Analysis of Multiple Causes of Death: A Review of Methods and Practices

被引:8
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作者
Bishop, Karen [1 ]
Balogun, Saliu [1 ]
Eynstone-Hinkins, James [2 ]
Moran, Lauren [2 ]
Martin, Melonie [1 ]
Banks, Emily [1 ]
Rao, Chalapati [1 ]
Joshy, Grace [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Natl Ctr Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, Acton, ACT, Australia
[2] Australian Bur Stat, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[3] Australian Natl Univ, ANU Coll Hlth & Med, Natl Ctr Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, 62 Mills Rd, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
Comorbidity; Death certificates; Mortality; Multiple causes of death; Population health; UNITED-STATES; CAUSE MORTALITY; MEDICAL CONDITIONS; HEPATITIS-C; TRENDS; FRANCE; DISEASE; CERTIFICATES; CHILDREN; SWEDEN;
D O I
10.1097/EDE.0000000000001597
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background: Research and reporting of mortality indicators typically focus on a single underlying cause of death selected from multiple causes recorded on a death certificate. The need to incorporate the multiple causes in mortality statistics-reflecting increasing multimorbidity and complex causation patterns-is recognized internationally. This review aims to identify and appraise relevant analytical methods and practices related to multiple causes.Methods: We searched Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science from their incept ion to December 2020 without language restrictions, supplemented by consultation with international experts. Eligible articles analyzed multiple causes of death from death certificates. The process identified 4,080 items of which we reviewed 434 full-text articles.Results: Most articles we reviewed (76%, n = 332) were published since 2001. The majority of articles examined mortality by "any- mention" of the cause of death (87%, n = 377) and assessed pairwise combinations of causes (57%, n = 245). Since 2001, applications of methods emerged to group deaths based on common cause patterns using, for example, cluster analysis (2%, n = 9), and application of multiple-cause weights to re-evaluate mortality burden (1%, n = 5). We describe multiple-cause methods applied to specific research objectives for approaches emerging recently.Conclusion: This review confirms rapidly increasing international interest in the analysis of multiple causes of death and provides the most comprehensive overview, to our knowledge, of methods and practices to date. Available multiple-cause methods are diverse but suit a range of research objectives. With greater availability of data and technology, these could be further developed and applied across a range of settings.
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页码:333 / 344
页数:12
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