Abstract:
:A propensity score is the probability that a participant is assigned to the treatment group based on a set of baseline covariates. Propensity scores provide an excellent basis for equating treatment groups on a large set of covariates when randomization is not possible. This article provides a nontechnical introduction to propensity scores for clinical researchers. If all important covariates are measured, then methods that equate on propensity scores can achieve balance on a large set of covariates that mimics that achieved by a randomized experiment. We present an illustration of the steps in the construction and checking of propensity scores in a study of the effectiveness of a health coach versus treatment as usual on the well-being of seriously ill individuals. We then consider alternative methods of equating groups on propensity scores and estimating treatment effects including matching, stratification, weighting, and analysis of covariance. We illustrate a sensitivity analysis that can probe for the potential effects of omitted covariates on the estimate of the causal effect. Finally, we briefly consider several practical and theoretical issues in the use of propensity scores in applied settings. Propensity score methods have advantages over alternative approaches to equating groups particularly when the treatment and control groups do not fully overlap, and there are nonlinear relationships between covariates and the outcome.
journal_name
J Consult Clin Psycholjournal_title
Journal of consulting and clinical psychologyauthors
West SG,Cham H,Thoemmes F,Renneberg B,Schulze J,Weiler Mdoi
10.1037/a0036387subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-10-01 00:00:00pages
906-19issue
5eissn
0022-006Xissn
1939-2117pii
2014-12451-001journal_volume
82pub_type
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1037//0022-006x.60.4.518
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
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doi:10.1037//0022-006x.70.5.1099
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1037/0022-006X.75.5.785
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:2000-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1037/a0017411
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1037//0022-006x.59.4.558
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1037//0022-006x.66.2.270
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
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更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1037//0022-006x.69.5.831
更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00