HLTH 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Aol, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report
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Reliability = does the survey instrument have stable and consistent results over time. Test-retest; repeat to make sure questions are interpreted the same each time. Validity = does it measure what i want it to measure. Office (gpo); organized using superintendent of documents (sudoc) numbers; variety of topics: electronic databases = most indexes and abstracts now computerized; allows for faster searches and ability to combine concepts to focus the search. Cinahl (cumulative index for nursing & allied health literature) Pertains to nursing, health education, health administration and. Evaluating information on the internet: when evaluating information from the internet make certain to check. Currency = the timeliness of the information. Relevance = the importance of the information for your needs. Authority = the source of the information. Accuracy = the reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content. Purpose = the reason the information exists.