Instruments for Clinical Health-care Research

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Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1997 - Medical - 620 pages
A definitive volume for clinical health care research, this book cover's how to measure and assess health and function, health promotion activities, outcomes of care, and clinical problems. A significant revision to Instruments for Clinical Nursing Research, this "second edition" has kept the same goals: review of available clinical research instruments to measure select clinical phenomenon, the description of psychometric properties of each tool, review of selected studies employing the tool, identification of instrument strengths and weaknesses, and discussion of the relevance of each instrument for nursing.

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Evaluating Instruments for Use in Clinical Nursing Research
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Tool Adaptation for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Populations
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Measurement Issues with Children and Adolescents
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