Accuracy of Self-Reported Heart Failure. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this work was to estimate agreement of self-reported heart failure (HF) with physician-diagnosed HF and compare the prevalence of HF according to method of ascertainment.

Methods and results

ARIC cohort members (60-83 years of age) were asked annually whether a physician indicated that they have HF. For those self-reporting HF, physicians were asked to confirm their patients' HF status. Physician-diagnosed HF included surveillance of hospitalized HF and hospitalized and outpatient HF identified in administrative claims databases. We estimated sensitivity, specificity, positive predicted value, kappa, prevalence and bias-adjusted kappa (PABAK), and prevalence. Compared with physician-diagnosed HF, sensitivity of self-report was low (28%-38%) and specifici

SUBMITTER: Camplain R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5671356 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature