Health Related Tests and Measurements

Online resources:

• Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) - (U of C)
• Tests in Print - (U of C)
• Mental Measurements Yearbook - (U of C)
• Quality of Life - (U of C)
• Test Reviews Online - (freely available)
• Educational Testing Service - (freely available)

Other websites:

• U of C Library Subject Resources page for Psychology
• Tests and Measures from the APA:
  Locating tests and information on tests
• UBC Library Psychological Tests and Measurements Page
  

Quality of Life Measurements:

• Quality of Life Instruments Database
• Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (online journal)

Resources in paper:

Measures for clinical practice: A sourcebook. 2000. Available in the Health Sciences Library Reference Collection - Call No. WM145 .C67 2000.

Handbook of Community and home health nursing:  tools for assessment intervention and education. 2004.Available in the Health Sciences Library - Call No. WY49 .S83 2000.

Waltz, C.F. & Jenkins L.S. (2001). Measurements of nursing outcomes.  Available in the Health Sciences Library - Call No. WY16 .M43.

Instruments for clinical health-care research. 2004. Available in the Health Sciences Library - Call No. WY20.5 .I57 2004.

Measuring health: a guide to rating scales and questionnaires. 1996. Available in the Health Sciences Library - Call No. WA900.1 .M38 1996.

Designing and conducting health surveys: a comprehensive guide. 1996. Available in the Health Sciences Library - Call No. WA900.1 .A33 1996.

Health measurement scales: a practical guide to their development and use. 1995. Available in the Health Sciences Library - Call No.  WA950 .S77 1995. 

Measuring health : a review of quality of life measurement scales.  1991. Available in the Health Sciences Library - Call No. WA900.1 .B68 1991.

Quality of life. 2003. Available in the Health Sciences Library - Call No. WA900.1 .Q83 2003. Also available full text online.

Mental Measurements Yearbook. 2005.  Available at Mackimmie Library 2LB - Call No. BF176 .M46.  Also available full text online.

Rating Scales in Mental Health. 2001.  Available at Health Sciences Library - Call No. WM141 .S35 2001.

Tests in Print. 2002.  Available at Mackimmie Library 2LB - Call No. BF176 .T48.

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