• Cumulative logit models for ordinal data: a case study involving allergic rhinitis severity scores

    Type Journal Article
    Author David J. Lunn
    Author Jon Wakefield
    Author Amy Racine-Poon
    URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/sim.922
    Volume 20
    Issue 15
    Pages 2261-2285
    Publication Statistics in Medicine
    ISSN 1097-0258
    Date 2001
    Extra _eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/sim.922
    DOI 10.1002/sim.922
    Accessed 10/21/2021, 9:08:27 AM
    Library Catalog Wiley Online Library
    Language en
    Abstract Ordered categorical data arise in numerous settings, a common example being pain scores in analgesic trials. The modelling of such data is intrinsically more difficult than the modelling of continuous data due to the constraints on the underlying probabilities and the reduced amount of information that discrete outcomes contain. In this paper we discuss the class of cumulative logit models, which provide a natural framework for ordinal data analysis. We show how viewing the categorical outcome as the discretization of an underlying continuous response allows a natural interpretation of model parameters. We also show how covariates are incorporated into the model and how various types of correlation among repeated measures on the same individual may be accounted for. The models are illustrated using longitudinal allergy data consisting of sneezing scores measured on a four-point scale. Our approach throughout is Bayesian and we present a range of simple diagnostics to aid model building. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Short Title Cumulative logit models for ordinal data
    Date Added 10/21/2021, 9:08:27 AM
    Modified 10/21/2021, 9:11:10 AM

    Tags:

    • bayes
    • markov
    • ordinal
    • random-effects
    • serial

    Notes:

    • Has an example where variance of random effects is greatly reduced when modeling serial dependence using a Markov model vs. using the ordinary random effects model, stating that within-subject variation is mostly explained by serial correlation.

  • Latent Ornstein-Uhlenbeck models for Bayesian analysis of multivariate longitudinal categorical responses

    Type Journal Article
    Author Trung Dung Tran
    Author Emmanuel Lesaffre
    Author Geert Verbeke
    Author Joke Duyck
    URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/biom.13292
    Rights © 2020 The International Biometric Society
    Volume 77
    Issue 2
    Pages 689-701
    Publication Biometrics
    ISSN 1541-0420
    Date 2021
    Extra _eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/biom.13292
    DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/biom.13292
    Accessed 6/22/2021, 8:00:21 AM
    Library Catalog Wiley Online Library
    Language en
    Abstract We propose a Bayesian latent Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) model to analyze unbalanced longitudinal data of binary and ordinal variables, which are manifestations of fewer continuous latent variables. We focus on the evolution of such latent variables when they continuously change over time. Existing approaches are limited to data collected at regular time intervals. Our proposal makes use of an OU process for the latent variables to overcome this limitation. We show that assuming real eigenvalues for the drift matrix of the OU process, as is frequently done in practice, can lead to biased estimates and/or misleading inference when the true process is oscillating. In contrast, our proposal allows for both real and complex eigenvalues. We illustrate our proposed model with a motivating dataset, containing patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease. We were interested in how bulbar, cervical, and lumbar functions evolve over time.
    Date Added 6/22/2021, 8:00:21 AM
    Modified 6/22/2021, 8:04:38 AM

    Tags:

    • multiple-endpoints
    • transition-model
    • serial
    • categorical-data
    • latent-variable
    • ordinal
    • ordinal-endpoints
    • ornstein-uhlenbeck
  • Power and sample size for multistate model analysis of longitudinal discrete outcomes in disease prevention trials

    Type Journal Article
    Author Isabelle L. Smith
    Author Jane E. Nixon
    Author Linda Sharples
    URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/sim.8882
    Rights © 2021 The Authors. Statistics in Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Volume n/a
    Issue n/a
    Publication Statistics in Medicine
    ISSN 1097-0258
    Date 2021
    Extra _eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/sim.8882
    DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.8882
    Accessed 2/12/2021, 11:20:57 AM
    Library Catalog Wiley Online Library
    Language en
    Abstract For clinical trials where participants pass through a number of discrete health states resulting in longitudinal measures over time, there are several potential primary estimands for the treatment effect. Incidence or time to a particular health state are commonly used outcomes but the choice of health state may not be obvious and these estimands do not make full use of the longitudinal assessments. Multistate models have been developed for some diseases and conditions with the purpose of understanding their natural history and have been used for secondary analysis to understand mechanisms of action of treatments. There is little published on the use of multistate models as the primary analysis method and potential implications on design features, such as assessment schedules. We illustrate methods via analysis of data from a motivating example; a Phase III clinical trial of pressure ulcer prevention strategies. We clarify some of the possible estimands that might be considered and we show, via a simulation study, that under some circumstances the sample size could be reduced by half using a multistate model based analysis, without adversely affecting the power of the trial.
    Date Added 2/12/2021, 11:20:57 AM
    Modified 2/25/2021, 8:34:44 AM

