Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2021 Dec;27(4):275-277. 10.4069/kjwhn.2021.11.01.

Psychometric property of an instrument 4: reliability and responsiveness

• Lee EH

• KMID: 2524346
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2021.11.01

Abstract

For test-retest reliability, it is important to consider whether the attributes of the construct being measured is temporally stable or not. For responsiveness, it needs a longitudinal study design including a treatment/intervention known to induce a change on the construct to be measured.

Keyword

Reliability; Responsiveness; 신뢰도; 반응도

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