کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
329999 543625 2009 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The impact of loss to follow-up on hypothesis tests of the treatment effect for several statistical methods in substance abuse clinical trials
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی روانپزشکی بیولوژیکی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The impact of loss to follow-up on hypothesis tests of the treatment effect for several statistical methods in substance abuse clinical trials
چکیده انگلیسی

“Loss to follow-up” can be substantial in substance abuse clinical trials. When extensive losses to follow-up occur, one must cautiously analyze and interpret the findings of a research study. Aims of this project were to introduce the types of missing data mechanisms and describe several methods for analyzing data with loss to follow-up. Furthermore, a simulation study compared Type I error and power of several methods when missing data amount and mechanism varies. Methods compared were the following: Last observation carried forward (LOCF), multiple imputation (MI), modified stratified summary statistics (SSS), and mixed effects models. Results demonstrated nominal Type I error for all methods; power was high for all methods except LOCF. Mixed effect model, modified SSS, and MI are generally recommended for use; however, many methods require that the data are missing at random or missing completely at random (i.e., “ignorable”). If the missing data are presumed to be nonignorable, a sensitivity analysis is recommended.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - Volume 37, Issue 1, July 2009, Pages 54–63
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