Recording of clinical information in a Scotland-wide drug deaths study

A. Baldacchino; I. Crome; D. Zador; S. McGarrol; A. Taylor; S.J. Hutchinson; T. Fahey; M. Hickman; B. Kidd

doi:10.1177/0269881109103797

Recording of clinical information in a Scotland-wide drug deaths study

A. Baldacchino, I. Crome, D. Zador, S. McGarrol, A. Taylor, S.J. Hutchinson, T. Fahey, M. Hickman, B. Kidd

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyse the nature and extent of data extracted from case files of deceased individuals in contact with services 6 months prior to drug deaths in Scotland during 2003. A cross-sectional descriptive analysis of 317 case notes of 237 individuals who had drug-related deaths was undertaken, using a data linkage process. All contacts made with services in the 6 months prior to death were identified. Information on clinical and social circumstances obtained from social care, specialist drug treatment, mental health, non-statutory services, the Scottish Prison Service and Criminal Records Office was collated. More than 70% (n = 237) were seen 6 months prior to their drug death.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1289-1298
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Psychopharmacology
Volume	24
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881109103797
Publication status	Published - Sep 2010

Keywords

Scotland
drug-related death
clinical information

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