{"product_id":"measurement-in-health-behavior-methods-for-research-and-evaluation-paperback","title":"Measurement in Health Behavior: Methods for Research and Evaluation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColleen Konicki Diiorio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeasurement in Health Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e offers faculty, students, researchers, and public health professionals the information they need to improve their knowledge of instrument development and testing and their understanding of reliability and validity testing discussed in articles and reports. The book also helps improve students' and professionals' ability to conduct basic tests for reliability and validity and hones their skills in interpreting the results of data analysis. Based on data collected from the author's more than ten years of research and program development, \u003ci\u003eMeasurement in Health Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e provides realistic examples from the public health arena to clearly demonstrate the book's concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasurement in Health Behavior \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasurement in Health Behavior is a practical, step-by-step introduction to the wide variety of measurement methods in the field of health behavior research. The text addresses the practical issues related to the development of measures of health behavior and provides information on how to conduct the reliability and validity tests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasurement in Health Behavior offers faculty, students, researchers, and public health professionals the information they need to improve their knowledge of instrument development and testing and their understanding of reliability and validity testing discussed in articles and reports. The book also helps improve students' and professionals' ability to conduct basic tests for reliability and validity and hones their skills in interpreting the results of data analysis. Based on data collected from the author's more than ten years of research and program development, Measurement in Health Behavior provides realistic examples from the public health arena to clearly demonstrate the book's concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA comprehensive resource, Measurement in Health Behavior\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a brief description of the different types of measures that are used to collect data about health behavior or associated factors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes strategies for reducing measurement errors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers information about survey development and knowledge test construction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers information about scale development and includes important information related to the analysis of concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents basic statistical concepts and puts the focus on reliability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a presentation of classical test theory and includes the different types of reliability assessment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes several strategies for assessing validity and presents the basic principles of factor analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains an elementary description of item response theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColleen Konicki Di Iorio\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N, is a professor in the department of behavioral sciences and health education at Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, and the associate editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Nursing Measurement\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published numerous journal articles and book chapters on research and measurement methods in public health. Di Iorio is a contributor to the third edition of \u003ci\u003eHealth Education and Health Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e from Jossey-Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.16 x 6.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52705774534963,"sku":"9780787970970","price":170.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OWozUTlkQmVNSFVFWVlKMHN3bGxuQT09.webp?v=1763387906","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/measurement-in-health-behavior-methods-for-research-and-evaluation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}