Measurement in Nursing and Health Research

Praise for the Previous Edition: "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." Score: 100, 5 stars -- Doody's Medical Reviews "...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." --Clinical Nurse Specialist “Presents clearly the methodological principles for research planning in nursing with examples that facilitate the understanding of them. Excellent.” 5.0 out of 5 stars --Nursing Research This 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 revised Delivers new and emerging strategies Reflects recent changes to nursing, health research, and emphasis on interprofessional research Includes 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 science Key Features: Easy-to-read content and format Assumes no prior knowledge of measurement, statistics, or interprofessional issues Provides studies conducted by nurses and researchers in varied settings Offers a pragmatic account of the processes involved inn all aspects of measurement

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
Carolyn F. Waltz, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, where she specializes in research, evaluation, and measurement. Ora Lea Strickland, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Dean, Florida International University School of Nursing. In her career she has focused on child development and family relations. She is the Founder and Senior Editor of the Journal of Nursing Measurement. Elizabeth R. Lenz, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University College of Nursing, where she served as Dean from 2001-2013. Prior to assuming the deanship, she held faculty and academic administrative positions at Columbia University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Maryland, Georgetown University, and Boston College.

Review :
Praise for the previous Edition: "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." Score: 100, 5 stars Praise for the previous Edition: Presents clearly the methodological principles for research planning in nursing with examples that facilitate the understanding of them. Excellent. 5.0 out of 5 stars Praise for the previous Edition: "...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."