Measurement in medicine : philosophical essays on assessment and evaluation / edited by Leah McClimans.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McClimans, Leah, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Evaluation--Methodology.

Medical care.

Clinical medicine--Statistical methods.

Clinical medicine.

Medical care--Evaluation.

Methodology.

Physical Description:

pages cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Rowman and Littlefield International, [2017]

Summary:

Measurement in Medicine brings together for the first time a range of philosophical essays on topics in the philosophy of epidemiology, epistemology of measurement, the philosophy of health economics, and health policy that address pressing questions of assessment and evaluation in medicine. Ranging from questions about the methodology of measuring instruments to the role of measurement in health policy decisions, this volume spans the essential topics for anyone interested in understanding the philosophical issues at stake in the growing industry of health and health care evaluation. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Measurement and Evidence-Based Medicine 1

1 How Evidence-Based Medicine Highlights Connections between Measurement and Evidence / Benjamin Smart Smart, Benjamin 3

2 Can Causation Be Quantitatively Measured? / Alex Broadbent Broadbent, Alex 21

3 Absolute Measures of Effectiveness / Jacob Stegenga Stegenga, Jacob, Aaron Kenna Kenna, Aaron 35

4 A Causal Construal of Heritability Estimates / Zinhle Mncube Mncube, Zinhle 53

Part II Measuring Instruments 71

5 A Theory of Measurement / Norman M. Bradburn Bradburn, Norman M., Nancy L. Cartwright Cartwright, Nancy L., Jonathan Fuller Fuller, Jonathan 73

6 Psychological Measures, Risk, and Values / Leah M. McClimans McClimans, Leah M. 89

7 The Epistemological Roles of Models in Health Science Measurement / Laura M. Cupples Cupples, Laura M. 107

8 Measuring the Pure Patient Experience / Eivind Engebretsen Engebretsen, Eivind, Kristin Heggen Heggen, Kristin 121

9 Measurement, Multiple Concurrent Chronic Conditions, and Complexity / Ross E. G. Upshur Upshur, Ross E. G. 133

Part III Measurement and Policy 149

10 NICE'S Cost-Effectiveness Threshold / Gabriele Badano Badano, Gabriele, Stephen John John, Stephen, Trenholme Junghans Junghans, Trenholme 151

11 Cost Effectiveness / Daniel M. Hausman Hausman, Daniel M. 169

12 The Value of Statistical Lives and the Valuing of Life / Michael Dickson Dickson, Michael 187

13 How Good Decisions Result in Bad Outcomes / Anya Plutynski Plutynski, Anya 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Measurement in medicine

ISBN:

9781783488476

1783488476

9781783488483

1783488484

OCLC:

967202151