Title | ||
---|---|---|
Research paper: Use of population health data to refine diagnostic decision-making for pertussis |
Abstract | ||
---|---|---|
Objective To improve identification of pertussis cases by developing a decision model that incorporates recent, local, population-level disease incidence. Design Retrospective cohort analysis of 443 infants tested for pertussis (2003-7). Measurements Three models (based on clinical data only, local disease incidence only, and a combination of clinical data and local disease incidence) to predict pertussis positivity were created with demographic, historical, physical exam, and state-wide pertussis data. Models were compared using sensitivity, specificity, area under the receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curve (AUC), and related metrics. Results The model using only clinical data included cyanosis, cough for I week, and absence of fever, and was 89% sensitive (95% Cl 79 to 99), 27% specific (95% CI 22 to 32) with an area under the ROC curve of 0.80. The model using only local incidence data performed best when the proportion positive of pertussis cultures in the region exceeded 10% in the 8-14 days prior to the infant's associated visit, achieving 13% sensitivity, 53% specificity, and AUC 0.65. The combined model, built with patient-derived variables and local incidence data, included cyanosis, cough for I week, and the variable indicating that the proportion positive of pertussis cultures in the region exceeded 10% 8-14 days prior to the infant's associated visit. This model was 100% sensitive (p<0.04, 95% Cl 92 to 100), 38% specific (p<0.001, 95% Cl 33 to 43), with AUC 0.82. Conclusions Incorporating recent, local population-level disease incidence improved the ability of a decision model to correctly identify infants with pertussis. Our findings support fostering bidirectional exchange between public health and clinical practice, and validate a method for integrating large-scale public health datasets with rich clinical data to improve decision-making and public health. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
---|---|---|
2010 | 10.1197/jamia.M3061 | JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION |
Keywords | DocType | Volume |
roc curve,decision models,data model,public health,receiver operator characteristic | Journal | 17 |
Issue | ISSN | Citations |
1 | 1067-5027 | 0 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.34 | 0 | 7 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
---|---|---|---|
Andrew M. Fine | 1 | 0 | 1.35 |
Ben Y. Reis | 2 | 93 | 17.53 |
Lise E. Nigrovic | 3 | 5 | 1.15 |
Donald A. Goldmann | 4 | 0 | 1.69 |
Tracy N. LaPorte | 5 | 0 | 0.34 |
Karen L. Olson | 6 | 9 | 3.23 |
Kenneth D. Mandl | 7 | 275 | 67.17 |