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Injury EpidemiologyInjury Epidemiology
Moving from Descriptive toAnalytic Research Approaches
readings
Thomas Songer, PhDUniversity of Pittsburgh
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Learning objective
To differentiate between various study designs used in injury epidemiology
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Background
Epidemiology looks to control or prevent disease
In this endeavor, epidemiology seeks to– describe the frequency of disease and it’s
distribution• consider person, place, time factors
– assess determinants of disease• consider host, agent, environment
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Types of primary studies
Descriptive studies– describe occurrence of outcome
Analytic studies– describe associationassociation between
exposure and outcome
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Basic Question in Analytic Epidemiology
Are exposure and disease linked?
Exposure Disease
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Big Picture
To prevent and control disease In a coordinated plan, look to
– identify hypotheses on what is related to disease and may be causing it
–formally test these hypotheses
• Study designs direct how the investigation is conducted
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A Model of Injury Control
Monitorincidence
Identifyrisk
factorsIntervene Evaluate
Descriptive Analytic
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What designs exist to identify and investigate factors in injuries?
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Case series
DescriptiveEpidemiology
Descriptive
RCT
Before-Afterstudy
Cross-sectionalstudy
Case-Crossoverstudy
Case-Controlstudy
Cohort study
Analytic
Ecologic study
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Framework for Understanding InjuriesIn
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Case-ControlStudiesCross-
SectionalStudies
CohortStudies
CaseSeries
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Descriptive Studies
Case-control Studies
Cohort Studies
Develop hypothesis
Investigate it’srelationship to
outcomes
Define it’s meaning with exposures
Clinical trialsTest link
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Descriptive Studies
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Injury Surveillance
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Descriptive Studies - An Example
The Rockets' Red Glare, the Bombs Bursting in Air: Fireworks-related Injuries to Children.
Pediatrics 98(1):1-9, 1996
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Injury
Police
Hospital
Self-Treat
Robertson, 1992
doctor
EMS
Rehab CenterTrauma Center
Morgue
Emergency Dept.
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Data Sources and Injury Severity
Survey
Doctor visit
Hospital admiss.
Trauma center
Death certificate
No injury Mild Moderate Severe Fatal
Rogams, 1995
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Case Report
Case Series
DescriptiveEpidemiology Study
One case of unusualinjury finding
Multiple cases ofinjury finding
Population-based cases with denominator
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Causes of Death in Travelers
Cardiovascular Injury MedicalCancer Suicide/Homicide Other
Hargarten, 1991
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Scooter Injuries
Study design Definition of injury Data Sources Population Bias Findings
Descriptive study ED visits CPSC-NEISS, IPII (fatal) United States reporting of scooters scooter related injuries
have increased over the last 2 yrs
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4949a2.htm
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Descriptive Studies
AnalyticStudies
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Case-Control Studies
Cases: injuredControls: not injured
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Case-Control Studies - An Example
Characteristics of Fatally Injured Pedestrians
No. % No. %
None 3 17.6 13 76.510-40 5 29.4 1 5.950-90 1 5.9 1 5.9100-140 2 11.8 1 5.9150-190 5 29.4 - 0.0200-240 1 5.9 - 0.0Lab loss - 0.0 1 5.9
Cases ControlsBlood AlcoholConcentration
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Cohort Studies
Cases: have exposureControls: no exposure
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Rates & Risks of Youth Sports Injury in
Allegheny County
Cohort Studies - An Example
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Limitations of Existing Studies
Do not take into account the injury risk among non-participants, cannot determine the relative risk of sports participation
Do not quantify the “exposure” or the “dose” of activity, do not know the risk of injury per “activity hour”
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Allegheny County Adolescent Injury Surveillance
Baseline
3 years
Cases: high physical activityControls: low physical activity
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Injury Surveillance
Continuous surveillance - 3 years Quarterly screening of students
during physical education class. Collected detailed injury information.
– Type, diagnosis, treatment, location. Validated by parent - 92% Random sample of medical records
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Definitions Injury
– Any event that produced bodily damage and required treatment by medical personnel (MD, ED, Specialist, Hospitalization)
Severe Injury– any injury treated within 24 hours of onset of
symptoms, seen at an ED, by a specialist, or hospitalized, and results in > 7 day activity restriction.
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Injury Incidence
0
10
20
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WM NWM WF NWF
Nonsport Injury Sport Injury
Percent Injured
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Relation of Team Sport Participation to Injury Risk - Males
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% I
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None 1 2 3+
Number of Competitive Sports
Sport Injury Non-sport Injuries
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Relation of Team Sport Participation to Injury Risk - Females
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Number of Competitive Sports
Sport Injury Non-sport Injuries
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Sample Size
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Sample Size & Low Back Pain Incidence
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Conclusions
Descriptive studies are the most common approaches used today in injury research
Analytic designs are often difficult to conduct, but the yield in terms of new information can be great.