Stacey Crane1, Robert Skipworth Comer, Andrew D Arenson, Claire Draucker. 1. Post-doctoral Fellow, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN Research Associate, Media Arts and Science, Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN Principal Programmer / Analyst, Pervasive Technology Institute, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN Angela Barron McBride Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Limited guidelines to assist nurse researchers who use web-based interventions are available. Nurses must develop the supporting technology enabling participants to complete study activities and collected data while maintaining data security and participant confidentiality. OBJECTIVES: To describe how the authors used advanced Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) functionality to support the data management infrastructure of an interactive, web-based therapeutic intervention. METHODS: The data management infrastructure for the WISER intervention pilot study consisted of two components: a website for presentation of the intervention and participant account management and a REDCap project for data capture and storage. REDCap application programming interface (API) connected these two components using HTML links and data exchanges. RESULTS: We completed an initial pilot study of WISER with 14 participants using the REDCap-based infrastructure. Minimal technical difficulties were encountered.REDCap is cost-effective, readily available, and through its advanced functionality is able to facilitate confidential, secure interactions with participants, robust data management, and seamless participant progression in web-based intervention research.
BACKGROUND: Limited guidelines to assist nurse researchers who use web-based interventions are available. Nurses must develop the supporting technology enabling participants to complete study activities and collected data while maintaining data security and participant confidentiality. OBJECTIVES: To describe how the authors used advanced Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) functionality to support the data management infrastructure of an interactive, web-based therapeutic intervention. METHODS: The data management infrastructure for the WISER intervention pilot study consisted of two components: a website for presentation of the intervention and participant account management and a REDCap project for data capture and storage. REDCap application programming interface (API) connected these two components using HTML links and data exchanges. RESULTS: We completed an initial pilot study of WISER with 14 participants using the REDCap-based infrastructure. Minimal technical difficulties were encountered.REDCap is cost-effective, readily available, and through its advanced functionality is able to facilitate confidential, secure interactions with participants, robust data management, and seamless participant progression in web-based intervention research.
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