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Accuracy of self-reported stroke among elderly veterans
Author(s)	R D Horner, H J Cohen, D G Blazer
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, no 3, August 2001
Pages	pp 275-281
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Stroke ; Diagnosis ; Self care capacity ; Reliability ; United States of America.
Annotation	Subjects were 88 veterans from North Piedmont, North Carolina (NC), who received health care at the local Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical centre and were respondents at the NC site of the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (EPESE) project. Self-report of stroke from the EPESE baseline interview, and occurrence of stroke as verified by the national VHA hospital discharge database and patients' medical records was measured. Results showed that self-report of stroke had a sensitivity of 86% and specificity of 100%; the predictive value of a positive report was 100%. Veterans' self-reports of stroke are sufficiently accurate to use in preliminary epidemiological studies and health services research on cerebrovascular disease. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010927215 A
Classmark	CQA: LK7: CA: 5HC: 7T
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