| Literature DB >> 28029718 |
Inbal Nahum-Shani1, Ashkan Ertefaie2, Xi Lucy Lu3, Kevin G Lynch4, James R McKay5, David W Oslin6, Daniel Almirall1.
Abstract
AIMS: To demonstrate how Q-learning, a novel data analysis method, can be used with data from a sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial (SMART) to construct empirically an adaptive treatment strategy (ATS) that is more tailored than the ATSs already embedded in a SMART.Entities:
Keywords: Adaptive interventions; Q-learning; Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART); adaptive treatment strategies; alcohol dependence; stepped-care
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 2017 PMID: 28029718 PMCID: PMC5431579 DOI: 10.1111/add.13743
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Addiction ISSN: 0965-2140 Impact factor: 6.526