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Machine Learning-Based 30-Day Hospital Readmission Predictions for COPD Patients Using Physical Activity Data of

Vijay Kumar Verma¹, Wen-Yen Lin^1,2

¹Department of Electrical Engineering, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan 33302, Taiwan.

|August 25, 2022

Summary

Machine learning accurately predicts 30-day hospital readmissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients using daily physical activity (PA) data. This approach can improve patient care and reduce healthcare costs.

Keywords:

COPD COVID-19 activity index hospital readmission machine learning physical activity readmission prediction

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Area of Science:

Pulmonary Medicine
Biomedical Engineering
Data Science

Background:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has the highest 30-day hospital readmission rate.
Daily physical activity (PA) is a key indicator of health status and readmission risk in COPD patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To predict 30-day hospital readmissions in COPD patients using continuous PA data and machine learning (ML).
To identify nonlinear classification characteristics of risk factors influencing readmissions.

Main Methods:

Collected PA data from 16 COPD patients over 3877 days.
Extracted clinical information from hospital records.
Developed and validated ML models to analyze PA data and predict readmissions.

Main Results:

Prediction-based performance achieved 70.35% accuracy in predicting readmissions.
Event-based performance achieved 72.73% precision in predicting total 30-day readmissions.

Conclusions:

Continuous PA data can effectively predict hospital readmissions in COPD patients.
Accurate readmission prediction can enhance patient care, reduce medical costs, and guide interventions like lifestyle changes and promoting PA.