Validating the Life Events Scale for the Elderly with proxy-based data: A case-control psychological autopsy study in rural China.

Qiqing MoLiang ZhouQiuping HeCunxian JiaZhenyu Ma

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2019)

The LESE has good convergent validity and discriminant validity. LESE is a valid instrument for measuring life events in psychological autopsy studies. We suggest using the number of life events to assess the validity and reliability with proxy data in a psychological autopsy study, which is more reliable than using the intensity of life events. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 547-551.

Keyphrases

case control
electronic health record
big data
high intensity
machine learning
artificial intelligence
patient reported