Sources for Conditions Sample Clauses

Sources for Conditions on the MEPS Conditions File Conditions can be added to the MEPS condition roster in several ways. In Panel 12 only, a condition can be reported in the Priority Condition Enumeration (PE) section in which persons are asked if they have ever been diagnosed with specific conditions. In both panels, the condition can be identified as the reason reported by the household respondent for a particular medical event (hospital stay, outpatient visit, emergency room visit, home health episode, prescribed medication purchase, or medical provider visit). The condition may be reported as the reason for one or more episodes of disability days. Finally, the condition may be reported by the household level respondent as a condition “bothering” the person during the reference period (see question CE03). Researchers need to be certain that they select the condition records appropriate for their analysis. There is no attempt made to reconcile the condition file and the responses to questions in the Panel 11 version of the Priority Conditions section of the instrument. Two common ways of using condition information are 1) identifying persons through the PC section as “persons who reported ever having condition ” or 2) identifying persons who had a specific condition named as a reason for one or more medical events (treated prevalence). Researchers are cautioned to use discretion in constructing other condition variables.