addFutureObservation: Compute the number of days till the end of the observation...

In PatientProfiles: Identify Characteristics of Patients in the OMOP Common Data Model

Compute the number of days till the end of the observation period at a certain date

Description

Compute the number of days till the end of the observation period at a certain date

Usage

addFutureObservation(
  x,
  indexDate = "cohort_start_date",
  futureObservationName = "future_observation",
  futureObservationType = "days",
  name = NULL
)

Arguments

x	Table with individuals in the cdm.
indexDate	Variable in x that contains the date to compute the demographics characteristics.
futureObservationName	Future observation variable name.
futureObservationType	Whether to return a "date" or the number of "days".
name	Name of the new table, if NULL a temporary table is returned.

Value

cohort table with added column containing future observation of the individuals.

Examples

library(PatientProfiles)

cdm <- mockPatientProfiles(source = "duckdb")

cdm$cohort1 |>
  addFutureObservation()

PatientProfiles documentation built on Feb. 24, 2026, 5:10 p.m.