Author: Ian McDowell
Edition: 3
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0195165675
Measuring Health: A Guide to Rating Scales and Questionnaires
Worldwide economic constraints on health care systems have highlighted the importance of evidence-based medicine and evidence-based health policy. Medical books Measuring Health. The resulting clinical trials and health services research studies require instruments to monitor the outcomes of care and the output of the health system. However, the over-abundance of competing measurement scales can make choosing a measure difficult at best. Measuring Health provides in-depth reviews of over 100 of the leading health measurement tools and serves as a guide for choosing among them.LNow in its third edition, this book provides a critical overview of the field of health measurement, with a technical introduction and discussion of the history and future directions for the field Medical books Measuring Health: A Guide To Rating Scales And Questionnaires Ian Mcdowell. author ian mcdowell format hardback language english publication year 06 04 2006 subject medicine subject 2 medical nursing ancillary services title measuring health a guide to rating scales and questionnaires author ian mcdowell publisher oxford univ pr publication date mar 10 2006 pages 748 binding hardcover edition 3 rd dimensions 7 75 wx 10 50 hx 1 75 d isbn 0195165675 subject medical public health description worldwide economic constraints on health care systems have highlighted the impor
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author ian mcdowell format hardback language english publication year 06 04 2006 subject medicine subject 2 medical nursing ancillary services title measuring health a guide to rating scales and questionnaires author ian mcdowell publisher oxford univ pr publication date mar 10 2006 pages 748 binding hardcover edition 3 rd dimensions 7 75 wx 10 50 hx 1 75 d isbn 0195165675 subject medical public health description worldwide economic constraints on health care systems have highlighted the impor
"This invaluable guide shows students and professionals how measurements and data can be used to balance quality services and financial viability and how measures can help to evaluate and improve organizational, clinical, and financial processes. The book explains the various performance measurement methods used in health care and shows their practical impact on clinical patient outcomes.File Size: 1722 KBPrint Length: 240 pagesPublisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (May 18, 2009) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B0096CA40Y"
Categories: Psychiatric status rating scales, Questionnaires, Health surveys. Contributors: Ian McDowell - Author. Format: Hardcover
Categories: Relative Value Scales, Health status indicators, Relative Value Scales. Contributors: Ann Bowling - Author. Format: Paperback
Medical Book Measuring Health
The resulting clinical trials and health services research studies require instruments to monitor the outcomes of care and the output of the health system. However, the over-abundance of competing measurement scales can make choosing a measure difficult at best. Measuring Health provides in-depth reviews of over 100 of the leading health measurement tools and serves as a guide for choosing among them.LNow in its third edition, this book provides a critical overview of the field of health measurement, with a technical introduction and discussion of the history and future directions for the field. This latest edition updates the information on each of the measures previously reviewed, and includes a complete new chapter on anxiety measurement to accompany the one on depression. It has also added new instruments to those previously reviewed in each of the chapters in the book.LChapters cover measurements of physical disability, social health, psychological well-being, anxiety, depression, mental status testing, pain, general health status and quality of life. Each chapter presents a tabular comparison of the quality of the instruments reviewed, followed by a detailed description of each method, covering its purpose and conceptual basis, its reliability and validity and, where possible, shows a copy of the actual scale. To ensure accuracy of the information, each review has been approved by the original author of each instrument or by an acknowledged expert.
