Development and validation of a case definition for problematic menopause in primary care electronic medical records

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dc.contributor.authorPham, Anh N.
dc.contributor.authorCummings, Michael
dc.contributor.authorYuksel, Nese
dc.contributor.authorSydora, Beate
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Tyler
dc.contributor.authorGaries, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorPilling, Russell
dc.contributor.authorLindeman, Cliff
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Sue
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-08T00:03:12Z
dc.date.available2023-10-08T00:03:12Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-05
dc.date.updated2023-10-08T00:03:12Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Menopause is a normal transition in a woman’s life. For some women, it is a stage without significant difficulties; for others, menopause symptoms can severely affect their quality of life. This study developed and validated a case definition for problematic menopause using Canadian primary care electronic medical records, which is an essential step in examining the condition and improving quality of care. Methods We used data from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network including billing and diagnostic codes, diagnostic free-text, problem list entries, medications, and referrals. These data formed the basis of an expert-reviewed reference standard data set and contained the features that were used to train a machine learning model based on classification and regression trees. An ad hoc feature importance measure coupled with recursive feature elimination and clustering were applied to reduce our initial 86,000 element feature set to a few tens of the most relevant features in the data, while class balancing was accomplished with random under- and over-sampling. The final case definition was generated from the tree-based machine learning model output combined with a feature importance algorithm. Two independent samples were used: one for training / testing the machine learning algorithm and the other for case definition validation. Results We randomly selected 2,776 women aged 45–60 for this analysis and created a case definition, consisting of two occurrences within 24 months of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification code 627 (or any sub-codes) OR one occurrence of Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification code G03CA (or any sub-codes) within the patient chart, that was highly effective at detecting problematic menopause cases. This definition produced a sensitivity of 81.5% (95% CI: 76.3-85.9%), specificity of 93.5% (91.9-94.8%), positive predictive value of 73.8% (68.3-78.6%), and negative predictive value of 95.7% (94.4-96.8%). Conclusion Our case definition for problematic menopause demonstrated high validity metrics and so is expected to be useful for epidemiological study and surveillance. This case definition will enable future studies exploring the management of menopause in primary care settings.
dc.identifier.citationBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2023 Oct 05;23(1):202
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-023-02298-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/117357
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderBioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature
dc.titleDevelopment and validation of a case definition for problematic menopause in primary care electronic medical records
dc.typeJournal Article
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