cchsflow 1.8.2
2021-06-23
Bug Fixes
- Fixes to
age_cat_fun() to support decimal values from DHHGAGE_cont.
- Documentation corrections to
pack_years_fun() and time_quit_smoking_fun().
New variable
- SMKDSTY_cat3: 3 category smoking status derived variable.
cchsflow 1.8.1
2021-01-25
Bug Fixes
- Correct breaking specification errors for diet_score.
cchsflow 1.8.0
2021-01-22
Features
- New function
merge_rec_data() that merges and labels transformed CCHS datasets.
Minor improvements
- Improved support for
tagged_na in derived variables. Additional documentation added for creating derived variables in the tagged_na article.
- Updates to labels and variable classification on
variables.csv and variable_details.csv.
New variables
- COPD_Emph_der: derived variable that determines if a respondent has either COPD or Emphysema.
- ADL_score_5: derived variable that scores the number of daily tasks that a respondent needs help with.
- diet_score: derived variable that scores respondents based on daily consumption of fruit, vegetables, and fruit juice.
- smoke_simple: derived variable that identifies respondents smoking status.
- time_quit_smoking: derived variable that estimates approximate time since respondent has quit smoking if they are a former smoker.
- LBFA_31A/LBFA_31A_a/LBFA_31A_b: Occupation group. 3 different variables with differing categories were created to harmonize between CCHS cycles.
- CCC_041: Fibromyalgia.
- CCC_061: Back problems.
- CCC_081: Migraine headaches.
- CCC_290: Anxiety disorder.
cchsflow 1.7.1
2020-09-16
Minor improvements
- Corrections to typos in tagged_na article.
- Refactor
recTo values for GEOGPRV to values specified in CCHS.
New variables
- GEODPMF: Health region. Specified for the 2013-14 & 2014 CCHS cycles.
- id_year: ID variable that appends data_name to ADM_RNO, creating a unique identifier for all respondents.
cchsflow 1.7.0
2020-09-11
Breaking changes
- Notation in recFrom column of
variable_details.csv is now changed to interval notation (e.g. 7:9 is now denoted as [7,9]).
Features
- New
description column added to variables.csv to allow a description of variables.
- New
role column added to variables.csv to allow users to set roles for variable manipulation.
New variables
Age: 1. DHHGAGE_5: age variable categorized into 5 20-year age groups. Used in all CCHS cycles. 2. DHHGAGE_D: age variable categorized into 8 10-year age groups. Used in all CCHS cycles.
Depression: 1. DPSDPP: Depression Scale - Predicted Probability. Used in all CCHS cycles. 2. DPSDSF: Depression Scale - Short Form Score. Used in all CCHS cycles 3. DIS_10G: Frequency - distress: felt sad / depressed - past month. Used in CCHS cycles 2005-2014. 4. DIS_10H: Frequency - distress: depressed/nothing cheers - past month. Used in CCHS cycles 2005-2014. 5. DPSDMT: Specific month when felt depressed. Used in all CCHS cycles. 6. DPSDWK: Number of weeks felt depressed - (D). Used in all CCHS cycles. 7. DPS_02: Felt sad/blue/depressed - 2 weeks or more - 12 mo. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 8. DPS_03: Sad/depressed - length feelings lasted - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 9. DPS_04: Sad/depressed - frequency - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 10. DPS_05: Sad/depressed - lose interest in things - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 11. DPS_06: Sad/depressed - felt tired out / low on energy - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 12. DPS_07: Sad/depressed - weight change - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 13. DPS_08A: Sad/depressed - weight change (amount) - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 14. DPS_08B: Sad/depressed - weight change (lb/kg) - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 15. DPS_09: Sad/depressed - trouble falling asleep - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 16. DPS_10: Sad/depressed trouble falling asleep - frequency - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 17. DPS_11: Sad/depressed - trouble concentrating - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 18. DPS_12: Sad/depressed - felt down on self - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 19. DPS_13: Sad/depressed - thought a lot about death - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 20. DPS_14: Sad/depressed - number of weeks - 12 mo. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012.
