Nurse effects on measurement error in household biosocial surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biosocial survey data are in high demand, yet little is known about the measurement quality of health measures collected by nurses in respondents' homes. Our objective was to analyze the degree to which nurses influence measurement in anthropometric and physical performance indicators collected from respondents in two nationally-representative UK biosocial surveys.

Methods

The English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing and the UK Household Longitudinal Study - Understanding Society were used to analyze fourteen anthropometric and physical performance measures covering weight, height, pulse, grip strength, and lung capacity. Cross-classified multilevel models were used to estimate "nurse effects" on measurement error.

Results

Overall, there is a medium effect of

SUBMITTER: Cernat A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047401 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature