Health Search Database (HSD)
The HSD is a nationwide Italian database derived from a network of approximately 900 general practitioners across Italy who voluntarily electronically register anonymised clinical patient data from their routine clinical practice. A unique patient code links demographic and prescription information, clinical events and diagnoses, hospital admissions, and date and cause of death. From 2000 to 2019, the database included data from over 1.8 million patients, cumulating over 21.3 million person-years of follow-up.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
1,896,272 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1998
Primary Institutions
Italian College of General Practitioners and Primary Care (Società Italiana di Medicina Generale e delle Cure Primarie, SIMG)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Other government data
Engagement
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