02742cam a2200457 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020001500081027002000096035002000116037001100136040001900147043001200166050002100178245012100199264003700320300004500357336002600402337002600428337002800454338003600482338002700518500001600545504005400561520109500615530005801710588004701768650004901815650003401864650003001898650003501928650002001963700003501983700003802018700002702056700005402083710002202137710006602159856005902225rnd000000000047014RAND920212s1980    caua     b    000 0 eng d  a   79024848  a0833001833  aRAND/R-2313-HEW  a(Sirsi) a187829  c$65.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us--- 4aRJ101b.C66 198000aConceptualization and measurement of health for children in the health insurance study /cMarvin Eisen ... [et al.]. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1980.  axxi, 339 pages :billustrations ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"May 1980."  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 311-314).  aReviews published literature and documents health status measures used in the Health Insurance Study for children aged 13 and younger.  Scaling studies supported construction of ten summated ratings scales pertaining to (1) mental health--anxiety, depression, positive well-being, mental health index; (2) social health-social relations; (3) general health--current health, prior health, resistance and susceptibility to illness, general health ratings index; and (4) parental satisfaction with child development.  Four functional status measures were constructed for ages 0-4:  two single-item physical activity limitations and self-care activity limitations scores and two dichotomous role activity limitations and total functional limitations scores.  Four were constructed for ages 5-13:  three dichotomous role activity limitations, self-care and mobility limitations, and total functional limitations scores; and one cumulative physical activity scale.  Measures appear sufficiently reliable and valid for testing hypotheses about the effects of health care policies on health status.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aChildrenxHealth and hygienezUnited States. 0aChildrenxHealth and hygiene. 0aHealth status indicators. 0aHealth surveyszUnited States. 0aHealth surveys.1 aEisen, Marvin,d1942-eauthor.1 aDonald, Cathy A.,d1947-eauthor.1 aWare, John E.eauthor.1 aBrook, Robert H.q(Robert Henry),d1943-eauthor.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2313/