Impact of Weather and Pollution on COPD-Related Hospitalizations, Readmissions, and Emergency Visits by Integrating Claims and Environmental Data to Build Human-Centered Decision Tools
| Autor: | Jakob Bjorner, Rudy Banerjee, Divya Mehrish, Monica Sharma, Laurent D. Hasson, Jakka Sairamesh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Systems V ISBN: 9783030855390 IHIET (Paris) |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-85540-6_63 |
| Popis: | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., particularly impacting elderly populations (Learn about COPD. American Lung Association.). In this study, we integrate advanced machine learning methods with health patterns, environmental exposures, and patient outcomes, identifying the value of human-centered decision making tools. With the aim of reducing the negative effects of COPD at a zipcode level, this research investigates how risk variables such as age, sex, underlying conditions, and environmental exposures impact 30-day hospitalization, readmission, and emergency visit rates in New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida – urban areas that experience high annual rates of hospitalization. Our aim is to help patients preemptively prevent exacerbations of COPD by providing clinicians with visual tools to anticipate environmental changes so that they can offer more timely care to vulnerable populations. This study found that weather and pollution have strong impacts on COPD-related hospitalizations and ER visits and a moderate effect on 30-day readmissions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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