OmopConstructor (version 0.2.0)

buildObservationPeriod: Build observation_period table from data recorded in the cdm_reference

Description

Build observation_period table from data recorded in the cdm_reference

Usage

buildObservationPeriod(
  cdm,
  collapseDays = Inf,
  persistenceDays = Inf,
  dateRange = as.Date(c("1900-01-01", NA)),
  censorAge = 120L,
  recordsFrom = c("drug_exposure", "visit_occurrence"),
  periodTypeConceptId = 32817L
)

Value

The cdm_reference object with a new observation_period.

Arguments

cdm

A cdm_reference object.

collapseDays

Distance between records to be collapsed.

persistenceDays

Number of days added at the end of an observation period as persistence window.

dateRange

Range of dates to be considered. By default '1900-01-01' is used as start date, whereas for censor date the first available of source_release_date, cdm_release_date, and Sys.Date() will be used.

censorAge

Age to censor individuals if they reach a certain age. The last day in observation of the individual will be the day prior to their birthday.

recordsFrom

Tables to retrieve observation records from.

periodTypeConceptId

Choose the observation_period_type_concept_id that best represents how the period was determined. Accepted Concepts.