Comparison of health measures between survey self-reports and electronic health records among Millennium Cohort Study participants receiving Veterans Health Administration care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surveys are a useful tool for eliciting self-reported health information, but the accuracy of such information may vary. We examined the agreement between self-reported health information and medical record data among 116,288 military service members and veterans enrolled in a longitudinal cohort.

Methods

Millennium Cohort Study participants who separated from service and registered for health care in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) by September 18, 2020, were eligible for inclusion. Baseline and follow-up survey responses (2001-2016) about 39 medical conditions, health behaviors, height, and weight were compared with analogous information from VHA and military medical records. Medical record diagnoses were classified as one qualifying ICD code in any dia

SUBMITTER: Carey FR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11948930 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature