Systematic bias in self-reported annual household incomes among unpartnered elderly cardiac patients.
Appl Nurs Res
; 20(4): 205-9, 2007 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-17996808
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine whether specific patient characteristics were associated with not reporting individual incomes among elderly unpartnered cardiac patients. Two hundred forty-seven unpartnered patients (age, >/=65 years) who were admitted with coronary artery disease to one of five university medical centers were interviewed during their hospitalization. Their average age was 76 years (SD = 6.3 years, range = 65-101 years). Of the sample, approximately 34% were men, 92% were Caucasian, 19% had less than 12 years of education, and 55% had at least 12 years (but not more than 16 years) of education. Approximately 13% of the patients did not report their annual household income. In a logistic regression analysis, higher education and greater social and economic satisfaction were significantly related to refusal to self-report income after controlling for age and sex (p < .05). The interaction between education and sex was not significant in the model (p > .05). Our findings indicate that there was a potential systematic bias regarding self-reporting of annual household income. Thus, this systematic bias needs to be examined before performing a multivariate analysis that includes income as a covariate.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sesgo
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Cardiopatías
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Renta
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appl Nurs Res
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos