Clinical EpidemiologyPub Date : 2024-09-25eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S469958
Frederik P B Kristensen, Sia K Nicolaisen, Jens S Nielsen, Diana H Christensen, Kurt Højlund, Henning Beck-Nielsen, Jørgen Rungby, Søren G Friborg, Ivan Brandslund, Jens S Christiansen, Peter Vestergaard, Niels Jessen, Michael H Olsen, Mette K Andersen, Torben Hansen, Charlotte Brøns, Allan Vaag, Reimar W Thomsen, Henrik T Sørensen
{"title":"The Danish Centre for Strategic Research in Type 2 Diabetes (DD2) Project Cohort and Biobank from 2010 Through 2023-A Cohort Profile Update.","authors":"Frederik P B Kristensen, Sia K Nicolaisen, Jens S Nielsen, Diana H Christensen, Kurt Højlund, Henning Beck-Nielsen, Jørgen Rungby, Søren G Friborg, Ivan Brandslund, Jens S Christiansen, Peter Vestergaard, Niels Jessen, Michael H Olsen, Mette K Andersen, Torben Hansen, Charlotte Brøns, Allan Vaag, Reimar W Thomsen, Henrik T Sørensen","doi":"10.2147/CLEP.S469958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S469958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This paper provides an overview of the Danish Centre for Strategic Research in Type 2 Diabetes (DD2) cohort and biobank, including baseline characteristics of participants enrolled up to 2023, and post-enrollment rates of cardiovascular disease outcomes and mortality.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Since 2010, the DD2 project has enrolled individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) recently diagnosed by general practitioners and by hospital-based clinicians across Denmark. Data from questionnaires, clinical examinations, and biological samples are collected at enrollment. Additional baseline and longitudinal follow-up data are accessed via linkage to health registries.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between 2010 and 2023, the DD2 project enrolled 11,369 participants (41.3% women, median age 61.4 years). Median T2DM duration at enrollment was 1.3 years, and median BMI was 31.6 kg/m<sup>2</sup> for women and 30.5 kg/m<sup>2</sup> for men. 18.3% were smokers, 5.7% consumed more than 14/21 units of alcohol weekly (women/men), and 17.9% reported leisure-time physical inactivity. Original midwife records dating back >80 years revealed that 20.2% of cohort participants had birth weights <3000 g. Based on complete hospital contact history 10 years before enrollment, 20.7% of cohort participants had macrovascular complications, 17.0% had microvascular complications, and 21.7% had kidney disease based on eGFR or urine albumin-creatinine measurements. At enrollment, statins were used by 68.2%, antihypertensive drugs by 69.9%, and glucose-lowering drugs by 86.5% of individuals. Median HbA1c was 48 mmol/mol and median LDL cholesterol 2.2 mmol/L. Genome-wide genotyping and biomarker data have been analyzed for over 9000 individuals. During the current follow-up time from the enrollment date (median 7.9 years), incident cardiovascular disease rate has been 13.8 per 1000 person-years and the mortality rate has been 17.6 per 1000 person-years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The DD2 cohort, with its detailed information and long-term follow up, can improve our understanding of the progression and prevention of complications among individuals with newly diagnosed T2DM.</p>","PeriodicalId":10362,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11439366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142342835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical EpidemiologyPub Date : 2024-09-25eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S469816
Christian Madelaire, Thomas Gerds, Lars Køber, Finn Gustafsson, Charlotte Andersson, Søren Lund Kristensen, Jawad Haider Butt, Deewa Zahir Anjum, Ann Banke, Emil Loldrup Fosbøl, Gunnar Gislason, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Morten Schou
{"title":"Excess Risk of Mortality and Hospitalization in Patients with Heart Failure According to Age and Comorbidity - A Nationwide Register Study.","authors":"Christian Madelaire, Thomas Gerds, Lars Køber, Finn Gustafsson, Charlotte Andersson, Søren Lund Kristensen, Jawad Haider Butt, Deewa Zahir Anjum, Ann Banke, Emil Loldrup Fosbøl, Gunnar Gislason, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Morten Schou","doi":"10.2147/CLEP.S469816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S469816","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Heart failure (HF) is associated with increased risk of death and a hospitalization, but for patients initiating guideline directed medical therapy, it is