A general semiparametric Bayesian discrete-time recurrent events model.

ABSTRACT: Event time variables are often recorded in a discrete fashion, especially in the case of patient-reported outcomes. This work is motivated by a study of illicit drug users, in which time to drug use cessation has been recorded as a number of whole months. Existing approaches for handling such discrete data include treating the survival times as continuous (with adjustments for inevitable tied outcomes), or using discrete models that omit important features like random effects. We provide a general Bayesian discrete-time proportional hazards model, incorporating a number of features popular in continuous-time models such as competing risks and frailties. Our model also provides flexible baseline hazards for time effects, as well as generalized additive models style semiparametric incorporat

SUBMITTER: King AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8546916 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature