Web-Based Signal Detection Using Medical Forums Data in France: Comparative Analysis

Conclusions: The specificity, PPV, and NPV were high. The overall performance was good, showing that data from medical forums may be a valuable source for signal detection. In total, up to 38% (12/32) of the SDRs could have been detected earlier, thus, ensuring the increased safety of patients. Further enhancements are needed to investigate the reliability and validation of patients’ medical forums worldwide, the extension of this analysis to all possible drugs or at least to a wider selection of drugs, as well as to further assess performance against established signals.

Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - November 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marie-Laure K ürzinger St éphane Schück Nathalie Texier Redhouane Abdellaoui Carole Faviez Julie Pouget Ling Zhang St éphanie Tcherny-Lessenot Stephen Lin Juhaeri Juhaeri Source Type: research