Evaluating content validity for children's self-report instruments using children as content experts

Nursing Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 414-418

  Stewart, Janet L ^a   Lynn, Mary R ^b   Mishel, Merle H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Content expert; Content validity; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 33644828840     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200511000-00008     Document Type: Review

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