Measurement in Nursing and Health Research / Edition 5

by Carolyn Waltz PhD, RN, FAAN, Ora Lea Strickland PhD, RN, FAAN, Elizabeth Lenz PhD, RN, FAAN

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826170613
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	07/18/2016
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	632
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.40(d)

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.

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

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This book is a must for the novice reseacher to the researcher with the advanced knowledge and expertise in measurement. It is a must for the individual seeking to develop skill in measurement. It is a good resource for those conducting research and for those evaluating evidence for use in practice."
—Diane M. Tomasic, EdD, RN, West Liberty State College

"…this classic text has long been a core resource for nursing research and measurement courses in the academic arena, and for individuals interested in the design and implementation of measurement instruments in health care. The third edition captures the growing expansion of topics relevant to measurement of health-related concerns." -Journal of Nursing Law, 2005 (Vol. 10, No. 3)

Editorial Reviews

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

Nursing Research

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."

Clinical Nurse Specialist

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."--Clinical Nurse Specialist "Clinical Nurse Specialist"

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 "Doody's Medical Reviews"

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--Nursing Research "Nursing Research"

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Diane M Tomasic, EdD, RN (Slippery Rock University )
Description: This book describes the tools to design, test, select, and evaluate instruments and measurement methods in nursing. It updates the third edition published in 2005.
Purpose: The purpose is to describe the process involved in designing, testing, selecting and/or evaluating instruments, methods, and procedures for measuring variables in practice, educational, and research settings. This is a very worthwhile goal, especially with the emphasis on research in healthcare and educational settings.
Audience: The target audience includes nurses and health researchers from neophytes to those with advanced knowledge in measurement. The authors and contributors have extensive backgrounds in this area.
Features: The book begins with basic information, assuming readers have little background, and gradually moves into advanced concepts. Several areas of the book are new. The chapter on qualitative research has been updated to include information about mixed methods. A new section discusses measurement in the digital world and covers using national databases, computer-based testing, and Internet data collection. The chapter on validity includes updated definitions and new strategies for testing instrument validity. The chapter on physiological measures has been expanded to focus on physiological variables using biomedical instrumentation and includes issues related to transitional research. A new chapter covers the evaluation of measurement precision, accuracy, and error in biophysical data. Finally, another new chapter addresses quality care measurements and related issues and challenges.
Assessment: 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.

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