merge_to_episode: Merge to episode

In JayAchar/hisreportr: hisreportr: Automating MSF OCA EMR reporting

Description

Merge information back to treatment episodes based on patient ID numbers and dates.

Usage

merge_to_episode(
  df_episode,
  df_info,
  key_var,
  start_date,
  eval_date,
  post_start = FALSE
)

Arguments

df_episode	data frame containing episode data - each row is expected to have a unique treatment episode
df_info	data frame containing baseline information related to specific treatment episodes. Each row should have a unique collection date for each patient
key_var	bare name of the key variable linking the two data frames - normally patient_id
start_date	bare name of start episode variable in df_episode
eval_date	bare name of collection date variable in df_info
post_start	boolean flag to indicate whether information is entered after start of episode - e.g. treatment outcome.

Value

data frame with information attached to each treatment episode. Information is selected based on date of collection such that the closest information prior to the episode starting is selected

Examples

## Not run: 
merge_to_episode(df_episode = start,
df_info = reg, 
key_var = id, 
start_date = sdate,
eval_date = reg_date)

## End(Not run)

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