ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2021
Subtle mistakes in self-report surveys predict future transition to dementia.
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- Using Item Response Times in Online Questionnaires to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- How tall am I again? A longitudinal analysis of the reliability of self-reported height.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Developing Early Markers of Cognitive Decline and Dementia Derived From Survey Response Behaviors: Protocol for Analyses of Preexisting Large-scale Longitudinal Data.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Quality of Survey Responses at Older Ages Predicts Cognitive Decline and Mortality Risk.Innovation in aging · 2022Article
- Subtle mistakes in self-report surveys predict future transition to dementia.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionWe investigate whether indices of subtle reporting mistakes derived from responses in self-report surveys are associated with dementia risk.
methodsWe examined 13,831 participants without dementia from the prospective, population-based Health and Retirement Study (mean age 69 ± 10 years, 59% women). Participants' response patterns in 21 questionnaires were analyzed to identify implausible responses (multivariate outliers), incompatible responses (Guttman errors), acquiescent responses, random errors, and the proportion of skipped questions. Subsequent incident dementia was determined over up to 10 years of follow-up.
resultsDuring follow-up, 2074 participants developed dementia and 3717 died. Each of the survey response indices was associated with future dementia risk controlling for confounders and accounting for death as a competing risk. Stronger associations were evident for participants who were younger and cognitively normal at baseline. DISCUSSION: Mistakes in the completion of self-report surveys in longitudinal studies may be early indicators of dementia among middle-aged and older adults.
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