The Measurement of Health and Health Status

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.

Autorentext
Paul Krabbe is an expert in (subjective) health-outcome measurement methodology, in particular 'health-related quality of life' (HRQoL). He earned his PhD at Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

Zusammenfassung

"This book is essential reading for all those interested in the latest methods and developments in the measurement of health, health status, and quality of life." --Russell Mannion, University of Birmingham

"The Measurement of Health and Health Status provides a comprehensive introduction to an ever-expanding topic.? The scientific approach to 'health' has grown in recent years, with a variety of new approaches to studying what exactly it means to be 'healthy.' This book will be a natural for those interested in studying health and well-being, and also to those interested in the measurement of not-so-easy-to-measure concepts." --Jason Schnittker, University of Pennsylvania

Inhalt

PART I 1. Introduction 2. Health Outcomes 3. Health Summary Measures

PART II 4. Measurement 5. Construct and Scales 6. Health Status Measurement 7. Validity 8. Reliability

PART III 9. Classical Test Theory 10. Item Response Theory 11. Choice Models 12. Valuation Techniques 13. Clinimetrics

PART IV 14. New Developments 15. Perspective