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Case identification of non-traumatic brain injury in youth using linked population data
- Source :
- BMC Neurology, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2024.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background Population-level administrative data provides a cost-effective means of monitoring health outcomes and service needs of clinical populations. This study aimed to present a method for case identification of non-traumatic brain injury in population-level data and to examine the association with sociodemographic factors. Methods An estimated resident population of youth aged 0–24 years was constructed using population-level datasets within the New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure. A clinical consensus committee reviewed the International Classification of Diseases Ninth and Tenth Editions codes and Read codes for inclusion in a case definition. Cases were those with at least one non-traumatic brain injury code present in the five years up until 30 June 2018 in one of four databases in the Integrated Data Infrastructure. Rates of non-traumatic brain injury were examined, both including and excluding birth injury codes and across age, sex, ethnicity, and socioeconomic deprivation groups. Results Of the 1 579 089 youth aged 0–24 years on 30 June 2018, 8154 (0.52%) were identified as having one of the brain injury codes in the five-years to 30 June 2018. Rates of non-traumatic brain injury were higher in males, children aged 0–4 years, Māori and Pacific young people, and youth living with high levels of social deprivation. Conclusion This study presents a comprehensive method for case identification of non-traumatic brain injury using national population-level administrative data.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712377
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- BMC Neurology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7d777f0aacf3452daee3fb42831421de
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-024-03575-6