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ArticleJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2023

Advantages and disadvantages of using theory-based versus data-driven models with social and behavioral determinants of health data.

Robin R Austin, Tara M McLane, David S Pieczkiewicz, Terrence Adam, Karen A Monsen

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Article in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Robin R AustinSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1993-4623
Tara M McLaneDakota County Public Health, Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4421-2083
David S PieczkiewiczInstitute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Terrence AdamInstitute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Karen A MonsenSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0196-9799

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Abstract

objectiveTheory-based research of social and behavioral determinants of health (SBDH) found SBDH-related patterns in interventions and outcomes for pregnant/birthing people. The objectives of this study were to replicate the theory-based SBDH study with a new sample, and to compare these findings to a data-driven SBDH study. MATERIALS AND

methodsUsing deidentified public health nurse-generated Omaha System data, 2 SBDH indices were computed separately to create groups based on SBDH (0-5+ signs/symptoms). The data-driven SBDH index used multiple linear regression with backward elimination to identify SBDH factors. Changes in Knowledge, Behavior, and Status (KBS) outcomes, numbers of interventions, and adjusted R-squared statistics were computed for both models.

resultsThere were 4109 clients ages 13-40 years. Outcome patterns aligned with the original research: KBS increased from admission to discharge with Knowledge improving the most; discharge KBS decreased as SBDH increased; and interventions increased as SBDH increased. Slopes of the data-driven model were steeper, showing clearer KBS trends for data-driven SBDH groups. The theory-based model adjusted R-squared was 0.54 (SE = 0.38) versus 0.61 (SE = 0.35) for the data-driven model with an entirely different set of SBDH factors.

conclusionsThe theory-based approach provided a framework to identity patterns and relationships and may be applied consistently across studies and populations. In contrast, the data-driven approach can provide insights based on novel patterns for a given dataset and reveal insights and relationships not predicted by existing theories. Data-driven methods may be an advantage if there is sufficiently comprehensive SBDH data upon which to create the data-driven models.

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Nurses, Community HealthVocabulary, ControlledFemaleHumansPregnancySocial Determinants of Healthdata analysisimpact analysisOmaha Systemother clinical informatics applicationspublic healthsocial determinants of health

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PMID37494964
PMCPMC10586042

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