Create SCCS simulation settings

Create SCCS simulation settings

createSccsSimulationSettings(
  meanPatientTime = 4 * 365,
  sdPatientTime = 2 * 365,
  minAge = 18 * 365,
  maxAge = 65 * 365,
  minBaselineRate = 0.001,
  maxBaselineRate = 0.01,
  minCalendarTime = as.Date("2000-01-01"),
  maxCalendarTime = as.Date("2010-01-01"),
  eraIds = c(1, 2),
  patientUsages = c(0.2, 0.1),
  usageRate = c(0.01, 0.01),
  meanPrescriptionDurations = c(14, 30),
  sdPrescriptionDurations = c(7, 14),
  simulationRiskWindows = list(createSimulationRiskWindow(relativeRisks = 1),
    createSimulationRiskWindow(relativeRisks = 1.5)),
  includeAgeEffect = TRUE,
  ageKnots = 5,
  includeSeasonality = TRUE,
  seasonKnots = 5,
  includeCalendarTimeEffect = TRUE,
  calendarTimeKnots = 5,
  outcomeId = 10
)

Arguments

meanPatientTime

Mean number of observation days per patient.

sdPatientTime

Standard deviation of the observation days per patient.

minAge

The minimum age in days.

maxAge

The maximum age in days.

minBaselineRate

The minimum baseline rate (per day).

maxBaselineRate

The maximum baseline rate (per day).

minCalendarTime

The minimum date patients are to be observed.

maxCalendarTime

The maximum date patients are to be observed.

eraIds

The IDs for the covariates to be generated.

patientUsages

The fraction of patients that use the drugs.

usageRate

The rate of prescriptions per person that uses the drug.

meanPrescriptionDurations

The mean duration of a prescription, per drug.

sdPrescriptionDurations

The standard deviation of the duration of a prescription, per drug.

simulationRiskWindows

One or a list of objects of type SimulationRiskWindow as created using the createSimulationRiskWindow() function. function.

includeAgeEffect

Include an age effect for the outcome?

ageKnots

Number of knots in the age spline.

includeSeasonality

Include seasonality for the outcome?

seasonKnots

Number of knots in the seasonality spline.

includeCalendarTimeEffect

Include a calendar time effect for the outcome?

calendarTimeKnots

Number of knots in the calendar time spline.

outcomeId

The ID to be used for the outcome.

Value

An object of type SccsSimulationSettings.

Details

Create an object of settings for an SCCS simulation.