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Herpes zoster incidence in Germany - an indirect validation study for self-reported disease data from pretest studies of the population-based German National Cohort. / Caputo, Mahrrouz; Horn, Johannes; Karch, André; Akmatov, Manas K; Becher, Heiko; Braun, Bettina; Brenner, Hermann; Castell, Stefanie; Fischer, Beate; Giani, Guido; Günther, Kathrin; Hoffmann, Barbara; Jöckel, Karl-Heinz; Keil, Thomas; Klüppelholz, Birgit; Krist, Lilian; Leitzmann, Michael F; Lieb, Wolfgang; Linseisen, Jakob; Meisinger, Christa; Moebus, Susanne; Obi, Nadia; Pischon, Tobias; Schipf, Sabine; Schmidt, Börge; Sievers, Claudia; Steinbrecher, Astrid; Völzke, Henry; Mikolajczyk, Rafael.

In: BMC INFECT DIS, Vol. 19, No. 1, 30.01.2019, p. 99.

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Caputo, M, Horn, J, Karch, A, Akmatov, MK, Becher, H, Braun, B, Brenner, H, Castell, S, Fischer, B, Giani, G, Günther, K, Hoffmann, B, Jöckel, K-H, Keil, T, Klüppelholz, B, Krist, L, Leitzmann, MF, Lieb, W, Linseisen, J, Meisinger, C, Moebus, S, Obi, N, Pischon, T, Schipf, S, Schmidt, B, Sievers, C, Steinbrecher, A, Völzke, H & Mikolajczyk, R 2019, 'Herpes zoster incidence in Germany - an indirect validation study for self-reported disease data from pretest studies of the population-based German National Cohort', BMC INFECT DIS, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3691-2

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Caputo, M., Horn, J., Karch, A., Akmatov, M. K., Becher, H., Braun, B., Brenner, H., Castell, S., Fischer, B., Giani, G., Günther, K., Hoffmann, B., Jöckel, K-H., Keil, T., Klüppelholz, B., Krist, L., Leitzmann, M. F., Lieb, W., Linseisen, J., ... Mikolajczyk, R. (2019). Herpes zoster incidence in Germany - an indirect validation study for self-reported disease data from pretest studies of the population-based German National Cohort. BMC INFECT DIS, 19(1), 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3691-2

Vancouver

Caputo M, Horn J, Karch A, Akmatov MK, Becher H, Braun B et al. Herpes zoster incidence in Germany - an indirect validation study for self-reported disease data from pretest studies of the population-based German National Cohort. BMC INFECT DIS. 2019 Jan 30;19(1):99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3691-2

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title = "Herpes zoster incidence in Germany - an indirect validation study for self-reported disease data from pretest studies of the population-based German National Cohort",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Until now, herpes zoster (HZ)-related disease burden in Germany has been estimated based on health insurance data and clinical findings. However, the validity of self-reported HZ is unclear. This study investigated the validity of self-reported herpes zoster (HZ) and its complication postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) using data from the pretest studies of the German National Cohort (GNC) in comparison with estimates based on health insurance data.METHODS: Data of 4751 participants aged between 20 and 69 years from two pretest studies of the GNC carried out in 2011 and 2012 were used. Based on self-reports of physician-diagnosed HZ and PHN, age- and sex-specific HZ incidence rates and PHN proportions were estimated. For comparison, estimates based on statutory health insurance data from the German population were considered.RESULTS: Eleven percent (95%-CI, 10.4 to 12.3, n = 539) of the participants reported at least one HZ episode in their lifetime. Our estimated age-specific HZ incidence rates were lower than previous estimates based on statutory health insurance data. The PHN proportion in participants older than 50 years was 5.9% (1.9 to 13.9%), which was in line with estimates based on health insurance data.CONCLUSION: As age- and sex-specific patterns were comparable with that in health insurance data, self-reported diagnosis of HZ seems to be a valid instrument for overall disease trends. Possible reasons for observed differences in incidence rates are recall bias in self-reported data or overestimation in health insurance data.",
keywords = "Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Cohort Studies, Female, Germany/epidemiology, Herpes Zoster/epidemiology, Herpesvirus 3, Human, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Neuralgia, Postherpetic/epidemiology, Reproducibility of Results, Self Report, Sex Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult",
author = "Mahrrouz Caputo and Johannes Horn and Andr{\'e} Karch and Akmatov, {Manas K} and Heiko Becher and Bettina Braun and Hermann Brenner and Stefanie Castell and Beate Fischer and Guido Giani and Kathrin G{\"u}nther and Barbara Hoffmann and Karl-Heinz J{\"o}ckel and Thomas Keil and Birgit Kl{\"u}ppelholz and Lilian Krist and Leitzmann, {Michael F} and Wolfgang Lieb and Jakob Linseisen and Christa Meisinger and Susanne Moebus and Nadia Obi and Tobias Pischon and Sabine Schipf and B{\"o}rge Schmidt and Claudia Sievers and Astrid Steinbrecher and Henry V{\"o}lzke and Rafael Mikolajczyk",
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doi = "10.1186/s12879-019-3691-2",
language = "English",
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journal = "BMC INFECT DIS",
issn = "1471-2334",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Herpes zoster incidence in Germany - an indirect validation study for self-reported disease data from pretest studies of the population-based German National Cohort

