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Data linkage in pharmacoepidemiology: A call for rigorous evaluation and reporting

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العنوان: Data linkage in pharmacoepidemiology: A call for rigorous evaluation and reporting
المؤلفون: Pratt, Nicole L., Mack, Christina D., Meyer, Anne Marie, Davis, Kourtney J., Hammill, Bradley G., Hampp, Christian, Setoguchi, Soko, Raman, Sudha R., Chun, Danielle S., Stürmer, Til, Lund, Jennifer L.
المصدر: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety ; volume 29, issue 1, page 9-17 ; ISSN 1053-8569 1099-1557
بيانات النشر: Wiley
سنة النشر: 2019
المجموعة: Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref)
الوصف: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance on the evaluation of data linkage quality through the development of a checklist for reporting key elements of the linkage process. Methods Responding to a call for manuscripts from the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE), a working group including international representation from the academic, industry, and contract research, and regulatory sectors was formed to develop a checklist for evaluation of data linkage performance and reporting data linkage specifically for pharmacoepidemiologic research. This checklist expands on the reporting of studies conducted using observational routinely collected health data specific to pharmacoepidemiology (RECORD‐PE) guidelines. Results A key aspect of data linkage evaluation for pharmacoepidemiology is to articulate how a linkage process was performed and its accuracy in terms of validation and verification of the resulting linked data. This study generates a checklist, which covers domains including data sources, linkage variables, linkage methods, linkage results, and linkage evaluation. For each domain, specific recommendations provide a clear and transparent assessment of the linkage process. Conclusions Linking data sources can help to enrich analytic databases to more accurately define study populations, enable adjustment for confounding, and improve the capture of health outcomes. Clear and transparent reporting of data linkage processes will help to increase confidence in the evidence generated from these data by allowing researchers and end users to critically assess the potential for bias owing to the data linkage process.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
DOI: 10.1002/pds.4924
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4924Test
حقوق: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vorTest
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.F6722A7A
قاعدة البيانات: BASE