addPriorObservation: Compute the number of days of prior observation in the...

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

Compute the number of days of prior observation in the current observation period at a certain date

Description

Compute the number of days of prior observation in the current observation period at a certain date

Usage

addPriorObservation(
  x,
  indexDate = "cohort_start_date",
  priorObservationName = "prior_observation",
  priorObservationType = "days",
  name = NULL,
  type = "numeric"
)

Arguments

x	A table containing individuals in a CDM reference.
indexDate	Name of a date column in x, or a single date to use for all rows, used as the reference date.
priorObservationName	Name of the prior-observation column to add.
priorObservationType	Whether to return a "date" or a number of "days".
name	Name of the new table. If NULL, a temporary table is returned.
type	Type of the created column(s). Counts, days, age, and observation durations can be "numeric" or "integer". Flag columns can also be "logical". Field columns can use "auto" to preserve the source type, or can be converted to "numeric", "integer", "logical", or "character".

Value

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

Examples

library(PatientProfiles)

cdm <- mockPatientProfiles(source = "duckdb")

cdm$cohort1 |>
  addPriorObservation()

PatientProfiles documentation built on Aug. 22, 2026, 1:07 a.m.