A Health Decision Support Framework for the Prediction of Cognitive Ability in Older People

Hui Yang, Peter A. Bath

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Abstract

Deterioration in cognitive functioning has become a serious public health burden due to aging of the population. Strategies for maintaining cognitive abilities with age are needed critically. The objectives of this study were: first to build a system that could accurately predict reduced cognitive function in older adults and; second, through this, to identify features that predict reduced cognitive function. Three tests of cognitive ability were investigated using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA). Six machine learning algorithms were separately implemented in the system and their performance was compared in terms of the three cognitive tests. For each cognitive test, potentially important risk factors were identified as protective factors against cognitive aging. The findings from this study enhance our understanding of the underlying mechanisms that affect cognitive aging.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of Fifth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology
PublisherSpringer
Pages395–405
ISBN (Electronic)9789811558597
ISBN (Print)9789811558580
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 1 Oct 2020
EventFifth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology - Brunel University, London, United Kingdom
Duration: 20 Feb 202021 Feb 2020

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
PublisherSpringer
Volume1184
ISSN (Print)2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)2194-5365

Conference

ConferenceFifth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology
Abbreviated titleICICT 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period20/02/2021/02/20

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