title: [Accuracy and reliability of epidemiologic interviews using substitute respondents].
abstract: The evaluation of reliability and relevancy of information gathered from substitutive respondents is now subject to much interest and careful analysis. The consistency of demographic-social data with some medical information between the main and substitutive respondents is on the whole very good. As to the characteristics of nutrition, the degree of consistency is worse, but so far there has been no research into the relevancy of such an interview. The correctness of classifying respondents into smokers and non-smokers was confirmed in many investigations and the relevancy of this classification estimated in comparison with biochemical indexes of exposition. Professional interviews from substitute respondents are burdened by a significant error, the level of the error being correlated with the number of working posts and employment period. The research discussed in the article made it possible to formulate conclusions for the planning of epidemiological investigations based on information gathered from substitutive respondents.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Jedrychowski
mesh_terms: D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005190:Family; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009017:Morbidity; D011044:Poland; D012907:Smoking
vernacular_title: Rzetelność i trafność wywiadów epidemiologicznych z respondentami zastepczymi.