unknown how high these risks are compared to the general population - and how this may vary depending on age and comorbidity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this retrospective cohort study, we identified patients diagnosed with HF in the period 2011-2017, surviving the initial 120 days after diagnosis. Patients who were on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi)/ angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and beta-blocker were included and matched to 5 non-HF individuals from the background population each based on age and sex. We assessed the 5-year risk of all-cause death, HF and non-HF hospitalization according to sex and age and baseline comorbidity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 35,367 patients with HF and 176,835 matched non-HF individuals. Patients with HF had a five-year excess risk (absolute risk difference) of death of 13% (31% [for HF] - 18% [for non-HF]), of HF hospitalization of 17% and of non-HF hospitalization of 24%. Excess risk of death increased with increasing age, whereas the relative risk decreased - for women in their twenties, the excess risk was 7%, risk ratio 7.2, while the excess risk was 18%, risk ratio 1.5 for women in their eighties. Having HF as a 60-year old man was associated with a five-year risk of death similar to a 75-year old man without HF. Further, HF was associated with an excess risk of non-HF hospitalization, ranging from 8% for patients >85 years to 30% for patients <30 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Regardless of age, sex and comorbidity, HF was associated with excess risk of mortality and non-HF hospitalizations, but the relative risk ratio diminishes sharply with advancing age, which may influence allocation of resources for medical care across populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10362,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11439342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142342834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Drug-Induced Gynecomastia: Data Mining and Analysis of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System Database","authors":"Xiuli Yang, Xiaochun Zheng, Miaomiao Zhang, Jinlong Huang, Ping Huang, Jiangfeng Wang","doi":"10.2147/clep.s470959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s470959","url":null,"abstract":"<strong>Purpose:</strong> Drug-induced gynecomastia significantly affects patient health and quality of life. This study aimed to perform an exploratory analysis of gynecomastia reports and the most commonly associated medications within the FAERS database.<br/><strong>Patients and Methods:</strong> A comprehensive analysis of the FAERS from January 2004 to December 2023 was conducted. Disproportionality analysis and subsequent sensitivity analysis were performed to identify drugs potentially associated with gynecomastia, utilizing the reported odds ratio (ROR). Logistic regression analysis was employed to assess potential risk factors. The Weibull shape parameter (WSP) test was used to assess the time-to-onset characteristics of the top drugs associated with gynecomastia.<br/><strong>Results:</strong> The study identified 30,265 cases of gynecomastia, primarily associated with nervous system drugs, accounting for 85.50% of cases. Notably, risperidone accounted for 80.81% of the total cases. Among the 165 agents with ≥ 5 cases of gynecomastia, the strongest signals were exhibited by risperidone (ROR 602.38, 95% CI 585.07– 620.20), dutasteride (ROR 17.18, 95% CI 15.55– 18.89), spironolactone (ROR 15.8, 95% CI 13.99– 17.83), and paliperidone (ROR 7.16, 95% CI 6.55– 7.84). In the sensitivity analysis of disproportionality, unexpected associations were observed, such as montelukast (n = 21, ROR 1.94, 95% CI 1.26– 2.98). The logistic regression analysis indicated that the risk of risperidone-induced gynecomastia was significantly lower in adults compared to pediatric patients (OR 0.12, 95% CI 0.09– 0.15) and in patients with higher body weight than in those with lower body weight (OR 5.24, 95% CI 3.62– 7.76). The WSP test showed that gynecomastia induced by most of the top 10 common agents tends to occur in an early failure mode.<br/><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The rankings and signal strengths of drugs associated with gynecomastia were extracted from the FAERS. The age distribution and time-to-onset distribution of the top 10 drugs linked to gynecomastia were investigated, which can facilitate accurate clinical recognition of drug-induced gynecomastia.<br/><br/><strong>Keywords:</strong> drug-induced, gynecomastia, FAERS, risperidone, time-to-onset<br/>","PeriodicalId":10362,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142203746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johann Kuhn, Valérie Olié, Clémence Grave, Yann Le Strat, Christophe Bonaldi, Pierre Joly
