Validity of self-report measures of cannabis use compared to biological samples among women of reproductive age: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most existing evidence about the prevalence of prenatal cannabis use relies on self-reported measures, which is limited by social desirability bias and recall bias. To date, several studies have examined the validity of self-reported measures of prenatal cannabis use, but this evidence has yet to be synthesized. To address this gap, we performed a scoping review to systematically identify and synthesize existing evidence on the validity of self-reported measures of cannabis use among pregnant women.

Methods

We searched PubMed, PyschINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane/CENTRAL, and Google Scholar for peer-reviewed studies published in English between January 2010 and June 2021. We included studies that compared self-reported measures of cannabis use to a biochemical measure of c

SUBMITTER: Skelton KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9027056 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature