Applied analysis of recurrent events: a practical overview.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

The purpose of this paper is to give an overview and comparison of different easily applicable statistical techniques to analyse recurrent event data.

Setting

These techniques include naive techniques and longitudinal techniques such as Cox regression for recurrent events, generalised estimating equations (GEE), and random coefficient analysis. The different techniques are illustrated with a dataset from a randomised controlled trial regarding the treatment of lateral epicondylitis.

Main results

The use of different statistical techniques leads to different results and different conclusions regarding the effectiveness of the different intervention strategies.

Conclusions

If you are interested in a particular short term or long term result, simpl

SUBMITTER: Twisk JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1733116 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature