scholarly journals The validity of cancer information on death certificates in Norway and the impact of death certificate initiated cases on cancer incidence and survival

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 102023
Author(s):  
Bjørn Møller ◽  
Marianne Brenn Jerm ◽  
Siri Larønningen ◽  
Tom Børge Johannesen ◽  
Ann Helen Seglem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Death Certificate ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Death Certificates ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Accuracy of death certification of dementia in population-based samples of older people: analysis over time

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Gao ◽  
Rowan Calloway ◽  
Emily Zhao ◽  
Carol Brayne ◽  
Fiona E Matthews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Death Certificate ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Death Certificates ◽  
Death Certification ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Prevalence Of Dementia

Abstract Background death certification data are routinely collected in most developed countries. Coded causes of death are a readily accessible source and have the potential advantage of providing complete follow-up, but with limitations. Objective to investigate the reliability of using death certificates for surveillance of dementia, the time trend of recording dementia on death certificates and predictive factors of recording of dementia. Subjects individuals aged 65 and over in six areas across England and Wales were randomly selected for the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (CFAS) and CFAS II with mortality follow-up. Methods prevalence of dementia recorded on death certificates were calculated by year. Reporting of dementia on death certificates compared with the study diagnosis of dementia, with sensitivity, specificity and Cohen’s κ were estimated. Multivariable logistic regression models explored the impact of potential factors on the reporting of dementia on the death certificate. Results the overall unadjusted prevalence of dementia on death certificates rose from 5.3% to 25.9% over the last 26 years. Dementia reported on death certificates was poor with sensitivity 21.0% in earlier cohort CFAS, but it had increased to 45.2% in CFAS II. Dementia was more likely to be recorded on death certificates in individuals with severe dementia, or those living in an institution, yet less likely reported if individuals died in hospital. Conclusion recording dementia on death certificate has improved significantly in the England and Wales. However, such information is still an underestimate and should be used alongside epidemiological estimations.

scholarly journals Age and Ageism in the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Does the Data Show?

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 601-601
Author(s):  
Usha Dhakal ◽  
Suzanne Kunkel
Keyword(s):  
Related Problem ◽  
Death Certificate ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Death Certificates ◽  
Comorbid Conditions ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Gerontologists were quick to call out the resurgence of ageism that was reflected in the paternalistic, overgeneralized, and deficit views of aging that dominated discussions about age-associated risks of the disease and its consequences. One manifestation of the blunt and potentially ageism-promoting use of age in data about the virus is the failure to routinely distinguish the independent role of age alone, separate from its association with comorbidities. A related problem is the use of broad age categories, which can also mask the role of specific comorbidities. To address that gap, this study uses data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of Feb 21, 2021 to calculate age-specific COVID-19 death rates (ASDR) and compare the extent to which comorbid conditions potentially associated with COVID-19 deaths were listed on death certificates. Findings showed that the ASDR was significantly higher for those 85 years and over (2249.96 per 100,000); the rate was 802.66 for 75-84 and 312.78 per 100,000 for 65-74. Death certificate information revealed that influenza and pneumonia was the major contributing comorbidity to COVID-19 deaths across all three age groups; (listed on 49% of the death certificates for those 65-74 who died with COVID-19, 46% of those 75-84, and 38% of those 85 and over). Future studies should be more precise about the use of age/age groups, about the rationale for those designations, and about the impact of age separate from comorbidities. Broad use of an arbitrary age as a proxy for frailty and illness contributes to ageism.

scholarly journals The impact of excluding or including Death Certificate Initiated (DCI) cases on estimated cancer survival: A simulation study

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 101881
Author(s):  
Therese M.-L. Andersson ◽  
Tor Åge Myklebust ◽  
Mark J. Rutherford ◽  
Bjørn Møller ◽  
Isabelle Soerjomataram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Study ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
Death Certificate ◽  
The Impact

Epidemiologic Studies of Papago Indian Mortality

1972 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Tyroler ◽  
Ralph Patrick
Keyword(s):  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Similar Data ◽  
Death Certificates ◽  
Vital Rates ◽  
Population Register ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The Impact

With data from the Papago population register and death certificates from the Arizona State Department of Health, vital rates and causes of death were examined for the decade 1950-59. Data were then divided to permit an assessment of the impact of residence in modern and traditional Papago communities on vital rates. Birth and death rates computed for the Papago population were in general agreement with similar data on Arizona Indian and U. S. Indian populations. Because of incompleteness of cause of death coding, mortality analysis was inconclusive. The vital rates for modern versus traditional communities disclosed differences which were the opposite of those predicted. Both birth and death rates were higher in modern than in traditional villages. This reversal may be explained by the inadequacy of the reporting system for vital events during the decade.

The Impact of Age on Colorectal Cancer Incidence, Treatment, and Outcomes in an Equal-Access Health Care System

2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott R. Steele ◽  
Grace E. Park ◽  
Eric K. Johnson ◽  
Matthew J. Martin ◽  
Alexander Stojadinovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Incidence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals PERSPECTIVES OF THE PRIMARY PREVENTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISK OF THIS PATHOLOGY

2018 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 424-428
Author(s):  
Elena A. Vilms ◽  
D. V. Turchaninov ◽  
V. L. Stasenko ◽  
N. G. Shirlina
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Food Ration ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Region Of Residence ◽  
Fatty Food ◽  
The Impact

The analysis of personal data (characterizing a way of life, area of residence, food ration, an available disease, symptoms) of patients with the established diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) and persons of the comparison group without this diagnosis was carried out. The factors (signs) associated with the risk of the development of colorectal cancer were determined, the probability of their detection in patients and healthy, their diagnostic value (informative value) was estimated. The most informative factors associated with the risk of the development of CRC were found for residents of the Omsk region: changing the region of residence, addiction to fatty food, passing the last prophylactic medical examination more than 4 years ago, having relatives of the first line with colorectal cancer, information on the state of health (positive the result of examination of feces for latent blood, symptoms of the presence of admixture of blood in the stool, false desires for stool presence of polyps, hemorrhoids, cracks in the rectum).

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