title: Reliability of self-report on basic health conditions in Mexican Americans Age 80 and older.
abstract: Reliability of self-reports in survey research is important. Little is known about the reliability of self-reports in the very old (aged 80+). The objective of this study is to evaluate the level of reliability in self-reports by assessing the level of agreement between a "respondents" and their "informants" (children) as they rate the respondent's: hearing ability; vision capacity; and nine health conditions. Descriptive statistics, observed agreement, and kappa values are computed on 389 pairs using HEPESE Wave-7 data (2010-2011). Although further studies are required, there is evidence that self-reports on basic health conditions in the very old are reliable.
authors.affiliation: Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Brach, Galveston, TX 77555, USA. Carlos.Siordia@utmb.edu
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Siordia
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D009017:Morbidity; D057566:Self Report