Potentially inappropriate polypharmacy is an important predictor of 30-day emergency hospitalisation in older adults: a machine learning feature validation study.

Journal: Age and ageing
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Machine learning (ML) models in healthcare are crucial for predicting clinical outcomes, and their effectiveness can be significantly enhanced through improvements in accuracy, generalisability, and interpretability. To achieve widespread adoption in clinical practice, risk factors identified by these models must be validated in diverse populations.

Authors

  • Robert T Olender
    Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. rto20@bath.ac.uk.
  • Sandipan Roy
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India.
  • Prasad S Nishtala
    Department of Life Sciences & Centre for Therapeutic Innovation, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.