Objective Large clinical databases are increasingly used for research and quality
improvement. We describe an approach to data quality assessment from the General Medicine …

Background Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is an online portal operated by Amazon where ‘requesters’
(individuals or businesses) can submit jobs for ‘workers.’ MTurk is used extensively by …

Objective: It has been well established that college students engage in heavy drinking
during specific social events; however, within the general population, evidence of event-specific …

Importance The efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is well demonstrated in clinical
trials in which NRT is accompanied by behavioral support. Epidemiologic data, however, …

Objectives To determine whether Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) might be a viable
means of recruiting participants for online intervention research. This was accomplished by …

This editorial identifies careless responding in addictions. The quality of data gathered from
self-reported measures is heavily dependent upon respondents’ comprehension and …

Motivation for change and recovery from addiction has been commonly assessed using the
Transtheoretical Model's stages of change. Analogous to readiness for change, this measure …

Considerable gender differences have been previously noted in the prevalence, etiology,
and clinical features of problem gambling. While differences in affective states between men …

Purpose Brief Internet interventions have been shown to reduce alcohol consumption. This
trial intended to compare the effects of one such brief intervention to an extended Internet …

Background and aims The current randomized controlled trial tested whether there was
benefit to providing an online gambling intervention and a separate self-help mental health …