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Veldhuis A, Sent D, Loijmans RJB, Abu-Hanna A. Time-dependent association between STOPP and START criteria and gastrointestinal bleeding in older patients using routinely collected primary care data. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0292161. [PMID: 38060536 PMCID: PMC10703206 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Only few studies have assessed the preventive effect of the STOPP/START criteria on adverse events. We aim to quantify 1) the association between nonadherence to STOPP/START criteria and gastrointestinal bleedings, and 2) the association between exposure to the potentially harmful START-medications and gastrointestinal bleedings. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data of patients aged ≥ 65 years from the electronic health records (EHR) of 49 general practitioners (GPs) in 6 GP practices, from 2007 to 2014. The database is maintained in the academic research network database (AHA) of Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands. METHODS Gastrointestinal bleedings were identified using ICPC codes and free text inspections. Three STOPP and six START criteria pertaining to gastrointestinal bleedings were selected. Cox proportional hazards regression with time-dependent covariate analysis was performed to assess the independent association between nonadherence to the STOPP/START criteria and gastrointestinal bleedings. The analysis was performed with all criteria as a composite outcome, as well as separately for the individual criteria. RESULTS Out of 26,576 participants, we identified 19,070 Potential Inappropriate Medications (PIM)/Potential Prescribing Omission (PPO) instances for 3,193 participants and 146 gastrointestinal bleedings in 143 participants. The hazard ratio for gastrointestinal bleedings of STOPP/STARTs, taken as composite outcome, was 5.45 (95% CI 3.62-8.21). When analysed separately, two out of nine STOPP/STARTs showed significant associations. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates a significant positive association between nonadherence to the STOPP/START criteria and gastrointestinal bleeding. We emphasize the importance of adherence to the relevant criteria for gastrointestinal bleeding, which may be endorsed by decision support systems.
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- Anouk Veldhuis
- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Bichel-Findlay J, Koch S, Mantas J, Abdul SS, Al-Shorbaji N, Ammenwerth E, Baum A, Borycki EM, Demiris G, Hasman A, Hersh W, Hovenga E, Huebner UH, Huesing ES, Kushniruk A, Hwa Lee K, Lehmann CU, Lillehaug SI, Marin HF, Marschollek M, Martin-Sanchez F, Merolli M, Nishimwe A, Saranto K, Sent D, Shachak A, Udayasankaran JG, Were MC, Wright G. Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Biomedical and Health Informatics: Second Revision. Int J Med Inform 2023; 170:104908. [PMID: 36502741 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of educational recommendations is to assist in establishing courses and programs in a discipline, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations, and to support international initiatives for collaboration and sharing of courseware. The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) has published two versions of its international recommendations in biomedical and health informatics (BMHI) education, initially in 2000 and revised in 2010. Given the recent changes to the science, technology, the needs of the healthcare systems, and the workforce of BMHI, a revision of the recommendations is necessary. OBJECTIVE The aim of these updated recommendations is to support educators in developing BMHI curricula at different education levels, to identify essential skills and competencies for certification of healthcare professionals and those working in the field of BMHI, to provide a tool for evaluators of academic BMHI programs to compare and accredit the quality of delivered programs, and to motivate universities, organizations, and health authorities to recognize the need for establishing and further developing BMHI educational programs. METHOD An IMIA taskforce, established in 2017, updated the recommendations. The taskforce included representatives from all IMIA regions, with several having been involved in the development of the previous version. Workshops were held at different IMIA conferences, and an international Delphi study was performed to collect expert input on new and revised competencies. RESULTS Recommendations are provided for courses/course tracks in BMHI as part of educational programs in biomedical and health sciences, health information management, and informatics/computer science, as well as for dedicated programs in BMHI (leading to bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree). The educational needs are described for the roles of BMHI user, BMHI generalist, and BMHI specialist across six domain areas - BMHI core principles; health sciences and services; computer, data and information sciences; social and behavioral sciences; management science; and BMHI specialization. Furthermore, recommendations are provided for dedicated educational programs in BMHI at the level of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. These are the mainstream academic programs in BMHI. In addition, recommendations for continuing education, certification, and accreditation procedures are provided. CONCLUSION The IMIA recommendations reflect societal changes related to globalization, digitalization, and digital transformation in general and in healthcare specifically, and center on educational needs for the healthcare workforce, computer scientists, and decision makers to acquire BMHI knowledge and skills at various levels. To support education in BMHI, IMIA offers accreditation of quality BMHI education programs. It supports information exchange on programs and courses in BMHI through its Working Group on Health and Medical Informatics Education.
