Suicide prediction among older adults using Swedish National Registry Data: A machine learning approach using survival analysis
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
This thesis investigates the predictive modeling of suicidal behavioramong older adults in Sweden through the application of machine learning and survival analysis to data from Swedish National Registries. Theresearch utilizes longitudinal and static data characteristics, includingprescribed psychopharmaceuticals, medical conditions, and sociodemographic factors. By incorporating various survival analysis models suchas the Cox Proportional Hazards Model (CoxPH), Random SurvivalForest (RSF), and Gradient Boosting Survival Analysis (GBSA) withsequential machine learning techniques such as Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks, the study aims to enhance the predictive accuracy of suicidal tendencies among the elderly. The thesis concludes thatcombining these techniques provides insights into the risk of suicide attempts and completed suicides while also underscoring the challengesassociated with modeling national registry data and demonstrating anovel approach to addressing suicidal behavior.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 42
Keywords [en]
Survival Analysis, Regression, Classification, Suicide Prediction, Drug Prescriptions, Swedish National Register
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-54163OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-54163DiVA, id: diva2:1879929
External cooperation
Statistikkonulsterna Väst AB
Subject / course
Computer science and engineering
Educational program
Computer Science and Engineering, 300 credits
Supervisors
Examiners
2024-06-292024-06-292024-07-01Bibliographically approved