Comparison between the psychophysical methods of magnitude and categories estimation of illness seriousness

Authors

  • Ricardo Kamizaki Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada
  • Fátima Aparecida Emm Faleiros Sousa Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada
  • José Aparecido da Silva Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Psicologia e Educação

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692000000400014

Keywords:

psychophysics

Abstract

In this study, 15 diagnoses were selected and evaluated by the methods of estimation of magnitudes and estimation of categories. These methods were performed by 46 subjects (10 physicians, 20 nurses and 16 psychologists). The results show that the non-metric continuum of seriousness of an illness exhibits prothetic characteristics and the variability of estimates is a linear function of the magnitude estimation, thus confirming that Ekman's law is also valid for non-metric continua.

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Published

2000-08-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 4 (2000)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Comparison between the psychophysical methods of magnitude and categories estimation of illness seriousness. (2000). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 8(4), 95-102. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692000000400014