{"title":"Impact of Smoking Reduction Scenarios on the Burden of Myocardial Infarction in the French Population Until 2035","authors":"Johann Kuhn, Valérie Olié, Clémence Grave, Yann Le Strat, Christophe Bonaldi, Pierre Joly","doi":"10.2147/clep.s440815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s440815","url":null,"abstract":"<strong>Aim:</strong> Myocardial infarction (MI) is a cardiovascular disease caused by necrosis of the myocardium, which places a heavy burden on patients. In France, the proportion of daily smokers remains high, reaching at 25.5% in 2020. We evaluated the impact of smoking reduction scenarios on the projection of MI prevalence, mean age of incident cases and number of MI prevented cases until 2035.<br/><strong>Methods and Results:</strong> The French government has introduced smoking cessation policies that have led to an annual decrease in smoking prevalence. Based on this annual decline, we implemented three scenarios (SC) simulating an annual decrease in the proportion of smokers aged over 35 (SC1: 1%, ie, natural evolution without intervention, SC2: 2%, SC3: 9.87%) and a fourth scenario (SC4) in which there is a complete discontinuation of smoking from 2024 onwards using MI hospitalization and demographic data, estimations for the proportion of daily smokers between 35 and 95 years and multi-state models. Between 2023 and 2035, MI prevalence increased from 3.18% to 4.23% in males and from 1.00% to 1.46% in females under SC1. MI prevalence was equal to 4.21%, 4.06%, and 3.82% in males and 1.45%, 1.40%, and 1.34% in females in 2035 according to SC2, SC3, and SC4, respectively. Compared with SC1, 0.68% MI cases would be prevented with SC2, 4.52% with SC3 and 10.34% with SC4, with almost half of cases being prevented before 65 years of age. The increase in the mean age of MI incident cases ranged from 3 to 4 years among males and from 1 to 2 years among females.<br/><strong>Conclusion:</strong> While reducing tobacco use could substantially reduce the number of MI cases prevented, its prevalence would continue to increase due to the ageing population. An integrated prevention strategy that includes the leading cardiovascular risk factors should more efficiently reduce the future burden of MI.<br/><br/><strong>Keywords:</strong> myocardial infarction, prevalence, burden, projection, tobacco control, smoking prevalence<br/>","PeriodicalId":10362,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142203747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical EpidemiologyPub Date : 2024-09-04eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S493274
Avid Wijaya, Endang Sri Dewi Hastuti Suryandari, Dea Allan Karunia Sakti, Tsalits Maulidah Hariez, Harinto Nur Seha
{"title":"Using Routinely Collected Electronic Healthcare Record Data to Investigate Fibrotic Multimorbidity in England [Letter].","authors":"Avid Wijaya, Endang Sri Dewi Hastuti Suryandari, Dea Allan Karunia Sakti, Tsalits Maulidah Hariez, Harinto Nur Seha","doi":"10.2147/CLEP.S493274","DOIUrl":"10.2147/CLEP.S493274","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10362,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11380843/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142153286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Burden of Gastrointestinal Tumors in Asian Countries, 1990–2021: An Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021","authors":"Donglin Jiang, Yangxue Wu, Ling Liu, Yajing Shen, Tiandong Li, Yin Lu, Peng Wang, Changqing Sun, Kaijuan Wang, Keyan Wang, Hua Ye","doi":"10.2147/clep.s472553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s472553","url":null,"abstract":"<strong>Background:</strong> Gastrointestinal tumors represent a significant component of the cancer burden in Asia. This study aims to evaluate the burden of gastrointestinal tumors in Asia from 1990 to 2021 using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021).<br/><strong>Methods:</strong> The absolute incidence, mortality, and disability adjusted life years (DALYs) number and rate of six gastrointestinal tumors(colon and rectum cancer (CRC), stomach cancer (SC), pancreatic cancer (PC), esophageal cancer (EC), liver cancer (LC) and gallbladder and biliary tract cancer (GBTC)) in 48 Asian countries were extracted from GBD 2021. Differences were analyzed based on gender, age, year, location and socio-demographic index (SDI).