| Congenital malformations: agreement between diagnostic codes in an administrative database and mothers' reports. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20569535 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
OBJECTIVE: The validity of epidemiologic research on congenital malformations conducted using administrative databases relies heavily on the quality of diagnostic information. The goal of this study was to validate the diagnostic codes for major congenital malformations (MCMs) recorded in a medical service claims database against mother's report obtained by questionnaire. METHODS: Using the Quebec Pregnancy Registry, we mailed a questionnaire to women who gave birth to a baby with an MCM and to a random sample of mothers whose infants did not have any malformation. We reviewed each infant's database record for a diagnostic code for MCM, which we then compared with the corresponding mother's report. RESULTS: Among the 3142 mother-infant pairs there was 60% agreement regarding the presence or absence of an MCM; for 456 babies, both sources reported the presence of an MCM. For 90% of these infants the two sources of information agreed with respect to the type of malformation. CONCLUSION: Overall, mothers reported fewer infants with MCM than were recorded in the database; among those for whom both sources of information indicated the presence of an MCM, a very high proportion of diagnostic codes accorded with the mother's description of the specific type of malformation. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Sophie Kulaga; Anick Bérard |
Related Documents
:
|
7369315 - Congenital horizontal tarsal kink. 8711105 - Mortality among infants with congenital malformations, new york state, 1983 to 1988. 6683075 - Interstitial deletion 2q31 leads to q33. 9152285 - The hospital cost of congenital syphilis. 20389095 - Four breeding females in a free-ranging group of buffy-headed marmosets (callithrix fla... 15105385 - What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction? is besst (birth... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstétrique et gynécologie du Canada : JOGC Volume: 32 ISSN: 1701-2163 ISO Abbreviation: J Obstet Gynaecol Can Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-06-23 Completed Date: 2010-09-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 101126664 Medline TA: J Obstet Gynaecol Can Country: Canada |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 549-54 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adult Congenital Abnormalities / epidemiology* Female Humans International Classification of Diseases* Pregnancy Quebec / epidemiology Questionnaires Registries* |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: The effect of maternal age on adverse birth outcomes: does parity matter?
Next Document: Late preterm delivery in women with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes.