Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (Nov 2021)
Accuracy of long-form data in the Taiwan cancer registry
- Chia-Wen Kao,
- Chun-Ju Chiang,
- Li-Ju Lin,
- Chiao-Wen Huang,
- Wen-Chung Lee,
- Ming-Yang Lee,
- Shiau Cheng-Yi,
- Hsiu-Ling Lin,
- Mei-Man Lin,
- Yi-Ping Wang,
- Ming-Ling Chen,
- Kuei-Chih Lin,
- Yueh-Ying Shen,
- Shu-Ching Wu,
- Shu-Chen Cheng,
- Pei-Lin Chen,
- Yen-Chun Lin,
- Su-Lan Wang,
- Chin-Ying Cheng,
- Chiao-Min Chen,
- Shu-Chen Chen,
- Hui-Wen Cheng,
- Liang-Yu Chiang,
- Wei-Ling Kao,
- Liao Su-Chien,
- Chia-Fen Chang,
- Tsai-Chieh Chen,
- Wei-Ling Liau,
- Chia-Ling Lin,
- Chia-Ling Lee,
- Yueh-Yun Suen,
- Chen-His Wang,
- Win-Jieh Lai,
- Tsai-Yun Huang,
- Yu-Ru Lin,
- Hui-Yu Kao,
- Li-Hua Wei,
- Ching-Chin Huang,
- Mei-Lin Kuo,
- Chiao-Pin Huang,
- Shiau-Wei Chen,
- Li-Fang Chiu,
- Hui-Ting Chang,
- Ling-Chu Lin
Affiliations
- Chia-Wen Kao
- Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Chun-Ju Chiang
- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Taiwan Cancer Registry, Taipei, Taiwan
- Li-Ju Lin
- Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan
- Chiao-Wen Huang
- Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan
- Wen-Chung Lee
- Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Taiwan Cancer Registry, Taipei, Taiwan; Innovation and Policy Center for Population Health and Sustainable Environment, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Room 536, No. 17 Xuzhou Rd., Taipei 100, Taiwan.
- Ming-Yang Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hemato-oncology, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hemato-oncology, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, No. 539 Zhong-Xiao Road, Chiayi, Taiwan.
- Shiau Cheng-Yi
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Hsiu-Ling Lin
- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Mei-Man Lin
- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Yi-Ping Wang
- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Ming-Ling Chen
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Kuei-Chih Lin
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Yueh-Ying Shen
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Shu-Ching Wu
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Shu-Chen Cheng
- Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Pei-Lin Chen
- Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Yen-Chun Lin
- Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Su-Lan Wang
- Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
- Chin-Ying Cheng
- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
- Chiao-Min Chen
- LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Shu-Chen Chen
- LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Hui-Wen Cheng
- LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Liang-Yu Chiang
- LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Wei-Ling Kao
- LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Liao Su-Chien
- Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chia-Fen Chang
- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Tsai-Chieh Chen
- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Wei-Ling Liau
- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chia-Ling Lin
- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chia-Ling Lee
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Yueh-Yun Suen
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chen-His Wang
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Win-Jieh Lai
- Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Tsai-Yun Huang
- Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Yu-Ru Lin
- Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Hui-Yu Kao
- St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- Li-Hua Wei
- St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- Ching-Chin Huang
- Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Mei-Lin Kuo
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
- Chiao-Pin Huang
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Shiau-Wei Chen
- E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Li-Fang Chiu
- E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Hui-Ting Chang
- E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Ling-Chu Lin
- Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 120,
no. 11
pp. 2037 – 2041
Abstract
The Taiwan Cancer Registry (TCR) is a nationwide population-based registry that collects the data of patients with newly diagnosed cancer from hospitals with ≥50 beds. TCR data are high quality in terms of completeness and timeliness. However, accuracy is also a crucial quality indicator. This study evaluated the accuracy rates of selected 55 major items in the long-form TCR data between 2014 and 2016 with 700 reported cases randomly selected from 25 long-form-reporting hospitals. We calculated the accuracy rates of the reported data by employing a reabstracted chart review. Among the 55 items, the accuracy rates of 38 (69%) were at least 95%, those of 10 (18%) were between 90% and 95%, those of 5 (9%) were between 85% and 90%, and the remaining 2 (4%) were between 80% and 85%. This demonstrates a high degree of accuracy in the TCR long-form data.
