PMID: 15232403Jul 3, 2004Paper

Estimating the population burden of injuries: a comparison of household surveys and emergency department surveillance

Epidemiology
Eleni PetridouDimitrios Trichopoulos

Abstract

Injuries represent an important public health problem but their incidence is difficult to estimate. We conducted a population-based household survey in Greece covering 4079 interviewed individuals. The interviewees reported, for themselves and for cohabitating adults (age 15 years and older; n = 7157), injuries that occurred during the preceding year. Major injuries were defined as those requiring contact with a health institution. We compared these survey data with data obtained through a national Emergency Department Injury Surveillance System (EDISS). For the month closest to the survey interview, the incidence reported for the responders was 5.9 per 100 person-year, whereas the incidence for cohabitating adults was 3.7 per 100 person-years. These incidence rates declined for months more remote to the interview. Comparison of survey and EDISS data suggested that survey reporting was less accurate for nontraffic-related injuries. Taking into account possible recall and telescoping biases, the best survey estimate of the national annual number of major injuries is 525,000 (5.9 per 100 person-year), whereas the EDISS data yielded an estimate of 1,150,000 major injuries (12.9 per 100 person-years) Comparison of survey and EDISS ...Continue Reading

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