Thoughts About Measuring Concepts: Using Single-Item Indicators and Multiple-Item Indicators.

Published in: Nursing science quarterly (2023)

This essay presents a discussion about using a single item to measure a concept versus using multiple items. The discussion is data-based, using the results from a cross-sectional pilot study of correlates of functional status of women and their male partners who were experiencing high-risk childbearing.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
polycystic ovary syndrome
big data
pregnancy outcomes
machine learning
skeletal muscle
human immunodeficiency virus
adipose tissue
antiretroviral therapy