Researchers from Shizuoka Prefectural General Hospital Detail Findings in Information Technology [Data Resource Profile of Shizuoka Kokuho Database (Skdb) Using Integrated Health- and Care-insurance Claims and Health Checkups: the Shizuoka Study]: Information Technology

2022 AUG 04 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Research findings on Information Technology are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Shizuoka, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Analyzing real-world data, including health insurance claims, may help provide insights into preventing and treating various diseases. We developed a database covering Shizuoka Prefecture (Shizuoka Kokuho Database [SKDB]) in Japan, which included individual-level linked data on health-and care-insurance claims and health checkup results.”

Financial support for this research came from Research Support Center in Shizuoka General Hospital.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Shizuoka Prefectural General Hospital, “Anonymized claims data on health insurance (National Health Insurance [age <75 years] and Latter-Stage Elderly Medical Care System [age >= 75 years]), care insurance, subscriber lists, annual health checkups, and all dates of death were collected from 35 municipalities in Shizuoka Prefecture. To efficiently link claims and health checkups, unique individual IDs were assigned using a novel procedure. From April 2012 to September 2018, the SKDB included 2,230,848 individuals (men, 1,019,687; 45.7%). The median age (min-max) of men and women was 60 (0-106) and 62 (0-111) years, respectively. During the study period, the median subscription time was 4.4 years; 40.8% of individuals continuously subscribed for the 6.5 years; 213,566 individuals died. Health checkup data were available for 654,035 individuals, amounting to 2,469,648 records. Care-service recipient data were available for 283,537 individuals; they used care insurance to pay for care costs. SKDB, a population-based longitudinal cohort, provides a comprehensive dataset covering health checkups, disorders, medication, and care service.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “This database may provide a robust platform to identify epidemiological problems and generate hypotheses for preventing and treating disorders in the elderly.”

For more information on this research see: Data Resource Profile of Shizuoka Kokuho Database (Skdb) Using Integrated Health- and Care-insurance Claims and Health Checkups: the Shizuoka Study. Journal of Epidemiology, 2022;32(8):391-400. Journal of Epidemiology can be contacted at: Japan Epidemiological Assoc, Hongo Mt Bldg, 4 Fl, 7-2-2, Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Eiji Nakatani, Shizuoka Prefectural General Hospital, Res Support Ctr, Shizuoka, Japan. Additional authors for this research include Yasuharu Tabara, Yoko Sato, Yoshiki Miyachi and Atsuko Tsuchiya.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20200480. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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