CLINICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR EVALUATING HEALTH– Development, Evaluation and Implementation

COURSESpring 2016

In University of Turku

CIDI25 ects

Module I 4.1. - 12.1.2016

Module II 13.1. - 29.2.2016

Module III 1.3. - 3.5.2016

APPLICATION DEADLINE• December 15th 2015

TARGET GROUPS• Master and PhD students in nursing

and health sciences and Advanced Practice Nurses

PERSONS IN CHARGE• Professor Riitta Suhonen &

coordinator Heli VirtanenCONTACT DETAILS• University of Turku Department of

Nursing Science FI-20014 University of Turku Phone +358 2 333 8401 Email: intnurse@lists.utu.fi

CIDI COURSE CONTAINS THREE MODULES

MODULE I Jan 4th - 12th, 2016 (Contact teaching Jan 11th – 12th)

• Concept of instrument• Concept of measurement • Measuring health• Different types of instruments

MODULE II Jan 13th - Feb 29th, 2016 (Contact teaching Jan 13th - 15th & independent working )

• Defining a clinical problem and concept analysis• Methods for locating existing instruments• Questionnaire design and pilot testing• Validity and reliability testing• Modification and equivalence

MODULE III Mar 1st - May 3rd, 2016 (Contact teaching & independentworking and reading Mar 1st - May 1st, seminars May 2nd - 3rd)

• How to use an instrument?• Scientific usability of an instrument• Practical usability of an instrument• Economic evaluation of an instrument and its usability

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing Science