1.
J Hand Surg Am
; 38(2): 401-6; quiz 406, 2013 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23351912
ABSTRACT
Measurement is a fundamental cornerstone in all aspects of scientific discovery, including clinical research. To be useful, measurement instruments must meet several key criteria, the most important of which are satisfactory reliability, validity, and responsiveness. Part 1 of this article reviews the general concepts of measurement instruments and describes the measurement of general health, pain, and patient satisfaction.
Subject(s)
Arm , Biomedical Research/statistics & numerical data , Health Status Indicators , Pain Measurement/methods , Pain Measurement/statistics & numerical data , Patient Satisfaction/statistics & numerical data , Surveys and Questionnaires , Humans , Reproducibility of Results
2.
J Hand Surg Am
; 38(2): 407-12, 2013 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23351913
ABSTRACT
Part 1 of this article outlined the basic characteristics of useful clinical measurement instruments and described scales used to measure general health, pain, and patient satisfaction. Part 2 describes the features of some of the scales most commonly used in clinical research in the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.