    Tags:

    • sample-size
    • rct
    • teaching-mds
    • power
    • multiple-endpoints
    • transition-model
    • longitudinal
    • serial
    • multi-state-model
    • multiple-states
    • ordinal
    • markov
    • key
  • Bayesian Analysis of Transition Model for Longitudinal Ordinal Response Data: Application to Insomnia Data

    Type Journal Article
    Author Noorian, Sajad
    Author Ganjali, Mojtaba
    URL https://www.academia.edu/30796618/Bayesian_Analysis_of_Transition_Model_for_Longitudinal_Ordinal_Response_Data_Application_to_Insomnia_Data
    Volume 1
    Issue 2
    Pages 148-161
    Publication International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research
    ISSN 1929-6029
    Date 2012
    Accessed 12/22/2020, 8:21:14 AM
    Library Catalog www.academia.edu
    Language en
    Abstract Bayesian Analysis of Transition Model for Longitudinal Ordinal Response Data: Application to Insomnia Data
    Short Title Bayesian Analysis of Transition Model for Longitudinal Ordinal Response Data
    Date Added 12/22/2020, 8:21:14 AM
    Modified 1/24/2021, 7:21:47 AM

    Tags:

    • bayes
    • serial
    • ordinal
    • markov

    Notes:

    • Bayesian inference for Goodman-Kruskal gamma rank correlation using multinomial distribution and Dirichlet prior.  Markov proportional odds model with priors for intercepts that are ordered t distribution variates.  Also uses a sequential-conditioning Markov-like prior for the coefficients of previous states.  Methods don't scale to high number of Y levels.  Dataset used is not a very good one as it categorized an ordinal measurement into a very crude ordinal measurement.  Transition model is categorical in previous Y level.

  • Use of a Markov transition model to analyse longitudinal low-back pain data

    Type Journal Article
    Author Fei Yu
    Author Hal Morgenstern
    Author Eric Hurwitz
    Author Thomas R Berlin
    URL https://doi.org/10.1191/0962280203sm321ra
    Volume 12
    Issue 4
    Pages 321-331
    Publication Statistical Methods in Medical Research
    ISSN 0962-2802
    Date August 1, 2003
    Extra Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd STM
    Journal Abbr Stat Methods Med Res
    DOI 10.1191/0962280203sm321ra
    Accessed 1/3/2021, 9:06:24 AM
    Library Catalog SAGE Journals
    Language en
    Abstract In a randomized clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of different strategies for treating low-back pain in a managed-care setting, 681 adult patients presenting with low-back pain were randomized to four treatment groups: medical care with and without physical therapy; and chiropractic care with and without physical modalities. Follow-up information was obtained by questionnaires at two and six weeks, six, 12 and 18 months and by a telephone interview at four weeks. One outcome measurement at each follow-up is the patient’s self-report on the perception of low-back pain improvement from the previous survey, recorded as ‘A lot better,’ ‘A little better,’ ‘About the same’ and ‘Worse.’ Since the patient’s perception of improvement may be influenced by past experience, the outcome is analysed using a transition (first-order Markov) model. Although one could collapse categories to the point that logistic regression analysis with repeated measurements could be used, here we allow for multiple categories by relating transition probabilities to covariates and previous outcomes through a polytomous logistic regression model with Markov structure. This approach allows us to assess not only the effects of treatment assignment and baseline characteristics but also the effects of past outcomes in analysing longitudinal categorical data.
    Date Added 1/3/2021, 9:06:25 AM
    Modified 1/22/2021, 4:56:08 PM

    Tags:

    • transition-model
    • serial
    • polytomous-logistic-model
    • ordinal
    • markov

    Notes:

    • Polytomous Markov logistic model; made no use of the ordinal nature of Y.  Shows how to use Cox or Poisson regression to do polytomous regression.

