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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459333503321

Autore

Waltz Carolyn Feher

Titolo

Measurement in nursing and health research [[electronic resource] /] / Carolyn Feher Waltz, Ora Lea Strickland, Elizabeth R. Lenz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer, c2010

ISBN

1-78268-126-4

1-282-53473-4

9786612534737

0-8261-0508-4

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 492 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

StricklandOra

LenzElizabeth R. <1943->

Disciplina

610.73072

Soggetti

Nursing - Research - Methodology

Medical care - Research - Methodology

Measurement

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Basic principles of measurement -- Introduction to measurement -- Operationalizing nursing concepts -- Measurement theories and frameworks -- Part II: Understanding measurement design -- Strategies for designing measurement tools and procedures -- Measurement reliability -- Validity measures / Karen L. Soeken -- Standardized approaches to measurement -- Measurement issues in qualitative research / Judith E. Hupcey -- Part III: Measurement via the digital world -- Using existing administrative and national databases / Meg Johantgen -- Computer-based testing / Louise S. Jenkins -- Internet data collection -- Part IV: Instrumentation and data collection methods -- Observational methods -- Content analysis -- Interviews -- Questionnaires -- The Delphi Technique -- Visual analog scales -- Magnitude estimation scaling -- Guidelines for writing multiple-choice items / Karen L. Soeken -- Measurement of physiological variables using biomedical instrumentation / Kathleen S. Stone, Susan K. Frazier -- Evaluation of measurement precision, accuracy, and error in



biophysical data for clinical research and practice / Nancy A. Ryan-Wenger -- Collecting sensitive information -- Selection and use of existing instruments -- Part V: Measurement issues -- Ethical issues -- Issues in measuring quality care / Karen Beckman Pace -- Other measurement issues.

Sommario/riassunto

The fourth edition of this text acknowledges the needs and interests of nurses and health researchers, discussing the significant increase in interdisciplinary research collaboration, and the growing emphasis on Evidence-based Practice as an important research outcome across all health disciplines.  . This edition includes the ""best"" of the measurement content, strategies, and procedures, and provides the most up to date content, strategies, and procedures available that have direct applicability for nurses and health researchers in a variety of roles including, those of student, educator...

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910447241903321

Titolo

Urban Intelligence and Applications : Second International Conference, ICUIA 2020, Taiyuan, China, August 14–16, 2020, Revised Selected Papers / / edited by Xiaohui Yuan, Mohamed Elhoseny, Jianfang Shi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-334-601-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 264 p. 104 illus., 71 illus. in color.)

Collana

Communications in Computer and Information Science, , 1865-0937 ; ; 1319

Disciplina

624

Soggetti

Computer engineering

Computer networks

Artificial intelligence

Computer vision

Computer systems

Pattern recognition systems

Computer Engineering and Networks

Artificial Intelligence

Computer Vision

Computer System Implementation

Computer Communication Networks

Automated Pattern Recognition



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Technology and Infrastructure -- Community and Wellbeing -- Mobility and Transportation -- Security, Safety, and Emergency Management.

Sommario/riassunto

This book constitutes revised papers from the Second International Conference on Urban Intelligence and Applications, ICUIA 2020, held in August 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online. The 26 papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 122 submissions. They are organised in the topical sections on technology and infrastructure; community and wellbeing; mobility and transportation; security, safety, and emergency management.