The Harmony team is working on Harmony Discovery, which will allow social scientists to find datasets about Alcohol Use across data platforms. Harmony Discovery is due in 2025 and will extend the functionality of Harmony.
Alcohol misuse is a public health concern globally, putting strain on medical systems and having significant consequences on an individual’s personal life and health. Researchers looking to study this phenomenon have a new tool available: Harmony Discovery. This decision-making tool aids social scientists in finding datasets relating to a range of topics including Alcohol Use.
Utilising Harmony Discovery, researchers can discover comprehensive and insightful datasets by topic. These datasets offer a detailed look into different aspects of alcohol misuse, such as instances of alcohol demand, correlation with alcohol use disorder severity, effect of reward valuation and attentional bias on alcohol consumption, and firsthand interviews with women in early sobriety.
Here are a few examples of available datasets:
With Harmony Discovery, much of the featured datasets are longitudinal studies. These studies offer deeper insights as they allow for repeated observations of the same subjects, permitting a detailed analysis of change on an individual level over a certain period of time.
Harmony uses advanced language models to match questionnaire items and variable names accurately. It connects with multiple data sources such as UKLLC, Closer, The Catalogue of Mental Health Measures, HDR UK, and ADR UK, ensuring a comprehensive collection of datasets for researchers.
In conclusion, Harmony Discovery offers an efficient and accurate solution to researchers studying alcohol use and its myriad impacts. By offering direct access to a wide range of datasets, it empowers researchers to conduct more profound, useful analyses to further our understanding of alcohol misuse.
