VBJM (version 0.1.0)

control_list: control_list

Description

This list contains a list of parameters specifying the joint model.

Author

Jiehuan Sun

Details

• ID_name the variable name for the patient ID in both longitudinal data and survival data.

• item_name the variable name for the longitudinal outcomes in the longitudinal data.

• value_name the variable name for the longitudinal measurements in the longitudinal data.

• time_name the variable name for the measurement timepoints in the longitudinal data.

• fix_cov a set of variables names indicating the covariates of fixed-effects in the longitudinal submodel. If NULL, not baseline covariates are included.

• random_cov a set of variables names indicating the covariates of random-effects in the longitudinal submodel. If NULL, not baseline covariates are included.

• FUN a function specifying the time-related basis functions in the longitudinal submodel.

• ran_time_ind a vector of integers specifying which time-related basis functions are also included with random-effects in the longitudinal submodel.

• surv_time_name the variable name for the survival time in the survival data.

• surv_status_name the variable name for the censoring indicator in the survival data.

• surv_cov a set of variables names specifying the baseline covariates in the survival submodel.

• n_points an integer indicating the numebr of nodes being used in the Gaussian quadrature.