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  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics

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  • Population-level intervention evaluations are crucial for policy development.
  • Pre-post designs are common in suicide prevention but have limitations.
  • Accurate assessment of interventions requires careful methodological consideration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare three common designs for evaluating population-level suicide prevention interventions: pre-post, difference-in-difference, and Poisson regression.
  • To identify the strengths and limitations of each design in controlling for time trends and confounding factors.
  • To provide recommendations for best practices in evaluating suicide prevention strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of three epidemiological study designs: pre-post, difference-in-difference, and Poisson regression.
  • Examination of assumptions and potential biases associated with each design.
  • Focus on the ability of each method to control for underlying time trends and confounding variables.

Main Results:

  • Pre-post and difference-in-difference designs yield biased estimates if time trends or confounding exist.
  • Poisson regression models, incorporating time covariates, can effectively control for time trends and confounding.
  • Regression methods offer more reliable association estimates for population-level interventions.

Conclusions:

  • Regression methods controlling for time effects should be the default for evaluating population-level interventions and exposures.
  • Pre-post and difference-in-difference designs are suitable only when data limitations preclude time-effect modeling.
  • Adopting advanced statistical approaches enhances the validity of suicide prevention research and policy.