| Titre : | Recall accuracy of prescription medications : self-report compared with database information. (1995) |
| Auteurs : | S.L. WEST ; H.A. GUESS ; A. HARTZEMA ; G. KOCH ; D.A. SAVITZ ; B.L. STROM ; Univ North Carolina. School public health. Dep epidemiology. Chapel Hill NC. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of epidemiology (vol. 142, n° 10, 1995) |
| Pagination : | 1103-1112 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Autoévaluation ; Consommation ; Consommation pharmaceutique ; Epidémiologie ; Méthode épidémiologique ; Questionnaire ; Homme |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST QP8R0xSz. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. A methodological study was performed in 1992 to evaluate the accuracy of self-reported use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and noncontraceptive estrogens that had been dispensed during the previous 12 years. A sample of 560 individuals dispensed NSAIDs or estrogens, and 140 individuals without NSAID/estrogen dispensations were selected from the Group Health Cooperative pharmacy database. Demographic, behavioral, and drug information was ascertained by telephone interview for 356 persons with and 98 persons without NSAID/estrogen dispensations. Of those with only a single NSAID dispensation, 41% (95% confidence interval (CI) 32-50%) were able to recall any NSAID use compared with 85% (95% CI 76-94%) for those with multiple NSAID dispensations. Thirty percent (95% CI 24-36%) recalled the NSAID name, and 15% (95% CI 10-20%) recalled both the name and dose. For estrogens, 78% (95% CI 70-86%) recalled the name, but only 26% (95% CI 17-34%) recalled the name and dose. Age, but not sex, appeared to influence recall accuracy : Persons 50-65 years of age recalled the NSAID name more accurately than those aged 66-80 (odds ratio (OR)=1.8,95% confidence interval (CI) 1.0-3.4). A similar advantage was noted for 50-to 65-year-old women in recalling the estrogen name (OR=1.5,95% CI 0.6-3.9). This study suggests significant underascertainment of self-reported prescription drug exposure but little evidence that exposures are overreported. |
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