Accurate measurement is the cornerstone of reliable healthcare research. This online course in clinimetrics equips professionals with the skills to critically assess and select the most suitable measurement instruments, ensuring scientific rigour and meaningful outcomes. Based on the COSMIN framework, the training offers a deep dive into the principles of reliability, validity, and responsiveness.
This course is based on the COSMIN framework. It focuses on good measurements and measurement instruments. We begin with the question "what do you want to measure?", or in other words, how to define the construct of interest. A measurement instrument is an operationalization of the construct. Next, we consider how to determine what constitutes a good measurement instrument. We teach you the nine quality aspects (the measurement properties) of measurement instruments, divided into the domains of reliability, validity, and responsiveness, and why they are important. We discuss how different studies are designed to evaluate each of the measurement properties, which parameters can be used for this, and how to interpret them. We emphasize the content validity of PROMs and extensively discuss the reliability of various measurement instruments. We discuss various measurement theories, such as classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT).
Key Takeaways
- Understand measurement instruments through the COSMIN paradigm.
- Learn the essentials of developing a high-quality Patient-Reported Outcome Measure (PROM).
- Gain insight into the nine measurement properties and how to design and interpret studies evaluating them.
Practical information:
- Start date: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11 June 2026
- Duration: 6 half days
- Time investment: 40 hours
- Study Load: 3 EC
- Costs: € 950,-
- Location: Online
- Registration deadline: 15 May 2026