Last updated on: 06/02/2018
1. Contact details
This data source is maintained by the following centre registered in the ENCePP inventory of research centres: EpiChron
Name of data sourceEpiChron Cohort
Name under which the data source should be displayed in the inventory (e.g short name if one exists)EpiChron Cohort
Name of organisation
1) Department/research groupEpiChron Research Group on Chronic Diseases
2) Organisation/affiliationAragon Health Sciences Institute (IACS)
Administrative Contact
Title Dr
Last name Poblador-Plou
First name Beatriz
Address line 1Paseo Isabel La Católica 1-3
Address line 2Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Address line 3Hospital General, Pl +2
CityZaragoza
Postcode50009
CountrySpain
Scientific Contact
Title Dr
Last name Prados-Torres
First name Alexandra
Address line 1Paseo Isabel La Católica 1-3
Address line 2Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Address line 3Hospital General, Pl +2
CityZaragoza
Postcode50009
CountrySpain
Alternative Contact
Title Dr
Last name Gimeno-Miguel
First name Antonio
Address line 1Paseo Isabel La Católica 1-3
Address line 2Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Address line 3Hospital General, Pl +2
CityZaragoza
Postcode50009
CountrySpain
2. Description/category
Administrative database, e.g. claims database
Routine primary care electronic patient registry
Pharmacy dispensing database
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
No
3.4 Recording of indication for use
No
4. Coverage of events
Event
Dictionary
Dictionary details
Adverse events (for pharmacovigilance databases)
No
Diagnosis in primary care
Yes
ICPC
Discharge diagnosis
Yes
ICD-9
Laboratory values
No
Death
No
5. Year of establishment
2011
6. Geographical origin of data
EEA/EFTA countries
Spain
7. Demographical extent of data collection
Regional sub-set :
Northeast Spanish region of Aragón (1.3 M inhabitants)
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
1,300,000
10 a. Total (cumulative) number of persons with actual data
1,851,418
10 b. Number of persons with active data collection in past calendar year
1,298,794
11. Possibility to obtain additional information on the patient
a) Clinical information from treating physician?
No
b) Questionnaire data from the patient?
No
c) Genetic information or samples?
No
12. Possibility of links to other sources of data
No
13. Written policy governing data access
No
14. Committee to evaluate requests for data access
Yes
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
Prados-Torres A, Poblador-Plou B, Gimeno-Miguel A, Calderón-Larrañaga A, Poncel-Falcó A, Gimeno-Feliú LA, González-Rubio F, Laguna-Berna C, Marta-Moreno J, Clerencia-Sierra M, Aza-Pascual-Salcedo M, Bandrés-Liso AC, Coscollar-Santaliestra C, Pico-Soler V, Abad-Díez JM. Cohort Profile: The Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Multimorbidity. The EpiChron Cohort Study. Int J Epidemiol. 2018 Jan 16. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx259. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29346556.https://academic.oup.com/ije/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ije/dyx259/4812000
Jordi Castellsague, Susana Perez-Gutthann, Brian Calingaert, Christine Bui, Cristina Varas-Lorenzo, Alejandro Arana, Alexandra Prados-Torres, Beatriz Poblador-Plou, Francisca Gonzalez-Rubio, Maria Giner-Soriano, Albert Roso-Llorach, Marie Linder, Anna Citarella, Oliver Scholle, Edeltraut Garbe. Characterization of new users of cilostazol in the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, and Germany. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety. 2017 Jun;26(6):615-624. Epub 2017 Jan 30. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28133890
Malo S, Poblador-Pou B, Prados-Torres A, Lallana MJ, Laguna-Berna C and Rabanaque MJ. Poor congruence with guidelines in the use of antibiotics for acute bronchitis: a descriptive study based on electronic health records. Fam Pract. 2016 Oct;33(5):471-5. Epub 2016 May 24https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27221732
Calderón A, Diaz E, Poblador B, Gimeno LA, Abad JM, Prados A. Non-adherence to antihypertensive medication: the role of mental and physical comorbidity. International Journal of Cardiology. 2016 Jan 11; 207:310-316. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26814635
