Characterizing time in longitudinal trauma research.
Despite the proliferation of longitudinal trauma research, careful attention to timing of assessments is often lacking. Patterns in timing of assessments, alternative time structures, and the treatment of time as an outcome are discussed and illustrated using trauma data.
King
Daniel W
DW
Boston University and VA Boston Healthcare System, USA. danking@bu.edu
King
Lynda A
LA
McArdle
John J
JJ
Grimm
Kevin
K
Jones
Russell T
RT
Ollendick
Thomas H
TH
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005390:Fires; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015233:Models, Statistical; D040921:Stress Disorders, Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors