The Influence of Respondent Characteristics on the Validity of Self-Reported Survey Responses.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine concordance between member self-reports and the organization's administrative claims data for two key health factors: number of chronic conditions, and number of prescription drugs.

Data

Medicare Advantage plan claims data and member survey data from 2011 to 2012.

Design

Mailed surveys to 15,000 members, enrolled minimum 6 months, drawn from a random sample of primary care physician practices with at least 200 members.

Methods

Descriptive statistics were generated for extent of concordance. Multivariable logistic regressions were used to analyze the association of selected respondent characteristics with likelihood of concordance.

Findings

Concordance for number of chronic conditions was 58.4 percent, with 27.3 percent under-reportin

SUBMITTER: Guerard B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4874833 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature