Handbook of Health Survey Methods (eBook)

A comprehensive guidebook to the current methodologies
and practices used in health surveys

A unique and self-contained resource, Handbook of Health
Survey Methods presents techniques necessary for confronting
challenges that are specific to health survey research. The
handbook guides readers through the development of sample designs,
data collection procedures, and analytic methods for studies aimed
at gathering health information on general and targeted
populations.

The book is organized into five well-defined sections: Design and
Sampling Issues, Measurement Issues, Field Issues, Health Surveys
of Special Populations, and Data Management and Analysis.
Maintaining an easy-to-follow format, each chapter begins with an
introduction, followed by an overview of the main concepts,
theories, and applications associated with each topic. Finally,
each chapter provides connections to relevant online resources for
additional study and reference. The Handbook of Health Survey
Methods features:

* 29 methodological chapters written by highly qualified experts
in academia, research, and industry

* A treatment of the best statistical practices and specific
methodologies for collecting data from special populations such as
sexual minorities, persons with disabilities, patients, and
practitioners

* Discussions on issues specific to health research including
developing physical health and mental health measures, collecting
information on sensitive topics, sampling for clinical trials,
collecting biospecimens, working with proxy respondents, and
linking health data to administrative and other external data
sources

* Numerous real-world examples from the latest research in the
fields of public health, biomedicine, and health psychology

Handbook of Health Survey Methods is an ideal reference for
academics, researchers, and practitioners who apply survey methods
and analyze data in the fields of biomedicine, public health,
epidemiology, and biostatistics. The handbook is also a useful
supplement for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses on
survey methodology.