E Melinda Mahabee-Gittens1,2, Ashley L Merianos3, Judith S Gordon4, Lara Stone5, Olga Semenova5, Georg E Matt6. 1. Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; melinda.mahabee-gittens@cchmc.org. 2. College of Medicine and. 3. School of Human Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. 4. College of Nursing, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and. 5. Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. 6. Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Documentation of children's tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) in the electronic health record (EHR) can have important implications for clinical care. However, it may not be accurate if it is not based on biochemical assessment, the most reliable method of verifying TSE. Our objectives were to compare the accuracy of EHR classification of TSE with cotinine verification and to explore parent and child variables associated with biochemically verified TSE. METHODS: Participants were 171 hospitalized pediatric patients (ages 0-17 years; mean age 5.1 [SD 3.7] years) who had EHR documentation of TSE and measured salivary cotinine. Children with cotinine levels >1 ng/mL were classified as having biochemical verification of TSE. Parents reported sociodemographic characteristics, and children's EHRs were abstracted for TSE status, past medical history, and diagnoses. We conducted χ2 tests to assess the agreement between EHR classification of TSE status and cotinine levels. Then, we assessed the relationship between sociodemographic and clinical variables and cotinine using crude and adjusted logistic regression models. RESULTS: Overall, 71% (121 of 171) of EHR classifications were correct on the basis of cotinine levels. Specificity analyses showed that 77% (53 of 69) were correctly identified as exposed to tobacco smoke. Sensitivity analyses showed that 67% (68 of 102) were correctly identified as unexposed. The negative predictive value was 0.61 (53 of 87); 39% (34 of 87) were misclassified as unexposed. The positive predictive value was 0.81 (68 of 84); 19% (16 of 84) were misclassified as exposed. CONCLUSIONS: Almost 40% of children were misclassified in the EHR as unexposed to tobacco smoke. Biochemical verification should be used as part of universal TSE screening during pediatric hospitalizations.
OBJECTIVES: Documentation of children's tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) in the electronic health record (EHR) can have important implications for clinical care. However, it may not be accurate if it is not based on biochemical assessment, the most reliable method of verifying TSE. Our objectives were to compare the accuracy of EHR classification of TSE with cotinine verification and to explore parent and child variables associated with biochemically verified TSE. METHODS:Participants were 171 hospitalized pediatric patients (ages 0-17 years; mean age 5.1 [SD 3.7] years) who had EHR documentation of TSE and measured salivary cotinine. Children with cotinine levels >1 ng/mL were classified as having biochemical verification of TSE. Parents reported sociodemographic characteristics, and children's EHRs were abstracted for TSE status, past medical history, and diagnoses. We conducted χ2 tests to assess the agreement between EHR classification of TSE status and cotinine levels. Then, we assessed the relationship between sociodemographic and clinical variables and cotinine using crude and adjusted logistic regression models. RESULTS: Overall, 71% (121 of 171) of EHR classifications were correct on the basis of cotinine levels. Specificity analyses showed that 77% (53 of 69) were correctly identified as exposed to tobacco smoke. Sensitivity analyses showed that 67% (68 of 102) were correctly identified as unexposed. The negative predictive value was 0.61 (53 of 87); 39% (34 of 87) were misclassified as unexposed. The positive predictive value was 0.81 (68 of 84); 19% (16 of 84) were misclassified as exposed. CONCLUSIONS: Almost 40% of children were misclassified in the EHR as unexposed to tobacco smoke. Biochemical verification should be used as part of universal TSE screening during pediatric hospitalizations.
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