Mason D J, Redeker N
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY.
Nurs Res. 1993 Mar-Apr;42(2):87-92.
Activity is a phenomenon of concern to nursing. Although a wide variety of instruments have been used to measure activity, researchers have confronted barriers to its measurement in reliable, valid, and practical ways. Technological advances have stimulated theoretical and empirical developments in the study of activity by improving the physical instrumentation. This article presents an overview of methods used to measure human activity, with an emphasis on technological advances and the methods relevant to nursing. Self-report, behavioral observation, and mechanical and electronic activity measures are reviewed and critiqued.
活动是护理学所关注的一种现象。尽管已经使用了各种各样的工具来测量活动，但研究人员在以可靠、有效和实用的方式对其进行测量时遇到了障碍。技术进步通过改进物理测量仪器，推动了活动研究的理论和实证发展。本文概述了用于测量人类活动的方法，重点是技术进步以及与护理相关的方法。对自我报告、行为观察以及机械和电子活动测量方法进行了综述和批判。
