Self-reported shift work, recall bias, and belief about disease causation in a case-control study of breast cancer
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Recall bias is a potential source of misclassification in case-control studies. Studies have shown that the association between exposure and disease can differ according to participants’ beliefs or knowledge about the effect of that exposure on disease. We investigated...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Published: |
Elsevier Inc.
2017
|
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56388 |
| _version_ | 1848759862717054976 |
|---|---|
| author | Lizama, N. Heyworth, J. Thomson, Allyson Slevin, Terry Fritschi, Lin |
| author_facet | Lizama, N. Heyworth, J. Thomson, Allyson Slevin, Terry Fritschi, Lin |
| author_sort | Lizama, N. |
| building | Curtin Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Recall bias is a potential source of misclassification in case-control studies. Studies have shown that the association between exposure and disease can differ according to participants’ beliefs or knowledge about the effect of that exposure on disease. We investigated the association between belief about breast cancer causation and self-reported shift work exposure in a case-control study. Methods Women completed a questionnaire asking whether they believed that shift work caused cancer either before or after reporting their history of shift work. We measured: whether belief modified the association between reported shift work and disease; whether belief was associated with reported shift work exposure; and whether being prompted to recall shift work exposure was associated with an increased likelihood of believing that shift work increased breast cancer risk. Results There was a significant association between believing shift work increased breast cancer risk and reporting exposure to shift work. Being prompted to recall shift work was not associated with a belief that shift work increased risk. Conclusion The association between pre-existing belief about breast cancer risk and reported shift work is likely to be due to exposed individuals believing that exposure increases risk, rather than resulting from recall bias. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T10:06:38Z |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | curtin-20.500.11937-56388 |
| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T10:06:38Z |
| publishDate | 2017 |
| publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-563882017-09-13T16:10:07Z Self-reported shift work, recall bias, and belief about disease causation in a case-control study of breast cancer Lizama, N. Heyworth, J. Thomson, Allyson Slevin, Terry Fritschi, Lin © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Recall bias is a potential source of misclassification in case-control studies. Studies have shown that the association between exposure and disease can differ according to participants’ beliefs or knowledge about the effect of that exposure on disease. We investigated the association between belief about breast cancer causation and self-reported shift work exposure in a case-control study. Methods Women completed a questionnaire asking whether they believed that shift work caused cancer either before or after reporting their history of shift work. We measured: whether belief modified the association between reported shift work and disease; whether belief was associated with reported shift work exposure; and whether being prompted to recall shift work exposure was associated with an increased likelihood of believing that shift work increased breast cancer risk. Results There was a significant association between believing shift work increased breast cancer risk and reporting exposure to shift work. Being prompted to recall shift work was not associated with a belief that shift work increased risk. Conclusion The association between pre-existing belief about breast cancer risk and reported shift work is likely to be due to exposed individuals believing that exposure increases risk, rather than resulting from recall bias. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56388 10.1016/j.canep.2017.07.007 Elsevier Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | Lizama, N. Heyworth, J. Thomson, Allyson Slevin, Terry Fritschi, Lin Self-reported shift work, recall bias, and belief about disease causation in a case-control study of breast cancer |
| title | Self-reported shift work, recall bias, and belief about disease causation in a case-control study of breast cancer |
| title_full | Self-reported shift work, recall bias, and belief about disease causation in a case-control study of breast cancer |
| title_fullStr | Self-reported shift work, recall bias, and belief about disease causation in a case-control study of breast cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-reported shift work, recall bias, and belief about disease causation in a case-control study of breast cancer |
| title_short | Self-reported shift work, recall bias, and belief about disease causation in a case-control study of breast cancer |
| title_sort | self-reported shift work, recall bias, and belief about disease causation in a case-control study of breast cancer |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56388 |