Accuracy of self-reported health histories: a study.
Many military health care providers (including most dental providers) depend on self-reported health questionnaires for critical information about their patients' medical history. These questionnaires demand high standards of patient self-awareness and integrity, and their importance justifies checking their accuracy. The authors checked the accuracy of 155 self-reported health histories by comparing them with histories documented in medical records. Although we found some discrepancies, over 95% of our sample showed reasonable agreement between self-reported medical histories and documented medical histories.
Bradford
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Department of Dentistry, USAF Hospital Lajes, APO NY 09406.
Graham
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Reinert
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D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008885:Military Dentistry; D008889:Military Personnel; D012650:Self Disclosure; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States