Utilizing machine learning to identify fall predictors in India's aging population: findings from the LASI.

Journal: BMC geriatrics
PMID: 40097950

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Depression has a detrimental effect on an individual's mental and musculoskeletal strength multiplying the risk of fall incidents. The current study aims to investigate the association between depression and falls in older adults using machine learning (ML) approach and identify its various predictors.

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  • Mrinmoy Pratim Bharadwaz
    RWE/HEOR/ES, Axtria India Pvt. Limited, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
  • Jumi Kalita
    Department of Statistics, Lalit Chandra Bharali College, Guwahati, Assam, India.
  • Anandita Mitro
    Department of Economics and Finance, Bits Pilani, Hyderabad, India.
  • Aditi Aditi
    Department of Survey Research and Data Analytics, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, 400088, India. aditi.chaudhary72@gmail.com.

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