Sentence examples for coding definitions from inspiring English sources
To guard against definitional drift in the coding process, the researcher developed coding definitions for each of the codes to ensure the consistent use of codes across cases and during earlier and later stages of the analysis.
The following guidelines were created for use when coding definitions.
For CDAT coding, definitions of each reasoning component were refined through the discussions among the authors in this study.
Comparisons across studies are equally challenging due to variability in data coding, definitions, data collection/storage procedures and assessment used in concussion studies and clinical practices coupled with the complexity and heterogeneity of concussion diagnosis (Aukerman et al. 2016; Buckley et al. 2015; Maas 2009).
Additional file 1: CPRD Coding Definitions.
There were 555,206 patients who met the coding definition for diabetes.
A coding definition document was updated throughout the coding process and used as a reference tool to ensure articles were coded consistently.
Hospital mortality was 7.0% higher in patients with sepsis, and 4.2% higher in patients with severe sepsis identified by the CIHI coding definition.
We also used a fairly stringent coding definition based on ICD-9 diagnoses being present at least twice in inpatient or outpatient records.
ICU mortality was 6.6% higher in patients with sepsis, and 4.4% higher in patients with severe sepsis classified based on the CIHI coding definition.