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- Health Informatics Centre, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- Health Informatics Lab, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
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- UMIT - Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria
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- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Health Informatics Department, Argentina
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Medical Informatics Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, United States
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- Digital Health, Australian Catholic University, Australia
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- Hochschule Osnabrueck - University AS Osnabrueck, Department of Business Management and Social Sciences, Germany
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- School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Canada
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- Department of Information Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, South Korea
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- Clinical Informatics Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States
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- Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics of TU Braunschweig and Hannover Medical School, Germany
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Health Informatics Program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Rwanda
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- Health and Human Services Informatics, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
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- Department of Medical Informatics Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Dalla Lana School of Public Health), University of Toronto, Canada
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Damoiseaux-Volman BA, Raven K, Sent D, Medlock S, Romijn JA, Abu-Hanna A, van der Velde N. Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital admission. Age Ageing 2022; 51:6399892. [PMID: 34673915 PMCID: PMC8753037 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE to investigate the effect of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) on inpatient falls and to identify whether PIMs as defined by STOPPFall or the designated section K for falls of STOPP v2 have a stronger association with inpatient falls when compared to the general tool STOPP v2. METHODS a retrospective observational matching study using an electronic health records dataset of patients (≥70 years) admitted to an academic hospital (2015-19), including free text to identify inpatient falls. PIMs were identified using the STOPP v2, section K of STOPP v2 and STOPPFall. We first matched admissions with PIMs to those without PIMs on confounding factors. We then applied multinomial logistic regression analysis and Cox proportional hazards analysis on the matched datasets to identify effects of PIMs on inpatient falls. RESULTS the dataset included 16,678 hospital admissions, with a mean age of 77.2 years. Inpatient falls occurred during 446 (2.7%) admissions. Adjusted odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) for the association between PIM exposure and falls were 7.9 (6.1-10.3) for STOPP section K, 2.2 (2.0-2.5) for STOPP and 1.4 (1.3-1.5) for STOPPFall. Adjusted hazard ratio (HR) (95% CI) for the effect on time to first fall were 2.8 (2.3-3.5) for STOPP section K, 1.5 (1.3-1.6) for STOPP and 1.3 (1.2-1.5) for STOPPFall. CONCLUSIONS we identified an independent association of PIMs on inpatient falls for all applied (de)prescribing tools. The strongest effect was identified for STOPP section K, which is restricted to high-risk medication for falls. Our results suggest that decreasing PIM exposure during hospital stay might benefit fall prevention, but intervention studies are warranted.
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- Birgit A Damoiseaux-Volman
- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Section of Geriatric Medicine, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Alban A, Chick SE, Dongelmans DA, Vlaar APJ, Sent D. ICU capacity management during the COVID-19 pandemic using a process simulation. Intensive Care Med 2020; 46:1624-1626. [PMID: 32383060 PMCID: PMC7203503 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-020-06066-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Andres Alban
- Technology and Operations Management Area, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
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- Technology and Operations Management Area, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
- Healthcare Management Initiative, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC (Location AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC (Location AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC (Location AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Korsten LHA, Jansen F, de Haan BJF, Sent D, Cuijpers P, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Factors associated with depression over time in head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review. Psychooncology 2019; 28:1159-1183. [PMID: 30865357 PMCID: PMC6593868 DOI: 10.1002/pon.5058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective To systematically review the literature on factors associated with a clinical diagnosis of depression or symptoms of depression (depression) among head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. Methods The search was conducted in PubMed, PsycINFO, and CINAHL. Studies were included if they investigated factors associated with depression among HNC patients, they were of prospective or longitudinal nature, and English full text was available. The search, data extraction, and quality assessment were performed by two authors. Based on the data extraction and quality assessment, the level of evidence was determined. Results In total, 35 studies were included: 21 on factors associated with depression at a single (later) time point, 10 on the course of depression, and four on both. In total, 77 sociodemographic, lifestyle, clinical, patient‐reported outcome measures, and inflammatory factors were extracted. Regarding depression at a single time point, there was strong evidence that depression at an earlier time point was significantly associated. For all other factors, evidence was inconclusive, although evidence suggests that age, marital status, education, ethnicity, hospital/region, sleep, smoking, alcohol, surgery, treatment, tumor location, and recurrence are not important associated factors. Regarding the course of depression, we found inconclusive evidence for all factors, although evidence suggests that gender, age, chemotherapy, pain, disease stage, treatment, and tumor location are not important associated factors. Conclusion Depression at an earlier time point is significantly associated with depression later on. Several sociodemographic and clinical factors seem not to be important factors associated with depression. For other factors, further research is warranted.
