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Vol. 69 No. 1 (2022), Research methodology

Vol. 69 No. 1 (2022)

Methodology for the elaboration of prognosis studies

Research methodology

Published 2022-07-02

Mario Enrique Rendón-Macías⁺⁻
Ana Sofía Castillo-Ivón⁺⁻

Mario Enrique Rendón-Macías

Universidad Panamericana, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Ciudad de México

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7310-6656

Ana Sofía Castillo-Ivón

Universidad Panamericana, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Ciudad de México

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5637-2098

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Keywords

Prognostic studies
Cohorts
Prognostic factors
Study design

Abstract

Prognostic studies are investigations to estimate the risk or probability of future outcomes in people with established disease. Ideally based on cohort studies where it is established: the time of onset or analysis of the evolution of a disease, the follow-up period for the outcome of interest, the type of outcome and the prognostic factors or markers to investigate. Ultimately, the decision on how to run and analyze forecast studies will depend on their purpose: exploratory, explanatory, or predictive.

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