Truth or consequences: the validity of self-report data in health services research on addictions.
Truth or consequences: the validity of self-report data in health services research on addictions.
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真相或后果:卫生服务成瘾研究中自我报告数据的有效性。
DOI:
10.1080/09652140020004278
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发表时间:
2000
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通讯作者:
Noll,JA
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作者:
DelBoca,FK;Noll,JA
This paper examines factors that influence the veracity of verbal self‐report data in health services research, using a cognitive social‐psychological model of the data‐gathering process as an organizing framework. It begins by briefly summarizing the consequences that can result from measurement error. Next, a cognitive social‐psychological model of the question‐answering process is presented. Common assumptions regarding the utility of specific assessment methods are evaluated with particular emphasis on the strengths and weaknesses of alternative data sources. The framework is then applied specifically to understanding the factors that may affect self‐report measures in health services research relating to alcohol and other substance use. Overall, self‐report procedures can provide useful estimates of consumption in clinical settings when conditions are designed to maximize response accuracy.