Measurement in nursing and health research /

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The fourth edition of this text acknowledges the needs and interests of nurses and health researchers, discussing the significant increase in interdisciplinary research collaboration, and the growing emphasis on Evidence-based Practice as an important research outcome across all health disciplines....

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Waltz, Carolyn Feher (Autor), Strickland, Ora (Autor), Lenz, Elizabeth R., 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2010]
Edición:Fourth edition.
Temas:
Nursing > Research > Methodology.
Medical care > Research > Methodology.
Measurement.
Nursing > Research.
Nursing Research
Health Services Research
Research Design
Soins infirmiers > Recherche > Méthodologie.
Soins médicaux > Recherche > Méthodologie.
Mesure.
Soins infirmiers > Recherche.
Services de santé > Recherche.
measuring.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Research & Theory.
Nursing > Research
Measurement
Medical care > Research > Methodology
Nursing > Research > Methodology
Nurses Instruction
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Basic principles of measurement. Introduction to measurement
  • Operationalizing nursing concepts
  • Measurement theories and frameworks
  • Understanding measurement design. Strategies for designing measurement tools and procedures
  • Measurement reliability
  • Validity of measures / Karen L. Soeken
  • Standardized approaches to measurement
  • Measurement issues in qualitative research / Judith E. Hupcey
  • Measurement via the digital world. Using existing administrative and national databases / Meg Johantgen
  • Computer-based testing / Louise S. Jenkins
  • Internet data collection
  • Instrumentation and data collection methods. Observational methods
  • Content analysis
  • Interviews
  • Questionnaires
  • Delphi technique
  • Visual analog scales
  • Magnitude estimation scaling
  • Guidelines for writing multiple-choice items / Karen L. Soeken
  • Measurement of physiological variables using biomedical instrumentation / Kathleen S. Stone, Susan K. Frazier
  • Evaluation of measurement precision, accuracy, and error in biophysical data for clinical research and practice / Nancy A. Ryan-Wenger
  • Collecting sensitive information
  • Selection and use of existing instruments
  • Measurement issues. Ethical issues
  • Issues in measuring quality care / Karen Beckman Pace
  • Other measurement issues.

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