| Agreement between prospective and retrospective reports of maternal exposure to chemicals during pregnancy. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 12185791 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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As part of a prospective study of solvent exposure and child behavior, it occurred that women's responses about exposure history during pregnancy differed from the information documented during the postpartum period. The objective of the study was to examine the levels of agreement in 29 self-reports of exposure information obtained before and 3- to 7-years after pregnancy. Percent agreement was low for duration of exposure (41%), protective barrier use (48%), and symptomatology (41%). When reports were not in perfect agreement, women tended to report longer durations of exposure (r = 0.67), increased use of protective barriers (r = 0.39), and more symptoms at time of follow-up (r = 0.57). Agreement of report was not substantially associated with time since pregnancy or concurrent child behavior. Low levels of agreement may reflect response biases in the data collected at time of pregnancy or recall biases at time of follow-up. These variations in self-reports are of concern because they can severely affect estimates of human teratological risk. |
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Authors:
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Christine Till; Gideon Koren; Joanne F Rovet |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Volume: 44 ISSN: 1076-2752 ISO Abbreviation: J. Occup. Environ. Med. Publication Date: 2002 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-08-20 Completed Date: 2003-02-07 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9504688 Medline TA: J Occup Environ Med Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 708-13 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. christine.till@sickkids.ca |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Child Child Behavior / drug effects Child, Preschool Female Humans Maternal Exposure / statistics & numerical data* Observer Variation Occupations Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects* Prospective Studies Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Solvents / adverse effects* Time Factors |
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0/Solvents |
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