Nursing Catalogue 2016

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Measurement and the Measurement of Change Denise F. Polit, PhD, FAAN 978-1-4511-9449-4 • February 2015 • Softbound • 7” x 10” • 352 pp.

Ideal for graduate-level courses on measurement or research methods, Measurement and the Measurement of Change: A Primer for the Health Professions provides a “gentle” introduction to an overview of complex measurement content. While this primer assumes a basic understanding of statistics and statistical inference, the statistical content serves to enhance conceptual understanding rather than to guide computations. Drawing on measurement theory and approaches from a variety of fields, including psychometrics and clinimetrics, this important work provides unique information for health professionals who develop new instruments, adapt existing ones, select instruments for use in clinical trials or in clinical practice, interpret information frommeasurements and changes in scores, or undertaking a systematic review on instruments. Features • A compelling multidisciplinary approach draws from psychometrics, clinimetrics, and other fields to help readers understand measurement concepts. • Diverse examples of measures and classification systems used in medicine, public health, nursing, psychotherapy, epidemiology, physical therapy, nutrition science, and other health fields, illustrate key measurement concepts. • A glossary of key terms and a thorough index support graduate- level research methods students as well as practicing clinicians and researchers. • Practical guidance on measurement assists those who develop new instruments, adapt existing ones, select instruments for use in clinical trials or in clinical practice, interpret information from measurements and changes in scores, or undertake a systematic review on instruments.

Table of Contents Part I: Introduction

1. Basics of Measurement 2. Types of Measurement 3. Measurement Properties: An Overview Part II: Developing Multi-Item Instruments 4. Challenges in Scale Development 5. Scale Development: Classical Test Theory 6. Scale Development: Item Response Theory 7. Developing Clinimetric Measures Part III: The Reliability Domain 8. Reliability: Test-Retest, Parallel Test, Interrater, and Intrarater Reliability 9. Internal Consistency 10. Measurement Error Part IV: The Validity Domain 11. Content Validity and Face Validity 12. Criterion Validity 13. Construct Validity: Hypothesis Testing 14. Construct Validity: Structural Validity 15. Cross-Cultural Validity 16. Interpretation of Scores PartV: Change Scores and the Responsiveness Domain 17. Change Scores and Their Reliability 18. Responsiveness 19. The Interpretation of Change Scores

Research • Statistic & Theory