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Time-Series Intervention Analysis Using ITSACORR: Fatal Flaws [PDF]

, 2007
The ITSACORR method (Crosbie, 1993, 1995) is evaluated for the analysis of two-phase interrupted time-series designs. It is shown that each component of the ITSACORR framework (including the structural model, the design matrix, the autocorrelation ...
Huitema, Bradley E., Laraway, Sean, McKean, Joseph W.   +2 more
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Interrupted time-series analysis: studying trends in neurosurgery [PDF]

Neurosurgical Focus, 2015
OBJECT Neurosurgery studies traditionally have evaluated the effects of interventions on health care outcomes by studying overall changes in measured outcomes over time. Yet, this type of linear analysis is limited due to lack of consideration of the trend’s effects both pre- and postintervention and the ...
Ricky H, Wong, Fabrice, Smieliauskas, I-Wen, Pan, Sandi K, Lam   +3 more
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Impacts of energy-efficiency investments on internal conditions in low-income households [PDF]

, 2017
Living in cold conditions poses a risk to health, in particular to low-income, fuel-poor households. Improving the energy efficiency of the housing stock may bring multiple positive health gains through improved indoor temperatures and reduced fuel ...
Grey, Charlotte, Jiang, Shiyu, Poortinga, Wouter, Tweed, Chris   +3 more
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Creating effective interrupted time series graphs: Review and recommendations [PDF]

Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
IntroductionInterrupted Time Series (ITS) studies may be used to assess the impact of an interruption, such as an intervention or exposure. The data from such studies are particularly amenable to visual display and, when clearly depicted, can readily show the short‐ and long‐term impact of an interruption. Further, well‐constructed graphs allow data to
Simon L. Turner, Amalia Karahalios, Andrew B. Forbes, Monica Taljaard, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Elizabeth Korevaar, Allen C. Cheng, Lisa Bero, Joanne E. McKenzie   +8 more
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The changes of prevalence and etiology of pediatric pneumonia from National Emergency Department Information System in Korea, between 2007 and 2014 [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2018
Purpose Understanding changes in pathogen and pneumonia prevalence among pediatric pneumonia patients is important for the prevention of infectious diseases.
Eun Ju Shin, Yunsun Kim, Jin-Young Jeong, Yu Mi Jung, Mi-Hee Lee, Eun Hee Chung   +5 more
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Contracting of private medical practitioners in a National Health Insurance pilot district: What has been the effect on primary healthcare utilisation indicators?

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2020
Background: In 2012, the National Department of Health in South Africa started contracting of private medical practitioners (MPs) as part of the first phase of National Health Insurance (NHI) in 11 pilot districts to improve access to healthcare.
Hillary Mukudu, Kennedy Otwombe, Adam Fusheini, Jude Igumbor   +3 more
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Influence of safety warnings on ESA prescribing among dialysis patients using an interrupted time series [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: In March, 2007, a black box warning was issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the lowest possible erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) doses for treatment of anemia associated with renal disease.
Dejian Lai, Dennis Cotter, Mae Thamer, Onkar Kshirsagar, Yi Zhang   +4 more
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Predicting number of traumas using the seasonal time series model

Archives of Trauma Research, 2019
Background: Road accidents and casualties resulted are among the current challenges of human societies, which have imposed a high cost on the economies of countries. Objectives: Prediction of accidents caused by driving incidents helps planners achieve a
Arash Nademi, Elham Shafiei, Esmaeil Fakharian, Gholamreza Kalvandi, Khalil Talaeizadeh   +4 more
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Impact of EMA regulatory label changes on systemic diclofenac initiation, discontinuation, and switching to other pain medicines in Scotland, England, Denmark, and The Netherlands [PDF]

, 2020
Purpose: In June 2013 a European Medicines Agency referral procedure concluded that diclofenac was associated with an elevated risk of acute cardiovascular events and contraindications, warnings, and changes to the product information were implemented ...
Bennie, Marion, Doney, Alexander S. F., Ernst, Martin Thomsen, Flynn, Robert W. V., Hallas, Jesper, Herings, Ron M. C., MacDonald, Thomas M., Mackenzie, Isla S., Mitchell, Lyn, Morales, Daniel R., Morant, Steve V., Morris, Carole, Nicholson, Lizzie, Overbeek, Jetty A., Pottegard, Anton, Robertson, Chris, Smits, Elisabeth, Wei, Li   +17 more
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Bayesian structural time series, an alternative to interrupted time series in the right circumstances

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2023
Compare two approaches to analyzing time series data-interrupted time series with segmented regression (ITS-SR) and Bayesian structural time series using the CausalImpact R package (BSTS-CI)-highlighting advantages, disadvantages, and implementation considerations.We analyzed electronic health records using each approach to estimate the antibiotic ...
Christopher Gianacas, Bette Liu, Martyn Kirk, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Josephine Belcher, Suzanne Blogg, David J. Muscatello   +6 more
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