All files of patients who were biopsied or whose tumors had been excised and submitted for histopathological examination were retrieved and a structured data collection tool was used to extract the data.
Using EGNN guidelines, a standard structured data collection form was designed to obtain social demographic, clinical, and laboratory data that were recorded by qualified medical staff.
These validated questionnaires, in addition to a structured data collection form, will be used to determine current asthma therapy and control, current asthma triggers and co-morbidity and past history including frequency of oral corticosteroid use and previous hospital admissions for asthma.
The findings from this study ultimately provide evidence that a more consistent approach towards structured data collection in the EHR is needed.
Data were extracted using a structured data collection form we designed (this is available upon request).
PRO-AE-enabled patient support website: A specific website (whether company sponsored or not) that uses structured data collection in a scientifically robust way and is designed for patient education, interaction and self-reporting of PRO-AEs via a structured data collection instrument.
Coding was undertaken for structured data collection e.g. closed questions during interviews, SF36.
Patient's demographics, clinical and laboratory findings were recorded via structured data collection form.
One of the ways we circumvented this was by using structured data collection tools and laboratory data (eg, looking at levels of fasting glucose or fasting lipid levels) to ensure we can account for this issue.
Data were extracted onto a structured data collection form.
