requireObservationBeforeDrug: Restrict cohort to only cohort records with the given amount...

In DrugUtilisation: Summarise Patient-Level Drug Utilisation in Data Mapped to the OMOP Common Data Model

Restrict cohort to only cohort records with the given amount of prior observation time in the database

Description

Filter the cohort table keeping only the cohort records for which the individual has the required observation time in the database prior to their cohort start date.

Usage

requireObservationBeforeDrug(
  cohort,
  days,
  cohortId = NULL,
  name = omopgenerics::tableName(cohort)
)

Arguments

cohort	A cohort_table object.
days	Number of days of prior observation required before cohort start date. Any records with fewer days will be dropped.
cohortId	A cohort definition id to restrict by. If NULL, all cohorts will be included.
name	Name of the new cohort table, it must be a length 1 character vector.

Value

The cohort table having applied the prior observation requirement.

Examples

library(DrugUtilisation)
library(dplyr, warn.conflicts = FALSE)

cdm <- mockDrugUtilisation()

cdm$cohort1 <- cdm$cohort1 |>
  requireObservationBeforeDrug(days = 365)

attrition(cdm$cohort1) |>
  glimpse()

DrugUtilisation documentation built on July 3, 2025, 1:08 a.m.