Influenza: 1. FLU_160: Ever had a flu shot. Used in all CCHS cycles. 2. FLU_162: Last time had flu shot. Used in all CCHS cycles.
cchsflow 1.6.0
2020-03-30
Breaking changes
- Refactored derived variable functions to handle tagged_na
- Added new parameter ALW_1 to
binge_drinker_fun()
Bug Fixes
- Bug fix to
resp_condition_fun1() that was not correctly handling respondents under 35 with respiratory conditions
Variables
- New SDC_5A_1 - Knowledge of official languages. Used in CCHS cycles 2011-2014
- New SDCDFOLS - First official language spoken. Used in CCHS cycles 2011-2014
- New SDCGLHM - Languages spoken at home. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2014
- New SDCGLNG - Languages - can converse in. Used in CCHS cycles 2001-2010
cchsflow 1.5.2
2020-03-24
Bug Fixes
- Fixes to typos in
variables.csv & variable_details.csv
cchsflow 1.5.1
2020-03-20
Minor improvements
- Minor hotfix in description of package
cchsflow 1.5.0
2020-03-20
Breaking changes
- Modified internal list index access to be compliant with R 4.0.
- Added
attach_data_name: new argument for adding data_name to rec_with_table() return
Variables
- New ADL_der - derived “needs help with task” variable.
- New RACDPAL_fun - custom function to derive RACDPAL for the 2001 CCHS survey cycle.
- New ADL_07 - Needs help with heavy household chores. Recoded variable used in CCHS cycles 2001-2005.
- New ADM_RNO - Sequential record number used in all CCHS cycles.
- New RAC_2B - Reduction in activities at school or work due to disability variable used only in the 2001 CCHS survey cycle
- New INCGPER_cont - continuous personal income variable harmonized across all CCHS cycles
Minor improvements
- New article that describes overlaps in certain CCHS datasets
- Documentation on GEN_02A2 variable
- Expanded derived variables section in How to add variables article
- Added example in get started that uses new attach_data_name argument in
rec_with_table()
cchsflow 1.4.4
2020-03-03
Features
- Docsearch added to website
- New article on getting started with cchsflow
Bug fixes
- Refactor to
pct_time_fun function to output value from 0-100% as opposed to 0-1
- Refactor to respiratory functions to better capture respondents under 35 with respiratory conditions
Minor improvements
- Improvements to warning outputs in
rec_with_table()
- Improvements to labels in
variables.csv & variable_details.csv
cchsflow 1.4.3
2020-02-21
Minor improvements
- Minor documentation improvements in vignettes and home page
cchsflow 1.4.2
2020-02-19
Bug fixes and minor improvements
- New badges and documentation updates to reflect package being added to CRAN
- Fixed bug in
rec_with_table() to include all values in recFrom column
- Improvements in labelling of variables in
variables.csv & variable_details.csv, as well as labelling of derived categorical variables
cchsflow 1.4.1
2020-02-11
Minor improvements
- Suppressed warning messages in function examples
- Minor edits & corrections to tagged_na, variable_details, and how to add variables articles.
- Minor changes to titles of sample datasets
- Minor refactor in
rec_with_table() to match output type with specified toType for derived variables
- Bug fixes to Reference page
cchsflow 1.4.0
2020-02-10
Breaking changes
- Added to _p suffix to the names of datasets & databaseStarts to denote CCHS PUMF data
Features
- Badges added to
README.md with usethis.
Variables
- New multiple conditions - derived multiple chronic conditions variable
- Modifications to derived respiratory condition variable to include respondents with asthma.
Minor improvements
cchsflow 1.3.2
2020-02-04
Variables
Minor improvements
cchsflow 1.3.1
2020-01-28
Variables
- New CCC_31A. Ever diagnosed with cancer
- New CCC_072. Ever diagnosed with hypertension
- New CCC_073. Taken blood pressure medication in the last month
- New HCU_1AA. Has regular medical doctor
cchsflow 1.3.0
2020-01-23
Breaking changes
- Changed
print_note() parameter in rec_with_table() to notes.
