Measuring Health - Couverture rigide

McDowell, Ian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195041011 ISBN 13 : 9780195041019

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1987

Synopsis

This is a convenient guide to the health measurement methods used in health and social surveys, epidemiological studies, and clinical trials. It describes the theory and the leading methods of measurement, all of which rely on subjective judgments in questionnaires and rating scales. The authors discuss the validity and reliability of each method, showing readers how to select the most suitable one, apply it, and score the results. Epidemiologists and health care researchers; social scientists; health care planners and analysts.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Worldwide concerns over the cost of medical care have highlighted the importance of evidence-based medicine. Resulting clinical trials require instruments to monitor the outcome of care and the output of the health system. Measuring Health is a reference text that provides in-depth reviews of over 100 leading health measurements used for these purposes. It guides the reader in choosing among rival methods and provides the information needed to apply and interpret each instrument. The book also provides a technical and historical introduction to the field of health measurement, and discusses future directions in the field. This third edition updates the information on each of the measures previously reviewed; it includes additional measures in each of the chapters and adds a chapter on anxiety measurement. Other chapters include disability, psychological well-being, depression, mental status, social health, pain and quality of life.

Revue de presse

...a real masterpiece...a magisterial overview of the science - and to put it mildly, it knocks the socks off almost all the (admittedly limited) competition...There is little chance of bettering this volume...unreservedly commended. (Public Health)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195041011
• ISBN 13: 9780195041019
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 356
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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