*We also offer a 20% discount for bookings of 4 or more people for
the same course. Please contact Karen at [log in to unmask] or by
telephone on 0114 222 2968 for further details.*
The Application of Psychometrics for Measuring Health Outcomes and Quality
of Life - 2 part course (can be done together or individually)
*Part 1: 2 day course - Mon 20th - Tues 21st May 2019*
*Part 2: 3 day course - Weds 22nd - Fri 24th May 2019*
*Part 1:* The aim of this 2 day course is to provide participants with an
introduction to psychometrics as applied to health. It will cover the core
psychometric and statistical methods used in scale construction and the
development of multi-item patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).
Sessions will be delivered by external staff Professor Jakob Bue Bjorner -
Optum Patient Insights and Georgina Jones - Leeds becket University, who
have an international reputation in psychometric methods and questionnaire
development, analysis and interpretation and ScHARR Staff Anju Keetharuth.
The course will be interactive and practical. Sessions will be delivered
using lectures and individual and small group practical exercises using
real world examples.
*By the end of this course participants should be able to:*
- Identify the key stages involved in scale construction and development
- Understand the qualitative process involved in the development of a
PROM and item generation
- Describe the different ways of scoring and scaling a PROM and the
theory underpinning these
- Understand exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analysis
and be able to carry out EFA using SPSS
- Understand what is meant by reliability, validity, and responsiveness
and be able to analyse and interpret these using SPSS
- Explore the above concepts using datasets from a range of existing
disease-specific and generic PROMs
- Be aware of the use of different software other than SPSS where
applicable.
*Part 2: The aim of this 3 day course is to provide participants with an
introduction to advanced psychometric models in analysis of multi-item
patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). The course will cover
confirmatory factor analytic methods for categorical data, Rasch models,
and other items response theory (IRT) models. Sessions will be delivered by
external staff Jakob Bue Bjorner - Optum Patient Insights, who has an
international reputation in advanced psychometric methods and ScHARR Staff
Anju Kaeetharuth. The course will be interactive and practical. Sessions
will be delivered using lectures and individual and small group practical
exercises using real world examples.*
*By the end of this course participants should be able to:*
- Perform item-level confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of PROMs using
Mplus software
- Understand the assumptions of CFA models, evaluate model fit, and
revise the model
- Understand the similarities and differences between CFA models, Rasch
models and other IRT models
- Perform IRT analyses using the Mplus software
- Understand the assumptions of Rasch and IRT models and the principles
for testing the models
- Use results from IRT analyses to develop or select the optimal PROM
for a particular research purpose
- Be aware of the use of other software for CFA, Rasch and IRT analyses.
*Booking for these courses will close 6th May 2019*
Link to further information on Part 1 of the course
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit/psychometricspart1
Link to further information on Part 2 of the course
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit/psychometricspart2-2019
Rapid Review Methods
1 day course Thursday 23rd May 2019
*Overview*: This short course is primarily for you if you are currently
undertaking, or you anticipate embarking upon a rapid review. The aim of
the day is to equip you with a greater insight into the range of rapid
review methods that can be used for, and adapted to, your particular
review. The purpose is to enable you to deliver methodologically rigorous
reviews, that continue to meet the needs of decision makers. The short
course may also be of value for you if you commission reviews, or use rapid
reviews to inform evidence based practice. The course will facilitate you
to assess the quality of rapid reviews, and help you to appraise rapid
review proposals.
*Booking for this course will close Wednesday 8th May.*
Here is the direct link to the course information, including fees:
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit/rapidreviews2019
*Link to our online store, for all ScHARR short course bookings:*
*https://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-medicine-dentistry-and-health/school-of-health-and-related-research-scharr
<https://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-medicine-dentistry-and-health/school-of-health-and-related-research-scharr>*
*If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact the
ScHARR Short Course Unit via this email address.*
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*Please note working pattern below.Mrs Karen Holden*
*Short Courses & Events Officer*
*University of Sheffield*
*ScHARR*
*Regent Court*
*30 Regent Street*
*Sheffield*
*S1 4DA*
*Tel: 0114 222 2968*
*Fax: 0114 272 4095*
*http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit
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*Term Time Working Pattern: Monday AND Fridays - 8:30am - 1:30pm*
*Tuesday AND Thursdays - 8:30am - 4pm *
*Wednesday - Non-Working Day*
*Sheffield School Holidays Working Pattern:*
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