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Using State Administrative Data to Measure Program Performance [PDF]

We use administrative data from Missouri to examine the sensitivity of earnings impact estimates for a job training program based on alternative nonexperimental methods.
Peter R. Mueser, Alexey Gorislavsky, Kenneth R. Troske   +2 more
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Pulsed electric field, cryoballoon, and radiofrequency for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation: a propensity score-matched comparison

Europace
Aims Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has emerged as a novel, non-thermal energy source to selectively ablate cardiac tissue. We describe a multicentre experience on pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) via the pentaspline Farapulse™ PFA system vs.
D. D. Della Rocca, Lorenzo Marcon, M. Magnocavallo, Roberto Mené, L. Pannone, S. Mohanty, V. Sousonis, A. Sorgente, A. Almorad, A. Bisignani, A. Głowniak, A. Del Monte, G. Bala, M. Polselli, S. Mouram, V. L. La Fazia, Erwin Ströker, C. Gianni, S. Zeriouh, S. Bianchi, J. Sieira, S. Combes, A. Sarkozy, P. Rossi, S. Boveda, A. Natale, C. de Asmundis, Gian-Battista Cheirchia   +27 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Application of the Generalized Propensity Score. Evaluation of public contributions to Piedmont enterprises. [PDF]

In this article, we apply a generalization of the propensity score of Rosenbaum and Rubin (1983b). Techniques based on the propensity score have long been used for causal inference in observational studies for reducing bias caused by non-random treatment
Mattei, Alessandra, Bia, Michela
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Obesity Subtypes and Longitudinal Trajectories of Function Over Seven Years of Follow‐Up: Data From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Obesity, defined by body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2, is a risk factor for functional limitations in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, function varies among such individuals. Our objective was to evaluate the implications of obesity subtypes on longitudinal patterns of physical functioning in people with or at risk for knee OA ...
Kristine Godziuk, Sarah Tilley, Michael LaValley, Michael C. Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James C. Torner, Tuhina Neogi, for the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study Group   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Programme Evaluation by Propensity Score Matching: Accounting for Treatment Intensity and Health Externalities with an Application to Brazil [PDF]

Most of the literature on health programme evaluation has estimated average programme impacts relying on either: (i) data on the presence or absence of an intervention in a particular locality, or (ii) data on individual participation in the health ...
Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo
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Safety of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From a Large Administrative Claims Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The concern that nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may precipitate flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has limited their use in managing musculoskeletal symptoms in those with IBD, but safety data are mixed. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with IBD aged at least 18 years from Optum's deidentified ...
Adam S. Mayer, Rui Xiao, Meenakshi Bewtra, Michael D. George, Pamela F. Weiss   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case Study About Why It Can Be Difficult To Test Whether Propensity Score Analysis Works in Field Experiments

Journal of Methods and Measurement in the Social Sciences, 2012
Peikes, Moreno and Orzol (2008) sensibly caution researchers that propensity score analysis may not lead to valid causal inference in field applications.
Thomas D. Cook, Peter M. Steiner, William R. Shadish   +2 more
doaj  

Does radiotherapy improve the prognosis of limb liposarcoma? A retrospective study based on propensity score matching

Holistic Integrative Oncology
Purpose This study aimed to assess whether adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) can improve prognosis outcomes in patients with limb liposarcoma (LPS) and to identify independent prognostic factors.
Keyi Wang, Jiahao Zhang, Binghao Li, Haochen Mou, Zhengming Yang, Nong Lin, Zhaoming Ye, Hao Qu   +7 more
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Associations of Lifestyle‐Related Factors and Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity: The Dutch South West Psoriatic Arthritis Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to investigate lifestyle‐related factors in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and their association with disease activity measurements. Methods This multicenter cohort included 938 patients who were newly diagnosed with PsA between 2013 and 2023.
Batoul Hojeij, Ilja Tchetverikov, Marc R. Kok, Marijn Vis, Yvonne Goekoop‐Ruiterman, Jessica Bijsterbosch, Paul Baudoin, Reinhard Bos, Jos H. van der Kaap, Petra Kok, Lindy‐Anne Korswagen, Jolanda J. Luime   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Propensity Score Matching to Balance the Baseline Characteristics.

Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2021
Jiaqi Liang, Zhengyang Hu, C. Zhan, Qun Wang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source