| Agreement between self-reported data on medicine use and prescription records vary according to method of analysis and therapeutic group. | |
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PMID: 18468858 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: This study compared national self-reported data on medicine use and national prescription records at the individual level. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Data from the nationally representative Danish health survey conducted in 2000 (n=16,688) were linked at the individual level to national prescription records covering 1999-2000. Kappa statistics and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. RESULTS: Applying the legend time method to medicine groups used mainly on a chronic basis revealed good to very good agreement between the two data sources, whereas medicines used as needed showed fair to moderate agreement. When a fixed-time window was applied for analysis, agreement was unchanged for medicines used mainly on a chronic basis, whereas agreement increased somewhat compared to the legend time method when analyzing medicines used as needed. CONCLUSION: Agreement between national self-reported data and national prescription records differed according to method of analysis and therapeutic group. A fixed-time window is an appropriate method of analysis for most therapeutic groups. |
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Authors:
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Merete Willemoes Nielsen; Birthe Søndergaard; Mette Kjøller; Ebba Holme Hansen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-05-12 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical epidemiology Volume: 61 ISSN: 0895-4356 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Epidemiol Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-08 Completed Date: 2008-09-16 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8801383 Medline TA: J Clin Epidemiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 919-24 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Section for Social Pharmacy, Universitetsparken 2, Copenhagen, Denmark. meretewnielsen@yahoo.dk |
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Data Collection
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statistics & numerical data Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data* Drug Utilization Humans Pharmaceutical Preparations / supply & distribution Pharmacoepidemiology* Records as Topic* |
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0/Pharmaceutical Preparations |
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