PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - B K Redman
TI  - Review of measurement instruments in clinical and research ethics, 1999–2003
AID  - 10.1136/jme.2005.012567
DP  - 2006 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 153--156
VI  - 32
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/32/3/153.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/32/3/153.full
SO  - J Med Ethics2006 Mar 01; 32
AB  - Every field of practice has the responsibility to evaluate its outcomes and to test its theories. Evidence of the underdevelopment of measurement instruments in bioethics suggests that attending to strengthening existing instruments and developing new ones will facilitate the interpretation of accumulating bodies of research as well as the making of clinical judgements. A review of 65 instruments reported in the published literature showed 10 with even a minimal level of psychometric data. Two newly developed instruments provide examples of the full use of psychometric and ethical theory. Bioethicists use a wide range of methods for knowledge development and verification; each method should meet stringent standards of quality.