Predicting clinically significant motor function improvement after contemporary task-oriented interventions using machine learning approaches.

Journal: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Accurate prediction of motor recovery after stroke is critical for treatment decisions and planning. Machine learning has been proposed to be a promising technique for outcome prediction because of its high accuracy and ability to process large volumes of data. It has been used to predict acute stroke recovery; however, whether machine learning would be effective for predicting rehabilitation outcomes in chronic stroke patients for common contemporary task-oriented interventions remains largely unexplored. This study aimed to determine the accuracy and performance of machine learning to predict clinically significant motor function improvements after contemporary task-oriented intervention in chronic stroke patients and identify important predictors for building machine learning prediction models.

Authors

  • Hiren Kumar Thakkar
    Department of Computer Science Engineering and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bennett University, Plot Nos 8-11, TechZone II, Greater Noida, 201310, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Wan-Wen Liao
    Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  • Ching-yi Wu
    Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wenhua 1st Rd, Taoyuan, Taiwan. cywu@mail.cgu.edu.tw.
  • Yu-wei Hsieh
    Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wenhua 1st Rd, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  • Tsong-Hai Lee
    i Department of Neurology and Stroke Center , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan , Taiwan.