AU - Caputo, Mahrrouz

AU - Horn, Johannes

AU - Karch, André

AU - Akmatov, Manas K

AU - Becher, Heiko

AU - Braun, Bettina

AU - Brenner, Hermann

AU - Castell, Stefanie

AU - Fischer, Beate

AU - Giani, Guido

AU - Günther, Kathrin

AU - Hoffmann, Barbara

AU - Jöckel, Karl-Heinz

AU - Keil, Thomas

AU - Klüppelholz, Birgit

AU - Krist, Lilian

AU - Leitzmann, Michael F

AU - Lieb, Wolfgang

AU - Linseisen, Jakob

AU - Meisinger, Christa

AU - Moebus, Susanne

AU - Obi, Nadia

AU - Pischon, Tobias

AU - Schipf, Sabine

AU - Schmidt, Börge

AU - Sievers, Claudia

AU - Steinbrecher, Astrid

AU - Völzke, Henry

AU - Mikolajczyk, Rafael

PY - 2019/1/30

Y1 - 2019/1/30

N2 - BACKGROUND: Until now, herpes zoster (HZ)-related disease burden in Germany has been estimated based on health insurance data and clinical findings. However, the validity of self-reported HZ is unclear. This study investigated the validity of self-reported herpes zoster (HZ) and its complication postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) using data from the pretest studies of the German National Cohort (GNC) in comparison with estimates based on health insurance data.METHODS: Data of 4751 participants aged between 20 and 69 years from two pretest studies of the GNC carried out in 2011 and 2012 were used. Based on self-reports of physician-diagnosed HZ and PHN, age- and sex-specific HZ incidence rates and PHN proportions were estimated. For comparison, estimates based on statutory health insurance data from the German population were considered.RESULTS: Eleven percent (95%-CI, 10.4 to 12.3, n = 539) of the participants reported at least one HZ episode in their lifetime. Our estimated age-specific HZ incidence rates were lower than previous estimates based on statutory health insurance data. The PHN proportion in participants older than 50 years was 5.9% (1.9 to 13.9%), which was in line with estimates based on health insurance data.CONCLUSION: As age- and sex-specific patterns were comparable with that in health insurance data, self-reported diagnosis of HZ seems to be a valid instrument for overall disease trends. Possible reasons for observed differences in incidence rates are recall bias in self-reported data or overestimation in health insurance data.

AB - BACKGROUND: Until now, herpes zoster (HZ)-related disease burden in Germany has been estimated based on health insurance data and clinical findings. However, the validity of self-reported HZ is unclear. This study investigated the validity of self-reported herpes zoster (HZ) and its complication postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) using data from the pretest studies of the German National Cohort (GNC) in comparison with estimates based on health insurance data.METHODS: Data of 4751 participants aged between 20 and 69 years from two pretest studies of the GNC carried out in 2011 and 2012 were used. Based on self-reports of physician-diagnosed HZ and PHN, age- and sex-specific HZ incidence rates and PHN proportions were estimated. For comparison, estimates based on statutory health insurance data from the German population were considered.RESULTS: Eleven percent (95%-CI, 10.4 to 12.3, n = 539) of the participants reported at least one HZ episode in their lifetime. Our estimated age-specific HZ incidence rates were lower than previous estimates based on statutory health insurance data. The PHN proportion in participants older than 50 years was 5.9% (1.9 to 13.9%), which was in line with estimates based on health insurance data.CONCLUSION: As age- and sex-specific patterns were comparable with that in health insurance data, self-reported diagnosis of HZ seems to be a valid instrument for overall disease trends. Possible reasons for observed differences in incidence rates are recall bias in self-reported data or overestimation in health insurance data.

KW - Adult

KW - Age Factors

KW - Aged

KW - Cohort Studies

KW - Female

KW - Germany/epidemiology

KW - Herpes Zoster/epidemiology

KW - Herpesvirus 3, Human

KW - Humans

KW - Incidence

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Neuralgia, Postherpetic/epidemiology

KW - Reproducibility of Results

KW - Self Report

KW - Sex Factors

KW - Surveys and Questionnaires

KW - Young Adult

U2 - 10.1186/s12879-019-3691-2

DO - 10.1186/s12879-019-3691-2

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 30700258

VL - 19

SP - 99

JO - BMC INFECT DIS

JF - BMC INFECT DIS

SN - 1471-2334

IS - 1

ER -