TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Data compatibility in the addiction sciences: An examination of measure commonality
JO  - Drug and alcohol dependence
A1  - Conway, Kevin P.
A1  - Vullo, Genevieve C.
A1  - Kennedy, Ashley P.
A1  - Finger, Matthew S.
A1  - Agrawal, Arpana
A1  - Bjork, James M.
A1  - Farrer, Lindsay A.
A1  - Hancock, Dana B.
A1  - Hussong, Andrea
A1  - Wakim, Paul
A1  - Huggins, Wayne
A1  - Hendershot, Tabitha
A1  - Nettles, Destiney S.
A1  - Pratt, Joseph
A1  - Maiese, Deborah
A1  - Junkins, Heather A.
A1  - Ramos, Erin M.
A1  - Strader, Lisa C.
A1  - Hamilton, Carol M.
A1  - Sher, Kenneth J.
SP  - 153
EP  - 158
VL  - 141
IS  - 
N2  - The need for comprehensive analysis to compare and combine data across multiple studies in order to validate and extend results is widely recognized. This paper aims to assess the extent of data compatibility in the substance abuse and addiction (SAA) sciences through an examination of measure commonality, defined as the use of similar measures, across grants funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Data were extracted from applications of funded, active grants involving human-subjects research in four scientific areas (epidemiology, prevention, services, and treatment) and six frequently assessed scientific domains. A total of 548 distinct measures were cited across 141 randomly sampled applications. Commonality, as assessed by density (range of 0-1) of shared measurement, was examined. <br><br>RESULTS showed that commonality was low and varied by domain/area. Commonality was most prominent for (1) diagnostic interviews (structured and semi-structured) for substance use disorders and psychopathology (density of 0.88), followed by (2) scales to assess dimensions of substance use problems and disorders (0.70), (3) scales to assess dimensions of affect and psychopathology (0.69), (4) measures of substance use quantity and frequency (0.62), (5) measures of personality traits (0.40), and (6) assessments of cognitive/neurologic ability (0.22). The areas of prevention (density of 0.41) and treatment (0.42) had greater commonality than epidemiology (0.36) and services (0.32). To address the lack of measure commonality, NIDA and its scientific partners recommend and provide common measures for SAA researchers within the PhenX Toolkit.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0376-8716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.04.029
ID  - ref1
ER  -