Missing-data analysis: socio- demographic, clinical and lifestyle determinants of low response rate on self- reported psychological and nutrition related multi- item instruments in the context of the ATTICA epidemiological study

Missing-data analysis: socio- demographic, clinical and lifestyle determinants of low response rate on self- reported psychological and nutrition related multi- item instruments in the context of the ATTICA epidemiological study

Abstract Background Missing data is a common problem in epidemiological studies, while it becomes more critical, when the missing data concern a multi-item instrument, since lack of information in even one of its items, leads to the inability to calculate the total score of the instrument. The aim w...

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Main Authors: Thomas Tsiampalis, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Multi- item scales
Missing data
Imputation
Mediterranean diet
Depression
Low response rate
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01038-3

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