Systematic review of atopic dermatitis disease definition in studies using routinely collected health data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Routinely collected electronic health data obtained for administrative and clinical purposes are increasingly used to study atopic dermatitis (AD). Methods for identifying AD patients in routinely collected electronic health data differ, and it is unknown how this might affect study results.

Objectives

To evaluate how patients with AD have been identified in studies using routinely collected electronic health data, to determine whether these methods were validated and to estimate how the method for identifying patients with AD affected variability in prevalence estimates.

Methods

We systematically searched PubMed, Embase and Web of Science for studies using routinely collected electronic health data that reported on AD as a primary outcome. Studies of local

SUBMITTER: Dizon MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6033033 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature