Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Performance of Prediction Models for Death by Suicide After Mental Health Visits.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Clinical prediction models estimated with health records data may perpetuate inequities.

Objective

To evaluate racial/ethnic differences in the performance of statistical models that predict suicide.

Design, setting, and participants

In this diagnostic/prognostic study, performed from January 1, 2009, to September 30, 2017, with follow-up through December 31, 2017, all outpatient mental health visits to 7 large integrated health care systems by patients 13 years or older were evaluated. Prediction models were estimated using logistic regression with LASSO variable selection and random forest in a training set that contained all visits from a 50% random sample of patients (6 984 184 visits). Performance was evaluated in the remaining 6 996 386 visits, includ

SUBMITTER: Coley RY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8082428 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature