Bowling, A: Measuring health

An invaluable resource for health professionals and students engaged in research, this thoroughly updated edition provides a guide to the major measures of health and functioning. Measures of subjective health, well-being and quality of life are introduced along with analysis of their validity and reliability and the evidence for using each one. Throughout the book each measure is explained with a summary of how each one is scored and used, making this a one-stop guide to understanding health measurements, and the basic concepts behind measuring health, quality of life and well-being. . A new look and feel makes measures and scales easier to locate. Further research and evidence provides a greater critique of the measures . Useful source information to help you access each measure with permission. The addition of new scales include the Warwick-Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale, the Older People's Quality of Life Scale and the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire. Expanded material on functional independence and functional assessment measuresWritten by a renowned expert in health research, Measuring Health, 4th edition is essential reading for researchers and upper level undergraduates and postgraduates in health services research, health studies, health sciences, public health and social sciences.