ScHARR Short Course - The Application of Psychometrics for Measuring Health Outcomes and Quality of Life

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 1st - Tues 2nd June 2020

Part 2: 3-day course - Weds 3rd - Fri 5th June 2020

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.

Early bird booking rate for these courses will close 1st April 2020. Standard booking will close 21st May 2020

Link to further information on Part 1 of the course https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit/psychometrics-part1

Link to further information on Part 2 of the course https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit/psychometrics-part2

HEDS Short Course - The Application of Psychometrics for Measuring Health Outcomes and Quality of Life - Part 1

The Application of Psychometrics for Measuring Health Outcomes and Quality of Life - Part 1

2 days course - Monday, 20th - Tuesday, 21st May 2019

Overview

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.

Who will benefit from this course?

The course content is aimed at participants with no prior knowledge of psychometrics or those who wish to refresh and gain more theoretical and practical knowledge in this area. The course content is set at a basic/intermediate level. It will focus on classical methods of test construction and test of differential item function, but will also provide an introduction to modern psychometric methods such as Rasch models, item response theory and factor analysis for categorical data. It will be relevant to researchers, students, clinicians and other health care professionals and members of the pharmaceutical industry interested in using or developing PROMs.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Materials

Course Materials will be provided via a Delegate Course Website approximately 2 weeks prior to the course start date. Hard copies of exercises will be provided throughout the course. Hard copies of powerpoint presentations will not be provided, but these can be printed by delegates before the start of the course via the Delegate Course Website.

Participants are asked to supply their own Laptop throughout the course. Participants will work on laptops using SPSS during the course.  Working knowledge of SPSS would be beneficial but is not essential. If you do not have access to SPSS on your laptop, then a link to download will be provided prior to starting the course.

Further Learning (PART 2 Advanced)

An advanced course will be run immediately following on from this course (Wednesday, 22nd - Friday, 24th May 2019), which will cover Rasch models, item response theory, confirmatory factor analysis and factor analysis for categorical data in more detail using MPlus software. 

Furthers details of PART 2 Advanced can be found here:

Course Faculty

Anju Keetharuth is the Course Leader for this course.

Jakob Bjorner

Georgina Jones

This course is now live on our Online Store, and we are currently taking bookings.

All of our short course bookings are initially processed through our Online Store.  Payment is required at the time of booking (Credit/Debit card or PayPal is accepted).

If your employer is paying your fees and they would prefer to be invoiced, please ensure you have your Purchase Order details before making your booking.  Bookings are NOT confirmed until receipt of the Purchase Order is received at scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk

If you have any queries relating to fees and payment, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Venue

Halifax Hall Hotel & Conference Centre

Endcliffe Vale Road,

Sheffield,

S10 3ER.

www.halifaxhall.co.uk

Contact

For further information please do not hesitate to contact us via email at scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk

or call +44 (0)114 222 2968.

HEDS Short Course - The Application of Psychometrics for Assessing Health Outcomes and Quality of Life - Part 2

The Application of Psychometrics for Assessing Health Outcomes and Quality of Life - Part 2

3 Days Course: Wednesday, 22nd - Friday, 24th May 2019



Overview

• 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.

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 have 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.

The course content is aimed at participants with basic knowledge of psychometrics who want to apply advanced methods in scale construction and evaluation. The course content is set at an intermediate/advanced level. It will focus on modern psychometric methods: factor analysis for categorical data, Rasch models, and other IRT models. It will be relevant to researchers, students, clinicians and other health care professionals and members of the pharmaceutical industry interested in using or developing PROMs.

By the end of this course participants should be able to:

Course Materials will be provided via a Delegate Course Website approximately 2 weeks prior to the course start date. Hard copies of exercises will be provided throughout the course. Hard copies of powerpoint presentations will not be provided, but these can be printed by delegates before the start of the course via the Delegate Course Website.

Participants are asked to supply their own Laptop throughout the course. Participants will work on laptops using Mplus during the course. An Mplus demo version will be provided during the course for participants who do not have Mplus.

Participants should have completed Part 1 of this course (which runs immediately prior to this course) or have sufficient suitable experience or other suitable qualification(s).

Participants who wish to join the course without completing Part 1 should contact the Short Course Unit in the first instance. Approval from the Course Leader is required for all bookings who will not be completing Part 1, prior to making their booking. 

Anju Keetharuth is the Course Leader for this course.

Jakob Bjorner

This course is now live on our Online Store, and we are currently taking bookings.

