Filter Questions in Symptom Assessment Affect the Prevalence of (A)Symptomatic COVID-19 Cases

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Filter Questions in Symptom Assessment Affect the Prevalence of (A)Symptomatic COVID-19 Cases. / Boehm, Robert; Sprengholz, Philipp; Betsch, Cornelia; Partheymueller, Julia.

I: Medical Decision Making, Bind 43, Nr. 4, 05.2023, s. 530-534.

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Boehm, R, Sprengholz, P, Betsch, C & Partheymueller, J 2023, 'Filter Questions in Symptom Assessment Affect the Prevalence of (A)Symptomatic COVID-19 Cases', Medical Decision Making, bind 43, nr. 4, s. 530-534. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X231158380

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Boehm, R., Sprengholz, P., Betsch, C., & Partheymueller, J. (2023). Filter Questions in Symptom Assessment Affect the Prevalence of (A)Symptomatic COVID-19 Cases. Medical Decision Making, 43(4), 530-534. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X231158380

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Boehm R, Sprengholz P, Betsch C, Partheymueller J. Filter Questions in Symptom Assessment Affect the Prevalence of (A)Symptomatic COVID-19 Cases. Medical Decision Making. 2023 maj;43(4):530-534. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X231158380

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Boehm, Robert ; Sprengholz, Philipp ; Betsch, Cornelia ; Partheymueller, Julia. / Filter Questions in Symptom Assessment Affect the Prevalence of (A)Symptomatic COVID-19 Cases. I: Medical Decision Making. 2023 ; Bind 43, Nr. 4. s. 530-534.

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abstract = "Background: It has been reported that a substantial number of COVID-19 infections are asymptomatic, with both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections contributing to transmission dynamics. Yet, the share of asymptomatic cases varies greatly across studies. One reason for this could be the measurement of symptoms in medical studies and surveys.Design: In 2 experimental survey studies (total N > 3,000) with participants from Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively, we varied the inclusion of a filter question on whether participants who tested positive for COVID-19 had experienced symptoms prior to presenting a checklist of symptoms. We measured the reporting of asymptomatic (versus symptomatic) COVID-19 infections.Results: The inclusion of a filter question increased the reporting of asymptomatic (versus symptomatic) COVID-19 infections. Particularly mild symptoms were underreported when using a filter question.Conclusions and implicationsFilter questions affect the reporting of (a)symptomatic COVID-19 cases. To account for such differences in the estimation of population infection rates, future studies should transparently report the applied question format.",
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