RAND: Sandra H. Berry 2013-05-07T14:27:55Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/b/berry_sandra_h.html Use of Incentives in Surveys Supported by Federal Grants: Paper Presented at Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics Seminar Titled "Survey Respondent Incentives: Research and Practice" March 10, 2008 http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR590.html 2008-07-08T16:08:00Z 2008-07-08T16:08:00Z Discusses how financial incentives are used in survey research undertaken under federal grants. Social Cognitive Processes Mediating the Relationship Between Exposure to Television's Sexual Content and Adolescents' Sexual Behavior http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1312.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Tests a model explaining the association between exposure to televised sexual content and initiation of intercourse among an ethnically diverse national sample of 1,292 adolescents. Using Hospital Tumor Registries to Identify Research Subjects http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1348.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Investigates the feasibility and cost of using hospital tumor registry data for identifying cancer patients with particular clinical characteristics. Sexual Readiness, Household Policies, and Other Predictors of Adolescents' Exposure to Sexual Content in Mainstream Entertainment Television http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1286.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Identifies predictors of adolescents' exposure to the sexual content of television using a national telephone survey of 1,762 adolescents ages 12-17. Consumers and Health Care Quality Information http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20011011.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This report describes the needs for health information among California consumers as a group and focus on a few special populations-people over age 55, Spanish- and English-speaking people who describe themselves as Hispanics, people with less than a high school education, and people who rate their health as fair or poor. Expectations Regarding Aging Among Older Adults and Physicians Who Care for Older Adults http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010908.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Further study should determine whether physicians address mental health aspects of aging valued by older persons. A National Survey of Stress Reactions After the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20011107.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z People who are not present at a traumatic event may experience stress reactions. The Care of HIV-infected Adults in Rural Areas of the United States http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20011201.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Few American adults received HIV care in rural areas of the United States. Development of the 25-Item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010712.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The reliability and validity of the NEI VFQ-25 are comparable to those of the 51-item NEI VFQ field test version of the survey. National Probability Samples in Studies of Low-Prevalence Diseases http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19991211.html 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Multistage probability sampling through providers can provide nationally representative data on persons receiving medical care for uncommon diseases. Psychometric Properties of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19981105.html 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z NEI-VFQ should be a useful tool for group-level comparisons of vision-targeted, health-related quality of life in clinical research. A Perceived Health Index for Use in Persons with Advanced HIV Disease http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19940025.html 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Using health status measures adapted from the MOS scale and contained in the HIV-PARSE survey instrument, RAND developed a perceived health index for people with advanced HIV disease. The Care of HIV-Infected Adults in the United States http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19981206.html 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The total cost of medical care for HIV-infected Americans accounts for < 1 percent of all direct personal health expenditures in the United States. National Probability Samples in Studies of Low-Prevalence Diseases http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19991205.html 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z It is possible to design and implement a national probability sample of persons with a low-prevalence disease, even if it is stigmatized. Healthy Passages http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040801.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z This research project could provide an empirical basis for effective social and educational policies and intervention programs. Access of Vulnerable Groups to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Persons in Care for HIV Disease in the United States http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000614.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z HIV-positive persons with the greatest need (defined by a low CD4 count) are most likely to have early access to HAART (suggests equitable access). Racial and Ethnic Segmentation of Female Prostitution in Los Angeles County http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050008.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The authors examined the hidden population of women who solicit clients in private locales off the street. Development of the National Eye Institute Refractive Error Correction Quality of Life Questionnaire http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20031213.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Develop a questionnaire with content validity to compare the impact of different correction modes in vision-targeted, health-related quality of life. Responsiveness of the National Eye Institute Refractive Error Quality of Life Instrument to Surgical Correction of Refractive Error http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20031205.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The NEI-RQL is responsive to changes in vision-targeted health-related quality of life resulting from keratorefractive surgery. Entertainment Television as a Healthy Sex Educator http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20031104.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Television is often decried as a negative influence on the sexual attitudes and behavior of America's adolescents.