Clinicians and those in health sciences are frequently called upon to measure subjective states such as attitudes, feelings, quality of life, educational achievement and aptitude, and learning style in their patients. This fifth edition of Health Measurement Scales enables these groups to both develop scales to measure non-tangible health outcomes, and better evaluate and differentiate between existing tools. Health Measurement Scales is the ultimate guide to developing and validating measurement scales that are to be used in the health sciences. The book covers how the individual items are developed; various biases that can affect responses (e.g. social desirability, yea-saying, framing); various response options; how to select the best items in the set; how to combine them into a scale; and finally how to determine the reliability and validity of the scale. It concludes with a discussion of ethical issues that may be encountered, and guidelines for reporting the results of the scale development process. Appendices include a comprehensive guide to finding existing scales, and a brief introduction to exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, making this book a must-read for any practitioner dealing with this kind of data.
Health measurement scales
Health Measurement Scales: A Practical Guide to Their Development and Use
' - Dr Jeremy Playfer in his Foreword. 'This book summarises the most commonly used validated assessment scales which can be used by medical students, postgraduate trainees, consultants and the multi-disciplinary team members.
Mitchell, R.E. and Trickett, E.J. (1980) Social networks as mediators of social support: an analysis of the effects and determinants of social networks. Community Mental Health Journal, 16:27–44. Moinpour, C.M., Lyons, B., Schmidt, ...
Health Measurement Scales: A Practical Guide to Their Development and Use
In the Fourth Edition of Scale Development, Robert F. DeVellis demystifies measurement by emphasizing a logical rather than strictly mathematical understanding of concepts.
Measuring Health provides in-depth reviews of over 100 of the leading health measurement tools and serves as a guide for choosing among them.LNow in its third edition, this book provides a critical overview of the field of health ...
a Pearson correlation coefficient. The use of Pearson correlations to indicate inter-rater agreement or retest reliability was common in the past, but such practice has passed from favor because it can seriously exaggerate the ...
Designated a Doody's Core Title! "This is a valuable resource for readers seeking basic to advanced information on measurement. It should be on the bookshelf of all researchers, and a requirement for graduate nursing students.
Mitchell, J.C. (1969) The concept and use of social networks, in J.C. Mitchell (ed.) Social Networks in Urban Situations: Analysis of Personal Relationships in Central African Towns. Manchester: Manchester University Press.