| A new method for measuring misclassification of maternal sets in maternally linked birth records: true and false linkage proportions. | |
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PMID: 17066311 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVES: Numerous studies have used maternally linked birth records to investigate perinatal outcomes, maternal behaviors, and the quality of vital records birth data. Little attention has been given to assessing errors in the linkages and to understanding how such errors affect estimates derived from the linked data. The author developed a framework for conceptualizing maternal linkage error and measures for quantifying it, and examined the behavior of the new measures in a maternally linked file. METHODS: Linkage errors were conceptualized as misclassification, with the classes being the maternal sets (records classified as representing different births to the same woman). The true linkage proportion, analogous to sensitivity, was used to capture the degree to which all of a woman's births were assigned to a single maternal set; the false linkage proportion, analogous to specificity, was used to capture the degree to which the assigned maternal sets combined births from different women. The behavior of the two proportions was examined by introducing increasing degrees of linkage error into a maternally linked file. RESULTS: Both measures indicated greater misclassification with increasing simulated linkage errors. CONCLUSIONS: The new measures may be a useful tool for assessing the quality of maternally linked data, as well as other types of linked records where the linkages are within a single file. This is a necessary step towards developing methods for addressing misclassification bias in studies of maternally linked records through sensitivity analysis, adjustment, and other means. |
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Authors:
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Jack K Leiss |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Date: 2006-10-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Maternal and child health journal Volume: 11 ISSN: 1092-7875 ISO Abbreviation: Matern Child Health J Publication Date: 2007 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-05-18 Completed Date: 2007-07-19 Revised Date: 2007-12-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9715672 Medline TA: Matern Child Health J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 293-300 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Center for Health Research, Constella Group, LLC, 2605 Meridian Parkway, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27713, USA. jleiss@constellagroup.com |
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Bias (Epidemiology) Birth Certificates* Fathers / classification Female Humans Infant Welfare / classification* Infant, Newborn Medical Record Linkage / methods*, standards Mothers / classification* Names North Carolina / epidemiology Patient Identification Systems / classification Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome / epidemiology* Public Health Informatics / standards Research Design Sensitivity and Specificity |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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CA88757/CA/NCI NIH HHS; HD35785/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; UR6/CCU417428//PHS HHS |
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