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Rapid Assessment Method for Older People (RAM-OP): A Manual \u003cimg src=\"images/ramOP.png\" height=\"200px\" align=\"right\"/\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- badges: start --\u003e\n\n[![Project Status: Active – The project has reached a stable, usable state and is being actively developed.](https://www.repostatus.org/badges/latest/active.svg)](https://www.repostatus.org/#active) ![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.0.0-green) [![License for code](https://img.shields.io/badge/license_(for%20code)-GPL3.0-blue)](https://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html) [![License for text](https://img.shields.io/badge/license_(for%20writing)-CC_BY_4.0-blue)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) [![test book render](https://github.com/rapidsurveys/ramOPmanual/actions/workflows/test-book-render.yaml/badge.svg?branch=dev)](https://github.com/rapidsurveys/ramOPmanual/actions/workflows/test-book-render.yaml) [![Quarto 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two-stage cluster sample design optimised to allow the use of a small primary sample (*m ≥ 16 clusters*) and a small overall (*n ≥ 192*) sample.\n\n-   Assessment of multiple dimensions of need in older people (including prevalence of global, moderate and severe acute malnutrition) using, whenever possible, standard and well-tested indicators and question sets.\n\n-   Data analysis performed using modern computer-intensive methods to allow estimates of indicator levels to be made with useful precision using a small sample size.\n\nThis is an [R](https://www.r-project.org/)-based and [Quarto](https://quarto.org/)-powered repository containing source code for the online version of the [RAM-OP manual](https://www.helpage.org/silo/files/rapid-assessment-method-for-older-people-ramop-manual.pdf) published by [HelpAge International](http://www.helpage.org).\n\nThis repository is initially meant to document and track the conversion of the original printed manual into an online version.\nHowever, since there are no plans by [HelpAge International](http://www.helpage.org) to continue to support the development and use of the method, this repository now aims to ensure that the previously released manual and related tools for RAM-OP continue to be available and accessible online to the general public.\nFurthermore, this repository is being used to continually update the manual and to document ongoing development of the method and its related tooling under the [RapidSurveys](https://rapidsurveys.io) project supported by the [Oxford iHealth](https://oxford-ihtm.io) initiative of the [MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine](https://www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us/msc-ihtm) of the [Nuffield Department of Medicine](http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/), [University of Oxford](https://www.ox.ac.uk).\n\n## Reproducibility\n\n### System dependencies\n\nThis project requires the following system dependencies:\n\n-   `Quarto`\n\nThis project uses the [`Quarto`](https://quarto.org/) open-source scientific and technical publishing system.\nInstructions on how to download and install `quarto` can be found [here](https://quarto.org/docs/get-started/).\n\n-   `TeX`\n\nThis project requires `TeX` for rendering PDF.\nIt is recommended to use [`TinyTex`](https://yihui.org/tinytex/) for this purpose.\nQuarto provides a utility to install `TinyTex` via the following command on terminal:\n\n``` bash\nquarto install tinytex\n```\n\n-   `Google Chrome` or `Chromium`\n\nThis project requires either `Google Chrome` or `Chromium` browser to be able produce the PDF version of the book.\nInstructions on how to download and install `Google Chrome` can be found [here](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?hl=en-GB\u0026co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop).\nInstructions on how to download and install `Chromium` can be found [here](https://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/download-chromium/).\n\n### R version\n\nThis project is built using `R 4.5.2`.\nTo manage R versions, it is recommended to use [`rig`](https://github.com/r-lib/rig) - an R installation manager - to be able to install multiple versions of R and switch between them as needed.\n\n### R package dependencies\n\nThis project uses the `{renv}` framework to record R package dependencies and versions.\nPackages and versions used are recorded in `renv.lock` and code used to manage dependencies is in the `renv` directory and other files in the root project directory.\n\nOn starting an R session in the working directory of this repository, first run\n\n``` r\nrenv::restore()\n```\n\nto install R package dependencies.\n\nThis is only done once when the project is being initiated for the first time by a user.\n\n### Rendering the book\n\nTo preview the book through a local server, issue the following command on Terminal:\n\n``` bash\nquarto preview\n```\n\nThis will render and serve the online book through a local server on your computer and launch a browser to preview.\n\nTo close the preview, type `CTRL + C` on Terminal.\n\nTo render the book, issue the following command on Terminal:\n\n``` bash\nquarto render\n```\n\nThis will render the book locally on your machine and store the online book files in a folder in your working directory named `_site`.\n\n## License\n\nThe book outputs are released under a [CC-BY-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en) license.\n\n[Source code](https://github.com/rapidsurveys/ramOPmanual) developed to produce the online book are released under a [GPL-3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html#license-text) license.\n\n## Citation\n\n### Citing the book\n\nIf you refer to/use the online book for your work or research, please cite the book using the metadata available from the [CITATION.cff](https://github.com/rapidsurveys/ramOPmanual/blob/main/CITATION.cff) under the `preferred-citation` tag.\n\n### Citing the source code\n\nIf you use the [source code](https://github.com/rapidsurveys/ramOPmanual) developed to produce the online book, please use the software metadata found in [CITATION.cff](https://github.com/tamanh-oxford/capacity-development/blob/main/CITATION.cff).\n\n## Community guidelines\n\nFeedback, comments, and content requests are welcome; file issues or seek support [here](https://github.com/rapidsurveys/ramOPmanual/issues).\nIf you would like to contribute to the development of this book, please see our [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/rapidsurveys/ramOPmanual/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).\n\nThis project is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct](https://github.com/rapidsurveys/ramOPmanual/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).\nBy participating in this project you agree to abide by its 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