Using natural language processing to facilitate the harmonisation of mental health questionnaires: a validation study using real-world data.

Journal: BMC psychiatry
Published Date: Jul 24, 2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pooling data from different sources will advance mental health research by providing larger sample sizes and allowing cross-study comparisons; however, the heterogeneity in how variables are measured across studies poses a challenge to this process.

Authors

  • Eoin McElroy
    School of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK. e.mcelroy@ulster.ac.uk.
  • Thomas Wood
  • Raymond Bond
    Ulster University, School of Computing, York St, Northern Ireland.
  • Maurice Mulvenna
    School of Computing, Ulster University, Belfast, UK.
  • Mark Shevlin
    School of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.
  • George B Ploubidis
    Centre for Longitudinal Studies, University College London, London, UK.
  • Mauricio Scopel Hoffmann
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Avenida Roraima 1000, Building 26, office 1353, Santa Maria, 97105-900, Brazil.
  • Bettina Moltrecht
    Centre for Longitudinal Studies, University College London, London, UK.

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