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Research • Statistic & Theory
MeasurementandtheMeasurementofChange
DeniseF. Polit, PhD, FAAN
978-1-4511-9449-4 • February2015 • Softbound • 7” x10” •352pp.
Ideal for graduate-level coursesonmeasurementor researchmethods,
Measurement and the Measurement of Change:
A Primer for the
Health Professions provides a “gentle” introduction to an overview
of complexmeasurement 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 healthprofessionalswhodevelopnew
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
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Acompellingmultidisciplinaryapproach
draws from
psychometrics, clinimetrics, andotherfields tohelp readers
understandmeasurement concepts.
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Diverseexamplesofmeasuresandclassification systems
used
inmedicine, publichealth, nursing, psychotherapy, epidemiology,
physical therapy, nutrition science, andother healthfields, illustrate
keymeasurement concepts.
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Aglossaryof key termsanda thorough index
support graduate-
level researchmethods students aswell as practicing clinicians and
researchers.
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Practical guidance
onmeasurement assists thosewhodevelop
new instruments, adapt existingones, select instruments for use
in clinical trialsor in clinical practice, interpret information from
measurements and changes in scores, or undertakea systematic
reviewon instruments.
NEW !
Table of Contents
Part I:
Introduction
1. Basics ofMeasurement
2.Types ofMeasurement
3.Measurement Properties: AnOverview
Part II:
DevelopingMulti-Item
Instruments
4. Challenges in ScaleDevelopment
5. ScaleDevelopment: ClassicalTestTheory
6. ScaleDevelopment: ItemResponseTheory
7.DevelopingClinimetricMeasures
Part III:
TheReliabilityDomain
8. Reliability:Test-Retest, ParallelTest,
Interrater, and Intrarater Reliability
9. Internal Consistency
10.Measurement Error
Part IV:
TheValidityDomain
11. ContentValidity andFaceValidity
12. CriterionValidity
13. ConstructValidity:HypothesisTesting
14. ConstructValidity: Structural Validity
15. Cross-Cultural Validity
16. Interpretation of Scores
PartV:
ChangeScores and the
ResponsivenessDomain
17. Change Scores andTheir Reliability
18. Responsiveness
19.The Interpretation of Change Scores