Validity of PTSD diagnoses in VA administrative data: Comparison of VA administrative PTSD diagnoses to self-reported PTSD Checklist scores

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-30

  Gravely, Amy A ^a   Cutting, Andrea ^a   Nugent, Sean ^a   Grill, Joseph ^a   Carlson, Kathleen ^a,b   Spoont, Michele ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Algorithm; Electronic medical record; New episode; PCL; PPV; PTSD; PTSD Checklist; PTSD diagnosis; Sample; Sample inclusion criteria; Validity; Veterans health administration

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; NEW EPISODE; PCL; PPV; PTSD; PTSD CHECKLIST; PTSD DIAGNOSIS; SAMPLE; SAMPLE INCLUSION CRITERIA; VALIDITY; VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONS;

ALGORITHMS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; RESEARCH;

SURVEYS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951483625     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2009.08.0116     Document Type: Article

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