Feasibility of validating survey self-reports of mental health service use |
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Authors: | Jacqueline M. Golding Patricia Gongla Arlene Brownell |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, 90024 Los Angeles, California;(2) Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles;(3) Indiana State University, Indiana, USA |
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Abstract: | Survey respondents may inaccurately report mental health service utilization for motivational and cognitive reasons. There is little evidence on accuracy of self-reports of mental health service use, and this evidence suggests that respondents tend to underreport inpatient utilization. This study addressed the question of self-report accuracy by comparing survey data from a large probability sample to data from computerized records of publicly funded mental health services. Few inaccuracies in self-reporting were detected. However, despite the use of data bases that were unusually appropriate for verifying self-reports, several problems limited the feasibility of validation. Suggestions are offered for increasing the feasibility of validation in future studies. |
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