A commonly used method for evaluating a hospital's performance on an outcome is to compare the hospital's observed outcome rate to the hospital's expected outcome rate given its patient (case) mix and service. The process of calculating the hospital'...
Health literacy is essential for promoting well-being and the ability to make informed decisions. We investigated the level of health literacy in Brazil and identified the predictive factors that influence it. Our data contribute to the international...
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
Mar 12, 2025
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to explore a broad range of predictors of generativity in older adults. The study included over 60 predictors across multiple domains, including personality, daily functioning, socioeconomic factors, health status, and me...
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Feb 1, 2025
RATIONALE: Limited health literacy (HL) leads to poor health outcomes, psychological stress, and misutilization of medical resources. Although interventions aimed at improving HL may be effective, identifying patients at risk of limited HL in the cli...
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to leverage machine learning techniques to analyze administrative claims and socioeconomic data, with the aim of identifying and interpreting the risk factors associated with high-dose opioid prescribing.
This research aims to enhance our comprehensive understanding of the influence of type-2 diabetes on the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk, its underlying determinants, and to construct precise predictive models capable of accurately ...
What predicts cross-country differences in the recovery of socioeconomic activity from the COVID-19 pandemic? To answer this question, we examined how quickly countries' socioeconomic activity bounced back to normalcy from disruptions caused by the C...
Reproductive health issues, including unsafe pregnancy termination, remain a significant concern for women in developing nations. This study focused on investigating and predicting pregnancy termination in Bangladesh by employing a hybrid machine lea...