Measurement in Nursing and Health Research (eBook)

Carolyn Waltz, Ora Lea Strickland (Herausgeber)

Elizabeth Lenz (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016 | 5., Fifth Edition, New Edition
632 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-7062-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Praise for the Previous Edition:"e;This is a valuable resource for readers seeking basic to advanced information on measurement. It should be on the bookshelf of all researchers, and a requirement for graduate nursing students."e; Score: 100, 5 stars-- Doody's Medical Reviews"e;...this book is a wonderful shelf reference for nurse researcher mentors and investigators who may need to explore content or use content to design, test, select, and evaluate instruments and methods used in measuring nurse concepts and outcomes."e;--Clinical Nurse Specialist"e;Presents clearly the methodological principles for research planning in nursing with examples that facilitate the understanding of them. Excellent."e; 5.0 out of 5 stars--Nursing ResearchThis highly popular resource-written in an easy-to-read style and format-- delivers everything nurses and other health researchers need to know about designing, testing, selecting, and evaluating instruments and methods for measurement in nursing. The Fifth Edition features the most current content, strategies, and procedures available with direct applicability to nurses and health researchers engaging in interprofessional research, collaboration, education, and evidence-based practice. Five new chapters focus on challenges to using big data, evaluation and measurement in interprofessional practice and education, metrics and benchmarking in health professions education and practice, and measurement issues in translational science.The book gives particular attention to measurement issues resulting from changes in nursing, health research, and the increased emphasis on and undertaking of interprofessional research and evaluation. Presenting the material in step-by-step format, the book is designed for readers with little or no experience in measurement, statistics, or interprofessional issues. It focuses on increasing the reader's ability to use measures that are operationalized within the context of theories and conceptual frameworks, derived from sound measurement principles and practices and adequately tested for reliability and validity. Additionally, the text provides a pragmatic account of the processes involved in all aspects of measurement. Studies conducted by nurses and researchers in varied settings illustrate the measurement processes.New to the Fifth Edition:Thoroughly updated and revisedDelivers new and emerging strategiesReflects recent changes to nursing, health research, and emphasis on interprofessional researchIncludes five completely new chapters addressing challenges to using big data, evaluation and measurement in interprofessional practice and education, metrics and benchmarking in health professions education and practice, and measurement issues in translational scienceKey Features:Easy-to-read content and formatAssumes no prior knowledge of measurement, statistics, or interprofessional issuesProvides studies conducted by nurses and researchers in varied settingsOffers a pragmatic account of the processes involved inn all aspects of measurement

Inhalt

Contributors vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgment xi

Part I Basic Principles of Measurement

1 Introduction to Measurement

Carolyn Waltz

2 Operationalizing Nursing Concepts

Elizabeth Lenz

3 Measurement Theories and Frameworks

Rosemarie DiMauro Satyshur

Part II Understanding Measurement Design

4 Strategies for Designing Measurement Tools and Procedures

Rosemarie DiMauro Satyshur

5 Measurement Reliability

Carolyn Waltz

6 Validity of Measures

Carolyn Waltz

7 Standardized Approaches to Measurement

Elizabeth Lenz

Part III Measurement via the Digital World

8 Internet Data Collection

Ora Strickland

9 Observational Methods

Elizabeth Lenz

Part IV Instrumentation and Data Collection Methods

10 Content Analysis

Elizabeth Lenz

11 Interviews

Carolyn Waltz

12 Questionnaires

Elizabeth Lenz

13 The Delphi Technique

Carolyn Waltz

14 Visual Analog Scales

Elizabeth Lenz

15 Measurement of Physiological Variables Using Biomedical Instrumentation

Kathleen S. Stone and Susan K. Frazier

16 Precision, Accuracy, and Uncertainty of Biophysical Measurements for Research and Practice

Nancy A. Ryan-Wenger

17 Selection and Use of Existing Instruments

Ora Strickland

Part V Team Science

18 Interprofessional Practice Measurement and Evaluation

Susan Antol

19 Metrics and Benchmarking in Health Professions Education and Practice

With Margaret Scisney-Matlock

Part VI Measurement Issues

20 Ethical Issues

Elizabeth Lenz

21 Measurement Issues in Qualitative Research

Judith E. Hupcey and Lisa Kitko

22 Measurement Issues in Translational Science

Linda L. Chlan and Mary Beth Happ

23 Other Measurement Issues:

Ora Strickland

Social Desirability

Process and Outcome Measurement

Measuring State and Trait Characteristics

Cross-cultural Measurement

Triangulation

Proxy Respondents

Translation of Questionnaires into Other Languages, Methods and Psychometric Assessment

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.7.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: benchmarking process • Delphi Technique • Interprofessional practice • measurement principles • measurement theories • Nursing education • nursing practice • test-retest reliability • VAS • Visual Analog Scales
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-7062-5 / 0826170625
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-7062-0 / 9780826170620