I am struggling with the interpretation of the AFT model, Cox proportional hazard model and discrete-time hazard model. *My question is:* Can the **coefficients in discrete-time hazard model** also be interpreted (e.g. by using `glm` or `glmer` in `R`) in the way described below. That means, "**Positive coefficients imply the survival time is lengthened; hence, the hazard rate is decreasing**" and the other way around? Is there any way to show this mathematically? What I read so far (e.g. http://monogan.myweb.uga.edu/teaching/pd/16duration2.pdf and https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/6026/how-do-i-interpret-expb-in-cox-regression and https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/45954/interpreting-cox-regression): **AFT model** - In case of the AFT (Accelerated Failure Time) model a coefficient of .2 indicates a reduction of survival time by this factor, meaning that in this case the event is experienced five times faster. - In a proportional hazard model: 1. Positive coefficients imply the hazard rate is increasing; hence, the survival time is shortened. 2. Negative coefficients imply the hazard rate is decreasing; hence, the survival time is lengthened. **Cox proportional hazard model** * In the Cox model a coefficient indicates an increase in the log hazard rate. * In an accelerated failure time model: 1. Positive coefficients imply the survival time is lengthened; hence, the hazard rate is decreasing. 2. Negative coefficients imply the survival time is shortened; hence, the hazard rate is increasing **Discrete-time hazard model** In the discrete hazard model the regression coefficient reflects the log of the odds-ratio, hence the interpretation as a k-fold increase in risk.