When Patients Were Asked to Report How Many Pills They

question 51

Multiple Choice

When patients were asked to report how many pills they have taken since their last visit,and then the pills in the bottle were counted to assess the accuracy of the patients' report,Roth and Caron found that patients:

• A)were fairly accurate in estimating their intake.
• B)slightly underreported their intake.
• C)substantially underreported their intake.
• D)overreported their intake.

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