Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 53, Issue 4
I built some data entry files for entering the questionnaires of my research. There are 2 dilemmas I don't how to solve and which I cannot find in the help menu. 1. Is it possible to see the labels (like 0 = no; 1 = yes) while entering data? How? --> I usually write the labels below the question.
2. Some students will help me entering data on different computers (so I copied the datafiles and put it on those computers). Is it possible to copy records so I can put them in the end all together in the original datafile on my computer? If yes, how? --> you can do it using merge option?
Good luck! ziad
I hope some-one can answer my two questions
Floor van Santvoort
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Message: 1 Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 10:38:02 -0800 From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 53, Issue 3 To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: 897a5cf60803061038o6fa179d0xa3e671f062557a59@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Dear Pedro, Thank you for your kind reply.
I plan to review medical records using paper form. Expecting to have 1 observation at baseline to be entered in baseline file and 6-24 observations for time of follow-up, will be entered in follow-up file. Then data will be entered twice and compared (around 600 patients in total).
I am trying to find an alternative way to collect data using papers. Palm would be solution but more expensive etc..
Thank you in advance and best regards ziad
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Message: 1 Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:13:47 -0300 From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] Re: EpiData-list Digest, Vol 53, Issue 2 - Review Medical records To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: a37cfb5a0803060413m190e2205jb408707648dbca2a@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Dear Ziad,
Your question is rather non specific, but I ve been through a similar experience with some bad memories.
Review medical records is not an easy task. First of all, the type of study
(for exemple a suvival analysis) is of extremem importance on how the data should be organized. Then you must decide what information should be extracted from the records. Going back to the records a second or third time is really frustrating and time consuming. In general for ARV, to register all the ARV combinations, with the start dates and end dates, all CD4 cell counts and Viral loads with their respective dates, all diagnosis of oportunistic infections and their respective dates of diagnosis. Also, you shlould consider making a separate data entry for each one of this data or all of them in the same data entry, if you have someone experience in this tipe of data analyis, the separate way will make easier to extract and type. To use the AUTOSEARCH LIST command in the check file will be of help. Also dont forget a field if the ARV is HAART or not and an outcome such as death and/or hospitalization and of course its date.
Good Luck, Pedro Brasil
Message: 1 Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:16:56 -0800 From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] Using EpiData to review medical records To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: 897a5cf60803041016y396e0f9dwf0baa18ba3168469@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Dear EpiDataLister, It is semi-technical question. I intend to review medical records retrospectively for patients on ARVs. It seems to be involving lot of papers to review their history to be able to enter them into EpiData. Meant to check if someone had similar experience to share how did you sort it out?
Thank you in advance and best regards ziad
Message: 2 Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:28:28 -0400 From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] Re: CHK file with calculations does not work as it did in EpiInfo To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: 200835222828.983160@IW2575 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Thanks Hans, I don't know what happened. This is what was pasted except that I exchanged the double quotes for single quotes in case that is why text got truncated.
IF N9SUICIDE = 3 or (N9SUICIDE = 2 AND TOTAL >= 16) or TOTAL > 42 THEN ATRISK='Y' ELSE ATRISK='N' ENDIF END
John LeBlanc
Message: 2 Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:10:27 +0100 From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] CHK file with calculations does not work as it did in EpiInfo To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: 47CD9EA3.5000402@tbrieder.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Unless, something go lost, there is surely something missing here:
IF N9SUICIDE = or (N9SUICIDE = 2 AND TOTAL >= 16) or TOTAL > 42
Hans
John LeBlanc
On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:50:55 -0400, John LeBlanc wrote: Hi,
I wonder if someone can spot the syntax problem in this CHK file for the Beck Depression inventory. I've struggled for hours to get it to work the way it did under Epi Info. Basically, there are three conditions in an IF statement. I've tried with the two simple conditions alone and the script works (condition at the beginning & at the end). Combining conditions always gives the 'atrisk' calculated variable the answer "N". Is there a limitation or syntax difference in Epidata??
Here's the syntax. thanks for the help.
BEFORE FILE DEFINE TOTALPG1 ## GLOBAL DEFINE TOTALPG2 ## GLOBAL DEFINE varID #### END
AFTER RECORD TOTALPG1=N1SAD+N2DISCOURA+N3FAILURE+N4SATISFAC+N5GUILT+N6PUNISHED+N7DISAPPOI+N8SELFCRIT+N9SUICIDE+N10CRY+N11IRRITAT TOTALPG2=N12INTPPL+N13DECISIO+N14LOOKWOR+N15CANWORK+N16SLEEP+N17TIRED+N18APPETIT+N19WEIGHT+N20WORRYHL+N21INTSEX TOTAL=TOTALPG1 + TOTALPG2 IF N9SUICIDE = 3 or (N9SUICIDE = 2 AND TOTAL >= 16) or TOTAL > 42 THEN ATRISK="Y" ELSE ATRISK="N" ENDIF END
idnum MUSTENTER REPEAT AFTER ENTRY VarID=IDNUM END END
total NOENTER END
atrisk NOENTER END
n1sad RANGE 0 3 END
etc. for the other variables
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Message: 2 Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:06:35 +0100 From: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] 2 questions (showing labels while entering data/copy records) To: epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: 47D12FCB.8050109@psych.ru.nl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hello,
I built some data entry files for entering the questionnaires of my research. There are 2 dilemmas I don't how to solve and which I cannot find in the help menu.
- Is it possible to see the labels (like 0 = no; 1 = yes) while
entering data? How? 2. Some students will help me entering data on different computers (so I copied the datafiles and put it on those computers). Is it possible to copy records so I can put them in the end all together in the original datafile on my computer? If yes, how?
I hope some-one can answer my two questions
Floor van Santvoort
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