DrugUtilisation (version 0.8.3)

requireObservationBeforeDrug: Restrict cohort to only cohort records with the given amount of prior observation time in the database

Description

Filter the cohort table keeping only the cohort records for which the individual has the required observation time in the database prior to their cohort start date.

Usage

requireObservationBeforeDrug(
  cohort,
  days,
  cohortId = NULL,
  name = omopgenerics::tableName(cohort)
)

Value

The cohort table having applied the prior observation requirement.

Arguments

cohort

A cohort_table object.

days

Number of days of prior observation required before cohort start date. Any records with fewer days will be dropped.

cohortId

A cohort definition id to restrict by. If NULL, all cohorts will be included.

name

Name of the new cohort table, it must be a length 1 character vector.

Examples

# \donttest{
library(DrugUtilisation)
library(dplyr)

cdm <- mockDrugUtilisation()

cdm$cohort1 <- cdm$cohort1 |>
  requireObservationBeforeDrug(days = 365)

attrition(cdm$cohort1) |> glimpse()
# }