title: [Fair use of tests in health sciences].
abstract: Standardized measurement instruments (tests) have become an essential tool in health sciences. The concept of equity in the development, adaptation and administration of psychometric tests was first introduced in "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" published in 1999 by the American Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education. Despite its importance, this concept has been scarcely used in epidemiology and public health. Consequently, this methodological note aims to explain the concept of equity in testing and to provide tools and indications to detect and solve their inequitable use.
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), España; CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España. Electronic address: aespelt@aspb.cat.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espelt
authors.affiliation: Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), España.
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viladrich
authors.affiliation: Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), España; Grupo de Investigación en Estrés y Salud (GIES), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), España.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Doval
authors.affiliation: Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), España.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aliaga
authors.affiliation: Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), España.
authors.forename: Rebeca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García-Rueda
authors.affiliation: Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), España.
authors.forename: Salomé
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tárrega
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics
keywords: Bias; Equidad; Fairness; Psicometría; Psychometrics; Reproducibilidad de resultados; Reproducibility of results; Sesgo