  • A Markov Model for Sequences of Ordinal Data from a Relapsing-Remitting Disease

    Type Journal Article
    Author Paul S. Albert
    URL http://www.jstor.org/stable/2533196
    Volume 50
    Issue 1
    Pages 51-60
    Publication Biometrics
    ISSN 0006-341X
    Date 1994
    Extra Publisher: [Wiley, International Biometric Society]
    DOI 10.2307/2533196
    Accessed 1/3/2021, 9:28:18 AM
    Library Catalog JSTOR
    Abstract Many chronic diseases follow a course with multiple relapses into periods with severe symptoms alternating with periods of remission; experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, the animal model for multiple sclerosis, is an example of such a disease. A finite Markov chain is proposed as a model for analyzing sequences of ordinal data from a relapsing-remitting disease. The proposed model is one in which the state space is expanded to include information about the relapsing-remitting status as well as the ordinal severity score, and a reparameterization is suggested that reduces the number of parameters needed to be estimated. The Markov model allows for a wide range of relapsing-remitting behavior, provides an understanding of the stochastic nature of the disease process, and allows for efficient estimation of important characteristics of the disease course (such as mean first passage times, occupation times, and steady-state probabilities). These methods are applied to data from a study of the effect of a treatment (transforming growth factor-β1) on experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.
    Date Added 1/3/2021, 9:28:18 AM
    Modified 1/3/2021, 9:28:52 AM

    Tags:

    • serial
    • markov-model
    • ordinal

    Notes:

    • Joint model for relapse and disease severity.  Not clear why this needs to be two models.  For equally spaced measurements.

  • Simple models for repeated ordinal responses with an application to a seasonal rhinitis clinical trial

    Type Journal Article
    Author J. K. Lindsey
    Author B. Jones
    Author A. F. Ebbutt
    URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/%28SICI%291097-0258%2819971230%2916%3A24%3C2873%3A%3AAID-SIM675%3E3.0.CO%3B2-D
    Rights Copyright © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Volume 16
    Issue 24
    Pages 2873-2882
    Publication Statistics in Medicine
    ISSN 1097-0258
    Date 1997
    Extra _eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/%28SICI%291097-0258%2819971230%2916%3A24%3C2873%3A%3AAID-SIM675%3E3.0.CO%3B2-D
    DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0258(19971230)16:24<2873::AID-SIM675>3.0.CO;2-D
    Accessed 1/3/2021, 9:22:28 AM
    Library Catalog Wiley Online Library
    Language en
    Abstract In contrast to other models for ordinal data, the continuation ratio model can be fitted with standard statistical software. This makes it particularly appropriate for large clinical trials with ordinal response variables. In addition, when the trials are longitudinal, this model can be applied to individual responses instead of frequencies in contingency tables. Dependence can be incorporated by conditioning on the previous response, yielding a form of Markov chain. This approach is applied to the analysis of a large seasonal rhinitis trial, where patients were observed over 28 days and six symptoms recorded as ordinal responses. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Date Added 1/3/2021, 9:22:28 AM
    Modified 1/3/2021, 9:22:59 AM

    Tags:

    • transition-model
    • serial
    • markov-model
    • ordinal

    Notes:

    • Uses continuation ratio model, which requires stringing ot the data doubly (over categories and over time) but is flexible.  Does not cover irregular times.  States that if an observation is missing in the middle it will require ignoring the next non-missing observation.

  • The analysis of ordinal time-series data via a transition (Markov) model

    Type Journal Article
    Author Kathryn Bartimote-Aufflick
    Author Peter C. Thomson
    URL https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2010.529885
    Volume 38
    Issue 9
    Pages 1883-1897
    Publication Journal of Applied Statistics
    ISSN 0266-4763
    Date September 1, 2011
    Extra Publisher: Taylor & Francis _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2010.529885
    DOI 10.1080/02664763.2010.529885
    Accessed 1/3/2021, 8:47:54 AM
    Library Catalog Taylor and Francis+NEJM
    Abstract While standard techniques are available for the analysis of time-series (longitudinal) data, and for ordinal (rating) data, not much is available for the combination of the two, at least in a readily-usable form. However, this data type is common place in the natural and health sciences where repeated ratings are recorded on the same subject. To analyse these data, this paper considers a transition (Markov) model where the rating of a subject at one time depends explicitly on the observed rating at the previous point of time by incorporating the previous rating as a predictor variable. Complications arise with adequate handling of data at the first observation (t=1), as there is no prior observation to use as a predictor. To overcome this, it is postulated the existence of a rating at time t=0; however it is treated as ‘missing data’ and the expectation–maximisation algorithm used to accommodate this. The particular benefits of this method are shown for shorter time series.
    Date Added 1/3/2021, 8:47:54 AM
    Modified 1/3/2021, 8:48:25 AM

    Tags:

    • transition-model
    • serial
    • markov-model
    • ordinal

    Notes:

    • Imputation and E-M for handling missing first observation; does not cover other missings or irregular time points

      Emphasis of paper is on the case where the first observation of Y is a response, and one wants to impute the time zero state.

