Selection Biases in Technology-based Intervention Research: Patients' Technology Use Relates to Both Demographic and Health-related Inequities

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Details a study on selection bias in health research, specifically the patient characteristics of people with implantable cardioverter defibrillators who were not included in an intervention on the basis of their inability to access the internet or a computer. Looks at patient demographics, such as age, race, education, and rural status, among other measures.

Tammy Toscos, Michelle Drouin, Jessica Pater, et al.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 26(8-9), 835–839

08/2019

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Access · Broadband · Cardiovascular disease · Health disparities · Research methods and resources · Statistics and data