Measuring health status: an approach for family practice researchers.
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Abstract
Research in family practice frequently involves the measurement of subjects' perceived health status. Those who are unfamiliar with this area may find the task difficult and frustrating. This paper offers an approach to the selection and assessment of measures of health status and specifically examines issues of feasibility, instrument content, appropriateness for subjects, instrument construction, reliability, validity, sensitivity to change, and measurement strategy.