      Points to Diggle et al 2nd edition 2002 as primary reference for Markov ordinal models.

      Discusses interacting covariates with previous state but doesn't use that in their examples.

       

  • A mixed autoregressive probit model for ordinal longitudinal data

    Type Journal Article
    Author Cristiano Varin
    Author Claudia Czado
    URL https://doi.org/10.1093/biostatistics/kxp042
    Volume 11
    Issue 1
    Pages 127-138
    Publication Biostatistics
    ISSN 1465-4644
    Date January 1, 2010
    Journal Abbr Biostatistics
    DOI 10.1093/biostatistics/kxp042
    Accessed 12/22/2020, 8:37:28 AM
    Library Catalog Silverchair
    Abstract Longitudinal data with binary and ordinal outcomes routinely appear in medical applications. Existing methods are typically designed to deal with short measurement series. In contrast, modern longitudinal data can result in large numbers of subject-specific serial observations. In this framework, we consider multivariate probit models with random effects to capture heterogeneity and autoregressive terms for describing the serial dependence. Since likelihood inference for the proposed class of models is computationally burdensome because of high-dimensional intractable integrals, a pseudolikelihood approach is followed. The methodology is motivated by the analysis of a large longitudinal study on the determinants of migraine severity.
    Date Added 12/22/2020, 8:37:28 AM
    Modified 12/22/2020, 8:38:02 AM

    Tags:

    • serial
    • probit
    • autoregressive-correlation-structure
    • ordinal
  • A proportional odds transition model for ordinal responses with an application to pig behaviour

    Type Journal Article
    Author I. Lara
    Author John Hinde
    Author Ariane Castro
    Author Iran Silva
    Pages 1-16
    Publication Journal of Applied Statistics
    Date June 2, 2016
    Journal Abbr Journal of Applied Statistics
    DOI 10.1080/02664763.2016.1191623
    Library Catalog ResearchGate
    Abstract Categorical data are quite common in many fields of science including in behaviour studies in animal science. In this article, the data concern the degree of lesions in pigs, related to the behaviour of these animals. The experimental design corresponded to two levels of environmental enrichment and four levels of genetic lineages in a completely randomized factorial with data collected longitudinally over four time occasions. The transition models used for the data analysis are based on stochastic processes and Generalized Linear Models. In general, these are not used for analysis of longitudinal data but they are useful in many situations as in this study. We present some aspects of this class of models for the stationary case. The proportional odds transition model is used to construct the matrix of transition probabilities and a function was developed in the R system to fit this model. The likelihood ratio test was used to verify the assumption of odds ratio proportionality and to select the structure of the linear predictor. The methodology used allowed for the choice of a model that can be used to explain the relationship between the severity of lesions in pigs and the use of the environmental enrichment.
    Date Added 12/22/2020, 8:32:55 AM
    Modified 12/22/2020, 8:33:13 AM

    Tags:

    • serial
    • multistate-model
    • ordinal
  • Multivariate dynamic model for ordinal outcomes

    Type Journal Article
    Author F. Chaubert
    Author F. Mortier
    Author L. Saint André
    URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047259X08000237
    Volume 99
    Issue 8
    Pages 1717-1732
    Publication Journal of Multivariate Analysis
    ISSN 0047-259X
    Date September 1, 2008
    Journal Abbr Journal of Multivariate Analysis
    DOI 10.1016/j.jmva.2008.01.011
    Accessed 12/22/2020, 8:26:15 AM
    Library Catalog ScienceDirect
    Language en
    Abstract Individual or stand-level biomass is not easy to measure. The current methods employed, based on cutting down a representative sample of plantations, make it possible to assess the biomasses for various compartments (bark, dead branches, leaves, …). However, this felling makes individual longitudinal follow-up impossible. In this context, we propose a method to evaluate individual biomasses by compartments when these are ordinals. Biomass is measured visually and observations are therefore not destructive. The technique is based on a probit model redefined in terms of latent variables. A generalization of the univariate case to the multivariate case is then natural and takes into account of dependency between compartment biomasses. These models are then extended to the longitudinal case by developing a Dynamic Multivariate Ordinal Probit Model. The performance of the MCMC algorithm used for the estimation is illustrated by means of simulations built from known biomass models. The quality of the estimates and the impact of certain parameters, are then discussed.
    Date Added 12/22/2020, 8:26:15 AM
    Modified 12/22/2020, 8:26:37 AM

