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Marie-Catherine Schaller1, Anton Pottegård1, Carina Lundby1,2
1Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Background:
The Danish Nursing Home Resident Database is a comprehensive resource addressing critical gaps in understanding nursing home residents in Denmark. Maintained by the Danish Health Data Authority, it offers national coverage, integrates high-quality data sources, and enables longitudinal tracking of nursing home dynamics. The aim of this paper is to describe the content, structure, strengths, and limitations of the database to facilitate future research and policy use.
Methods:
The database includes all nursing homes registered in plejehjemsoversigten.dk (PLOV), with formal data collection starting in 2019. Retrospective reconstruction using manual compilations from 2011 and 2014 extends coverage back to 2011, creating a continuous dataset spanning over a decade. Resident demographics are sourced from the Civil Personal Register (CPR), while PLOV provides data on nursing home addresses, facility capacity, and care types.
Results:
The CPR is updated daily, allowing near real-time resident tracking, while PLOV undergoes quarterly updates to reflect changes in nursing home facilities. Secure access to anonymised data ensures compliance with privacy regulations. By enabling linkages to other healthcare registers via CPR numbers, the database supports analyses of comorbidities, healthcare utilisation, and mortality outcomes, offering valuable insights into geriatric care and public health policy.
Conclusions:
The Danish Nursing Home Resident Database provides a comprehensive, high-quality resource that supports population-based research and evidence-based policymaking in geriatric care and public health.
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