Measurement in medicine : a practical guide / Henrica C.W. de Vet, Caroline B. Terwee, Lidwine B. Mokkink, Dirk L. Knol.
Materialtyp: TextSpråk: Engelska Serie: Practical guides to biostatistics and epidemiologyFörlag: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011Beskrivning: x, 338 p. ill. 26 cmISBN:- 9780521118200
- 0521118204
- 9780521133852
- 0521133858
- Klinisk medicin
- Epidemiologi
- Diagnostiska metoder
- Mätmetoder
- Medical care -- Evaluation -- Methodology
- Clinical medicine -- Statistical methods
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
- Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
- Psychometrics
- Statistics as Topic
- Clinical Medicine -- methods
- Diagnosis
- Clinical medicine
- Epidemiology
- 610.724 23
- RA399.A1 .M42 2011
- 2011 I-695
- WB 102
- V:b
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Bok | Medicinska Biblioteket Region Jämtland Härjedalen Medicinska biblioteket | Öppen samling | 610.7 (Liknande titlar(Öppnas nedan)) | Tillgänglig | 80046743364 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-327) and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Concepts, theories and models, and types of measurements; 3. The development of a measurement instrument; 4. Field testing -- item reduction and data structure; 5. Reliability; 6. Validity; 7. Responsiveness; 8. Interpretation; 9. Systematic reviews of measurement properties; Index.
"The success of the Apgar score demonstrates the astounding power of an appropriate clinical instrument. This down-to-earth book provides practical advice, underpinned by theoretical principles, on developing and evaluating measurement instruments in all fields of medicine. It equips you to choose the most appropriate instrument for specific purposes. The book covers measurement theories, methods and criteria for evaluating and selecting instruments. It provides methods to assess measurement properties, such as reliability, validity and responsiveness, and interpret the results. Worked examples and end-of-chapter assignments use real data and well-known instruments to build your skills at implementation and interpretation through hands-on analysis of real-life cases. All data and solutions are available online. This is a perfect course book for students and a perfect companion for professionals/researchers in the medical and health sciences who care about the quality and meaning of the measurements they perform"--Provided by publisher.