Publications by authors named "Patrick Francsics"
Evaluating the quality of prostate cancer diagnosis recording in CPRD GOLD and CPRD Aurum primary care databases for observational research: A study using linked English electronic health records.
Gayasha Somathilake Elizabeth Ford Jo Armes Sotiris Moschoyiannis Michelle Collins Patrick Francsics
Cancer Epidemiol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated the accuracy and completeness of prostate cancer diagnosis records in two UK primary care databases (CPRD GOLD and Aurum) compared to linked Cancer Registry (CR) and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data from 2000-2016.
- Results showed that Aurum had higher accuracy (87%) and completeness (77%) than GOLD (86% accurate, 65% complete), while both databases improved in date concordance over the years.
- The study concluded that using linked CR or HES data is recommended to enhance case capture, highlighting the importance of understanding each data source's limitations for reliable cancer research.