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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Using routinely collected clinical data for circadian medicine: A review of opportunities and challenges |
| Creators Name: | Kervezee, L., Dashti, H.S., Pilz, L.K., Skarke, C. and Ruben, M.D. |
| Abstract: | A wealth of data is available from electronic health records (EHR) that are collected as part of routine clinical care in hospitals worldwide. These rich, longitudinal data offer an attractive object of study for the field of circadian medicine, which aims to translate knowledge of circadian rhythms to improve patient health. This narrative review aims to discuss opportunities for EHR in studies of circadian medicine, highlight the methodological challenges, and provide recommendations for using these data to advance the field. In the existing literature, we find that data collected in real-world clinical settings have the potential to shed light on key questions in circadian medicine, including how 24-hour rhythms in clinical features are associated with-or even predictive of-health outcomes, whether the effect of medication or other clinical activities depend on time of day, and how circadian rhythms in physiology may influence clinical reference ranges or sampling protocols. However, optimal use of EHR to advance circadian medicine requires careful consideration of the limitations and sources of bias that are inherent to these data sources. In particular, time of day influences almost every interaction between a patient and the healthcare system, creating operational 24-hour patterns in the data that have little or nothing to do with biology. Addressing these challenges could help to expand the evidence base for the use of EHR in the field of circadian medicine. |
| Keywords: | Chronobiology, Electronic Medical Records, Circadian Rhythms, Medicine and Health Sciences, Blood Pressure, Body Temperature, Heart Rate, Randomized Controlled Trials |
| Source: | PLOS Digital Health |
| ISSN: | 2767-3170 |
| Publisher: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Page Range: | e0000511 |
| Date: | 23 May 2024 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000511 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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