Utilization patterns of oral therapies in prostate cancer in Tuscany: a retrospective observational study based on regional administrative databases

Data sources

• Data source(s):
  ARS Toscana
• Data sources (types):
  Administrative healthcare records (e.g., claims)

Use of a Common Data Model (CDM)

• CDM mapping:
  No

Data quality specifications

• Check conformance:
  Unknown
• Check completeness:
  Unknown
• Check stability:
  Unknown
• Check logical consistency:
  Unknown

Data characterisation

• Data characterisation conducted:
  No
• Data characterisation moment:
  after extract-transform-load to a common data model
• Data characterisation details:
  The data analysis workflow will be conceptually divided into a series of intermediate steps, starting from the original administrative healthcare data in TheShinISS format through to the final tables and figures. Each intermediate step will be documented in a codebook. For each step, simulated datasets will be developed to allow the analytical procedures to be implemented and tested. At the end of this process, a complete simulated dataset in TheShinISS format will be generated, and the entire analytical workflow will be executed to verify its correct implementation. The analytical procedures, together with the simulated datasets, will remain publicly available to ensure transparency and reproducibility in accordance with the principles of Open Science.; A simple set of data extraction criteria will be defined for the identification of the study population in the ARS Oracle database. This dataset will be stored on the ARS file server and converted into the TheShinISS data model.