Instruments for clinical health-care research
"Instruments for Clinical Health-Care Research, Third Edition will facilitate researching clinical concepts and variables of interest, and will enhance the focus on linking clinical variable assessment with routine measurement of everyday clinical interventions."--Jacket.
| Other Authors: | Frank-Stromborg, Marilyn., Olsen, Sharon J. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Sudbury, Mass. :
Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
[2004]
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| Physical Description: |
xxi, 713 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: |
Jones and Bartlett series in oncology.
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| Online Access: |
Table of contents |
| Summary: |
"Instruments for Clinical Health-Care Research, Third Edition will facilitate researching clinical concepts and variables of interest, and will enhance the focus on linking clinical variable assessment with routine measurement of everyday clinical interventions."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Ch. 1. Evaluating instruments for use in clinical nursing research -- Ch. 2. Tool adaptation to reduce health disparities -- Ch. 3. Measurements issues with children and adolescents -- Ch. 4. Measurement issues with the elderly -- Ch. 5. Measurement issues concerning linguistic translations -- Ch. 6. Physiologic measurement issues -- Ch. 7. Cultural considerations in research instrumentation development -- Ch. 8. Measuring function -- Ch. 9. Measuring cognitive status -- Ch. 10. Single instruments for measuring quality of life -- Ch. 11. Multiple instruments for measuring quality of life -- Ch. 12. Social support: conceptualization and measurement instruments -- Ch. 13. Measuring coping -- Ch. 14. Measuring hope -- Ch. 15. Instruments to measure aspects of spirituality -- Ch. 16. Measuring body image -- Ch. 17. Measuring sexuality: physiologic, psychologic, and relationship dimensions -- Ch. 18. Measuring dietary intake and nutritional outcomes -- Ch. 19. Measuring sleep -- Ch. 20. Attitudes toward chronic illness -- Ch. 21. Selecting a tool for measuring cancer attitudes -- Ch. 22. Measuring family outcomes -- Ch. 23. Measuring anxiety -- Ch. 24. Measuring depression -- Ch. 25. Measuring healthy lifestyle -- Ch. 26. Measuring self-care activities -- Ch. 27. Measuring breast and colorectal cancer screening beliefs and behaviors -- Ch. 28. Measuring information-seeking behaviors and decision-making preferences -- Ch. 29. Measuring alterations in taste and smell -- Ch. 30. Measuring bowel elimination -- Ch. 31. Measuring cardiac parameters -- Ch. 32. Measuring physiologic parameters in obstetric nursing -- Ch. 33. Measuring dyspnea -- Ch. 34. Measuring fatigue -- Ch. 35. Measuring mobility and potential for falls -- Ch. 36. Measuring nausea, vomiting, and retching -- Ch. 37. Assessing the oral cavity -- Ch. 38. Measuring pain -- Ch. 39. Measuring skin integrity -- Ch. 40. Assessing vaginitis. "Instruments for Clinical Health-Care Research, Third Edition will facilitate researching clinical concepts and variables of interest, and will enhance the focus on linking clinical variable assessment with routine measurement of everyday clinical interventions."--Jacket. |
| Physical Description: |
xxi, 713 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0763722529 9780763722524 |