Last updated on: 11/01/2022
1. Contact details
Name of data sourceCaserta GP/claims database
Name under which the data source should be displayed in the inventory (e.g short name if one exists)Caserta database
Name of organisation
1) Department/research group
2) Organisation/affiliationINSPIRE
Administrative Contact
Title
Last name Ingrasciotta
First name Ylenia
Address line 1Policlinico Universitario G. Martino
Address line 2Via Consolare Valeria - Gazzi
Address line 3
CityMessina
Postcode98125
CountryItaly
Scientific Contact
Title Professor
Last name Trifirò
First name Gianluca
Address line 1Department of Diagnostics and Public Health
Address line 2Policlinico G.B. Rossi - P.le L.A. Scuro 10
Address line 3
CityVerona
Postcode37134
CountryItaly
2. Description/category
Administrative database, e.g. claims database
Routine primary care electronic patient registry
Pharmacy dispensing database
Laboratory test results, Electronic therapeutic plans, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Indication of use linked to drug prescriptions
3.1 Coverage of licensed medicinal products
Licensed Medicinal Product
Comments
Community / general practice data
3.2 ATC code (5th level)
Yes
3.3 Other product dictionaries
drug name Italian code (AIC)
3.4 Recording of indication for use
Yes
Is a coding dictionary being used? The ICD9-CM is used
4. Coverage of events
Event
Dictionary
Dictionary details
Diagnosis in primary care
Yes
ICD9-CM
Discharge diagnosis
Yes
ICD9-CM
Laboratory values
Yes
Local laboratory test coding system
Death
No
only date of death is available while not the cause
Procedures
Yes
ICD9-CM
5. Year of establishment
2002
6. Geographical origin of data
EEA/EFTA countries
Italy
7. Demographical extent of data collection
Regional sub-set :
the catchment area is from the province of Caserta in Campania region in Southern Italy
8. Age groups
17 years and under [Paediatrics]
18 to 45 years
46 to 64 years
65 years and over
9. Size of the source/catchment population
1,755,442
10 a. Total (cumulative) number of persons with actual data
1,755,442
10 b. Number of persons with active data collection in past calendar year
887,231
11. Possibility to obtain additional information on the patient
a) Clinical information from treating physician?
Yes
b) Questionnaire data from the patient?
No
c) Genetic information or samples?
No
12. Possibility of links to other sources of data
Yes :
Administrative databases can be linked to GP database (including indication of use coded with ICD9-CM), electronic therapeutic plans and Comprehensive geriatric assessment forms
13. Written policy governing data access
No
14. Committee to evaluate requests for data access
No
15. Charge/fee for data access
No
16. Selected publications of the last 5 calendar years using data from this data source
ReferenceLink to web-publication
Kirchmayer U, Sorge C, Sultana J, Lapi F, Onder G, Agabiti N, Cascini S, Roberto G, Corrao G, Vitale C, Lucenteforte E, Mugelli A, Davoli M. Bisphosphonates and cardiovascular risk in elderly patients with previous cardiovascular disease: a population-based nested case-control study in Italy. Ther Adv Drug Saf. 2019 Apr 5;10:2042098619838138.
Sultana J, Hurtado I, Bejarano-Quisoboni D, Giorgianni F, Huybrechts KF, Lu Z, Patorno E, Sanfélix-Gimeno G, Tari DU, Trifirò G. Antipsychotic utilization patterns among patients with schizophrenic disorder: a cross-national analysis in four countries. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2019 Jul;75(7):1005-1015.
Ferrajolo C, Sultana J, Ientile V, Scavone C, Scondotto G, Tari M, Trifirò G, Rossi F, Capuano A. Gender Differences in Outpatient Pediatric Drug Utilization: A Cohort Study From Southern Italy. Front Pharmacol. 2019 Feb 5;10:11.
Ingrasciotta Y, Isgrò V, Ientile V, Tari M, Trifirò G, Guarneri C. Are Patients with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Undertreated? A Population-Based Study from Southern Italy. J Clin Med. 2021 Jul 31;10(15):3431. doi: 10.3390/jcm10153431. PMID: 34362214; PMCID: PMC8348176.
Ingrasciotta Y, Sultana J, Giorgianni F, Menditto E, Scuteri A, Tari M, Tari DU, Basile G, Trifiro' G. Analgesic drug use in elderly persons: A population-based study in Southern Italy. PLoS One. 2019 Sep 19;14(9):e0222836. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222836. PMID: 31536588; PMCID: PMC6752879.
