Validity and reliability of different assessment tools

Validity and reliability of different assessment tools

For this Assignment, you will consider the validity and reliability of different assessment tools and diagnostic tests. You will explore issues such as sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values. You will also consider examples of children with various weight issues.

Consider the validity and reliability of different assessment tools

For this Assignment, you will consider the validity and reliability of different assessment tools and diagnostic tests.

You will explore issues such as sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values. Also,you will also consider examples of children with various weight issues.

You will explore how you could effectively gather information and encourage parents and caregivers to be proactive about their children’s health and weight.

To Prepare Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider factors that impact the validity and reliability of various assessment tools and diagnostic tests. You also will review examples of paediatric patients and their families as it relates to BMI.

Note:

Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the classroom for your assignments from your Instructor. Search the Walden Library and credible sources for resources explaining the tool or test you were assigned.

What is its purpose, how is it conduct ed, and what information does it gather?

Also, as you search the Walden library and credible sources, consider what the literature discusses regarding the validity, reliability, sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, ethical dilemmas, and controversies related to the test or tool.

For Assignment Option 2 (Child), consider what health issues and risks may be relevant to the child in the health example. Based on the risks you identified, consider what further information you would need to gain a full understanding of the child’s health. Think about how you could gather this information in a sensitive fashion. Consider how you could encourage parents or caregivers to be proactive toward the child’s health. The Assignment (3–4 pages, not including title and reference pages):

Assignment Option 1:

Adult Assessment Tools or Diagnostic Tests: Include the following:
A description of how the assessment tool or diagnostic test you were assign ed is used in healthcare. What is its purpose?

How is it conducted?

What information does it gather?

Based on your research, evaluate the test or the tool’s validity and reliability. Further, explain any issues with sensitivity, reliability, and predictive values. Include references in appropriate APA formatting.

Assignment Option 2: Child Health Case:
Include the following: An explanation of the health issues and risks that are relevant to the child you were assign ed.

Describe additional information you would need in order to further assess his or her weight-related health.

Identify and describe any risks and consider what further information you would need to gain a full understanding of the child’s health.

Think about how you could gather this information in a sensitive fashion. Taking into account the parents’ and caregivers’ potential sensitivities, list at least three specific questions you would ask about the child to gather more information.

Provide at least two strategies you could employ to encourage the parents or caregivers to be proactive about their child’s health and weight.