Methodology and Statistics
International Conference, 16 - 18 September 2002
FDV, Ljubljana, Slovenia


JOINT MODELLING OF LONGITUDINAL AND EVENT TIME DATA

Robin Henderson
Lancaster University
UK

Methods for the combined analysis of survival time and longitudinal data are reviewed and illustrated. `Joint modelling', as the topic has become known, integrates methods developed to handle dropout in longitudinal trials with techniques developed for survival data analysis with intermittent time-dependent covariates subject to measurement error. The talk will cover quick and simple exploratory methods, modelling strategies and their limitations, estimation and diagnostics.