Open AccessMEASURING OUTCOMES OF HEALTH SERVICES: A REVIEW OF SOME AVAILABLE MEASURES
Author(s) -
Hall Jane,
Masters Gregory
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
community health studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 0314-9021
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1986.tb00093.x
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , measure (data warehouse) , weighting , context (archaeology) , outcome (game theory) , validity , psychology , management science , risk analysis (engineering) , medicine , computer science , psychometrics , clinical psychology , data mining , mathematics , engineering , physics , paleontology , biology , power (physics) , mathematical economics , radiology , quantum mechanics
There are few comparative reviews to guide the choice of a health status measure. The appropriate measure in any study depends on the health outcome being considered. Outside of the context of a study the only criteria on which an instrument can be judged as ‘good’ or ‘poor’ are validity and reliability. Other characteristics which should be considered in choosing a measure of health status are: purpose; conceptual focus; operational approach; sensitivity; utility weighting; and amenability to quantitative manipulation.