Magnitude estimation of the severity of clinical illness: a psychophysical approach

Authors

  • Ricardo Kamizaki Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto
  • Fátima Aparecida Emm Faleiros Sousa Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada
  • Roberta P.M. Sant'ana Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • José Aparecido da Silva Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691999000200008

Keywords:

severity of diseases, magnitude estimation, psychophysics

Abstract

The severity of clinical illness was evaluated through the psychophysics method of magnitude estimation. The purpose of this experiment was: 1) to compare the scales derived from right judgement (magnitude estimation) used in three different Brazilian samples; 2) to verify the stability and agreement of severity estimations of clinical situations judged in Brazil, USA and England. In order to develop this study, professionals who work in the areas of psychology, nursing and medicine were invited. The lower coefficient of Pearson's correlation among the groups were of 0,88 the and the greater of 0,94. The exponents found between the Brazilian and American samples were of 1,22 and between the Brazilian and English samples of 1,15.

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Published

1999-04-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (1999)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Magnitude estimation of the severity of clinical illness: a psychophysical approach. (1999). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 7(2), 55-62. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691999000200008