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Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe and illustrate three families of regression models for the analysis of multilevel survival data.
  • To demonstrate the application of these models using real-world data and common statistical software.

Main Methods:

  • Cox proportional hazards models with mixed effects, incorporating cluster-specific random effects.
  • Piecewise exponential survival models, equivalent to Poisson regression with exposure, extended with generalized linear mixed models for random effects.
  • Discrete time survival models using complementary log-log generalized linear models with random effects to handle within-cluster homogeneity.

Main Results:

  • The study illustrates the application of these three distinct multilevel survival analysis methods.
  • Demonstrations were performed using patient data from heart attack hospitalizations.
  • The methods were implemented and shown to be applicable using R, SAS, and Stata statistical programming languages.

Conclusions:

  • The described regression models provide effective frameworks for analyzing complex multilevel survival data.
  • These methods are versatile and applicable across various disciplines dealing with clustered observational data.
  • The availability of implementations in R, SAS, and Stata facilitates their practical application in research.