A method for modeling utilization data from multiple sources: Application in a study of linkage to primary care

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作者：
Horton N.J. [1 ]
Saitz R. [2 ,3 ]
Laird N.M. [4 ]
Samet J.H. [2 ,5 ]
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[1] Department of Mathematics, Smith College, Northampton, MA
[2] Clin. Addiction Res./Education Unit, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
[3] Department of Epidemiology, Boston Univ. School of Public Health, Boston, MA
[4] Department Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
[5] Dept. of Social/Behavioral Sciences, Boston Univ. School of Public Health, Boston, MA
来源：
Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology | 2002年 / 3卷 / 3-4期
关键词：
Generalized estimating equations; Multiple informants; Multiple sources; Service utilization;
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10.1023/A:1025849927981
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摘要：
In many studies designed to measure health outcomes, information about subject utilization of health services is often obtained from multiple sources (or informants). Key methodological challenges in analyzing such data concern how they should best be represented and interpreted in statistical models. In the HELP (Health Evaluation and Linkage to Primary care) study, subjects without primary medical care undergoing alcohol or drug detoxification enrolled into a randomized controlled trial of a health evaluation intervention to link them with primary care. The outcome of interest was attendance at a primary care appointment (linkage to primary care) after discharge from the detoxification unit. Both self-report and administrative sources of linkage were collected. We apply methodology developed by Fitzmaurice et al. (American Journal of Epidemiology, 1995) to fit a single regression that allows inclusion of all multiple-source outcomes in a single multivariate regression analysis. This model allows testing for source differences in outcome, and estimation of different source effects where necessary, and includes data from subjects with partially observed source observations. These methods were applied to the analysis of the HELP study using correlated survival regression models to assess the magnitude and significance of the relationship between predictor variables and linkage.
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