Open AccessSelf-report and medical record report agreement of selected medical conditions in the elderly.
Author(s) -
Trudy L. Bush,
Steve Miller,
Alfred Golden,
William E. Hale
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.79.11.1554
Subject(s) - medical record , medicine , population , family medicine , environmental health , surgery
This study assessed agreement between self- and medical record report of medical conditions in an elderly population. Medical charts of 120 participants in a screening program were abstracted, and the questionnaire report of eight major conditions was compared with the medical record. There was substantial or moderate agreement between self-report and medical record report for each condition, although strength of agreement varied by condition. Self-report by elderly individuals compares favorably with medical record report of medical conditions.