Pedianet
Pedianet is an independent network of family paediatricians established in 1998 to collect information from outpatient family paediatricians in Italy for clinical and epidemiological research (e.g., pharmacovigilance studies, studies on prescribing patterns, and studies of the efficiency of health services). The Pedianet database’s beginning dates back to January 2000. The Pedianet system is based on the transmission of specific data from computerised clinical files, which the paediatricians in the network fill out during their daily professional activities. As of December 31st, 2015, Pedianet includes about 265,000 children aged between 0 and 16 years old. The average follow-up time is 14 years, and demographic and socioeconomic status information are recorded respectively for parents and the child.
Study design
Cohort - research programme
Number of participants at first data collection
~265000 (participants as of 2015)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
0 - 16 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The paediatric Italian population.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2000
Primary Institutions
Società Servizi Telematici (So.Se.Te)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Aziende Socio Sanitarie
European Commission
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe)
Italian Medicines Agency (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, AIFA)
Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Existing research data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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