Improving Collection of Indicators of Criminal Justice System Involvement in Population Health Data Programs Proceedings of a Workshop (2017) / Chapter Skim
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6 Measuring Criminal Justice Contact and Incarceration Experience in Health Surveys
6 Measuring Criminal Justice Contact and Incarceration Experience in Health Surveys
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There is wide variety in the sampling processes, sample sizes, administration modes, and areas of measurement across the surveys. He acknowledged that inclusion of criminal justice involvement measures on these surveys can have implications for instrument length, respondent burden, and, ultimately, response rates, which are already a concern for some surveys.
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In addition, the questionnaires have supplements that can pertain to the sample adult or, in some cases, to the sample child, which add another 20 to 30 minutes to a respondent's total interview time. Currently, Cynamon explained, the survey is being redesigned to improve measurement of covered health topics, reduce respondent urden, b harmonize overlapping content with other federal health surveys, establish a long-term structure of ongoing and periodic topics, and incorporate advances in survey methodology and measurement.
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; and • intermediate health outcomes for the above relevant content areas. THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM Wayne Giles (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]
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Giles also mentioned a 500-city partnership project between the CDC Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to produce, analyze, and release census-tractlevel health data compiled from multiple sources that will produce health outcomes data for neighborhoods and cities. THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF DRUG USE AND HEALTH Arthur Hughes (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA]
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Hughes told the workshop participants that questions about criminal justice involvement were added in 1991 to address the paucity of data on the relationship between drug use and criminal behavior among the general population. These questions are part of the special topics module, which is administered to respondents aged 12 and older.
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Moreover, since the survey asks sensitive questions, additional questions may raise concerns about approval from an institutional review board (IRB) .2 He suggested that the optimal approach toward implementing a new module on criminal justice would be to incorporate it into the next NSDUH redesign given the assumption there will be an understanding that the overall change will create a new baseline.
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In addition to complete pregnancy histories and marriage and divorce information, the survey collects data on the roles of fathers in raising children and attitudes about sex, marriage, and parenthood with an aim to understand and describe family formation, growth, and dissolution. In 2015 the age range was expanded to 15-49.
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NHANES is a nationally representative annual survey of a sample of about 5,000 people focused on assessing the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. Unlike the four surveys described above, the NHANES combines interviews and physical examinations.
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Physical examination takes place in mobile examination centers that are equipped with medical devices to assess cardiovascular health, conduct exams for sensory impairments, and collect anthropometric information. Sensitive questions, such as those on mental health, reproductive health, drug use, and alcohol use, are asked of participants in the mobile examination center.
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She noted that NSFG's timeframe for making questionnaire changes is very similar to that of the NHANES: the survey is currently considering changes that would be implemented in September 2017. Giles relayed concerns from BRFSS coordinators regarding the length of the current questionnaire, which would therefore make adding criminal justice content in BRFSS's core module all the more difficult: it would either increase respondent burden and length or require the survey to remove a current item.
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He added that the program will begin soliciting suggestions for content modifications and additions for the 2018 BRFSS in fall 2016, which would be the earliest opportunity to add criminal justice questions in the BRFSS. ADDING QUESTIONS TO HEALTH SURVEYS: ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS AND CONCERNS Josiah Rich (Brown University Medical School)
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While there had been a general decline in prescription opioid use, the frequency of usage among heavy opioid users has been increasing. In responding to Porter's point that survey mandates do not cover correctional populations, Hughes said he was not sure if there is added value in linking NSDUH data to databases on correctional and prison populations.
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