Are risk estimates biased in follow-up studies of psychosocial factors with low base-line participation?

Linda Kaerlev; Henrik A. Kolstad; Ase Marie Hansen; Jane Frølund Thomsen; Anette Kærgaard; Reiner Ernst Rugulies; Sigurd Mikkelsen; Johan Hviid Andersen; Ole Mors; Matias Grynderup; Jens Peter Bonde

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-539

Are risk estimates biased in follow-up studies of psychosocial factors with low base-line participation?

Linda Kaerlev, Henrik A. Kolstad, Ase Marie Hansen, Jane Frølund Thomsen, Anette Kærgaard, Reiner Ernst Rugulies, Sigurd Mikkelsen, Johan Hviid Andersen, Ole Mors, Matias Grynderup, Jens Peter Bonde

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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Abstract

Low participation in population-based follow-up studies addressing psychosocial risk factors may cause biased estimation of health risk but the issue has seldom been examined. We compared risk estimates for selected health outcomes among respondents and the entire source population.

Original language	English
Journal	B M C Public Health
Volume	8
Issue number	11
Pages (from-to)	539
ISSN	1471-2458
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-539
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Adult
Denmark
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mood Disorders
Occupational Exposure
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Risk Assessment
Sample Size

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