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  • Epidemiology

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  • Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis synthesizes individual-level data from multiple studies.
  • A significant challenge in IPD meta-analysis is harmonizing variables measured differently across studies.
  • Harmonization ensures variables are on the same scale for data pooling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a multiple imputation method for harmonizing 10 depression measures in an IPD meta-analysis of 19 adolescent depression trials.
  • To assess the accuracy of imputations when treating unmeasured depression measures as missing data.
  • To identify data features hindering successful harmonization and provide guidelines.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from an IPD meta-analysis of 19 adolescent depression trials.
  • Applied a multiple imputation approach to harmonize 10 distinct depression measures.
  • Treated depression measures not used in a specific study as missing data for imputation.
  • Employed diagnostic checks to evaluate the fit of the imputation model.

Main Results:

  • Despite efforts to reduce the application scale, accurate imputation of missing depression values was not achieved.
  • Specific data characteristics were identified as significant obstacles to successful harmonization.
  • The study highlights the difficulties in harmonizing heterogeneous depression measures within IPD meta-analysis.

Conclusions:

  • Multiple imputation presents challenges for harmonizing diverse depression measures in IPD meta-analysis.
  • Data features can impede the accuracy of imputation models for harmonization.
  • Guidelines are provided for the application of multiple imputation in future IPD meta-analysis harmonization efforts.