Thoughts About Measuring Concepts: Using Single-Item Indicators and Multiple-Item Indicators

Abstract

This essay presents a discussion about using a single item to measure a concept versus using multiple items. The discussion is data-based, using the results from a cross-sectional pilot study of correlates of functional status of women and their male partners who were experiencing high-risk childbearing.

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empirical indicators multiple item indicators nursing Roy Adaptation Model single item indicators

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