Accuracy and completeness of mortality data in the Department of Veterans Affairs [0.03%]
美国退伍军人事务部的死亡率数据的准确性和全面性
Min-Woong Sohn,Noreen Arnold,Charles Maynard et al.
Min-Woong Sohn et al.
Background: One of the national mortality databases in the U.S. is the Beneficiary Identification and Record Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File that contains death dates of those who have received any benefits from the ...
Disability weights for comorbidity and their influence on health-adjusted life expectancy [0.03%]
共病的残疾权重及其对健康调整寿命年的影响力
Pieter H M van Baal,Nancy Hoeymans,Rudolf T Hoogenveen et al.
Pieter H M van Baal et al.
Background: Comorbidity complicates estimations of health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) using disease prevalences and disability weights from Burden of Disease studies. Usually, the exact amount of comorbidity is unknow...
Describing the longitudinal course of major depression using Markov models: data integration across three national surveys [0.03%]
利用马尔可夫模型描述三大全国调查数据集成后的抑郁症纵向病程
Scott B Patten,Robert C Lee
Scott B Patten
Background: Most epidemiological studies of major depression report period prevalence estimates. These are of limited utility in characterizing the longitudinal epidemiology of this condition. Markov models provide a meth...
Laura J Damschroder,Todd R Roberts,Christine C Goldstein et al.
Laura J Damschroder et al.
Background: Person trade-off (PTO) elicitations yield different values than standard utility measures, such as time trade-off (TTO) elicitations. Some people believe this difference arises because the PTO captures the imp...
Collection of population-based cancer staging information in Western Australia--a feasibility study [0.03%]
人口为基础的癌症病理信息在澳大利亚西澳州收集——可行性研究
Timothy Threlfall,Jana Wittorff,Padabphet Boutdara et al.
Timothy Threlfall et al.
Background: Routine data from cancer registries often lack information on stage of cancer, limiting their use. This study aimed to determine whether or not it is feasible to add cancer staging data to the routine data col...
Psychometric properties of the CDC Symptom Inventory for assessment of chronic fatigue syndrome [0.03%]
美国CDC慢性疲劳综合征症状清单评测慢性的心理测量属性
Dieter Wagner,Rosane Nisenbaum,Christine Heim et al.
Dieter Wagner et al.
Objectives: Validated or standardized self-report questionnaires used in research studies and clinical evaluation of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) generally focus on the assessment of fatigue. There are relatively few pu...
Assessment of the health of Americans: the average health-related quality of life and its inequality across individuals and groups [0.03%]
美国人健康状况评价：个体和群体间的平均健康相关生命质量及其不平等分布
Yukiko Asada
Yukiko Asada
Background: The assessment of population health has traditionally relied on the population's average health measured by mortality related indicators. Researchers have increasingly recognized the importance of including in...
Measurement of vaccination coverage at age 24 and 19-35 months: a case study of multiple imputation in public health [0.03%]
关于年龄24个月和19至35个月的疫苗接种覆盖率测量：公共卫生中多重插补的一个案例研究
Tammy A Santibanez,Lawrence E Barker,Kate M Shaw
Tammy A Santibanez
Aim: Childhood immunization coverage in the United States (US) is often measured at age 24 months or, in the National Immunization Survey (NIS) at age of interview, which is between 19 and 35 months. This paper compares t...
William Flanagan,Jane Boswell-Purdy,Christel Le Petit et al.
William Flanagan et al.
BACKGROUND: Summary measures of health that combine mortality and morbidity into a single indicator are being estimated in the Canadian context for approximately 200 diseases and conditions. To manage the large amount of data and calculatio...
Pediatric appendicitis rupture rate: a national indicator of disparities in healthcare access [0.03%]
儿科阑尾炎破裂率：国家医疗保健获取差异指标
Kathleen A Jablonski,Mark F Guagliardo
Kathleen A Jablonski
BACKGROUND: The U.S. National Healthcare Disparities Report is a recent effort to measure and monitor racial and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare. The Report is a work in progress and includes few indicators specific to children....