Evolution of the adult data collection

Version 2 of the ePPOC adult data collection was introduced on 1 January 2018. It replaced Version 1 which was in operation from 2013 to 2017. The changes included the addition of new data items, revision of existing items, and deletion of others.

These changes were agreed to and endorsed by the ePPOC Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee and the ePPOC Management Advisory Group, and are outlined in the table below.

Description of change	Data elements revised	Data elements added	Data elements removed
Indigenous status: revision and reformat of variable to remove Maori from code set	Patient’s Indigenous status	Nil	Patient’s Aboriginal status Patient’s Aboriginal status Patient’s Torres Strait Islander status Patient’s Maori status
Capture of patient urgency category	Nil	Urgency Category	Nil
Addition of questions relating to service men and women	Episode compensation case type (removal of DVA as a response option)	Australian Defence Force Service DVA client	Nil
Episode start: revision of code set options	Episode start mode	Nil	Nil
Episode end: revision of code set options	Episode end mode	Nil	Nil
Revision of comorbidity variables	Nil	Comorbidity: heart and circulation problems Comorbidity: high cholesterol Comorbidity: respiratory problems Comorbidity: digestive problems Comorbidity: liver, kidney and pancreas problems Comorbidity: mental health Comorbidity: PTSD Comorbidity: anxiety Comorbidity: depression Comorbidity: other mental health Comorbidity: arthritis Comorbidity: muscle, bone and joint problems Comorbidity: neurological problems Comorbidity: thyroid problems	Comorbidity: heart disease Comorbidity: lung comorbidity Comorbidity: ulcer or stomach disease Comorbidity: kidney disease Comorbidity: depression/anxiety Comorbidity: anaemia or other blood disease Comorbidity: osteoarthritis or degenerative disease Comorbidity: rheumatoid arthritis Comorbidity: stroke or other neurological condition
Modification of service event code options	Service events	Nil	Nil
Addition of variable describing the mode by which a questionnaire is provided to the patient	Nil	Survey mode	Nil
Modification of the code options describing whether a questionnaire has been sent to a patient	Questionnaire sent status	Nil	Nil
Modification to allow patients to indicate that they no longer have pain following treatment	Pain Description	Body Map, main pain, none Body Map, other pain, none	Nil
Addition of variables permitting specification of the episode event triggering creation of an ad hoc questionnaire	Questionnaire type, other Questionnaire type, other detail	Nil	Nil
Inclusion of questions relating to work status and productivity	Nil	Work status: employed Work status: reason for unemployment Work status: employment status Work status: work hours missed Work status: number of hours worked Work status: lost productivity Work status: proportion of time missed Work status: impairment while working Work status: overall work impairment	Work status: Full time employment Work status: Part time employment Work status: Retired Work status: Unemployed due to pain Work status: Unemployed (not due to pain) Work status: Home duties Work status: On leave from work Work status: Student Work status: Voluntary work Work status: Retraining Work status: Limited hours and/or duties Hours worked (part time) Work/study hours affected by pain Work type affected by pain
Changes to questions regarding medication use and the process* for collection (the process change is described in detail on page 118)	Nil	Medication Use Medication, reported Medication, opioid Medication, paracetamol Medication, NSAID Medication, antidepressant Medication, anticonvulsant Medication, sedative Medication, medicinal cannabinoids Medication inaccuracies	Major drug groups, excluding opioids Major drug groups
Introduction of global rating of change questions	Nil	Global rating of change, overall Global rating of change, physical	Nil