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Final Report Part III ECHIM Pilot Data Collection Analyses and Dissemination

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months. A glance at the ICD-10 catalogue [6] reveals that only "depressive episodes" with variations of duration<br />

<strong>and</strong> severity are listed <strong>and</strong> codable with ICD-10 F32.-F34.-, <strong>and</strong> that the specification "chronic" does not appear at<br />

all but "recurrent" <strong>and</strong> "major" depressive episodes. Currently the questionnaire for the second EHIS wave<br />

(planned for 2014) is under revision, inter alia to improve the module on mental health. This might lead to a more<br />

consistent picture on depressions throughout Europe.<br />

Administratively deduced <strong>and</strong> register- based data on depression were delivered by the Czech Republic, Estonia,<br />

Finl<strong>and</strong>, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, The Netherl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> the United Kingdom (the latter providing totals only). A<br />

comparison with survey data which is possible for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, <strong>and</strong> Latvia.<br />

Breakdown/<br />

Country (year)<br />

Percentage<br />

CZ (2009)<br />

Percentage<br />

EE (2009)<br />

Percentage<br />

HU (2008)<br />

Percentage<br />

LV (2009)<br />

Total 0.91 1.0 2.31 0.18<br />

Men 0.45 0.7 1.32 0.08<br />

Women 1.29 1.2 3.21 0.27<br />

Individuals aged 15-64 1.09 X 2.62 0.19<br />

1.0<br />

Individuals aged 65+ 1.61 X 3.11 0.27<br />

X = individuals 15+ but no strata for elderly<br />

All of them provide much lower figures. The main reasons can be due to different coding procedures (see ICD-10<br />

issue above), data sources <strong>and</strong> coverage of the total population. The exact reason is not known. Nevertheless,<br />

the pattern of men vs. women <strong>and</strong> labour force vs. elderly resembles the survey results.<br />

As a most drastic example, the United Kingdom (2009) reported a total depression prevalence percentage of<br />

10.6% which exceeds all survey-based data of totals in other countries. The UK did not deliver any survey data<br />

<strong>and</strong> the reported estimates are based on the number of individuals aged 18+ from General Physicians' Practices<br />

as extracted from the Quality <strong>and</strong> Outcomes Framework (QOF) [7].<br />

In the <strong>ECHIM</strong> pilot data collection, each EU Member State itself decided which is (are) the best data source(s) for<br />

calculating the register based estimates. Given the fact that not in all MS the health information system is well<br />

aligned with the health care system, there must be limitations to the intra- <strong>and</strong> inter-comparability of national<br />

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