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Adolescent and young adult cancer (clinical) DSS

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Set Specification
METEOR identifier:Help on this term432097
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Superseded 14/05/2015
DSS type:Help on this termData Set Specification (DSS)
Scope:Help on this term

The purpose of the Adolescent and young adult cancer (clinical) data set specification (AYADSS) is to define data standards for the national collection of data for adolescents and young adults (commonly defined as a person between 15 and 29 years of age) with cancer so that data collected is consistent and reliable. It provides definitions and detailed instructions for coding cancer clinical information for adolescent and young adults with cancer and contains generic data elements for adolescent and young adults with cancer, most of which would be relevant to each patient regardless of organ site of cancer or histology type.

Collection of this data set specification is not mandated but is recommended as best practice if clinical cancer data are to be collected. It will facilitate more consistent data collection while enabling individual treatment centres or health service areas to develop data extraction and collection processes and policies that are appropriate for their service settings.

The AYADSS is used in conjunction with the Cancer (clinical) data set specification (CCDSS). Mandatory reporting regulations have enabled population-based cancer registries in Australia to collect standard information on all incident cases of cancer (apart from non-melanoma skin cancers), from which incidence, mortality and overall survival have been determined and trends monitored. The CCDSS provides a framework for the collection of more detailed and comprehensive clinical data such as stage of cancer at diagnosis, other prognostic characteristics, cancer treatment and patient outcomes.

The AYADSS will support prospective data collection from the time an AYA person with cancer symptoms is referred or first presents to a hospital or specialist through the entire duration of their illness.

The definitions used in the AYADSS are designed to capture the provision of cancer care on a day-to-day level. They relate to the cancer care pathway and the need to optimise care by correctly diagnosing, evaluating and managing patients with cancer. In addition, end-points, such as survival, and patterns of care can be monitored to understand both the effectiveness and appropriateness of cancer care.

The data elements specified provide a framework for:

  • promoting the delivery of evidence-based care to patients with cancer
  • facilitating the ongoing improvement in the quality and safety of cancer management in treatment settings
  • improving the epidemiological and public health understanding of cancer
  • informing treatment guidelines and professional education
  • guiding resource planning and the evaluation of cancer control activities

They will facilitate the aggregation of data across different treatment centres.

The underlying long-term goal is to provide data support to improve outcomes for patients by increasing their quality and length of life. For example, a comparison of the actual management of patients with best practice guidelines may identify shortfalls in treatment and limitations in access to treatment modalities for some patients. 

The availability of nationally consistent data on cancer, stage of cancer at diagnosis, other prognostic features, treatment and patient outcomes is fundamental for monitoring appropriateness and quality of cancer services and for pooling data for research. For many years clinical databases have been developed locally, and while of local value, differences in content and data definitions have reduced their value for national applications.

Collection and usage attributes

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The AYADSS is primarily directed at the clinical and clinical epidemiological use of cancer data. Treatment centres such as hospitals, radiotherapy centres and cancer specialist practices are the settings in which implementation of the adolescent and young adult cancer data set specification should be considered. The AYADSS can also be used by a wider range of health and health-related establishments that create, use, or maintain records on health-care clients.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termCancer Australia

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Adolescent and young adult cancer (clinical) NBPDS
  • Health, Standard 14/05/2015

Metadata items in this Data Set SpecificationHelp on this term

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Seq No.Help on this termMetadata itemHelp on this termObligationHelp on this termMax occursHelp on this term
1Person—main language other than English spoken at home, code (ASCL 2011) NN{NN}Mandatory1
2Person with cancer—setting of death, code N[N]

Conditional obligation:

Recorded for persons who have died.
Conditional1
3Person—first degree relative cancer history indicator, yes/no/not applicable/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code NMandatory9
4Person—second degree relative cancer history indicator, yes/no/not applicable/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code NMandatory19
5Person with cancer—family history of hereditary genetic events indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code NMandatory9
6Person with cancer—hereditary genetic events type, code N[N]

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Person with cancer—family history of hereditary genetic events indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional9
7Person with cancer—hereditary genetic events type, text X[X(39)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Person with cancer—family history of hereditary genetic events indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described, code N equals 'yes' and Person with cancer—hereditary genetic events type, code N[N] equals 'other'.
Conditional9
8Person with cancer—personal genetic syndrome indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code NOptional1
9Person with cancer—personal genetic syndrome type, genetic event type code N[N]

