diff --git a/vignettes/references.bib b/vignettes/references.bib index 57604635..879be004 100644 --- a/vignettes/references.bib +++ b/vignettes/references.bib @@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ +@article{chandler, +author = {Chandler, Conor O. and Proskorovsky, Irina}, +title = {Uncertain about uncertainty in matching-adjusted indirect comparisons? A simulation study to compare methods for variance estimation}, +journal = {Research Synthesis Methods}, +volume = {15}, +number = {6}, +pages = {1094-1110}, +keywords = {bootstrap, matching-adjusted indirect comparison, robust sandwich estimator, simulation study, uncertainty, variance}, +doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1759}, +url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jrsm.1759}, +year = {2024} +} + @article{Bucher, title = {The results of direct and indirect treatment comparisons in meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials}, journal = {Journal of Clinical Epidemiology}, diff --git a/vignettes/unanchored_binary.Rmd b/vignettes/unanchored_binary.Rmd index d1f8652f..df0b69c5 100644 --- a/vignettes/unanchored_binary.Rmd +++ b/vignettes/unanchored_binary.Rmd @@ -162,3 +162,7 @@ result_boot <- maic_unanchored( result_boot$inferential$fit$boot_res_AB ``` + +Note that the bootstrap in unanchored analysis only uses resampling of internal IPD trial population and assumes there is no uncertainty in the comparator trial population (i.e. estimated mean outcomes). [@chandler] Therefore, we recommend the use of sandwich estimators for the variance calculation in the unanchored analysis. + +# References diff --git a/vignettes/unanchored_survival.Rmd b/vignettes/unanchored_survival.Rmd index 10a76ba9..fc8b4b4d 100644 --- a/vignettes/unanchored_survival.Rmd +++ b/vignettes/unanchored_survival.Rmd @@ -165,3 +165,7 @@ result_boot <- maic_unanchored( result_boot$inferential$fit$boot_res_AB ``` + +Note that the bootstrap in unanchored analysis only uses resampling of internal IPD trial population and assumes there is no uncertainty in the comparator trial population (i.e. estimated mean outcomes). [@chandler] Therefore, we recommend the use of sandwich estimators for the variance calculation in the unanchored analysis. + +# References