Competing risks are used to model life of systems with multiple failure modes where the observed failure is the minimum of the possible individual failures times. This research studies the effect ofignoring the risks by ...

Background and aims: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDis) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Even after the introduction of pharmacological therapy to lower Cholesterol, there is still a residual risk that may be ...

Background: The complex natural history of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections following a single HPV test can be modeled as competing-risks events (i.e., no-, transient- or persistent infection) in a longitudinal setting. ...

This study developed a measuring instrument of pressure-injury risk assessment competence for nursing education adopting theoretical procedures based on competence structuration to support the psychometric quality. The ...

Background: In Chile, the prevalence of depression is high, constituting one of the main reasons for seeking mental health assistance in institutional settings, but psychologists who are working in primary care report ...