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  • Statistics
  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics

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  • Causal inference requires the untestable assumption of no unmeasured confounding.
  • Sensitivity analysis is crucial for quantifying the impact of unmeasured confounding on causal estimates.
  • Existing methods like latent confounder and sensitivity function approaches have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and extend Bayesian sensitivity analysis methods for time-varying treatment effects.
  • To address time-varying unmeasured confounding in longitudinal observational data.
  • To provide practical guidance on implementing these advanced sensitivity analysis techniques.

Main Methods:

  • Developed Bayesian sensitivity analysis with latent confounding variables.
  • Extended the Bayesian sensitivity function approach.
  • Applied methods to longitudinal observational data with time-varying unmeasured confounding.
  • Conducted simulation studies to evaluate performance.

Main Results:

  • The developed Bayesian methods effectively estimate time-varying treatment effects under unmeasured confounding.
  • Simulation studies demonstrated the robustness and performance of the proposed approaches.
  • Application to a pediatric disease registry provided practical insights.

Conclusions:

  • The extended Bayesian sensitivity analysis methods offer a robust framework for causal inference with unmeasured confounding.
  • These methods are valuable for analyzing longitudinal observational data in complex health research.
  • The study provides practical guidance for implementing sensitivity analysis in real-world settings.