Creation and validation of a linear index to measure the health state of patients with depression in automated healthcare databases

Background and objective: We previously built a weighted Depressive Health State Index (DHSI) based on 29 parameters routinely collected in an automated healthcare database (AHDB). We now propose a linear DHSI (L-DHSI) which is easier to use and to replicate across AHDBs. Methods: A historical cohor...

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Main Authors: Maëlys Touya, François-Xavier Lamy, Adrian Tanasescu, Delphine Saragoussi, Clément François, Alan G. Wade, Pierre-Michel Llorca, Christophe Lançon, Bruno Falissard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Market Access & Health Policy
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20016689.2019.1674115