Matser-thesis

This respository contains the R code used in the master's thesis: ... . This thesis was the result of the collaboration between Hasselt univesity.

Respository Structure-

The repository is organised by the thesis chapters outlined below. The data used in this project orginates from a single-center ICD registry. Due to privacy regulations and data protection agreements, this dataset is not publicly available and is not included in this repository. However, the code, workflow and analysis pipeline provided here can help others understand how the models were applied in this thesis.

Contents overview

Chapter 1: Introduction

• Background
• Research Question
• Ethical Thinking, Societal Relevance and stakeholder Awareness
• Structure of the Thesis

Chapter 2: Data

Chapter 3: Methods

• Missing Data
• Survival Analysis
• Cox Proprortional Hazards Model
• Competing Risk Models
• Landmark Modelling (Dynamic Prediction)
• Model Evaluation and Comparison

Chapter 4: Exploratory Analysis

• Descriptive Statistics
• Exploratory Analysis for Mort_HTX_VAD
• Exploratory Analysis for a First Appropriate ICD Therapy

Chapter 5: Results

• Cox Proprortional Hazards Model
• Competing Risk Model
• Landmark Models
• Missing Data: Sensitivity Analysis