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Addiction Research Institute
1717 West 6th Street
Suite 335
Austin,TX
78703
m.bohlig@att.net
Projects
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| Title: | Aural, Computer-Based Survey Administration P [ more details ] |
| Submitted: | 2005-08-01 00:00:00 |
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Fall 2006 |
| Genre: | Database |
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| Desc: | The Addiction Research Institute in the School of Social Work is seeking one or two programmers to assist with developing an aural, computer-based questionnaire administration and reporting program. This program will be used in a pilot study to investigate the feasibility of implementing this tool in substance abuse clinics to help inform improvement in the treatment process. One unique challenge in this setting is the considerable variation in client literacy. Since the current form of the questionnaire requires a fairly high reading level for self administration, one of the objectives of this study is to develop and investigate the reliability and validity of an audible form of this questionnaire administered on computer. In addition to the research objectives, if the instrument proves valid and reliable when administered via computers, the clinics will be allowed to retain the software to continue using to sustain improvements in treatment. Part of this project's challenge will be to incorporate a method(s) of transferring data from the clinics to a central database maintained by the Addiction Research Institute when many clinics have very limited internet access. In addition, many clinics have limited computer equipment requiring consideration of the least common denominator. The responsibilities of the candidates will be to: 1. Develop a program to administer the existing questionnaire in a computer-assisted format that allows the user the option of reading the items or having the items presented audibly. 2. Program routines to score the questionnaire subscales. 3. Develop several reporting routines allowing clinic staff access to selected reports, depending on their role. This will also require a routine allowing the clinics to enter the users and associated access levels. Both tabular and graphic reports will be needed. 4. Identify and develop efficient routines for transmitting data from the clinics to the central database that will be maintained by the Addiction Research Institute on a regular (weekly) basis. If you are interested in learning more about this project, please contact Dr. Michael Bohlig at 499-4373 or via email (m.bohlig@att.net).
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| Contact: | Michael Bohlig |
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