Redman B K
Wayne State University, 5557 Cass Avenue, Suite 100, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
J Med Ethics. 2006 Mar;32(3):153-6. doi: 10.1136/jme.2005.012567.
Every field of practice has the responsibility to evaluate its outcomes and to test its theories. Evidence of the underdevelopment of measurement instruments in bioethics suggests that attending to strengthening existing instruments and developing new ones will facilitate the interpretation of accumulating bodies of research as well as the making of clinical judgements. A review of 65 instruments reported in the published literature showed 10 with even a minimal level of psychometric data. Two newly developed instruments provide examples of the full use of psychometric and ethical theory. Bioethicists use a wide range of methods for knowledge development and verification; each method should meet stringent standards of quality.
每个实践领域都有责任评估其成果并检验其理论。生物伦理学中测量工具不发达的证据表明，关注加强现有工具和开发新工具将有助于对不断积累的研究成果进行解读，以及做出临床判断。对已发表文献中报道的65种工具进行的综述显示，只有10种具有哪怕是最低限度的心理测量数据。两种新开发的工具提供了充分运用心理测量和伦理理论的实例。生物伦理学家使用广泛的方法进行知识发展和验证；每种方法都应符合严格的质量标准。
