Analysis of longitudinal and survival data: joint modeling, inference methods, and issues (Q764437)

Summary: In the past two decades, joint models of longitudinal and survival data have received much attention in the literature. These models are often desirable in the following situations: (i) survival models with measurement errors or missing data in time-dependent covariates, (ii) longitudinal models with informative dropouts, and (iii) a survival process and a longitudinal process are associated via latent variables. In these cases, separate inferences based on the longitudinal model and the survival model may lead to biased or inefficient results. We provide a brief overview of joint models for longitudinal and survival data and commonly used methods, including the likelihood method and two-stage methods.