https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Accuracy of telephone self-report of drug use in older people and agreement with pharmaceutical claims data https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5418 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:02:55 AEST ]]> Accuracy of self-reported medicines use compared to pharmaceutical claims data amongst a national sample of older Australian women https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:16082 80%). Specificity was consistently high across all classes, suggesting women could accurately report using a medicine. Pharmaceutical claims data can assist evaluation of judicious medicines use, changes to availability and uptake of medicines, and track medicine expenditure for chronic conditions. Over-the-counter medicines, medicines not covered by pharmaceutical subsidies and those used on an as needed basis may be best measured by self-report, as use may be underestimated using pharmaceutical claims data.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:33:11 AEST ]]>