Research
Intego is a morbidity registry that contains longitudinal data on the wide range of diseases diagnosed and/or treated in general practice. This rich information leads to multiple avenues for interesting scientific research.
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Epidemiological research: Thanks to the longitudinal data, not only can the incidence and prevalence of conditions for a particular year be mapped, but trends over several years can also be investigated. Questions that can be answered in this way include: Which conditions are most commonly seen by general practitioners? Which conditions did GPs see in 2022 that were rare 20 years ago? Which conditions are now seen much less frequently? Is there an increase in the number of depressions? Are more antidepressants being prescribed?
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Monitoring quality of care: Intego allows for monitoring the impact of care pathways, for example, or checking antibiotic prescriptions against quality indicators. The registration network can also be used to set up cluster randomized studies to investigate the impact of new innovations in general practice.
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Developing new hypotheses: Intego allows for observational research, which means we cannot investigate causality. However, developing new hypotheses is perfectly possible due to the richness of the data (e.g., the relationship between blood pressure and kidney function or the association between environmental pollution and health).
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Developing prediction models: Intego allows for the validation of existing prediction models (e.g., cardiovascular risk) and the development of new prediction models based on the longitudinal data. By linking INTEGO with other databases, such as the IMA (Intermutualistic Agency) database, the possibilities become even greater.
Research within Intego is divided into four subprojects: Intego Basic, Intego Lab results, Intego Environment, and Intego Quality of care. Below you can find more information about each subproject.
