Recall bias in epidemiologic studies

Coughlin, Steven S.

doi:10.1016/0895-4356(90)90060-3

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Recall bias in epidemiologic studies

Coughlin, Steven S.·1990·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

DOI 10.1016/0895-4356(90)90060-3

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The factors which contribute to bias due to differential recall between cases and controls in retrospective studies have been little studied. A review of the literature on recall accuracy suggests that the extent of inaccurate recall is related to characteristics of the exposure of interest and of the respondents, though a distinction must be drawn between recall which is biased and that which is simply inaccurate. Interviewing technique and the study protocol, including the design of questionnaires and the motivation of respondents, play a central role and are under the control of the investigator. The results of validation studies carried out to date suggest that the likelihood of recall bias may be greater when recall is poor in general.

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Authors: Coughlin, S. S.
Affiliations: Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author: Coughlin, Steven S.
ORCID: Coughlin, Steven S.
Venue: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1990-01
Volume: 43
Issue: 1
Pages: 87-91
ISSN: 0895-4356 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(90)90060-3
OpenAlex: W1969606544
Cited by: 1,381
References: 41
Citations by year: 2026: 108 · 2025: 101 · 2024: 109 · 2023: 93 · 2022: 96 · 2021: 117 · 2020: 108 · 2019: 75 · 2018: 76 · 2017: 67 · 2016: 50 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 46 · 2013: 39 · 2012: 32
FWCI: 6.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
Keywords: recall bias, retrospective analysis, case-control study, exposure measurement, interview techniques, questionnaire design, respondent motivation, validation studies
MeSH terms: Data Collection, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Memory, Mental Recall, Reproducibility of Results, Bias

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