    Tags:

    • serial
    • ordinal
  • Estimating time-to-event from longitudinal ordinal data using random-effects Markov models: application to multiple sclerosis progression.

    Type Journal Article
    Author M. Mandel
    Author R. Betensky
    Publication Biostatistics
    Date 2008
    DOI 10.1093/biostatistics/kxn008
    Library Catalog Semantic Scholar
    Abstract Longitudinal ordinal data are common in many scientific studies, including those of multiple sclerosis (MS), and are frequently modeled using Markov dependency. Several authors have proposed random-effects Markov models to account for heterogeneity in the population. In this paper, we go one step further and study prediction based on random-effects Markov models. In particular, we show how to calculate the probabilities of future events and confidence intervals for those probabilities, given observed data on the ordinal outcome and a set of covariates, and how to update them over time. We discuss the usefulness of depicting these probabilities for visualization and interpretation of model results and illustrate our method using data from a phase III clinical trial that evaluated the utility of interferon beta-1a (trademark Avonex) to MS patients of type relapsing-remitting.
    Short Title Estimating time-to-event from longitudinal ordinal data using random-effects Markov models
    Date Added 12/22/2020, 8:16:15 AM
    Modified 12/22/2020, 8:17:19 AM

    Tags:

    • random-effects
    • serial
    • markov-model
    • ordinal
    • derived-outcome

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  • A mixed autoregressive probit model for ordinal longitudinal data

    Type Journal Article
    Author Cristiano Varin
    Author Claudia Czado
    URL https://doi.org/10.1093/biostatistics/kxp042
    Volume 11
    Issue 1
    Pages 127-138
    Publication Biostatistics
    ISSN 1465-4644
    Date January 1, 2010
    Journal Abbr Biostatistics
    DOI 10.1093/biostatistics/kxp042
    Accessed 12/22/2020, 8:07:13 AM
    Library Catalog Silverchair
    Abstract Longitudinal data with binary and ordinal outcomes routinely appear in medical applications. Existing methods are typically designed to deal with short measurement series. In contrast, modern longitudinal data can result in large numbers of subject-specific serial observations. In this framework, we consider multivariate probit models with random effects to capture heterogeneity and autoregressive terms for describing the serial dependence. Since likelihood inference for the proposed class of models is computationally burdensome because of high-dimensional intractable integrals, a pseudolikelihood approach is followed. The methodology is motivated by the analysis of a large longitudinal study on the determinants of migraine severity.
    Date Added 12/22/2020, 8:07:13 AM
    Modified 12/22/2020, 8:08:58 AM

    Tags:

    • random-effects
    • serial
    • probit
    • autoregressive-correlation-structure
    • ordinal
  • Random effects dynamic panel models for unequally spaced multivariate categorical repeated measures: an application to child–parent exchanges of support

    Type Journal Article
    Author Fiona Steele
    Author Emily Grundy
    URL https://rss.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/rssc.12446
    Rights © 2020 The Authors. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics) published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal Statistical Society
    Volume n/a
    Issue n/a
    Publication Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics)
    ISSN 1467-9876
    Date 2020
    Extra _eprint: https://rss.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/rssc.12446
    DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/rssc.12446
    Accessed 11/22/2020, 8:31:16 AM
    Library Catalog Wiley Online Library
    Language en
    Abstract Exchanges of practical or financial help between people living in different households are a major component of intergenerational exchanges within families and an increasingly important source of support for individuals in need. Using longitudinal data, bivariate dynamic panel models can be applied to study the effects of changes in individual circumstances on help given to and received from non-coresident parents and the reciprocity of exchanges. However, the use of a rotating module for collection of data on exchanges leads to data where the response measurements are unequally spaced and taken less frequently than for the time-varying covariates. Existing approaches to this problem focus on fixed effects linear models for univariate continuous responses. We propose a random effects estimator for a family of dynamic panel models that can handle continuous, binary or ordinal multivariate responses. The performance of the estimator is assessed in a simulation study. A bivariate probit dynamic panel model is then applied to estimate the effects of partnership and employment transitions in the previous year and the presence and age of children in the current year on an individual’s propensity to give or receive help. Annual data on respondents’ partnership, employment status and dependent children, and data on exchanges of help collected at 2- and 5-year intervals are used in this study.
    Short Title Random effects dynamic panel models for unequally spaced multivariate categorical repeated measures
    Date Added 11/22/2020, 8:31:16 AM
    Modified 11/22/2020, 8:32:30 AM

