Development of the Verbal Autopsy Instrument for COVID-19 (VAIC)
Background Improving accuracy of identification of COVID-19-related deaths is essential to public health surveillance and research. The verbal autopsy, an established strategy involving an interview with a decedent’s caregiver or witness using a semi-structured questionnaire, may improve accurate counting of COVID-19-related deaths. Objective To develop and pilot-test the Verbal Autopsy Instrument for COVID-19 (VAIC) and a death adjudication protocol using it. Methods/Key Results We used a multi-step process to design the VAIC and a protocol for its use. We developed a preliminary version of a verbal autopsy instrument specifically for COVID. We then pilot-tested this instrument by interviewing respondents about the deaths of 15 adults aged ≥65 during the initial COVID-19 surge in New York City. We modified it after the first 5 interviews. We then reviewed the VAIC and clinical information for the 15 deaths and developed a death adjudication process/algorithm to determine whether the underlying cause of death was definitely (40% of these pilot cases), probably (33%), possibly (13%), or unlikely/definitely not (13%) COVID-19-related. We noted differences between the adjudicated cause of death and a death certificate. Conclusions The VAIC and a death adjudication protocol using it may improve accuracy in identifying COVID-19-related deaths..
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36 |
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Journal of general internal medicine - 36(2021), 11 vom: 25. Juni, Seite 3522-3529 |
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Englisch |
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Rosen, Tony [VerfasserIn] |
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