The premier database for health and psychological assessment tools

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) is the most comprehensive online bibliographic database for measurement tools in the health and social sciences. Used by faculty, students, physicians, nurses, and clinicians, HaPI is available by subscription through university libraries, medical schools, health systems, and research organizations.

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Benefits of HaPI

Find instruments for research, teaching, and health care

Measurement tools for faculty and students

HaPI helps researchers, faculty, and students find questionnaires, checklists, and tests most suitable for their research investigations, grant proposals, theses, and dissertations.

A resource for librarians and information specialists

Librarians and information specialists can help their many diverse users find measurement information that cuts across disciplines and professions.

Find tools assessing physical and mental health constructs

Physicians, nurses, clinicians, and practitioners can identify health and behavioral assessment tools to measure patient outcomes or client concerns.

Track the use of your measures by others

Authors can monitor how their measures are used by others across diverse disciplines, populations, and research settings.

A valuable resource for research in work settings

Employers, administrators, and managers can find instruments for applicant selection, employee training, job satisfaction, and organizational behavior.

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Our Impact

The leading bibliographic database for health and behavioral measurement tools

Produced by Behavioral Measurement Database Services (BMDS), HaPI provides access to a vast, unparalleled selection of measurement tools in the fields of medicine, nursing, psychology, public health, social work, communication, and sociology. HaPI helps faculty, students, and practitioners locate questionnaires, interviews, surveys, and other tests most relevant to their investigations, grant proposals, papers, theses, and dissertations.
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Different types of research instruments covered in HaPI

The HaPI database covers multiple methods of measuring health and psychosocial outcomes.
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Trusted by academic
librarians around the world

HaPI is my first choice for instruments and measures because of the inclusion of full text when available. HaPI can help you quickly locate relevant instruments for a research topic, cutting down on time otherwise spent mining papers on a related topic.
Laura Haygood
Health Science Librarian for Public Health, Brown University
HaPI is an excellent, unique database to help librarians and researchers learn about all kinds of instrumentation and measurements used in research…so they can be sure they are using exactly the right tool for their research.
Karen O’Grady
Copley Library, Hahn School of Nursing, University of San Diego
An excellent source for locating or reviewing health and psychosocial measurement instruments.
Librarian
University of California-Davis
A rich resource with extensive coverage and an essential resource for students and clinicians.
Librarian
Florida Atlantic University
An essential database that provides in-depth information about behavioral measurement tools across a variety of disciplines.
Librarian
University of North Carolina-Charlotte

HaPI Insights: The Art and Science of Measurement

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Measures of Quality of Life and Well-Being: Tips on Finding the Most Suitable Instrument

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How HaPI Measures Up

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What Really Matters When Using Psychosocial Measurement Tools

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