    Tags:

    • multivariate
    • longitudinal
    • serial
    • ordinal

    Notes:

    • Method is purely autoregressive without a marginal interpretation (i.e., is non-causal for treatment comparisons)

  • A random-effects ordinal regression model for multilevel analysis

    Type Journal Article
    Author Donald Hedeker
    Author Robert D. Gibbons
    Volume 50
    Issue 4
    Pages 933-944
    Publication Biometrics
    Date 1994
    Extra Citation Key: hed94ran tex.citeulike-article-id= 13265793 tex.posted-at= 2014-07-14 14:10:04 tex.priority= 0
    Date Added 7/7/2018, 1:38:33 PM
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    Tags:

    • serial-data
    • ordinal-response
    • repeated-measures
    • longitudinal-data-analysis
    • mixed-effects-model
    • proportional-odds-model
    • clustering
    • maximum-marginal-likelihood
  • Joint modeling of multiple ordinal adherence outcomes via generalized estimating equations with flexible correlation structure

    Type Journal Article
    Author Zhen Jiang
    Author Yimeng Liu
    Author Abdus S. Wahed
    Author Geert Molenberghs
    URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sim.7560
    Volume 37
    Issue 6
    Pages 983-995
    Publication Stat Med
    Date 2018-03
    Extra Citation Key: jia17joi tex.citeulike-article-id= 14502199 tex.citeulike-linkout-0= http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sim.7560 tex.day= 15 tex.posted-at= 2017-12-13 13:12:21 tex.priority= 2
    DOI 10.1002/sim.7560
    Abstract Adherence to medication is critical in achieving effectiveness of many treatments. Factors that influence adherence behavior have been the subject of many clinical studies. Analyzing adherence is complicated because it is often measured on multiple drugs over a period, resulting in a multivariate longitudinal outcome. This paper is motivated by the Viral Resistance to Antiviral Therapy of Chronic Hepatitis C study, where adherence is measured on two drugs as a bivariate ordinal longitudinal outcome. To analyze such outcome, we propose a joint model assuming the multivariate ordinal outcome arose from a partitioned latent multivariate normal process. We also provide a flexible multilevel association structure covering both between and within outcome correlation. In simulation studies, we show that the joint model provides unbiased estimators for regression parameters, which are more efficient than those obtained through fitting separate model for each outcome. The joint method also yields unbiased estimators for the correlation parameters when the correlation structure is correctly specified. Finally, we analyze the Viral Resistance to Antiviral Therapy of Chronic Hepatitis C adherence data and discuss the findings.
    Date Added 7/7/2018, 1:38:33 PM
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    Tags:

    • longitudinal-data
    • serial-data
    • ordinal-response
    • gee
    • multiple-endpoints
  • A mixture of transition models for heterogeneous longitudinal ordinal data: with applications to longitudinal bacterial vaginosis data

    Type Journal Article
    Author Kyeongmi Cheon
    Author Marie E. Thoma
    Author Xiangrong Kong
    Author Paul S Albert
    URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sim.6151
    Volume 33
    Issue 18
    Pages 3204-3213
    Publication Stat Med
    Date 2014-08
    Extra Citation Key: che14mx tex.citeulike-article-id= 13448117 tex.citeulike-linkout-0= http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sim.6151 tex.day= 15 tex.posted-at= 2014-11-29 16:17:13 tex.priority= 2
    DOI 10.1002/sim.6151
    Abstract Markov models used to analyze transition patterns in discrete longitudinal data are based on the limiting assumption that individuals follow the common underlying transition process. However, when one is interested in diseases with different disease or severity subtypes, explicitly modeling subpopulation-specific transition patterns may be appropriate. We propose a model which captures heterogeneity in the transition process through a finite mixture model formulation and provides a framework for identifying subpopulations at different risks. We apply the procedure to longitudinal bacterial vaginosis study data and demonstrate that the model fits the data well. Further, we show that under the mixture model formulation, we can make the important distinction between how covariates affect transition patterns unique to each of the subpopulations and how they affect which subgroup a participant will belong to. Practically, covariate effects on subpopulation-specific transition behavior and those on subpopulation membership can be interpreted as effects on short-term and long-term transition behavior. We further investigate models with higher-order subpopulation-specific transition dependence.
    Date Added 7/7/2018, 1:38:33 PM
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    Tags:

