Health Measurement Scales: A Practical Guide to Their Development and Use

Streiner, David L

Book Information
Edition:	4th
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN:	0-19-923188-5 (0199231885)
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-923188-1 (9780199231881)
New Edition:	0-19-968521-5
Binding:	Softcover
Copyright:	2008
Publish Date:	10/08
Weight:	1.46 Lbs.
Pages:	428
Carton Quantity:	12
Subject Class:	BIO (Biostatistics and Epidemiology)
Remarks:	A New Edition of this Title is Available
Doody Star Rating:	5
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 90 days provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
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Class Specifications
ISSN Series:	Oxford Medical Publications
Discipline:	Public Health
Subject Definition:	Epidemiologic Methods; Health Status Indicators
NLM Class:	WA 950
LC Class:	RA408.5
Abstract:	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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