactions with other organizations using a common framework of 10 questions organized in two parts: campaign history and impact and organizational analysis. A final synthesis chapter is based on a review and content analysis by the authors and presents 12 generalizations about the role of organizations in health communication campaigns derived from that review and analysis.

Contact: Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-2218, Telephone: (805) 499-9774 Secondary Telephone: (800)818-7243 Fax: (805) 499-0871 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.sagepub.com $17.85. Document Number: ISBN 080394987.

Keywords: Communication, Health promotion, High risk adolescents, Mass media, Media campaigns, Organizations, Research design, Substance abuse

Annotation: This manual describes the use of quantitative data analysis in program evaluations. It provides a background on the use of information expressed as numbers instead of words, and it considers the statistical methods that are used to analyze that information. It is designed for the use of general evaluators who need a basic understanding of statistical procedures that can be applied to evaluation. It provides a general background, and it includes chapters on determining the central tendency of a distribution, determining the spread of a distribution, determining association among variables, estimating population parameters, and determining causation. A separate chapter focuses on avoiding problems. The manual includes a bibliography and glossary.

Contact: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20548, Telephone: (202) 512-3000 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gao.gov Available from the website. Document Number: GAO/PEMD-10.1.11.

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Keywords: Data analysis, Design, Evaluation methods, Program evaluation, Research methodology, Statistics

Annotation: This book uses interviews with health promotion campaign designers and experts to provide ideas for successful campaigns. The focus of the book is on communication campaigns that have a mass media component and that are intended to have an impact on health behavior. The first part of the book provides an overview of the research design and a statement of the problem. Then the authors take a qualitative approach in answering the basic question, "What works?" by a comparative synthesis of campaign experiences in widely different topical areas. They develop generalizations based on common characteristics, experiences, philosophies, and creative styles of campaign designers and experts interviewed for the study.

Contact: Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-2218, Telephone: (805) 499-9774 Secondary Telephone: (800)818-7243 Fax: (805) 499-0871 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.sagepub.com $17.47. Document Number: ISBN 0803943326.

Keywords: Behavior modification, Health promotion, High risk adolescents, Interviews, Media campaigns, Prevention, Research design, Substance abuse

Annotation: This book describes various techniques that are used to design and implement accurate samples when conducting research in the social sciences. The introduction defines sampling and discusses issues related to its validity and applicability. Topics covered include a review of various sampling methodologies, practical sample design including examples, sampling frames, sampling techniques, sample size, and postsampling choices.

Contact: Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-2218, Telephone: (805) 499-9774 Secondary Telephone: (800)818-7243 Fax: (805) 499-0871 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.sagepub.com $16.95 plus shipping and handling; prepayment required for orders under $25.00. Document Number: ISBN 0-8039-2959-5.

Keywords: Research design, Research methodology, Social sciences, Statistical analysis

Annotation: This study was conducted to determine methodologies needed to evaluate current childbirth settings in the United States. It reports the work of a committee of experts appointed to review current knowledge, provide background knowledge, and identify the kinds of research designs useful for assessing such matters as safety, quality of maternity care, costs, psychological factors, and family satisfaction with different birth settings. The committee attempted to point out issues that should be considered by researchers because it believe that the best proposals would arise from investigator initiated research. The research resulting from this report will be useful to policy makers and consumers searching for information to aid in making decisions about birth settings. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-309-03337-3.

Keywords: Childbirth, Obstetrical care, Research design, United States

Annotation: This website provides information on methods for developing and implementing high-quality behavioral and social science research (BSSR) through interactive learning. Contents include major concepts in BSSR design and planning; methodologies for describing how and why something happens, and for answering questions about efficacy and effectiveness; and emerging challenges in BSSR. Tables, figures, exercises, and examples are provided. A discussion forum is also available.

Contact: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, Telephone: (301) 496-4000 Secondary Telephone: (301) 402-9612 Fax: (301) 496-0017 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nih.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavioral sciences, Communication skills, Interactive media, Research design, Research methodology, Social sciences, Training materials