Handbook of Health Survey Methods

A comprehensive guidebook to the current methodologiesand practices used in health surveys

A unique and self-contained resource, Handbook of HealthSurvey Methods presents techniques necessary for confrontingchallenges that are specific to health survey research. Thehandbook guides readers through the development of sample designs, data collection procedures, and analytic methods for studies aimedat gathering health information on general and targetedpopulations.

The book is organized into five well-defined sections: Design andSampling Issues, Measurement Issues, Field Issues, Health Surveysof Special Populations, and Data Management and Analysis.Maintaining an easy-to-follow format, each chapter begins with anintroduction, followed by an overview of the main concepts, theories, and applications associated with each topic. Finally, each chapter provides connections to relevant online resources foradditional study and reference. The Handbook of Health SurveyMethods features:

• 29 methodological chapters written by highly qualified expertsin academia, research, and industry
• A treatment of the best statistical practices and specificmethodologies for collecting data from special populations such assexual minorities, persons with disabilities, patients, andpractitioners
• Discussions on issues specific to health research includingdeveloping physical health and mental health measures, collectinginformation on sensitive topics, sampling for clinical trials, collecting biospecimens, working with proxy respondents, andlinking health data to administrative and other external datasources
• Numerous real-world examples from the latest research in thefields of public health, biomedicine, and health psychology

Handbook of Health Survey Methods is an ideal reference foracademics, researchers, and practitioners who apply survey methodsand analyze data in the fields of biomedicine, public health, epidemiology, and biostatistics. The handbook is also a usefulsupplement for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses onsurvey methodology.