All of our short course bookings are initially processed through our Online Store. Payment is required at the time of booking (Credit/Debit Card or PayPal is accepted).

If your employer is paying your fees and they would prefer to be invoiced, please ensure you have your Purchase Order details before making your booking. Bookings are NOT confirmed until receipt of the Purchase Order is received at scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk

If you have any queries relating to fees and payment, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Halifax Hall Hotel & Conference Centre

Endcliffe Vale Road,

Sheffield,

S10 3ER

www.halifaxhall.co.uk

For further information please do not hesitate to contact us via email at scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk

or call +44 (0)114 222 2968.

New Short Course - The Application of Psychometrics for Measuring Health Outcomes and Quality of Life

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 14th - Tues 15th May 2018

Part 2: 3 day course - Weds 16th - Fri 18th May 2018

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.

The Edge Sheffield

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.

Link to further information on Part 1 of the course https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit/psychometricspart1-2018

Link to further information on Part 2 of the course https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/shortcourseunit/psychometricspart2-2018

Link to our Online Store, where all of our ScHARR short course bookings are initially processed:

http://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/conferences-events/faculty-of-medicine-dentistry-and-health/school-of-health-and-related-research-scharr

The Application of Psychometrics for Assessing Health Outcomes and Quality of Life - Advanced (Part 2) - 2 1/2 Days Course: Wednesday, 15th - Friday, 17th February 2017

Dr Anju Keetharuth

Following on from part one of the intermediate course which takes place earlier in the same week, Dr Anju Keetharuth from HEDS will lead on this 2.5 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 Georgina Jones - Leeds Beckett University and Jakob Bue Bjorner - Optum Patient Insights, who have an international reputation in advanced psychometric methods. The course will be interactive and practical. Sessions will be delivered using lectures and individual and small group practical exercises using real world examples.

Who will benefit from this course?

The course content is aimed at participants with basic knowledge of psychometrics who want to apply advanced methods in scale construction and evaluation. The course content is set at an intermediate/advanced level. It will focus on modern psychometric methods: factor analysis for categorical data, Rasch models, and other IRT models. It will be relevant to researchers, students, clinicians and other health care professionals and members of the pharmaceutical industry interested in using or developing PROMs.

Learning Outcomes

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, Rach and IRT analyses.

Course Materials

Participants are asked to supply their own Laptop throughout the course. Participants will work on laptops using Mplus during the course. An Mplus demo version will be provided during the course for participants who do not have Mplus.

All course materials will be provided on a USB (plus hard copies of handouts/exercises as required for the course).

Prior Learning/Entry Requirements

Participants should have completed Part 1 of this course (which runs immediately prior to this course) or have sufficient suitable experience or other qualification.

Participants who wish to join the course without completing Part 1 should contact the Short Course Unit in the first instance. Approval from the Course Leader is required for all bookings who will not be completing Part 1, prior to making their booking. 

Course Faculty

Anju Keetharuth is the Course Leader for this course.

Jakob Bjorner and Georgina Jones.

Can't make the date? Get updated on future dates by registering interest in the course here

Dates

PART 1 - 2.5-day course: Monday, 13th - Wednesday, 15th February 2017

PART 2 - 2.5-day course: Wednesday, 15th - Friday, 17th February 2017

Times

TBC

FEES - Part 1

£990 - Early Bird Fee - For bookings received on or before Sunday, 11th December 2016

£1,290 - Standard Fee - For bookings received on or after Monday, 12th December 2016

FEES - Part 2

£840 - Early Bird Fee - For bookings received on or before Sunday, 11th December 2016

£1,140 - Standard Fee - For bookings received on or after Monday, 12th December 2016

FEES - Discounted Full Course

£1,540 - Early Bird Fee - For bookings received on or before Sunday, 11th December 2016

£1,850 - Standard Fee - For bookings received on or after Monday, 12th December 2016

NB: All fees do not include any accommodation. We do have a preferential rate at Halifax Hall for our delegates (subject to availability). Booking details and contact information will be automatically provided upon receipt of your online booking (a booking reference will be given along with the name and contact details of the person this should be booked with, to ensure you receive our preferential rate of £65 per night/room).

Booking and Payment

Provisional bookings are now being accepted. Please email scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk to reserve your place. You will then be contacted once the course has gone live on our Online Store to finalise your booking.

Bookings are processed through our Online Store. Payment is by Credit/Debit Card or PayPal.