<br/><strong>Results:</strong> In 2021, SC accounted for the highest disease burden in Asia (DALYs=16.41million [95% <em>UI</em>: 13.70, 19.62]). From 1990 to 2021, the age-standardized incidence rates of EC, LC, and SC in Asia declined, while the incidence rates of CRC and PC increased significantly, with CRC showing the largest rise (AAPC=1.08 [95% <em>CI</em>: 1.02 to 1.12]). Gastrointestinal tumors DALY rates peaked at age 70 and above, with males generally exhibiting higher rates than females. Furthermore, East Asia bears a higher burden compared to other Asian subregions. A higher SDI correlates with increased DALY rates for PC, but no linear relationship was observed for other gastrointestinal tumors.<br/><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The burden of gastrointestinal tumors in Asia remains high and may continue to increase. Therefore, effective prevention and treatment measures are essential to address the challenge posed by gastrointestinal tumors.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":10362,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142203768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical EpidemiologyPub Date : 2024-09-03eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S463363
Guilian Birindwa, Michael Maeng, Pernille Gro Thrane, Christine Gyldenkerne, Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Kevin Kris Warnakula Olesen
{"title":"Causes of Excess Mortality in Diabetes Patients Without Coronary Artery Disease: A Cohort Study Revealing Endocrinologic Contributions.","authors":"Guilian Birindwa, Michael Maeng, Pernille Gro Thrane, Christine Gyldenkerne, Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Kevin Kris Warnakula Olesen","doi":"10.2147/CLEP.S463363","DOIUrl":"10.2147/CLEP.S463363","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diabetes mellitus (DM) patients without coronary artery disease (CAD) have a higher all-cause mortality rate than patients with neither DM nor CAD. We examined cause-specific death of DM patients with and without CAD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cohort study of all patients who underwent CAG in Western Denmark between 2003 and 2016. Using Danish health registries, patients were followed for a maximum of 10 years and stratified according to their DM and CAD status. Outcomes included all-cause-, cancer-, circulatory-, and endocrinologic death. Ten-year cumulative risks were computed as well as adjusted and unadjusted hazard ratios (aHR and HR).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 132,432 patients (28,524 deaths, median follow-up of 6.2 years) were included. Compared to patients with neither DM nor CAD, DM patients without CAD had a higher 10-year risk of all-cause death (27.9% versus 19.7%, aHR 1.43 [95% CI 1.35-1.52]), cancer death (7.2% versus 5.4%, aHR 1.29 [95% CI 1.15-1.46]), circulatory death (9.1% versus 6.9%, aHR 1.35 [95% CI 1.22-1.49]), and endocrinologic death (3.9% versus 0.3%, aHR 14.02 [95% CI 10.95-17.95]). Among endocrinologic deaths, 87% were due to classical complications of DM, such as diabetic nephropathy and ketoacidosis, in DM patients without CAD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Diabetes patients without CAD exhibit a higher risk of all-cause mortality, driven primarily by elevated rates of cancer, circulatory, and endocrinologic deaths, particularly related to diabetic microvascular complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":10362,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11380490/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142153285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonas F Ludvigsson, Johan Askling, Sven Cnattingius, Per Hall, Lars Klareskog, Olof Nyren, John A Baron, Henrik Toft Sørensen
{"title":"Obituary – Anders Ekbom","authors":"Jonas F Ludvigsson, Johan Askling, Sven Cnattingius, Per Hall, Lars Klareskog, Olof Nyren, John A Baron, Henrik Toft Sørensen","doi":"10.2147/clep.s490837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s490837","url":null,"abstract":"<strong>","PeriodicalId":10362,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142203748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical EpidemiologyPub Date : 2024-08-28eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S459600
Derek J Bays, Emily N Jenkins, Meghan Lyman, Tom Chiller, Nora Strong, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Martin Hoenigl, Peter G Pappas, George R Thompson Iii
