Is patient self-report an adequate tool for monitoring cardiovascular conditions in patients with hypercholesterolemia?

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-394

  Englert, Heike ^a,b   Müller Nordhorn, Jacqueline ^a   Seewald, Sebastian ^a   Sonntag, Frank ^c   Völler, Heinz ^d   Meyer Sabellek, Wolfgang ^e   Wegscheider, Karl ^f   Windler, Eberhard ^f   Katus, Hugo ^g   Willich, Stefan N ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MÜNSTER UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c Cardiology Practice   (Germany)

^d Rehabilitation Center for Cardiovascular Diseases   (Germany)

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

agreement; cardiovascular disease; case report forms; general practitioner information; medical records; orbital study; overreporting; patient self report; underreporting

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF DISCLOSURE;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77956045822     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdq013     Document Type: Article

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