Health measurement scales : a practical guide to their development and use

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 ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Streiner, David L. (Author), Norman, Geoffrey R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2008
Edition:4th ed
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Basic concepts
  • 3. Devising the items
  • 4. Scaling responses
  • 5. Selecting the items
  • 6. Biases in responding
  • 7. From items to scales
  • 8. Reliability
  • 9. Generalizability theory
  • 10. Validity
  • 11. Measuring change
  • 12. Item response theory
  • 13. Methods of administration
  • 14. Ethical considerations
  • 15. Reporting test results