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- Laura H A Korsten
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam (CCA), Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam (CCA), Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam.,Department of Clinical, Neuro and Development Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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- Department of Clinical, Neuro and Development Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam (CCA), Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam (CCA), Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam.,Department of Clinical, Neuro and Development Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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Wildenbos GA, Horenberg F, Jaspers M, Peute L, Sent D. How do patients value and prioritize patient portal functionalities and usage factors? A conjoint analysis study with chronically ill patients. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2018; 18:108. [PMID: 30463613 PMCID: PMC6249922 DOI: 10.1186/s12911-018-0708-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patient portal use can be a stimulant for patient engagement. Yet, the heterogeneous landscape of tethered patient portals, is a major barrier to further portal development and implementation. A variety in portal access means, functionalities, usability and usefulness exists; without having accurate sight on patient perspectives. We aimed to get insights on possible coherence between patients' preferred usage factors of portals and patients' prioritization of functionalities, within the complexity of their disease management across different healthcare organizations. METHODS A conjoint analysis questionnaire was sent to patient panels of two large patient associations in The Netherlands, centered on heart and vascular diseases and lung diseases. RESULTS Of 1294 patient respondents, 81% were 55+ years old and 49% were 65+ years old. Overall respondents significantly prioritized user-friendly access to a portal, via a laptop or desktop. Patients aged < 65 were less negative about using tablets to access a portal compared to the total respondents. Patients had no preference for a digital interoperable export functionality; most respondents preferred to create printable overviews. Built-in publication delay of two weeks for medical information was not preferred. Our results show no significant preference of patients between 'instant publication' versus 'publication after new information has been explained by a healthcare provider'. Overall respondents and experienced portal users had a strong preference to be able to communicate with their provider via a portal and to use a portal providing information from multiple providers. Lung patients preferred information from one provider and did not require the possibility to ask online questions. CONCLUSIONS Heart and vascular patients as well as lung patients prefer similar technical patient portal aspects, independent of their medical condition. Yet, in current portals consistency on this matter is lacking. It is highly assumable that offering a more consistent user-experience across the variety of patient portals could help increase patient portal acceptance, ultimately helping to stimulate patient engagement via patient portal use. We further affirm the need for customization on medical information publication and sharing information of various providers through patient portals, where information provision can be adapted to preferences of patients related to their medical condition(s).
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- Gaby Anne Wildenbos
- Center for Human Factors Engineering of Health Information Technology, Department of Medical Informatics, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 Meibergdreef 9 , DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 Meibergdreef 9 , DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- ZIVVER, PO Box 75293, 1070 AG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Human Factors Engineering of Health Information Technology, Department of Medical Informatics, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 Meibergdreef 9 , DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Human Factors Engineering of Health Information Technology, Department of Medical Informatics, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 Meibergdreef 9 , DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 Meibergdreef 9 , DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Medlock S, Parlevliet JL, Sent D, Eslami S, Askari M, Arts DL, Hoekstra JB, de Rooij SE, Abu-Hanna A. An email-based intervention to improve the number and timeliness of letters sent from the hospital outpatient clinic to the general practitioner: A pair-randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185812. [PMID: 29059197 PMCID: PMC5653206 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective Letters from the hospital to the general practitioner are important for maintaining continuity of care. Although doctors feel letters are important, they are often not written on time. To improve the number and timeliness of letters sent from the hospital outpatient department to the general practitioner using an email-based intervention evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. Materials and methods Users were interviewed to determine the requirements for the intervention. Due to high between-doctor variation at baseline, doctors were matched for baseline performance and pair-randomized. The effectiveness of the intervention was assessed using meta-analytic methods. The primary outcome was the number of patient visits which should have generated a letter that had a letter by 90 days after the visit. Satisfaction was assessed with an anonymous survey. Results The intervention consisted of a monthly email reminder for each doctor containing a list of his or her patients who were (over)due for a letter. Doctors in the intervention group had 21% fewer patient visits which did not have a letter by 90 days (OR = 5.7, p = 0.0020). Satisfaction with the system was very high. Discussion This study examines the effect of a simple reminder in absence of other interventions, and provides an example of an effective non-interruptive decision support intervention. Conclusion A simple email reminder improved the number and timeliness of letters from the outpatient department to the general practitioner, and was viewed as a useful service by its users.
