title: Measurement and instrument design.
abstract: The soundness and robustness of research depend on the quality of data collection. An overview of the important considerations when developing an instrument for data collection is presented in this article. These considerations include theoretical issues fundamental to instrument development, conceptual model development, selection of instrument types, questionnaire design and construction, and establishment of reliability and validity.
authors.affiliation: Clarian Health-Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206, USA. jpittma3@clarian.org
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pittman
authors.forename: Tamilyn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bakas
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires