Measuring Health

Ian McDowell (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

523 Seiten

1996 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-510371-7 (ISBN)

Infos

A reference text on health status measurement instruments. This book offers a description of 88 questionnaires and clinical rating scales, and reviews evidence for quality. Measurements of physical disability, social health, psychological well-being, depression, mental status testing, pain, and general health status or quality of life are covered.

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The first of its kind, this remains the leading reference text on health status measurement instruments. Worldwide economic constraints have stressed the need to monitor the outcomes of care and the output of health systems. This book provides a full and accurate description of 88 questionnaires and clinical rating scales, and reviews evidence for the quality of each measure. Measurements of physical disability, social health, psychological well-being, depression, mental status testing, pain, and general health status or quality of life are covered. This text is intended as a reference work for researchers form the medical and social sciences, and for health professionals wishing to evaluate the progress of their patients.

Inhalt

Introduction; 1. The Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Health Measurement; 2. Physical Disability and Handicap; 3. Social Health; 4. Psychological Well-Being; 5. Depression; 6. Mental Status Testing; 7. Pain Measurements; 8. General Health Status and Quality of Life; 9. Recommendations and Conclusions

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.7.1996
• Co-Autor: Claire Newell
• Zusatzinfo: numerous line figures and tables
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• ISBN-10: 0-19-510371-8 / 0195103718
• ISBN-13: 978-0-19-510371-7 / 9780195103717
• Zustand: Neuware