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- Stephanie Medlock
- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- University Center of Geriatric Medicine, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Veldhuis A, Sent D, Bruin-Huisman L, Beers E, Abu-Hanna A. The Association Between the STOPP/START Criteria and Gastro-Intestinal Track Bleedings in Elderly Patients. Stud Health Technol Inform 2017; 235:569-573. [PMID: 28423857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing is a common problem, especially in elderly care. To tackle this problem, Irish medical experts have developed a list of criteria when medication should be added or omitted based upon the patient's physical condition and medication use, known as the STOPP and START criteria. The STOPP and START criteria have been formulated to identify the prescribing of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIMs) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs). One of the most common problems of inappropriate prescribing is gastro-intestinal track bleedings. For this purpose, nine of the 87 STOPP and START criteria are designed to prevent this. However, the prevalence of gastro-intestinal track bleedings has not been established when these nine STOPP and START criteria are violated. The database contained 182,000 patients belonging to 49 general practitioners in the region of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We estimated both the incidence of PIMs and PPOs and whether harm, in this case a gastro-intestinal track bleeding, occurred. We found that although violation of the nine STOPP or START criteria were possibly associated with harm (OR = 1.30), this association was not statistically significant (p = 0.323). Searching for evidence for harm informs decision support design aimed at improving quality of medication prescription as it prioritizes the many suggested criteria based on their relevance.
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- Anouk Veldhuis
- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Family Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Family Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Zeinali M, Tabeshpour J, Maziar SV, Taherzadeh Z, Zirak MR, Sent D, Azarkhiavi KR, Eslami S. Prescription Pattern Analysis of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in the Northeastern Iranian Population. J Res Pharm Pract 2017; 6:206-210. [PMID: 29417079 PMCID: PMC5787905 DOI: 10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_17_45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Objective Inappropriate nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) therapy is a common cause of actual and potential adverse effects, such as bleeding and gastrointestinal ulceration, which exacerbates the patient's medical condition and might even be life threatening. We aimed to evaluate and analyze the prescription pattern of NSAIDs in Northeastern Iranian population and also provide suggestions for a more rational prescription behavior for such drugs. Methods In this cross-sectional retrospective study, pattern of 1-year prescriptions was inspected based on 9.3 million prescriptions from two insurance companies. Type of NSAIDs, all dispensed doses and the number of NSAIDs ordered per prescription, and the route of administration for each patient were extracted from the databases. The prescription pattern of NSAIDs was analyzed seasonally. Findings Out of 9,303,585 prescriptions, 19.3% contained at least one NSAID. Diclofenac was the most commonly prescribed NSAID (49.21%). At least two NSAIDs were simultaneously prescribed in 7% of prescriptions. General practitioners prescribed NSAIDs more frequently (67%) than specialists. Orthopedic surgeons and internists more frequently prescribed NSAIDs in comparison with other physicians (6% and 4%, respectively). Gastroprotective agents (GPAs) were coprescribed to only 7.62% of prescriptions. Conclusion The frequency of NSAIDs prescription was relatively high in Northeast of Iran. A significant number of prescriptions were associated with irrational prescribing in both coadministration of NSAIDs and GPAs and NSAIDs combination. A strategy must be developed and implemented for prescribing and rational use of medications, e.g., continuing medical education regarding the potential risks of NSAIDs, importance of their appropriate and rational use, and necessity of appropriate prescription writing regarding both content and indication.
