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Modules for modelling people

Modules to model the characteristics, relationships, behaviours, risk factors and outcomes of young people and individuals who interact with young people are collectively referred to as the “Spring To Life” model. The currently available modules listed here will be supplemented by additional unreleased work in progress.

Add metadata to datasets of individual human records

Appending appropriate metadata to datasets of individual unit records can facilitate partial automation of some modelling tasks. This tutorial describes how a module from the youthvars R package can help you to add metadata to a youth mental health dataset so that it can be more readily used by other ready4 modules.

Validate variable total scores

Vector based classes can be used to help validate variable values. This tutorial describes how to do that with sub-module classes exported as part of the youthvars R package.

Score health utility

Using modules from the scorz R package, individual responses to a multi-attribute utility instrument survey can be converted into health utility total scores. This tutorial describes how to do for adolescent AQoL-6D health utility.

Explore candidate utility mapping models

Using modules from the specific R package, it is possible to undertake an exploratory utility mapping analysis. This tutorial illustrates a hypotehtical example of exploring how to map to EQ-5D health utility.

Implement a utility mapping study

Using modules from the TTU R package, it is possible to implement a fully reproducible utility mapping study. This tutorial illustrates the main steps using a hypothetical AQoL-6D utility mapping study.

Find and deploy utility mapping models

Using tools (soon to be formalised into ready4 modules) from the youthu R package, it is possible to find and deploy relevant utility mapping algorithms. This tutorial illustrates the main steps for predicting AQoL-6D utility from psychological and functional measures collected on clinical samples of young people.

Use utility mapping algorithms to help implement cost-utility analyses

Using tools (soon to be formalised into ready4 framework modules) from the youthu R package, it is possible to use utility mapping algorithms to help implement cost-utility analyses. This tutorial illustrates the main steps for doing so using psychological and functional measures collected on clinical samples of young people.

Develop choice models

Using tools (soon to be formalised into ready4 framework modules) from the mychoice R package, it is possible to develop choice models from responses to a discrete choice experiment survey.

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