Early dietitian referral in lung cancer : use of machine learning

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OBJECTIVES: The Dietetic Assessment and Intervention in Lung Cancer (DAIL) study was an observational cohort study. It triaged the need for dietetic input in patients with lung cancer, using questionnaires with 137 responses. This substudy tested if machine learning could predict need to see a dietitian (NTSD) using 5 or 10 measures.

METHODS: 76 cases from DAIL were included (Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; RSH: 56, Frimley Park Hospital; FPH 20). Univariate analysis was used to find the strongest correlates with NTSD and 'critical need to see a dietitian' CNTSD. Those with a Spearman correlation above ±0.4 were selected to train a support vector machine (SVM) to predict NTSD and CNTSD. The 10 and 5 best correlates were evaluated.

RESULTS: 18 and 13 measures had a correlation above ±0.4 for NTSD and CNTSD, respectively, producing SVMs with 3% and 7% misclassification error. 10 measures yielded errors of 7% (NTSD) and 9% (CNTSD). 5 measures yielded between 7% and 11% errors. SVM trained on the RSH data and tested on the FPH data resulted in errors of 20%.

CONCLUSIONS: Machine learning can predict NTSD producing misclassification errors <10%. With further work, this methodology allows integrated early referral to a dietitian independently of a healthcare professional.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

BMJ supportive & palliative care - 14(2024), 1 vom: 21. Feb., Seite 56-59

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chung, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Phillips, Iain [VerfasserIn]
Allan, Lindsey [VerfasserIn]
Westran, Naomi [VerfasserIn]
Hug, Adele [VerfasserIn]
Evans, Philip M [VerfasserIn]

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Cachexia
Journal Article
Lung
Observational Study
Symptoms and symptom management

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Date Completed 23.02.2024

Date Revised 23.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003487

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NLM335806708