This function returns a data.frame with the relevant
information on immunization for the study. An individual is considered
immunized after the characteristic time for the immune response of the
vaccine passes. This time is provided to the function by the parameter
immunization_delay. By default, it is set to 0. The function searches
for vaccine dates based on the end of the follow-up period of each
individual defined by the censoring date (if provided), outcome delay
(if present), and end of the study.
The function also works with vaccination information spread across several
columns. If this is the case, the parameter vacc_date_col must be passed
as a vector with the names of all the columns to use.
The function uses by default the latest date found. However, it can also
select the first date by setting take_first = TRUE.
The function returns a column with the immunization date (immunization)
and a vaccine status column (vaccine_status) that is constructed based on
immunization. For several vaccines, the function also returns the name of
the column of the vaccine that was selected as immunizing
(immunizing_dose). If different custom names (e.g., brands) are associated
with each vaccine date, the function can return the custom name of the
vaccine selected as immunizing. This information must be passed in the
parameter vacc_name_col, as a vector in the same order as vacc_date_col.
Usage
make_immunization(
data_set,
outcome_date_col,
censoring_date_col,
vacc_date_col,
vacc_name_col,
vaccinated_status,
unvaccinated_status,
immunization_delay,
end_cohort,
take_first = FALSE
)Arguments
- data_set
data.framewith cohort information.- outcome_date_col
Name of the column that contains the outcome dates.
- censoring_date_col
Name of the column that contains the censoring date.
- vacc_date_col
Name of the column(s) that contain the vaccine dates.
- vacc_name_col
Name of the column(s) that contain custom vaccine names for the vaccines (e.g. brand name, type of vaccine)
- vaccinated_status
Status assigned to the vaccinated population.
- unvaccinated_status
Status assigned to the unvaccinated population.
- immunization_delay
Characteristic time in days before the patient is considered immune.
- end_cohort
End date of the study.
- take_first
FALSE: takes the latest vaccine date.TRUE: takes the earliest vaccine date.