Table 1 Description of Datasets and Case Definitions
From: Estimating the prevalence of illicit opioid use in New York City using multiple data sources
Dataset | Source | Population Type Captured | Information Collected | Case Definition | Year |
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PRIMARY DATASETS | |||||
Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) | New York State Dept. of Health | 1. Individuals discharged from hospital (inpatient dataset) 2. Individuals admitted to emergency room (outpatient dataset) | · Demographic characteristics · Zip code of residence · Procedures and principal, secondary and admitting diagnoses, classified by ICD-9 codesi · Services received · Charges for treatment | · Age > 18 years · Zip code of residence within New York City · Hospital located in New York City · Opioid use as principal or secondary diagnosis, based on ICD-9 codesii · Unique individual, identified by SPARCS unique identifier + date of birth + sex · No detoxification or rehabilitation admissions | 2006 |
Client Data System (CDS) | New York State Dept. of Health, Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services | 1. Individuals admitted to inpatient medical detoxification (crisis admissions) 2. Individuals admitted to New York State licensed drug treatment programs, including methadone maintenance | · Demographic characteristics · Zip code of residence ·· Substance use behaviors, based on client self-report (includes current drugs of abuse, frequency of use and mode of administration) | · Age > 18 years · Zip code of residence within New York City · Opioid drugiii reported as drug of abuse (primary, secondary, or tertiary drug) in at least one admission · Unique individual, identified by unique identifier constructed from sex + date of birth + last four digits of social security number + first two characters of last name · First admission of calendar year | 2006 |
SUPPLEMENTAL DATASETS | |||||
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | General civilian population - Excludes institutionalized persons - Includes residents of noninstitutional group quarters (e.g. shelters, rooming houses) | · No individual identifying information · Region of residence · Substance use behaviors, based on self-report (includes substances used; lifetime, past year and current drug use; frequency and severity of use) | · Age > 12 years · Surveyed in New York City (New York Substate Region A)iv · Opioid abuse or dependence, classified using DSM-IV criteria as per standard NSDUH methodologyv | 2005-2006 (avg)vi |
Correctional Health Services program statistics | Correctional Health Services, New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene | Jail inmates - Serving sentence of one year or less, or - Detainee facing potential sentence of one year or less | · Number of inmates receiving methadone for opioid dependence (detoxification or maintenance treatment) | · Age > 18 years · In New York City jail facility providing methadone for opioid dependencevii · Receiving methadone for detoxification or maintenance treatment | 2006 |
Vital Statistics | Bureau of Vital Statistics, and Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment of New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene | Drug overdose decedents | · Unintentional drug overdose deaths, based on Medical Examiner recordsviii | · All ages · Death occurred in NYC · Unintentional drug overdose deaths as defined by NYC DOHMH, based on manner of death and underlying cause of death recorded on death certificates | 2006 |
Medication prescription records | New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene | Individuals initiating buprenorphine treatment | · Number of buprenorphine prescriptions filled each month at NYC pharmacies · Number of buprenorphine prescriptions filled by individuals who had no buprenorphine prescription in NYC during prior 3 years | · Adults and adolescents · Filled at least one prescription for buprenorphine ·No buprenorphine prescription filled in NYC during prior 3 years | 2006 |