Validation of cardiovascular diagnoses in the Greenlandic Hospital Discharge Register for epidemiological use
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In Greenland, valid estimates of prevalence and incidence of CVD do not exist and can only be calculated if diagnoses of CVD in the Greenlandic Hospital Discharge Register (GHDR) are correct. Diagnoses of CVD in GHDR have...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ab95ceff94a347998b6d411e1e14fa53 2023-05-15T15:08:56+02:00 Validation of cardiovascular diagnoses in the Greenlandic Hospital Discharge Register for epidemiological use Maria Tvermosegaard Pernille Falberg Rønn Michael Lynge Pedersen Peter Bjerregaard Inger Dahl Pedersen Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen Marit Eika Jørgensen 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1422668 https://doaj.org/article/ab95ceff94a347998b6d411e1e14fa53 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1422668 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2017.1422668 https://doaj.org/article/ab95ceff94a347998b6d411e1e14fa53 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 77, Iss 1 (2018) Cardiovascular disease diagnoses Inuit Greenland register Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1422668 2022-12-31T16:03:18Z Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In Greenland, valid estimates of prevalence and incidence of CVD do not exist and can only be calculated if diagnoses of CVD in the Greenlandic Hospital Discharge Register (GHDR) are correct. Diagnoses of CVD in GHDR have not previously been validated specifically. The objective of the study was to validate diagnoses of CVD in GHDR. The study was conducted as a validation study with primary investigator comparing information in GHDR with information in medical records. Diagnoses in GHDR were considered correct and thus valid if they matched the diagnoses or the medical information in the medical records. A total of 432 online accessible medical records with a cardiovascular diagnosis according to GHDR from Queen Ingrid’s Hospital from 2001 to 2013 (n=291) and from local health care centres from 2007 to 2013 (n=141) were reviewed. Ninety-nine and ninety-two percent of discharge diagnosis in GHDR from Queen Ingrid’s Hospital and local health care centres were correct in comparison with diagnoses in the medical record indicating valid registration practice. The correctness of cardiovascular diagnoses in GHDR was considered high in terms of acceptable agreement between medical records and diagnoses in GHDR. Cardiovascular diagnoses are valid for epidemiological use. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland greenlandic International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health 77 1 1422668 |
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In Greenland, valid estimates of prevalence and incidence of CVD do not exist and can only be calculated if diagnoses of CVD in the Greenlandic Hospital Discharge Register (GHDR) are correct. Diagnoses of CVD in GHDR have not previously been validated specifically. The objective of the study was to validate diagnoses of CVD in GHDR. The study was conducted as a validation study with primary investigator comparing information in GHDR with information in medical records. Diagnoses in GHDR were considered correct and thus valid if they matched the diagnoses or the medical information in the medical records. A total of 432 online accessible medical records with a cardiovascular diagnosis according to GHDR from Queen Ingrid’s Hospital from 2001 to 2013 (n=291) and from local health care centres from 2007 to 2013 (n=141) were reviewed. Ninety-nine and ninety-two percent of discharge diagnosis in GHDR from Queen Ingrid’s Hospital and local health care centres were correct in comparison with diagnoses in the medical record indicating valid registration practice. The correctness of cardiovascular diagnoses in GHDR was considered high in terms of acceptable agreement between medical records and diagnoses in GHDR. Cardiovascular diagnoses are valid for epidemiological use. |
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Maria Tvermosegaard Pernille Falberg Rønn Michael Lynge Pedersen Peter Bjerregaard Inger Dahl Pedersen Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen Marit Eika Jørgensen |
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Maria Tvermosegaard Pernille Falberg Rønn Michael Lynge Pedersen Peter Bjerregaard Inger Dahl Pedersen Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen Marit Eika Jørgensen |
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Validation of cardiovascular diagnoses in the Greenlandic Hospital Discharge Register for epidemiological use |
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Validation of cardiovascular diagnoses in the Greenlandic Hospital Discharge Register for epidemiological use |
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Validation of cardiovascular diagnoses in the Greenlandic Hospital Discharge Register for epidemiological use |
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Validation of cardiovascular diagnoses in the Greenlandic Hospital Discharge Register for epidemiological use |
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Validation of cardiovascular diagnoses in the Greenlandic Hospital Discharge Register for epidemiological use |
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validation of cardiovascular diagnoses in the greenlandic hospital discharge register for epidemiological use |
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