Can a nation-wide e-cohort of ADHD and ASD in childhood be established using Welsh routinely available datasets?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated the feasibility and validity of establishing a nationwide e-cohort of individuals with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for future longitudinal research.

Design

Individuals with a childhood diagnosis of ADHD/ASD as recorded on routinely available healthcare datasets were compared with matched controls and a sample of directly assessed individuals with ADHD.

Setting

This study used data from the Welsh Secure Anonymised Information Linkage Databank in Wales, UK. Routinely collected data from primary care, emergency department and hospital admissions were linked at person level.

Participants

All individuals in Wales, UK born between 1 January 1991 and 31 December 2000. I

SUBMITTER: Langley K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10445352 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature