PatientProfiles (version 1.4.2)

addFutureObservation: Compute the number of days till the end of the observation period at a certain date

Description

Compute the number of days till the end of the observation period at a certain date

Usage

addFutureObservation(
  x,
  indexDate = "cohort_start_date",
  futureObservationName = "future_observation",
  futureObservationType = "days",
  name = NULL
)

Value

cohort table with added column containing future observation of the individuals.

Arguments

x

Table with individuals in the cdm.

indexDate

Variable in x that contains the date to compute the future observation.

futureObservationName

name of the new column to be added.

futureObservationType

Whether to return a "date" or the number of "days".

name

Name of the new table, if NULL a temporary table is returned.

Examples

# \donttest{
cdm <- mockPatientProfiles()

cdm$cohort1 |>
  addFutureObservation()

mockDisconnect(cdm = cdm)
# }