Validation of Self-Reported Measures in Health Disparities Research

[摘要] Validation of self-reported measures can be achieved effectively and accurately when data collection involvesobjective measures that can be clinically validated. On the other hand, validation of self-reported social constructs, oftenused in health disparities research is a much harder task to achieve, particularly when the outcome is hard to quantify(e.g. racism, discrimination and segregation experience). We discuss validation and the challenges faced, when usingcurrent approaches in health disparities research.