作者
Joann M Samalik, Caren S Goldberg, Zubin J Modi, Emily M Fredericks, Samir K Gadepalli, Sally J Eder, Jeremy Adler
发表日期
2023/12
期刊
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
卷号
10
期号
6
页码范围
2670-2675
出版商
Springer International Publishing
简介
Objective
Racial and ethnic disparities are commonplace in health care. Research often relies on sociodemographic information recorded in the electronic health record (EHR). Little evidence is available about the accuracy of EHR-recorded sociodemographic information, and none in pediatrics. Our objective was to determine the accuracy of EHR-recorded race and ethnicity compared to self-report.
Methods
Patients/guardians enrolled in two prospective observational studies (10/2014–1/2019) provided self-reported sociodemographic information. Corresponding EHR information was abstracted. EHR information was compared to self-report, considered “gold standard.” Agreement was evaluated with Cohen’s kappa.
Results
A total of 503 patients (42% female, median age 12.8 years) were identified. Self-reported race (N = 484) was 73% White, 16% Black or African American (AA), 4% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2 …
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