Diagnostic codes of cancer in Skane healthcare register: a validation study using individual-level data in southern Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Swedish healthcare is decentralised to 21 regions. Detailed information on all delivered care in the southernmost region, Skåne, is prospectively collected in the Skåne Healthcare Register (SHR). The data is updated daily and hence a good source for epidemiological studies. However, the diagnostic codes used to identify cancer patients in SHR have not yet been validated.

Methods

We conducted a validation study including 1,473,204 residents in Skåne region during 2005-2014, with at least one physical consultation in SHR. Newly diagnosed cancer from the Swedish Cancer Register was considered the 'gold standard' reference. We estimated the positive predictive value (PPV), sensitivity, and area under the curve (AUC) of a cancer diagnosis based on SHR by level of c

SUBMITTER: Shen Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8244146 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature