ArticleThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific2021
Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) in Chongqing, China, 2017: An artificial intelligence and big data method estimating the burden of disease at city level.
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Abstract
backgroundA universally applicable approach that provides standard HALE measurements for different regions has yet to be developed because of the difficulties of health information collection. In this study, we developed a natural language processing (NLP) based HALE estimation approach by using individual-level electronic medical records (EMRs), which made it possible to calculate HALE timely in different temporal or spatial granularities.
methodsWe performed diagnostic concept extraction and normalisation on 13•99 million EMRs with NLP to estimate the prevalence of 254 diseases in WHO Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD). Then, we calculated HALE in Chongqing, 2017, by using the life table technique and Sullivan's method, and analysed the contribution of diseases to the expected years "lost" due to disability (DLE).
findingsOur method identified a life expectancy at birth (LE
interpretationThe results demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of EMRs-based HALE estimation. Moreover, the method allowed for a potentially transferable framework that facilitated a more convenient comparison of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on HALE between regions. In summary, this study provided insightful solutions to the global ageing and health problems that the world is facing.
fundingNational Key R and D Program of China (2018YFC2000400).
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