Validity Issues in Quantitative Migrant Health Research: The Example of Illness Perceptions - Couverture rigide

Razum, Oliver; Brzoska, Patrick

 
9783631594483: Validity Issues in Quantitative Migrant Health Research: The Example of Illness Perceptions
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 3631594488 ISBN 13 : 9783631594483
Editeur : Peter Lang AG, 2010

Synopsis

Researchers studying the health of migrants frequently use standard quantitative instruments to assess psychological constructs. Such instruments are often validated only in the respective source population of migrants. For example, when studying Turkish migrants in Germany, instruments validated in Turkey are applied. However, considerable differences in culture and language may have developed between migrants and their source population. These differences limit the validity and reliability of quantitative instruments, a problem that is often overlooked. Using the example of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R), the authors demonstrate that instruments known to be valid and reliable in source populations may lead to biased results when applied to migrant populations.

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À propos de l?auteur

Patrick Brzoska and Oliver Razum are researchers at the Department of Epidemiology & International Public Health, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University. Their research interests comprise social epidemiology, migrant health and health care provision in developing countries.

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Éditeur
Peter Lang AG
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3631594488
ISBN 13 
9783631594483
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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