Instruments for Clinical Health-Care Research

A definitive volume for clinical health-care research, this book covers the measurement and assessment of health and function, health promotion activities, outcomes of care, and clinical problems. The third edition continues to provide a review of available clinical research instruments to measure select clinical phenomenon, descriptions of psychometric properties of each tool, reviews of selected studies employing the tool, identification of instrument strengths and weaknesses, and discussions of the relevance of each instrument for nursing. This compilation of instruments used in health-care research is designed for all health-care professionals conducting research with patients.