Measuring health : a guide to rating scales and questionnaires / Ian McDowell.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 748 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780195165678 (hbk.) :
- 0195165675 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 614.42 22
- RA408.5 .M38 2006
- RA408.5 .M38 2005
- WA 900.1
Previous ed.: 1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The theoretical and technical foundations of health measurement -- Physical disability and handicap -- Social health -- Psychological well-being -- Anxiety -- Depression -- Mental status testing -- Pain measurements -- General health status and quality of life -- Recommendations and conclusion.
This text provides reviews of the quality of over 100 health measurement instruments. It guides the reader in choosing among rival methods, showing how to administer and score them. It also includes a historical and technical introduction to the field of health measurement.
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