Impact of observability period on the classification of COPD diagnosis timing among Medicare beneficiaries with lung cancer
The length of optimum LBP and continuous enrollment period depends on the context of the research question and the data generating mechanisms. Among Medicare beneficiaries, the best approach to identify diagnosis timing of COPD relative to lung cancer diagnosis is to use all available LBP with at least one year of required continuous enrollment.
Authors
- Eman Metwally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6969-5232)
- Sarah Soppe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2465-9377)
- Caroline A. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9990-9756)
- Jennifer L. Lund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1108-0689)
- Sharon Peacock Hinton
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLOS Digital Health
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000633
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- California Department of Public Health
- University of Southern California
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- University of California, San Francisco
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute