Methodologic issues in self-report of health behavior.
Self-reports of behavior are the most commonly used method for collecting outcome data in health education programs, but they are subject to a variety of sources of measurement error. Problems of measurement in some recently reported education program evaluations are identified, and a model is proposed to identify systematically the major influences for accuracy of self-reported measures of behavior. Several methodologic studies on the skill aspect of self-report form completion are briefly described, and eight steps to promote more accurate self-report of health behaviors are proposed.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012106:Research; D012650:Self Disclosure