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Using random-forest multiple imputation to address bias of self-reported anthropometric measures, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in the Belgian health interview survey
BACKGROUND: In many countries, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors is commonly assessed through self-reported information from health interview surveys. It has been shown, however, that ...
Measuring mental health burden in humanitarian settings: a critical review of assessment tools
discussed is that self-report tools inaccurately estimate the prevalence of mental health problems. This inaccuracy is further exacerbated by a lack of cultural appropriateness of the tools, as many are ...
QALY losses for chronic diseases and its social distribution in the general population: results from the Belgian Health Interview Survey
Methods. The Belgian Health Interview Survey 2013 and 2018 provided data on self-reported chronic conditions for a nationally representative sample. The annual QALY loss per 100,000 individuals was ...
The impact of multimorbidity patterns on health-related quality of life in the general population: results of the Belgian Health Interview Survey
oL). The aim was to estimate the impact of coexisting chronic diseases on HRQ oL of the adult general Belgian population. Methods The Belgian Health Interview Survey 2018 provided data on self-reported ...
Assessing polypharmacy in the older population: Comparison of a self‐reported and prescription based method
Belgium between self-reported and prescription based estimates and assess the relative merits of each data source. Methods Data were used from participants aged ≥65 years of the Belgian national health ...
Comparing health insurance data and health interview survey data for ascertaining chronic disease prevalence in Belgium.
15 years and older. Linkage was possible for 93% of BHIS-participants, resulting in a study sample of 8474 individuals. For seven CD s disease status was available both through self-reported ...
Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to low back pain in Malta
for 2015 provided the LBP prevalence data through representative self-reported history of chronic LBP within the past 12 months in combination with limitations to daily activities. Proportions of LBP ...
Assessing the validity of self reported breast cancer screening coverage in the belgian health interview survey
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Finaba Berete; Johan Van der Heyden; Stefaan Demarest; Jean Tafforeau; Herman Van Oyen; Bruyère, Olivier; Françoise Renard Source: European Congress of Epidemiology, Lyon (2018) Keyw ...