Abstract：
:Methods to collect epidemiologic data include, among other means, self-administered questionnaires and personal and telephone interviews. In some studies, these data collection methods are used simultaneously. However, little is known about the comparability of the data obtained, thus, the validity of pooling data. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 146 waste collectors, who participated in a telephone interview 3 months later. The responses to health questions were compared. Agreement percentages and kappa values were calculated. An answer pattern shift was detected in a subgroup of questions with five answer options. Grouping the answer options diminished the shift in the answer pattern. The questions in a yes/no format generally showed no shift in the answer pattern. The study indicates that caution should be exercised when pooling data collected by self-administered questionnaire and telephone interview in epidemiological research. Some types of questions seem to be sensitive to the data collection method.
journal_name
Am J Ind Medjournal_title
American journal of industrial medicineauthors
van Ooijen M,Ivens UI,Johansen C,Skov Tdoi
10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199705)31:5<653::aid-ajim2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-05-01 00:00:00pages
653-8issue
5eissn
0271-3586issn
1097-0274pii
10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199705)31:5<653::AID-AJIM2journal_volume
31pub_type
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/ajim.4700100403
更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.1002/ajim.20411
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
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更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/ajim.20619
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/ajim.20688
更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/ajim.4700080422
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/ajim.20855
更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/ajim.22736
更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/ajim.20282
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/ajim.4700230126
更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/ajim.21015
更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
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doi：10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199903)35:3<272::aid-ajim7
更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
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更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/ajim.4700090503
更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine
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更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00
