Modeling socio-demographic and clinical factors influencing psychiatric inpatient service use: a comparison of models for zero-Inflated and overdispersed count data

Modeling socio-demographic and clinical factors influencing psychiatric inpatient service use: a comparison of models for zero-Inflated and overdispersed count data

Abstract Background Psychiatric disorders may occur as a single episode or be persistent and relapsing, sometimes leading to suicidal behaviours. The exact causes of psychiatric disorders are hard to determine but easy access to health care services can help to reduce their severity. The aim of this...

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Main Authors: Sharmin Sharker, Lloyd Balbuena, Gene Marcoux, Cindy Xin Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Repeated hospitalizations
Zero-inflated models
Hurdle models
Model comparison
Model diagnosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01112-w

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