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Person with cancer—personal genetic syndrome indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described, code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional9
10Person with cancer—personal genetic syndrome type, text X[X(39)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Person with cancer—personal genetic syndrome indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N equals 'yes' and Person with cancer—personal genetic syndrome type, code N[N] equals 'other genetic events or syndromes'.
Conditional9
11Person with cancer—date of cancer symptom onset, DDMMYYYYMandatory1
12Person with cancer—date of initial primary health care consultation, DDMMYYYYMandatory1
13Person with cancer—date of initial medical specialist consultation, DDMMYYYYMandatory1
14Person with cancer—adolescent and young adult cancer healthcare provider type, code N[N]Mandatory1
15Person with cancer—shared care arrangement indicator, yes/no/unknown code NMandatory1
16Cancer treatment—treatment funding source, code N

DSS specific information:

Record this data element for the initial course of treatment for cancer.
Mandatory1
17Cancer treatment—multidisciplinary team review indicator, yes/no/unknown code NMandatory1
18Cancer treatment—specialist support services indicator, yes/no/unknown code NMandatory1
19Cancer treatment—specialist support services type, code N[N]

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Cancer treatment— specialist support services indicator, yes/no/unknown code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional19
20Cancer treatment—specialist support services type, text X[X(99)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Cancer treatment— specialist support services indicator, yes/no/unknown code N equals 'yes' and Cancer treatment— specialist support services type, code N[N] equals 'other'.
Conditional19
21Person with cancer—care coordinator assignment indicator, yes/no/pending code NMandatory1
22Cancer treatment—variation from planned treatment indicator, yes/no/unknown code N

Conditional obligation:

This is to be collected for the intial course of treatment.

DSS specific information:

Record this data element for the initial course of treatment for cancer.
Conditional1
23Cancer treatment—treatment plan modification, text X[X(149)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Cancer treatment—variation from planned treatment indicator, yes/no/unknown code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional9
24Person with cancer—fertility counselling offered indicator, yes/no/unknown code NMandatory1
25Person with cancer—fertility counselling provided indicator, yes/no/unknown code N

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Person with cancer—fertility counselling offered indicator, yes/no/unknown code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional1
26Person with cancer—fertility preservation procedure indicator, yes/no/unknown code NMandatory1
27Person with cancer—fertility preservation procedure type, code N[N]

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Person with cancer—fertility preservation procedure indicator, yes/no/unknown code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional9
28Person with cancer—fertility preservation procedure type, text X[X(99)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Person with cancer—fertility preservation procedure indicator, yes/no/unknown code N equals 'yes' and Person with cancer—fertility preservation procedure type, code N[N] equals 'other'.
Conditional9
29Person with cancer—fertility preservation utilised indicator, yes/no/not applicable code N

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Person with cancer—fertility preservation procedure indicator, yes/no/unknown code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional1
30Person with prior cancer diagnosis—pregnancy outcome indicator, yes/no code NMandatory1
31Person with cancer—performance status score at diagnosis, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group code NMandatory1
32Cancer staging—date of cancer staging, DDMMYYYYOptional19
33Person with cancer—distant metastatic site(s) at diagnosis, topography code (ICD-O-3) ANN.NMandatory19
34Person with cancer—comorbidities, Colinet defined comorbidities code N[N]Conditional9
35Person with cancer—comorbidities, text X[X(99)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete when Person with cancer—comorbidities, Colinet defined comorbidities code N[N] equals 'other'.
Conditional9
36Person with cancer—research trial type, code N

DSS specific information:

This item should be recorded for clinical trials relating to the initial course of treatment and clinical trials relating to the first recurrence of cancer where applicable.
Mandatory19
37Person with cancer—clinical trial identifier, text X[X(399)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete when Person with cancer—research trial type, code N equals 'clinical trial'.

DSS specific information:

This item should be recorded for clinical trials relating to the initial course of treatment and clinical trials relating to the first recurrence of cancer where applicable.
Conditional9
38Person with cancer—clinical trial phase, code N

Conditional obligation:

Complete when Person with cancer—research trial type, code N equals 'clinical trial'.

DSS specific information:

This item should be recorded for clinical trials relating to the initial course of treatment and clinical trials relating to the first recurrence of cancer where applicable.
Conditional9
39Person with cancer—clinical trial funding basis, code N

Conditional obligation:

Complete when Person with cancer—research trial type, code N equals 'clinical trial'.

