The British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) is the first study of its kind to have asked for permission to link to a range of administrative health records. Multivariate analysis is applied to investigate whether there is consent bias. We find that consent on the BHPS is not biased with respect to socio-economic characteristics or health; recent users of GP services are underrepresented among consenters. Whilst consent rates are lower than on previous surveys with a more medical focus, the problem of bias is less of an issue.
Knies, G., Burton, J., Sala, E. (2012). Consenting to health record linkage: evidence from a multi-purpose longitudinal survey of a general population. BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH(12), 1-6 [10.1186/1472-6963-12-52].
Consenting to health record linkage: evidence from a multi-purpose longitudinal survey of a general population
SALA, EMANUELA MARIA
2012
Abstract
The British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) is the first study of its kind to have asked for permission to link to a range of administrative health records. Multivariate analysis is applied to investigate whether there is consent bias. We find that consent on the BHPS is not biased with respect to socio-economic characteristics or health; recent users of GP services are underrepresented among consenters. Whilst consent rates are lower than on previous surveys with a more medical focus, the problem of bias is less of an issue.
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