Comparison of three statistical methods for analysis of fall predictors in people with dementia: Negative binomial regression (NBR), regression tree (RT), and partial least squares regression (PLSR)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-389

  Eriksson, Staffan ^a,b   Lundquist, Anders ^a   Gustafson, Yngve ^b   Lundin Olsson, Lillemor ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Dementia and falls; Fall predictors; Negative binomial regression; Partial least squares regression; Regression tree

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL REGRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGRESSION TREE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 69349092812     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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