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Test & Measures - On Campus
This is a starting point and not a comprehensive list of available tests, instruments, tools, and measures.
Please inquire with USF Tampa Library about access and availability of FMHI's collection.
- USF Tests & Measurement Archival CollectionIndexed in this database are instruments, questionnaires, surveys, or tests that are contained in various books held within the USF Libraries.
The USF Tampa Library does not provide full-text document delivery services to obtain the tests in this database. In order to obtain copies of tests indexed here, you will need to purchase or request through ILL the books or journal articles cited for each test entry, which is where these tests are published.
Databases
- CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window
A robust collection of full text for nursing and allied health journals, providing full text for more than 925 journals indexed in CINAHL. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU modules and research instruments. Indexed back to 1937.
- Health & Psychosocial Instruments
Health & Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) provides access to information on measurement instruments in health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information sciences. HaPI does not offer access to the test instruments themselves, but includes citations to freestanding instruments as well as instruments that have only appeared in journal or technical reports (published and unpublished).
NOTE: copyright permission is needed to use any of the instruments found in HaPI. - Mental Measurements Yearbook This link opens in a new windowComprehensive guide to contemporary testing instruments. The MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products as well as expert reviews.
- National Quality Measures ClearinghouseThe National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) database provides access to specific evidence-based, health care quality measures and measure sets. NQMC provides structured, standardized abstracts containing information about measures and their development; a utility for comparing attributes of two or more quality measures in a side-by-side comparison; and links to full-text quality measures (when available) and/or ordering details for the full measure. The database is searchable by disease, treatment, organization, or domain (access, outcome, patient experience, and process). It is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- APA PsycInfoCovers the professional academic literature in psychology and related disciplines, including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, and linguistics.
- PubMedFree resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature. If you have difficulties logging in to your MyNCBI account, try going to PubMed directly www.pubmed.gov
- Web of ScienceContains research across the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities from journals, books and conference proceedings. Features citation linking, hot papers, and highly cited articles.
Websites
Follow the instructions on these websites in regards to use and copyright.
- CASAA (Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions)A resource for substance abuse researchers and clinicians. All of the instruments in this library are "freeware." They can be used without permission and are not copyrighted. The assessment tools in this library are designed for professional use only. They are not intended to be used as self-assessment measures to determine if you have a substance abuse problem or diagnosis. CASAA is a multidisciplinary research center at the University of New Mexico.
- Guide to Using the IBHC Measures AtlasThe ultimate goal of the IBHC Measures Atlas is to provide the user with a map that makes the entire framework practical and user friendly.
- HSRR (Health Services and Sciences Research Resources)Information about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in Health Services Research, Behavioral and Social Sciences and Public Health with links to PubMed.
- MIDSS (Measurement Instrument Database for the Social Sciences)Designed to be a repository for instruments that are used to collect data from across the social sciences. Administered by the Institute for Business, Social Sciences, and Public Policy at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
- RAND HealthAll of the surveys from RAND Health are public documents, available without charge. Please provide an appropriate citation when using these products. In some cases, the materials themselves include specific instructions for citation. Some materials listed are not available from RAND Health. Those links will take you to other websites, where you will find instructions for use. There are no further permissions necessary
- Substance Use Screening & Assessment Instruments DatabaseThis resource is intended to help clinicians and researchers find instruments used for screening and assessment of substance use and substance use disorders. Some instruments are in the public domain and can be freely downloaded from the web; others can only be obtained from the copyright holder. An ongoing project of the Library & Information staff at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington.
- TMdb. Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences: Tests Available in Compilation VolumesAn aid in locating known assessment instruments. Compiled by Helen Hough, Health Sciences Librarian, Central Library, University of Texas at Arlington.
- GoogleSearch by keyword or full name of test. Use Advanced Search to limit to file type (pdf) or domain (edu). If you find the test in full-text, contact the author for permission unless the web page clearly states the test is freely available.