The Science of Real-Time Data Capture Self-Reports in Health Research [Hardcover]

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has designated the topic of real-time data capture as an important and innovative research area. As such, the NCI sponsored a national meeting of distinguished research scientists to discuss the state of the science in this emerging and burgeoning field. This book reflects the findings of the conference and discusses the state of the science of real-time data capture and its application to health and cancer research. It provides a conceptual framework for minute-by-minute data capture- ecological momentary assessments (EMA)- and discusses health-related topics where these assessements have been applied. In addition, future directions in real-time data capture assessment, interventions, methodology, and technology are discussed.

Despite the rapidly growing interest in the methodology of real-time data capture (e.g. journal special issues, widely attended conference presentations, etc.), to date no single book has focused solely on this topic. The volume will serve as an important resource for researchers, students, and government scientists interested in pursuing real-time health research, and will nicely complement our lists in epidemiology, public health, and oncology.

Part I: The Science and Theory of Real-Time Data Capture: A Focus on Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA).
1. Historical Roots and Rationale of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA),Arthur A. Stone, Ph.D.; Saul Shiffman, Ph.D.; Audie Atienza, Ph.D.; Linda Nebeling, Ph.D.
2. Retrospective and Concurrent Self-Reports: The Rationale for Real-Time Data Capture,Norbert Schwarz, Ph.D., University of Michigan
3. Designing Protocols for Ecological Momentary Assessment,Saul Shiffman, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
4. Special Methodological Challenges and Opportunities in Ecological Momentary Assessment,Michael R. Hufford, Ph.D., invivodata? Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
5. The Analysis of Real-Time Momentary Datals=