    • serial-data
    • ordinal-response
    • transition-model
  • A Generalized Estimating Equation Method for Fitting Autocorrelated Ordinal Score Data with an Application in Horticultural Research

    Type Journal Article
    Author N. R. Parsons
    Author R. N. Edmondson
    Author S. G. Gilmour
    URL http://www.jstor.org/stable/3879106
    Volume 55
    Issue 4
    Publication Appl Stat
    Date 2006
    Extra Citation Key: par06gen tex.citeulike-article-id= 13265993 tex.citeulike-linkout-0= http://www.jstor.org/stable/3879106 tex.posted-at= 2014-07-14 14:10:09 tex.priority= 0
    Abstract Generalized estimating equations for correlated repeated ordinal score data are developed assuming a proportional odds model and a working correlation structure based on a first-order autoregressive process. Repeated ordinal scores on the same experimental units, not necessarily with equally spaced time intervals, are assumed and a new algorithm for the joint estimation of the model regression parameters and the correlation coefficient is developed. Approximate standard errors for the estimated correlation coefficient are developed and a simulation study is used to compare the new methodology with existing methodology. The work was part of a project on post-harvest quality of pot-plants and the generalized estimating equation model is used to analyse data on poinsettia and begonia pot-plant quality deterioration over time. The relationship between the key attributes of plant quality and the quality and longevity of ornamental pot-plants during shelf and after-sales life is explored.
    Date Added 7/7/2018, 1:38:33 PM
    Modified 11/8/2019, 8:01:59 AM

    Tags:

    • longitudinal-data
    • serial-data
    • ordinal-response
    • proportional-odds-model
  • Cumulative logit models for ordinal data: a case study involving allergic rhinitis severity scores

    Type Journal Article
    Author David J. Lunn
    Author Jon Wakefield
    Author Amy Racine-Poon
    Volume 20
    Pages 2261-2285
    Publication Stat Med
    Date 2001
    Extra Citation Key: lun01cum tex.citeulike-article-id= 13265215 tex.posted-at= 2014-07-14 14:09:52 tex.priority= 0
    Date Added 7/7/2018, 1:38:33 PM
    Modified 11/8/2019, 8:01:59 AM

    Tags:

    • serial-data
    • random-effects
    • repeated-measurements
    • bugs-code
    • generalized-ordinal-regression-models-using-latent-variables
    • mixed-effects-models
  • A Bayesian hierarchical model for multi-level repeated ordinal data: Analysis of oral practice examinations in a large anaesthesiology training programme

    Type Journal Article
    Author Ming Tan
    Author Yinsheng Qu
    Author Ed Mascha
    Author Armin Schubert
    Volume 18
    Pages 1983-1992
    Publication Stat Med
    Date 1999
    Extra Citation Key: tan99bay tex.citeulike-article-id= 13264930 tex.posted-at= 2014-07-14 14:09:46 tex.priority= 0
    Date Added 7/7/2018, 1:38:33 PM
    Modified 11/8/2019, 8:01:59 AM

    Tags:

    • serial-data
    • ordinal-response
    • repeated-measures
    • ordinal-regression
    • bayesian-model
  • The analysis of longitudinal ordinal data with nonrandom drop-out

    Type Journal Article
    Author G. Molenberghs
    Author M. G. Kenward
    Author E. Lesaffre
    Volume 84
    Pages 33-44
    Publication Biometrika
    Date 1997
    Extra Citation Key: mol97ana tex.citeulike-article-id= 13264602 tex.posted-at= 2014-07-14 14:09:38 tex.priority= 0
    Date Added 7/7/2018, 1:38:33 PM
    Modified 11/8/2019, 8:01:59 AM

    Tags:

    • ordinal-response
    • informative-censoring
    • repeated-measurements
    • serial-measurements
    • missing-values
    • dale-model
    • em
    • nonrandom-drop-out