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- Majid Zeinali
- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Social Security Organization, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Students' Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Academic Medical Center, Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Department of Medical Informatics, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Medlock S, Eslami S, Askari M, Arts DL, Sent D, de Rooij SE, Abu-Hanna A. Health information-seeking behavior of seniors who use the Internet: a survey. J Med Internet Res 2015; 17:e10. [PMID: 25574815 PMCID: PMC4296102 DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Internet is viewed as an important source for health information and a medium for patient empowerment. However, little is known about how seniors use the Internet in relation to other sources for health information. OBJECTIVE The aim was to determine which information resources seniors who use the Internet use and trust for health information, which sources are preferred, and which sources are used by seniors for different information needs. METHODS Questions from published surveys were selected based on their relevance to the study objectives. The Autonomy Preference Index was used to assess information needs and preferences for involvement in health decisions. Invitation to participate in this online survey was sent to the email list of a local senior organization (298 addresses) in the Netherlands. RESULTS There were 118 respondents with a median age of 72 years (IQR 67-78 years). Health professionals, pharmacists, and the Internet were the most commonly used and trusted sources of health information. Leaflets, television, newspapers, and health magazines were also important sources. Respondents who reported higher use of the Internet also reported higher use of other sources (P<.001). Use of health professionals, pharmacists, leaflets, telephone, television, and radio were not significantly different; use of all other resources was significantly higher in frequent Internet users. When in need of health information, preferred sources were the Internet (46/105, 43.8%), other sources (eg, magazines 38/105, 36.2%), health professionals (18/105, 17.1%), and no information seeking (3/105, 2.8%). Of the 51/107 respondents who indicated that they had sought health information in the last 12 months, 43 sought it after an appointment, 23 were preparing for an appointment, and 20 were deciding if an appointment was needed. The source used varied by the type of information sought. The Internet was used most often for symptoms (27/42, 64%), prognosis (21/31, 68%), and treatment options (23/41, 62%), whereas health professionals were asked for additional information on medications (20/36, 56%), side effects (17/36, 47%), coping (17/31, 55%), practical care (12/14, 86%), and nutrition/exercise (18/30, 60%). CONCLUSIONS For these seniors who use the Internet, the Internet was a preferred source of health information. Seniors who report higher use of the Internet also report higher use of other information resources and were also the primary consumers of paper-based resources. Respondents most frequently searched for health information after an appointment rather than to prepare for an appointment. Resources used varied by health topic. Future research should seek to confirm these findings in a general elderly population, investigate how seniors seek and understand information on the Internet, and investigate how to reach seniors who prefer not to use the Internet for health information.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stephanie Medlock
- Academic Medical Center, Depatment of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Medlock S, Eslami S, Askari M, Sent D, de Rooij SE, Abu-Hanna A. The consequences of seniors seeking health information using the internet and other sources. Stud Health Technol Inform 2013; 192:457-460. [PMID: 23920596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The internet is viewed as an important channel for patient empowerment, enabling patients to feel more knowledgeable and take action to improve their own health. Internet use among seniors in the Netherlands is increasing, but it is not known if they also use it for health information, nor if seeking information on the internet has different consequences for empowerment than seeking information from other sources. We sought to investigate seniors' use of the internet compared to other resources for health information, and the consequences in terms of both subjective responses and actions taken. Using an email invitation and a web survey, we surveyed 100 elderly internet users, of which 85% had used the internet for health information. The consequences were similar for information found via internet and other sources, and generally positive. Over half reported feeling more knowledgeable and 51% reported making lifestyle changes, but fewer reported having taken other actions (e.g. discussing the information with their doctor). Encouraging the translation of knowledge into action represents an opportunity for empowerment in this population.