DSS specific information:

This item should be recorded for applicable trials relating to the initial course of treatment or the first recurrence of cancer.
Conditional9
40Person with cancer—supportive care trial name, text X[X(39)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete when Person with cancer—research trial type, code N equals 'supportive care trial'.

DSS specific information:

This item should be recorded for applicable trials relating to the initial course of treatment or the first recurrence of cancer.
Conditional9
41Person with cancer—research enrolment name, text X[X(39)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete when Person with cancer—research trial type, code N equals 'other research'.

DSS specific information:

This item should be recorded for research studies that relate to the initial course or first recurrence of cancer.
Conditional9
42Patient—intention of treatment, code NMandatory1
43Person with cancer—referral to palliative care services indicator, yes/no/unknown code NMandatory1
44Person with cancer—date of referral to palliative care services, DDMMYYYY

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Person with cancer—referral to palliative care services indicator, yes/no/unknown code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional1
45Cancer treatment—external beam radiotherapy type, code N[N]

Conditional obligation:

Collect this data element if Cancer treatment—radiotherapy treatment type, code N[N] indicates the use of external beam radiotherapy.
Conditional5
46Cancer treatment—brachytherapy dose rate, code N

Conditional obligation:

Complete this item if Cancer treatment—radiotherapy treatment type, code N[N] indicates the use of brachytherapy.

DSS specific information:

This is to be collected for the intial course of treatment.
Conditional9
47Cancer treatment—date of treatment outcome, DDMMYYYY

DSS specific information:

Collect this item for outcome of treatment relating to the initial cancer primary and the outcome of treatment relating to the first recurrence of cancer.
Mandatory1
48Patient—immediate/short term treatment complication indicator, yes/no/not applicable/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N

Conditional obligation:

Record this data element in relation to any immediate or short-term treatment complications that were experienced by the patient during medical treatment. This includes adverse events taking place within 30 days of treatment.
Optional1
49Patient—treatment complication date, DDMMYYYY

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Patient—treatment complication indicator, yes/no/not applicable/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N equals 'yes'.

DSS specific information:

Record this data element for any immediate or short-term treatment complications that were experienced by the patient during medical treatment. This includes any adverse events taking place within 30 days of treatment.
Conditional19
50Cancer treatment—treatment complication outcome, code N

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Patient—treatment complication indicator, yes/no/not applicable/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N equals 'yes'.

DSS specific information:

Record this data element for any immediate or short-term treatment complications that were experienced by the patient during medical treatment. This includes any adverse events taking place within 30 days of treatment.
Conditional19
51Cancer treatment—treatment complication type, text X[X(149)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Patient—treatment complication indicator, yes/no/not applicable/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional19
52Patient—adverse event indicator, yes/no code NMandatory1
53Patient—date of adverse event, DDMMYYYY

Conditional obligation:

Collect this item if Patient—adverse event indicator, yes/no code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional19
54Health service event—adverse event grade, code N

Conditional obligation:

Complete if Patient—adverse event indicator, yes/no code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional19
55Cancer treatment—cancer treatment type, code N[N]

Conditional obligation:

Complete when there is a first recurrence of cancer.

DSS specific information:

Complete this in relation to treatment for a first recurrence of cancer.
Conditional5
56Cancer treatment—other cancer treatment, text X[X(149)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete when there is a first recurrence of cancer.

DSS specific information:

Complete this in relation to treatment for a first recurrence of cancer.
Conditional9
57Person with cancer—late effect indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code NMandatory1
58Person with cancer—date of late effect, DDMMYYYY

Conditional obligation:

Complete when Person with cancer—late effects indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional19
59Person with cancer—late effect type, text X[X(399)]

Conditional obligation:

Complete when Person with cancer—late effects indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N equals 'yes'.
Conditional19
60Person—distress status in past week, distress thermometer code N[N]

DSS specific information:

It is recommended that this item is collected within 2 weeks of diagnosis, 6-8 weeks post diagnosis, and 6 months post diagnosis. Any further screening should take place at the clinician’s discretion or the patient’s request. At a minimum, this should occur at remission, recurrence, or progression.

For more information regarding the use of the distress thermometer with Adolescent and Young Adults with cancer, please consult the Psychosocial Management of AYAs diagnosed with cancer: Guidance for health professionals (http://wiki.cancer.org.au/australia/
COSA:Psychosocial_management_of_AYA_cancer_patients/
Information_and_resources
).

Optional99
999Cancer (clinical) DSSMandatory1
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