SUMMARY We consider a Markov structure for partially unobserved time-varying compliance classes in the Imbens-Rubin (1997, The Annals of Statistics 25, 305-327) compliance model framework. The context is a longitudinal randomized intervention study where subjects are randomized once at baseline, outcomes and patient adherence are measured at multiple follow-ups, and patient adherence to their r...

OBJECTIVE To prevent wrong surgery, the WHO 'Safe Surgery Checklist' was introduced in 2008. The checklist comprises a time-out procedure (TOP): the final step before the start of the surgical procedure where the patient, surgical procedure and side/site are reviewed by the surgical team. The aim of this study is to evaluate the extent to which hospitals carry out the TOP before anaesthesia in ...

BACKGROUND Whether the primary care physician's assessment of patient compliance is a valuable prognostic marker to identify patients who are at increased risk of death, or merely reflects measurement of various treatment parameters such as HbA1C or other laboratory markers is unclear. The objective of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the prognostic value of the physicians' asse...

Cervical cancer represents the second common cancer in women and is a major public health issue in Ireland and worldwide. Despite appropriate treatment of precancerous lesions, women with dysplasia are at relatively increased risk, and require follow up. We aimed to evaluate the compliance rate with follow up cytology advice given to patients discharged from the colposcopy clinic and to identif...

background: in recent years, dentists have more opportunity of treating patients infected with blood-borne pathogens. although compliance with infection control practice (icp) in dental practice is required, it is not still sufficiently spread in japan. objective: to identify factors associated with compliance with icps in the population of japanese dentists. methods: in a questionnaire-based c...