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- Acute and Hyperacute Stroke
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- Applied clinical Anatomy 1
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- Essentials of Manual Therapy for Spinal Dysfunction
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- Introduction to Clinical Effectiveness in R. Nursing
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- Motor Control APEL
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- Physical Assessment in Rheumatology Nursing
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- Quantitative Data Analysis 1
- Quantitative Data Analysis 2
- Recognising the End of Life
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- The Developing Child
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Module Learning Outcomes/Objectives:
The student should be able to demonstrate:
- Understanding of relevant measurement theory
- Show familiarity with content and structure of a range of existing tools
- Understand the variety of methods of measurement
- Critical appreciation of the clinical and research applications of health assessment
Module Session Dates
Session dates 9-10 January 2014 & 17-18 February 2014, Exam 25 March 2014
Module aims
• To critically evaluate the conceptual basis of illness assessment and measurement
• To examine the different methods, uses and contexts of assessment
• To critically evaluate existing assessment tools in terms of their psychometric properties and practical application
• To explore the relationship between illness assessment and other aspects of illness experience and management
Entry requirements
The course is aimed primarily at those with a practical and/or theoretical interest in the assessment and measurement of illness. Candidates should normally have a first or second-class honours degree in a relevant professional or academic area (e.g. medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, psychology, and statistics), and should have an understanding of the basic principles of psychometrics, measurement theory or statistics. Experience or understanding of clinical dimensions of illness would be advantageous
Module content
Approaches to measurement and assessment: methods and purposes. Types of assessment tools. Desirable attributes of measurement: valid, reliable, responsive, practicality, meaningful. Methods of evaluating and testing assessment tools. Study of specific tools for specific conditions. Behavioural and physiological measurement of pain. Capturing subjective elements of the pain experience. Measurement in clinical practice versus measurement in research.
Teaching Format
Block sessions: Lecturers, seminars, discussion sessions, and tutorials.
Assessment Type:
An interactive Viva examining an assessment tool in terms of its purpose, properties and context of its use.