If you employer is paying your fees and they would prefer to be invoiced, then please select the Invoice option for the course and ensure that all invoice details are provided (contact email address, full address, purchase order number) and please also forward a copy of the Purchase Order to scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk.

If you have any queries relating to fees and payment, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Venue

Halifax Hall Hotel and Conference Centre, Endcliffe Vale Rd, Sheffield, S10 3ER. 

Halifax Hall

http://www.halifaxhall.co.uk/

Contact

For further information please do not hesitate to contact us via email at scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk

or call +44 (0)114 222 2968.

The Application of Psychometrics for Measuring Health Outcomes and Quality of Life - Basic/Intermediate (Part 1) - 2 1/2 days course - Monday, 13th - Wednesday, 15th February 2017

Dr Anju Keetharuth from HEDS will be leading the first part of a two part course on Application of Psychometrics for Measuring Health Outcomes and Quality of Life. 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 ScHARR staff Professor John Brazier, Anju and external staff Georgina Jones - Leeds Beckett University) and Jakob Bue Bjorner - Optum Patient Insights, who have an international reputation in psychometric methods and questionnaire development, analysis and interpretation. The course will be interactive and practical. Sessions will be delivered using lectures and individual and small group practical exercises using real world examples.

Who will benefit from this course?

The course content is aimed at participants with no prior knowledge of psychometrics or those who wish to refresh and gain more theoretical and practical knowledge in this area. The course content is set at a basic/intermediate level. It will focus on classical methods of test construction and test of differential item function, but will also provide an introduction to modern psychometric methods such as Rasch models, item response theory and factor analysis for categorical data. It will be relevant to researchers, students, clinicians and other health care professionals and members of the pharmaceutical industry interested in using or developing PROMs.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Materials

All course materials will be provided on a USB together with hard copies of handouts/exercises as required for the course.

Participants are asked to supply their own Laptop throughout the course. Participants will work on laptops using SPSS during the course.  Working knowledge of SPSS would be beneficial but is not essential. If you do not have access to SPSS on your laptop, then a link to download will be provided prior to starting the course.

Further Learning (Advanced Part 2)

An advanced course will be run immediately following on from this course (Wednesday, 15th - Friday, 17th February 2017) which will cover Rasch models, item response theory, confirmatory factor analysis and factor analysis for categorical data in more detail using MPlus software. 

Dates

PART 1 - 2.5-day course: Monday, 13th - Wednesday, 15th February 2017

PART 2 - 2.5-day course: Wednesday, 15th - Friday, 17th February 2017

Times:

Start: Day 1 (Monday, 13th February 2017) - 9am for Registration & Refreshments with a prompt course start of 9:30am

Finish: Day 3 (Wednesday, 15th February 2017) - 1pm (with lunch provided)

FEES - Part 1

£990 - Early Bird Fee - For bookings received on or before Sunday, 11th December 2016

£1,290 - Standard Fee - For bookings received on or after Monday, 12th December 2016

FEES - Part 2

£840 - Early Bird Fee - For bookings received on or before Sunday, 11th December 2016

£1,140 - Standard Fee - For bookings received on or after Monday, 12th December 2016

FEES - Discounted Full Course

£1,540 - Early Bird Fee - For bookings received on or  before Sunday, 11th December 2016

£1,850 - Standard Fee - For bookings received on or after Monday, 12th December 2016

NB:  All fees do not include any accommodation.  We do have a preferential rate at Halifax Hall for our delegates (subject to availability).  Booking details and contact information will be automatically provided upon receipt of your online booking (a booking reference will be given along with the name and contact details of the person this should be booked directlywith, to ensure you receive our preferential rate of £65 per night/room).

Booking and Payment

Halifax Hall

Provisional bookings are now being accepted. Please email scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk to reserve your place. You will then be contacted when the course has gone live on our Online Store, where all our bookings and payments are initially processed.

Bookings are processed via our Online Store. Payment is by Credit/Debit Card or PayPal. If your employer is paying your fees and they would prefer to be invoiced, then please select the Invoice Option for the course and ensure that all invoice details are provided (contact email address, full address, purchase order number etc) and also forward a copy of the Purchase Order to scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk. Your booking will not be completed until all information has been provided.

If you have any queries relating to fees and payment, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Venue

Halifax Hall Hotel and Conference Centre, Endcliffe Vale Rd, Sheffield, S10 3ER.

http://www.halifaxhall.co.uk/

Contact

For further information please do not hesitate to contact us via email at scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk

or call +44 (0)114 222 2968.