Abstract
•Data harmonization in studies using combined datasets is of vital importance for the validity of the study results.
•We have developed and illustrated a strategy on how to define a unitary construct and evaluate whether instruments are operationalizations of this construct as the initial step in the harmonization process.
•This strategy is a transferable and reproducible method to apply to the data harmonization process.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 101889 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-17 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | MethodsX |
Volume | 9 |
Early online date | 26 Oct 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Funding
This work was supported by a grant from Stichting tot Steun Nederland to M. Oosterman and C. Schuengel, a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada (No. 430-2015-00989 ) to S. Madigan, a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD; R01 HD102035 ) to G. I. Roisman, and a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (No. 451-17-010 ) to M. L. Verhage. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the grant agencies.
Funders | Funder number |
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Stichting tot Steun Nederland | |
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | R01 HD102035 |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | 430-2015-00989 |
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek | 451-17-010 |