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- Stephanie Medlock
- Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Medlock S, Eslami S, Askari M, Sent D, Buurman B, De Rooij S, Abu-Hanna A. Health information seeking behavior of elderly Internet users in the Netherlands. Eur Geriatr Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2012.07.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sent D, Rosenbrand K, Raats I, van der Vloed J. S67– Diliguide. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.04.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Danielle Sent
- Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Brandhorst CJ, Sent D, Stegwee RA, Van Dijk BMAG. Medintel: decision support for general practitioners: a case study. Stud Health Technol Inform 2009; 150:688-692. [PMID: 19745399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Short consultations and a large and growing amount of available medical information make searching for suitable information difficult for general practitioners. Thus information is often not searched for or not found, diminishing the quality of care. We propose a system that offers decision support by combining medical information sources with data from the electronic patient record. A first evaluation shows that a system like Medintel can be a useful supportive tool and can increase the quality of care provided by general practitioners.
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Sent D, Van der Gaag LC. Automated test selection in decision-support systems: a case study in oncology. Stud Health Technol Inform 2006; 124:491-6. [PMID: 17108566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Decision-support systems in medicine should be equipped with a facility that provides patient-tailored information about which test had best be performed in which phase of the patient's management. A decision-support system with a good test-selection facility may result in ordering fewer tests, decreasing financial costs, improving a patient's quality of life, and in an improvement of medical care in general. In close cooperation with two experts in oncology, we designed such a facility for a decision-support system for the staging of cancer of the oesophagus. The facility selects tests based upon a patient's health status and closely matches current routines. We feel that by extending our decision-support system with the facility, it provides further support for a patient's management and will be more interesting for use in daily medical practice. In this paper, we describe the test-selection facility that we designed for our decision-support system in oncology and present some initial results.
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Affiliation(s)
- Danielle Sent
- Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.089, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Sent D, van der Gaag LC. Generalised reliability characteristics for probabilistic networks. Artif Intell Med 2005; 34:41-52. [PMID: 15885565 DOI: 10.1016/j.artmed.2004.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2004] [Revised: 07/19/2004] [Accepted: 07/19/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the medical domain, establishing a diagnosis typically amounts to reasoning about the unobservable truth, based upon a set of indirect observations from diagnostic tests. A diagnostic test may not be perfectly reliable, however. To avoid misdiagnosis, therefore, the reliability characteristics of the test should be taken into account upon reasoning. OBJECTIVE In this paper, we address the issue of modelling the reliability characteristics of diagnostic tests in a probabilistic network. METHOD To this end, we study the mathematical foundation of a test's characteristics and collate them with the probabilities required for a probabilistic network. RESULTS We show that the standard reliability characteristics that are generally available from the literature have to be further detailed and stratified, for example by experts, before they can be included in a network. We demonstrate these modelling issues by means of a real-life probabilistic network in oncology.
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- Danielle Sent
- Institute of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.089, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Sent D, van der Gaag LC, Witteman CL, Aleman BM, Taal BG. On the use of vignettes for eliciting test-selection strategies. Stud Health Technol Inform 2003; 95:510-5. [PMID: 14664038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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Decision-support systems often include a strategy for selecting tests in their field of application. This strategy in essence captures procedural knowledge and serves to provide support for the reasoning processes involved. Generally, a test-selection strategy is offered in which tests are selected sequentially. For our field of application, we noticed that such a strategy would be an oversimplification, and decided to acquire knowledge about the actual strategy used by the experts. To this end, we composed a method that comprised an unstructured interview to gain general insight in the test-selection strategy used, and a subsequent structured interview, simulating daily practice through vignettes, to acquire full details. We used the method with two experts in our field of application and found that it closely fitted in with their daily practice and resulted in a large amount of detailed knowledge.