Variables
- New food_insecurity_der. Derived food insecurity variable.
Major improvements
message() is now used to print messages onto console. This enables the ability to easily suppress console output for testing purposes.
Minor improvements and bug fixes
- Minor edits to
DESCRIPTION
cchsflow 1.2.0
2020-01-13
Breaking changes
- Changed dataset_name to database_name
- Added a simple
rec_with_table() function call that uses data variable name as database_name as well as default variables and variable_details that come with the package.
Minor improvements and bug fixes
- Autolinked DOI in
DESCRIPTION
- Fixes to R chunks and minor edits in
README.md
- Modified tests and examples to use the new simplified
rec_with_table() call
- Modified vignettes to reflect use of new
rec_with_table() call
cchsflow 1.1.0
2020-01-08
Breaking changes
New features
- Added warnings to
set_data_labels() when a variable is present in details but missing in variables and vice versa.
- Added automated testing for functions
Minor improvements and bug fixes
- Updated
DESCRIPTION to expand description of package and added The Ottawa Hospital as author.
- Refactored
age_cat_fun() to account for age below 0 and include warning messages for respiratory functions.
- Added trailing white space removal to
set_data_labels().
- Added trailing white space removal to startVariable during
rec_with_table().
- Added missing contributing code of conduct page.
- Minor formatting changes on vignettes and
README.md for better clarity.
- Fixed broken links in articles.
cchsflow 1.0.1
2019-12-19
Features
- Updated
LICENSE
- Bug fixes to hyperlinks in README.md and NEWS.md
cchsflow 1.0.0
2019-12-18
News
- Submitted package to CRAN
Features
- Switched formatting to snake_case
- Corrections to “using cchsflow” article
- Removed DDI files
Dependency Changes
- Dependency lowered to R 3.2
- Dependency set for haven (>= 1.1.2)
- Dependency set for dplyr (>= 0.8.2)
- Dependency set for sjlabelled (>= 1.0.17)
- Dependency set for stringr (>= 1.2.0)
- Added bllflow functions to package to avoid dependency to package
cchsflow 0.2.3
2019-11-29
Features
- Updated example in the introduction to reflect data that is now included in the cchsflow package.
- Updates to vignettes to reflect latest version of package
- Updates to variables.csv & variableDetails.csv
Variables
- New DHHGAGE_C - categorical age variable that groups various age categories across all CCHS cycles. Based on the continuous age variable (
DHHGAGE_cont) that is also harmonious across all CCHS cycles.
- New WTS_M - sampling weight variable
- New DHHGHSZ - household size
- New INCGHH_A, INCGHH_B, INCGHH_C, INCGHH_cont - Total household income from all sources. The categories for household income vary across CCHS cycles so three categorical variables were added along with a continuous variable that harmonizes household income across all CCHS cycles by taking the midpoint of each category.
cchsflow 0.2.2
2019-11-26
Features
- Updated ref branch of bllflow to match latest version of
RecWTable()
- Minor formatting changes in data, function, and derived variable documentation to improve readability
- Minor corrections to derived variables article
cchsflow 0.2.1
2019-11-19
Features
- Documentation for derived variable functions now available
- Documentation for derived alcohol variables now available
cchsflow 0.2.0
Features
- Added Support for derived variables alongside vignettes explaining how to add new variables
- Added R file with custom functions for derived variables
- Changed naming to support short database names ex. cchs2001
- Added sample data for example purposes
cchsflow 0.1.0 (First Version)
Features
- Added variables.csv that contains list of CCHS variables in cchsflow.
- Added variableDetails.csv that maps variables across CCHS cycles from 2001-2014
- Added Vignettes to describe the process of using RecWTable(part of bllflow) to combine the data