Finding Research Instruments

Below is a list of some websites where tools and instruments may be found. Many are freely available, but verify on the website before using the tool.

• National League for Nursing (NLN)
• Sigma Repository
• Health Literacy Tool Shed
• Health Measures
• Rand Surveys
• CDC-Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• Self-Management Resource Center (formerly Stanford Patient Education Research Center)
• NCCOR (National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research) Measures Registry

This is a list of books within the Hopkins libraries where tools and instruments may be found. Before using any tools found here, verify the need for permissions.

• Bammann, K., Lissner, L., Pigeot, I., & Ahrens, W. (2019). Instruments for Health Surveys in Children and Adolescents. Cham: Springer International Publishing
• Frank-Stromborg, M., & Olsen, S. J. (1997). Instruments for clinical health-care research. 2nd ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
• McDowell, I. (2006). Measuring health : a guide to rating scales and questionnaires. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Streiner, D.L., Norman, G.R., & Cairney, J. (2024). Health measurement scales: a practical guide to their development and use. 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Waltz, F., Strickland, F., & Lenz, F. (2016). Measurement in Nursing and Health Research. 5th ed. New York: Springer Publishing Company.