Assessing comparability of dressing disability in different countries by response conversion
| Autor: | S. van Buuren, Alan Tennant, Sophie Eyres, Marijke Hopman-Rock |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Public and occupational health, TNO Preventie en Gezondheid |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Gerontology
Male International Cooperation Item response theory medical information system Comparability Activities of Daily Living Medicine Health Status Indicators health care management media_common Aged 80 and over adult article Dressing disability Middle Aged Response conversion Europe female priority journal Risk analysis (engineering) Health Scale (social sciences) Data Interpretation Statistical Population Surveillance health program Female Healthy Living Cross-Cultural Comparison Data transformation (statistics) Context (language use) Post-harmonization Clothing media_common.cataloged_instance Humans Disabled Persons human European Union European union theory Aged Public Health Informatics business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health daily life activity Cross-cultural studies Public health informatics disability Healthy for Life business |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Public Health, 13(3 SUPPL.), 15-19. Oxford University Press Scopus-Elsevier European Journal of Public Health, 3 SUPPL., 13, 15-19 Van Buuren, S, Eyres, S, Tennant, A & Hopman-Rock, M 2003, ' Assessing comparability of dressing disability in different countries by response conversion ', European Journal of Public Health, vol. 13, no. 3 SUPPL., pp. 15-19 . |
| ISSN: | 1101-1262 |
| Popis: | Background: Comparability of health data is a major challenge within the context of the Health Monitoring Programme of the European Commission. A common problem in surveys is that many variations of essentially the same question exist. Methods: Response conversion is a new method for improving comparability by scaling the data onto a common scale. Comparisons between member states can then be made in terms of the common scale. A first step is the construction of a conversion key. This is a relatively complex activity, but needs to be done only once. The second step is the actual data transformation. This is simple, and can be repeatedly done on a routine basis as new information arrives. Construction of the key is only possible if enough overlapping information can be found. Results: The method is illustrated for dressing disability from five European countries. Differences occur between countries, between sexes and between age groups. These were similar in magnitude. Conclusion: Response conversion is a new method for enhancing comparability among existing data. Conversion can only be done if a key is available. More work is needed to establish the technique. Future implications within the Health Monitoring Programme are discussed. |
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