{"title":"Epidemiology of Invasive Candidiasis.","authors":"Derek J Bays, Emily N Jenkins, Meghan Lyman, Tom Chiller, Nora Strong, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Martin Hoenigl, Peter G Pappas, George R Thompson Iii","doi":"10.2147/CLEP.S459600","DOIUrl":"10.2147/CLEP.S459600","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Invasive candidiasis (IC) is an increasingly prevalent, costly, and potentially fatal infection brought on by the opportunistic yeast, <i>Candida</i>. Previously, IC has predominantly been caused by <i>C. albicans</i> which is often drug susceptible. There has been a global trend towards decreasing rates of infection secondary to <i>C. albicans</i> and a rise in non-<i>albicans</i> species with a corresponding increase in drug resistance creating treatment challenges. With advances in management of malignancies, there has also been an increase in the population at risk from IC along with a corresponding increase in incidence of breakthrough IC infections. Additionally, the emergence of <i>C. auris</i> creates many challenges in management and prevention due to drug resistance and the organism's ability to transmit rapidly in the healthcare setting. While the development of novel antifungals is encouraging for future management, understanding the changing epidemiology of IC is a vital step in future management and prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":10362,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11366240/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142105018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical EpidemiologyPub Date : 2024-08-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S470111
Marie Haase Juhl, Anne Estrup Olesen, Ellen Tveter Deilkås, Niels Henrik Bruun, Kirsten Høgh Obling, Nikoline Rytter, Maya Damgaard Larsen, Solvejg Kristensen
{"title":"Patient Safety Climate in Danish Primary Care: Adaption and Validation of the Danish Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ-DK-PRIM).","authors":"Marie Haase Juhl, Anne Estrup Olesen, Ellen Tveter Deilkås, Niels Henrik Bruun, Kirsten Høgh Obling, Nikoline Rytter, Maya Damgaard Larsen, Solvejg Kristensen","doi":"10.2147/CLEP.S470111","DOIUrl":"10.2147/CLEP.S470111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A lack of instruments to assess patient safety climate within primary care exists. The objectives of this study were as follows: 1) To adapt the Danish hospital version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ-DK) for use in primary care; 2) Test the internal consistency and the construct validity of this version; 3) Present benchmark data; and 4) Analyze variance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The SAQ-DK was adapted for use in Danish primary care settings (SAQ-DK-PRIM) and distributed to healthcare staff members from nursing homes (N = 11), homecare units (N = 4) and healthcare units (N = 2), within the municipality of Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark. Face- and content validity were assessed. The construct validity was evaluated by a set of goodness-of-fit indices. The internal reliability was evaluated using the item-rest correlations, the inter-item correlations, and Cronbach's alpha (α).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The adaptation process resulted in a questionnaire of 10 items. Eight hundred and thirty healthcare staffs participated (78% of the eligible respondents). In total 586 (70.6%) responses were complete and were included in the analysis. Goodness-of-fit indices from the confirmatory factor analysis showed: Chi<sup>2</sup>=46.90CFI=0.97, RMSEA = 0.063 (90% CI: 0.044-0.084), Probability RMSEA (p close)=0.12. Internal reliability was high (Cronbach's α=0.76). Proportions of participants with a positive attitude was 41.1% and did not differ between the healthcare services. Scale mean score was 70.19 (SD: 18.05) and differed between healthcare services. The safety climate scale scores did not vary according to healthcare service type. ICC was 0.68% indicating no clustering of scores by healthcare service type.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Considering the questionnaire's applicability, short length, strengthened focus on one area of interest and validity, the SAQ-DK-PRIM can serve as a valuable tool for measuring patient safety climate within primary care settings in Denmark.</p>","PeriodicalId":10362,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365490/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142105019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}