CORE IV: MEASUREMENT

Core Director: Mildred Ramirez, Ph.D
Co-Director: Jeanne A. Teresi, Ed.D., Ph.D.
Consultant: Katja Ocepek-Welikson, M.S.

The broad goals of the Measurement Core are 1) To review, summarize and critically evaluate existing information on the use and performance of instruments for assessing quality of life in minority elderly populations; 2) to develop a protocol for the evaluation of measures used in the assessment of quality of life domains in minority elders; 3) to disseminate this information to researchers interested in minority aging; and 4) to develop recommendations regarding areas in which additional research and development of measurement instruments is needed. In order to accomplish these goals , the Measurement Core is conducting an extensive and critical review of the literature in the field, and developing a protocol for the evaluation of measurement instruments in collaboration with the Methods and Data Core. Findings are been summarized in the form of tables, reports, and publicans. Results are been disseminated through presentations and publications. In addition the Measurement Core is working with the Methods and Data Core in identifying areas where new or improved measures are needed and in the development of culturally-sensitive instruments.