Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Share Measurement in Nursing and Health Research, Fifth Edition -- I: Basic Principles of Measurement -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Measurement -- Theory-Based Measures -- Measurement Frameworks -- Types of Measures -- Reliability and Validity of Measures -- References -- Chapter 2: Operationalizing Nursing Concepts -- Terminology -- Nursing Concepts -- Theoretical and Operational Definitions -- Operationalizing Nursing Concepts -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: Measurement Theories and Frameworks -- Scales of Measurement -- Basic Statistical Principles and Procedures -- Measurement Error and Reliability and Validity of Measures -- Classical Measurement Theory -- An Introduction to Generalizability Theory -- An Introduction to Item Response Theory -- Sources of Variance in Scores -- Summary -- References -- II: Understanding Measurement Design -- Chapter 4: Strategies for Designing Measurement Tools and Procedures -- Designing Norm-Referenced Measures -- Designing Criterion-Referenced Measures -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: Measurement Reliability -- Conceptual Basis for Reliability -- Norm-Referenced Reliability Procedures -- Estimating the Reliability of Changes in Test Length -- Criterion-Referenced Reliability Procedures -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 6: Validity of Measures -- Norm-Referenced Validity Procedures -- Criterion-Related Validity -- Norm-Referenced Item-Analysis Procedures -- Criterion-Referenced Validity Assessment -- Criterion-Referenced Item-Analysis Procedures -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 7: Standardized Approaches to Measurement -- Definition -- Standardized Versus Nonstandardized Measures -- Developing, Administering, and Scoring Standardized Measures Content -- Norms -- Interpretation of Scores -- Selecting Standardized Measures -- Summary -- References -- III: Measurement Via the Digital World -- Chapter 8: Internet Data Collection -- Advantages of Internet-Based Data Collection -- Disadvantages and Potential Problems Associated with Internet-Based Data Collection -- Internet-Based Recruitment of Respondents and Response Rates -- Collecting Quantitative Data Over the Internet -- Collecting Qualitative Data Over the Internet -- Reliability and Validity of Data Collected Over the Internet -- Ethics -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 9: Observational Methods -- Observer Roles -- Observing and Recording -- Selecting Samples -- Time Sampling -- Event Sampling -- Observational Approaches -- Reliability and Validity of Observations -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Observational Methods -- Ethical Issues -- References -- IV: Instrumentation and Data-Collection Methods -- Chapter 10: Content Analysis -- Procedure -- Reliability and Validity -- Advantages and Disadvantages -- References -- Chapter 11: Interviews -- Types of Interviews -- Types of Questions or Items -- Procedure for Developing the Interview Schedule -- Reliability and Validity -- References -- Chapter 12: Questionnaires -- Procedure for Developing the Questionnaire -- Advantages and Disadvantages -- References -- Chapter 13: The Delphi Technique -- Conduct of the Delphi Technique -- Advantages and Potential Limitations of the Delphi Technique -- Application of the Delphi Technique in Nursing and Health Research -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 14: Visual Analog Scales -- Reliability and Validity -- Advantages, Disadvantages, and Uses -- References -- Chapter 15: Measurement of Physiological Variables Using Biomedical Instrumentation -- Biomedical Instrumentation -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 16: Precision, Accuracy, and Uncertainty of Biophysical Measurements for Research and Practice -- Standards for Measurement Terminology -- Measurement Precision -- Measurement Accuracy -- Methods of Measuring Precision and Accuracy -- Diagnostic Sensitivity, Specificity, etc. -- The True Value Approach to Measurement Error -- The Uncertainty Approach to Measurement Error -- Methods to Maximize Precision and Accuracy, and Minimize Uncertainty -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 17: Selection and Use of Existing Instruments -- Locating Existing Instruments -- Evaluating Existing Instruments -- Considerations in Evaluating an Existing Instrument for Use -- Use and Reporting -- References -- V: Team Science -- Chapter 18: Interprofessional Practice Measurement and Evaluation -- Defining IPCP -- Factors Influencing the Shift Toward IPCP -- Resources for Interprofessional Practice Measures -- Gaps and Future Work -- References -- Chapter 19: Metrics and Benchmarking in Quality Improvement in Health Professions Education and Practice -- What Is Benchmarking? -- Types of Benchmarking -- Focus and Approach to Benchmarking -- Benchmarking and Measurement -- Benchmarks as Standards -- The Benchmarking Process -- Benchmarking Steps -- Summary -- References -- VI: Measurement Issues -- Chapter 20: Ethical Issues -- Ethical Issues Related to Measurement of Human Subjects -- Ethical Issues in Relation to the Scientific and Professional Community -- References -- Chapter 21: Measurement Issues in Qualitative Research -- Overview of Qualitative Research -- Validity, Reliability, and Generalizability of Qualitative Findings -- Adequacy of the Sample -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Summary -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 22: Measurement Issues in Translational Science -- Interrelationship Among Bias, Reliability, and Validity in Translational Science -- Summary -- Websites -- References -- Chapter 23: Other Measurement Issues -- Social Desirability -- Strategies for Minimizing Socially Desirable Responses -- Measures of Social Desirability -- Process and Outcome Measurement -- Measuring State and Trait Characteristics -- Cross-Cultural Measurement and Instrument Adaptation or Translation -- Triangulation -- Proxy Respondents -- References -- Index -- .