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Mental comorbidity and multiple sclerosis: validating administrative data to support population-based surveillance

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for the CIHR Team in the Epidemiology and Impact of Comorbidity on Multiple Sclerosis, Marrie, Ruth Ann, Fisk, John D, Yu, Bo Nancy, Leung, Stella, Elliott, Lawrence, Caetano, Patricia, Warren, Sharon, Evans, Charity, Wolfson, Christina, Svenson, Lawrence W, Tremlett, Helen, Blanchard, James F, Patten, Scott B·2013·BMC Neurology
DOI 10.1186/1471-2377-13-16PMC PMC3599013
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BACKGROUND: While mental comorbidity is considered common in multiple sclerosis (MS), its impact is poorly defined; methods are needed to support studies of mental comorbidity. We validated and applied administrative case definitions for any mental comorbidities in MS. METHODS: Using administrative health data we identified persons with MS and a matched general population cohort. Administrative case definitions for any mental comorbidity, any mood disorder, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia were developed and validated against medical records using a a kappa statistic (k). Using these definitions we estimated the prevalence of these comorbidities in the study populations. RESULTS: Compared to medical records, administrative definitions showed moderate agreement for any mental comorbidity, mood disorders and depression (all k ≥ 0.49), fair agreement for anxiety (k = 0.23) and bipolar disorder (k = 0.30), and near perfect agreement for schizophrenia (k = 1.0). The age-standardized prevalence of all mental comorbidities was higher in the MS than in the general populations: depression (31.7% vs. 20.5%), anxiety (35.6% vs. 29.6%), and bipolar disorder (5.83% vs. 3.45%), except for schizophrenia (0.93% vs. 0.93%). CONCLUSIONS: Administrative data are a valid means of surveillance of mental comorbidity in MS. The prevalence of mental comorbidities, except schizophrenia, is increased in MS compared to the general population.

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Figure 1 Age-specific prevalence of mental comorbidity in the MS (A) and general populations (B). Administrative case definitions used:Omnibus ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 5 Physician OR (≥ 1 Physician AND ≥ 4 Prescription claims) in 2 years. Mood disorder ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 5 Physician OR (≥ 1 Physician AND ≥ 4 Prescription) in 2 years. Depression ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 5 Physician OR (≥ 1 Physician AND ≥ 7 Prescription) in 2 years. Anxiety ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 2 Physician OR (≥ 1 Physician AND ≥ 2 Prescription) in 2 years. Bipolar disorder ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 3 Physician OR (≥ 1 Physician AND ≥ 3 Prescription) in 5 years. Schizophrenia ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 2 Physician in 2 years.
Figure 1 Age-specific prevalence of mental comorbidity in the MS (A) and general populations (B). Administrative case definitions used:Omnibus ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 5 Physician OR (≥ 1 Physician AND ≥ 4 Prescription claims) in 2 years. Mood disorder ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 5 Physician OR (≥ 1 Physician AND ≥ 4 Prescription) in 2 years. Depression ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 5 Physician OR (≥ 1 Physician AND ≥ 7 Prescription) in 2 years. Anxiety ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 2 Physician OR (≥ 1 Physician AND ≥ 2 Prescription) in 2 years. Bipolar disorder ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 3 Physician OR (≥ 1 Physician AND ≥ 3 Prescription) in 5 years. Schizophrenia ≥ 1 Hospital or ≥ 2 Physician in 2 years.CC BY · PubMed Central

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for the CIHR Team in the Epidemiology and Impact of Comorbidity on Multiple Sclerosis, Marrie, R. A., Fisk, J. D., Yu, B. N., Leung, S., Elliott, L., Caetano, P., Warren, S., Evans, C., Wolfson, C., Svenson, L. W., Tremlett, H., Blanchard, J. F., & Patten, S. B.
Affiliations
  • University of Manitoba (CA)
  • Health Sciences Centre (CA)
  • Dalhousie University (CA)
  • University of Alberta (CA)
  • University of Saskatchewan (CA)
  • Alberta Health (CA)
  • Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (CA)
Corresponding author
Marrie, Ruth Ann
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Venue
BMC Neurology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2013-02-06
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
16-16
ISSN
1471-2377 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1471-2377-13-16
PMC
PMC3599013
OpenAlex
W2011332759
Cited by
163
References
34
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FWCI
11.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • BMC Neurology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • cIRcle (University of British Columbia) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Mspace (University of Manitoba) (submittedVersion)
  • Open Collections
Funders
  • United States Agency for International Development
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Amgen
  • Pfizer
  • AstraZeneca
  • Sanofi
  • Biogen
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
  • Alberta Health Services
  • Health Sciences Centre Foundation
  • McGill University
  • European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis
  • Manitoba Health Research Council
  • Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
  • University of Alberta
  • Michael Smith Health Research BC (MOP-93646, RG 4202-A-2)
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (MOP-93646, RG 4202-A-2)
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • Public Health Agency
  • Dalhousie University
  • University of British Columbia
  • Schweizerische Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft
  • Alberta Innovates
  • Servier
  • H. Lundbeck A/S
  • Bayer Canada
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (RG 4202-A-2, (MOP: #93646, 190898)
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (93646)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Medical Coding and Health Information
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
Keywords
multiple sclerosis, psychiatric comorbidity, administrative data validation, case definition, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, mood disorders, prevalence, population-based surveillance
MeSH terms
Adult, Mental Disorders, Canada, Female, Humans, Male, Medical Records, Middle Aged, Multiple Sclerosis, Population Surveillance, Reproducibility of Results, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Young Adult

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