Abstract
Objective To describe the development, application, and benefits of a set of common data elements (CDE) utilized by the Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC). Approach: Civilian and military suicide research experts selected items from measures representing a broad range of suicide-specific constructs, and created new items for certain constructs. The resulting CDE were included in the protocols of all studies funded by MSRC. Principal investigators upload their CDE to a secure repository available for use by other researchers. Results: The CDE have been found to be valid, reliable, and of use for multiple applications beyond the design of the parent studies which generated them. Conclusions: The MSRC CDE expand the information available to inform suicide prevention and intervention among military personnel. They also improve the quality of the suicide data available in support of the DoD’s goal of addressing the huge public health problem of suicide among service members.
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