Assessment, Intervention and Measurement (AIM) Core
Director
Susan Peterson, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Co-Director
Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., M.P.H.
- Research Resources
- Core Facilities and Services
- Assessment, Intervention and Measurement (AIM) Core
Overview
The Assessment, Intervention, and Measurement (AIM) Core is a shared resource that provides expertise in the science of collecting and managing patient reported outcome (PRO) data, assessing fitness and body composition and delivering exercise interventions, and conducting behavioral assessment and intervention development utilizing web, mobile and other technology applications.
The AIM Core provides expertise in:
- the science of collecting and managing patient-reported outcome data, including that collected with surveys, web applications and mobile applications.
- energy balance research, including assessment of physical activity (self-reported and objective measures), fitness, and body composition, and the delivery of exercise interventions.
- the development and implementation of mobile, web and sensor applications for behavioral assessment and intervention.
Getting Started
Consultations may be initiated by emailing AIMSharedResource@mdanderson.org or calling 713-745-6333.
Initial consultations usually consist of a brief meeting to discuss the investigator's needs and the type of services he or she requires. The core manager, in consultation with other AIM staff, then prepares an estimate of the effort and personnel costs involved. The investigator is provided with a service proposal that must be signed before the start of any work. Issues considered when determining the level of staff and percent effort required are as follows:
- Research needed to determine the appropriate assessment tools
- Number of questionnaires to be administered and the length of each of these questionnaires
- Total patient accrual and data collection procedures
- Database development needs
- Data entry requirements
- Data support for analysis
Acknowledgment
Please use the following text when acknowledging the core: "The Assessment, Intervention, and Measurement Core was supported in part by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and P30CA016672."
Two copies of the publication acknowledging the core grant should also be submitted to the AIM Core, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1330, Houston, TX, 77030.
Go to the Acknowledgment page to see guidelines on whether the efforts of core personnel merit authorship.