The Measurement of Health and Health Status

Paul Krabbe
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Paul Krabbe: University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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Abstract: The Measurement of Health and Health Status: Concepts, Methods and Applications from a Multidisciplinary Perspective presents a unifying perspective on how to select the best measurement framework for any situation. Serving as a one-stop shop that unifies material currently available in various locations, this book illuminates the intuition behind each method, explaining how each method has special purposes, what developments are occurring, and how new combinations among methods might be relevant to specific situations. It especially emphasizes the measurement of health and health states (quality-of-life), giving significant attention to newly developed methods. The book introduces technically complex, new methods for both introductory and technically-proficient readers. Assumes that the best measure depends entirely on the situation Covers preference-based methods, classical test theory, and item response theory Features illustrations and animations drawn from diverse fields and disciplines

Keywords: Adaptation; Attitude; Attributes; Basic needs; Best-worst scaling; Cause; Choice; Classical test theory; Classification system; Clinimetrics; Computers; Concept; Conjoint analysis; Construct validity; Construct; Content validity; Coping; Cronbach's aInteritem correlation; DALY; Data theory; Death; Differential item functioning; Dimensionality; Discrete choice; Effect; EORTC QLQ C-30; Extended Rasch model; Eye tracking; Face validity; Factor analysis; Feinstein; Formative; Functional status; Global burden of disease; Happiness; Health models; Health status; Health; Health-related quality of life; Index value; Index; Information function; Interobserver; Interrater; Intraclass correlation; Invariance; Item response theory; Item-total correlation; Item-response theory; Judgment; Latent variable; Level; McFadden; Measurement definitions; Measurement system; Measurement theory; Measurement; Minimal important difference; Multidimensional; Multidomain; Multiitem; Multitrait-multimethod; Objective; Paired comparison; Patient centered; Patient reported; Patient; Preference based; Preference; Preference-based; Profile instruments; PROMIS; QALY; Q-TWiST; Qualitative research; Qualitative; Quality of life; Rasch; Reflective; Reliability; Research traditions; Response shift; Responsiveness; Scale; Scales; SF-36; Simplicity; Structural equation modeling; Subjective; Summary measure; Survival analysis; Synthesizing measurement models; Test-retest; Thurstone; Torrance; True score; Two-parameter model; Types of instruments; Unit; Utility; Valuation techniques; Valuation; Value; von Neumann & Morgenstern (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016 Originally published 2016-10-11.
Edition: 1
ISBN: 978-0-12-801504-9
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