As the information collected by the NHSSs was self reported, there was an issue of recall accuracy of the information provided by the respondents.
First, the renovation activity was based on self-report; there was no information on the extent or duration of renovation.
For the most impaired sub-group however, who were screening positive for ADHD based on their self-report, there was a far higher correlation with informant report for current ADHD ratings of around 0.62 0.65.
It isn't clear how much bartering goes on, or how much self-reporting there is.
As this data was collected by self-report, there is always the potential for social desirability bias.
Data were based on self-report; there is a risk of reporting bias among women who did not speak English if adequate translation services were not available.
According to participants' self-reports, there were 58.7% Caucasian, 16.7% African American, 9.5% Hispanic, 2.4% Middle Eastern, and 7.1% participants of other races and ethnicities.
4 5 In contrast to self-report, there is a paucity of data investigating ethnic-specific differences in physical activity using objective measures in adults.
For self-report, there is a similar pattern: 2.5 for "not true," 5.0 for "somewhat true," and 6.3 for "certainly true" (F 2,38) = 9.0, P < 0.001).
However, as these measures all rely on self-report, there is the possibility that associated changes reflect factors such as increased positivity relating to the additional small group attention received through participation in the intervention.