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Affiliation(s)
- Danielle Sent
- Institute of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80. 089, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Hombach A, Sent D, Schneider C, Heuser C, Koch D, Pohl C, Seliger B, Abken H. T-cell activation by recombinant receptors: CD28 costimulation is required for interleukin 2 secretion and receptor-mediated T-cell proliferation but does not affect receptor-mediated target cell lysis. Cancer Res 2001; 61:1976-82. [PMID: 11280755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Recombinant T-cell receptors with antibody-like specificity are successfully used to direct CTLs toward a MHC-independent immune response against target cells. Here we monitored the specific activation of receptor grafted CTLs in the context of CD28 costimulation. Peripheral blood T cells were retrovirally engrafted with recombinant anti-CD30 and anti-carcinoembryonic antigen receptors, respectively, that harbor either the Fc epsilonRI-gamma or the CD3-zeta intracellular signaling domain. Cross-linking of recombinant receptors by solid-phase bound ligand, i.e., CD30 and a carcinoembryonic antigen receptor-specific anti-idiotypic antibody, respectively, induces IFN-gamma secretion that is further enhanced by CD28 costimulation of grafted T cells. Induction of interleukin (IL)-2 secretion, in contrast, requires CD28 costimulation in addition to receptor cross-linking, irrespective of T-cell preactivation by anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody plus IL-2 or by anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody plus anti-CD28 monoclonal antibody. Accordingly, induction of IL-2 secretion upon receptor cross-linking by membrane-bound antigen requires CD28/B7 costimulation whereas IFN-gamma secretion and cell proliferation does not. The efficiency of cytolysis by receptor-grafted CTLs does not depend on and is not affected by CD28 costimulation. The data demonstrate that CTL proliferation, cytokine secretion, and cytolysis upon receptor cross-linking are differentially modulated by CD28 costimulation and that cytolysis does not require B7 expression on target cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, CD/immunology
- B7-1 Antigen/genetics
- B7-1 Antigen/immunology
- B7-2 Antigen
- CD28 Antigens/immunology
- CHO Cells
- Carcinoembryonic Antigen/immunology
- Carrier Proteins/immunology
- Cell Division/immunology
- Coculture Techniques
- Cricetinae
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/immunology
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Interleukin-2/metabolism
- Ki-1 Antigen/immunology
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/immunology
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/blood
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/immunology
- Receptors, Cell Surface
- Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Transfection
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- A Hombach
- Klinik I für Innere Medizin, Labor Tumorgenetik, Universität zu Köln, Germany
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Hombach A, Schneider C, Sent D, Koch D, Willemsen RA, Diehl V, Kruis W, Bolhuis RL, Pohl C, Abken H. An entirely humanized CD3 zeta-chain signaling receptor that directs peripheral blood t cells to specific lysis of carcinoembryonic antigen-positive tumor cells. Int J Cancer 2000; 88:115-20. [PMID: 10962448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Recombinant T-cell receptors with antibody-like specificity for tumor-associated antigens are successfully used to direct the cytolytic activity of T cells toward tumor cells. Clinical application, however, needs to comply with the low immunogenicity of the recombinant receptor, efficient gene transfer into peripheral blood T cells, and enrichment of receptor-grafted cells. Here, we address these issues and describe an entirely humanized immune receptor for use in adoptive immunotherapy of colorectal carcinoma. The receptor consists of a single-chain antibody (scFv) binding domain specific for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), the IgG hinge and CH2/CH3 (Fc) joining region, and the transmembrane and intracellular CD3 zeta signaling chain. To express the receptor in peripheral blood T cells, both GALV envelope and MuLV 4070A pseudotyped retrovirus turned out to be equally efficient, with transduction efficiencies of about 5% to 40%, depending on the lymphocyte donor. Furthermore, receptor-grafted T cells could be 2- to 6-fold enriched by magnetic activated cell sorting, utilizing an antibody directed to the extracellular IgG domain of the receptor. Upon co-culture with CEA(+) tumor cells, receptor-grafted T cells are specifically and efficiently activated to cytolysis and IFN-gamma secretion, demonstrating their feasibility for the adoptive immunotherapy of CEA(+) carcinomas.
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MESH Headings
- Antibody Specificity
- Carcinoembryonic Antigen/biosynthesis
- Carcinoembryonic Antigen/immunology
- Carrier Proteins/biosynthesis
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/immunology
- Colonic Neoplasms/immunology
- Colonic Neoplasms/therapy
- Cross Reactions
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin Fragments/genetics
- Immunoglobulin Fragments/immunology
- Immunomagnetic Separation
- Immunotherapy, Adoptive/methods
- Leukemia Virus, Gibbon Ape/genetics
- Leukemia Virus, Murine/genetics
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Membrane Proteins/biosynthesis
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/immunology
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Receptor-CD3 Complex, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptor-CD3 Complex, Antigen, T-Cell/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/immunology
- Receptors, Cell Surface
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/immunology
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/immunology
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes/virology
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Affiliation(s)
- A Hombach
- Klinik I für Innere Medizin, Labor Tumorgenetik, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany
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