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Capture and coding of industry and occupation measures: Findings from eight National Program of Cancer Registries states
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Aug 2017
Source: Am J Ind Med. 60(8):689-695.
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Alternative Title:Am J Ind Med
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Description:Background
Although data on industry and occupation (I&O) are important for understanding cancer risks, obtaining standardized data is challenging. This study describes the capture of specific I&O text and the ability of a web-based tool to translate text into standardized codes.
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Data on 62 525 cancers cases received from eight National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) states were submitted to a web-based coding tool developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for translation into standardized I&O codes. We determined the percentage of sufficiently analyzable codes generated by the tool.
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Using the web-based coding tool on data obtained from chart abstraction, the NPCR cancer registries achieved between 48% and 75% autocoding, but only 12–57% sufficiently analyzable codes.
Conclusions
The ability to explore associations between work-related exposures and cancer is limited by current capture and coding of I&O data. Increased training of providers and registrars, as well as software enhancements, will improve the utility of I&O data.
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Pubmed ID:28692191
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5769461
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