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October 1, 1988The Gerontologist

Validation of Two Methods of Data Collection of Self-Reported Medicine Use Among the Elderly

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JLJoel R. LandryCenter for Naval AnalysesMSMichael A. SmyerBucknell UniversityJTJonathan G. TubmanAmerican University

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Implication

Randomized trial compares accuracy of medicine use data collected via telephone and mail in elderly individuals, suggesting implications for practice.

Key Points

  • To compare the accuracy of self-reported medicine use information from different data collection methods.
  • Comparison of a telephone interview and a mail questionnaire against an in-home medicine check as a standard.
  • Assessment focused on the validity of information based on data source and respondent characteristics.
  • The mail questionnaire was found to be a more valid source of overall medicine use information.
  • The validity of information varied by data source and the specificity of data gathered.

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Landry et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a07f1fc09b3c820153789fehttps://doi.org/10.1093/geront/28.5.672
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