Title Health measurement scales : a practical guide to their development and use / David L. Streiner, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Geoffrey R. Norman, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and John Cairney, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Edition Fifth edition Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015 ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 399 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction to health measurement scales -- Basic concepts -- Devising the items -- Scaling responses -- Selecting the items -- Biases in responding -- From items to scales -- Reliability -- Generalizability theory -- Validity -- Measuring change -- Item response theory -- Methods of administration -- Ethical consideration -- Reporting test results -- Appendix A : Where to find tests -- Appendix B : A (very) brief introduction to factor analysis Summary "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 discussionof 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 anypractitioner dealing with this kind of data."--Ebook Library Notes Previous edition: 2008 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Health status indicators -- Measurement Health surveys. Public health -- Evaluation. Medical care -- Evaluation. Epidemiologic Methods Health Status Indicators Health Surveys Medical Audit POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Health status indicators -- Measurement Health surveys Medical care -- Evaluation Public health -- Evaluation Genre/Form Health surveys Health surveys. Enquêtes sanitaires. Form Electronic book Author Norman, Geoffrey R., author. Cairney, John, 1968- author. ISBN 9780191508325 0191508322 1322286884 9781322286884

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