Validation of anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa diagnosis coding in Danish hospitals assisted by a natural language processing model.

Journal: Journal of psychiatric research
PMID: 39326221

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The Danish Health Care Registers rely on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD)-classification and stand as a widely utilized resource for health epidemiological research. Eating disorders are multifaceted syndromes where two distinctive diagnoses are defined, anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). However, the validity of the registered diagnoses remains to be verified. Manuel chart review is often the method for validation of diagnosis codes, but there is limited research on how natural language processing (NLP) models could enhance this process.

Authors

  • Jeanie Meincke Egedal
    Center for Eating Disorders, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Research Unit for Medical Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Mental Health Services in the Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark; Open Patient data Explorative Network (OPEN), Denmark; Clinical Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Electronic address: Jeanie.Meincke.Egedal@rsyd.dk.
  • Rene Klinkby Støving
    Center for Eating Disorders, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Research Unit for Medical Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Mental Health Services in the Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark; Open Patient data Explorative Network (OPEN), Denmark; Clinical Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
  • Rasmus Bank Lynggaard
    Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
  • Martin Sundahl Laursen
    The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, Syddansk Universitet, Odense, Denmark.
  • Pernille Just Vinholt
    Clinical Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark; Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
  • Rasmus Søgaard Hansen
    Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

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