Nursing Research Guide: Research Instruments

Information about all English-language standardized tests covering educational, personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, achievement and intelligence. Includes bibliography to current commercially available tests with information on test purpose, publisher, acronym, publication date, price and author.
Access note: Limited to 4 simultaneous users.

In addition to the 'HAPI' & PsycInfo databases, use CINAHL to find articles and other document types that either contain or else report on the use, development or evaluation of research instruments (e.g. questionnaires, interview schedules, coding schemes, rating scales, checklists, indexes and other tests) used in nursing, health care or psychosocial settings. Consider searching broadly for your main research concept then selecting Advanced Search narrowing options "Publication Type: Questionnaire/Scale, Research Instrument."

In addition to the CINAHL & PsycInfo databases, use the HAPI database to find articles and other document types that either contain or else report on the use, development or evaluation of research instruments (e.g. questionnaires, interview schedules, coding schemes, rating scales, checklists, indexes and other tests) used in nursing, health care or psychosocial settings.

In addition to the CINAHL & HAPI databases, use PsycInfo to find articles and other document types that either contain or else report on the use, development or evaluation of research instruments (e.g. questionnaires, interview schedules, coding schemes, rating scales, checklists, indexes and other tests) used in nursing, health care or psychosocial settings. Consider use of the search field option: "TM Tests & Measures."

This database can be useful for finding the original or an early version of an instrument when developed by a Masters or Doctoral level research student.