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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 fourth edition of Health Measurement Scales enables these groups who often have limited knowledge of statistics, to both develop scales to measure non-tangible health outcomes, and better evaluate and differentiate between existing tools. It covers how the individual items are developed; various biases that can affect responses (eg 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 then 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. It synthesizes the theory of scale construction with practical advice, making it the ultimate guide to how to develop and validate measurement scales that are to be used in the health sciences.
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Epidemiologic Methods, Evaluation, Health status indicators, Health surveys, Measurement, Medical care, Public health, Medical care, evaluation, Medical screening, Health Status Indicators, Health Surveys, Mesure, Gezondheid, Schaalmethoden, Santé publique, Évaluation, Enquêtes, Geldigheid, Saude publica, Soins médicaux, Indicateurs de santé, Public Health, Delivery of Health Care, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Health status indicators--measurement, Public health--evaluation, Medical care--evaluation, Political science--public policy--social security, Political science--public policy--social services & welfare, Epidemiologic methods, Ra408.5 .s77 2015, 2015 b-152, Wa 950, 362.10723Showing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
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Health Measurement Scales: A Practical Guide to Their Development and Use
2014, Oxford University Press
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Health measurement scales: a practical guide to their development and use
2008, Oxford University Press
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Health measurement scales: a practical guide to their development and use
2003, Oxford University Press
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Health measurement scales: a practical guide to their development and use
1995, Oxford University Press
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Health measurement scales: a practical guide to their development and use
1989, Oxford University Press
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