Differential behaviour of a risk score for emergency hospital admission by demographics in Scotland-A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: The Scottish Patients at Risk of Re-Admission and Admission (SPARRA) score predicts individual risk of emergency hospital admission for approximately 80% of the Scottish population. It was developed using routinely collected electronic health records, and is used by primary care practitioners to inform anticipatory care, particularly for individuals with high healthcare needs. We comprehensively assess the SPARRA score across population subgroups defined by age, sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation, and geographic location. For these subgroups, we consider differences in overall performance, score distribution, and false positive and negative rates, using causal methods to identify effects mediated through age, sex, and deprivation. We show that the score is well-calibrated across sub

SUBMITTER: Thoma I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11651550 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature