Developing a machine learning model with enhanced performance for predicting COVID-19 from patients presenting to the emergency room with acute respiratory symptoms

Artificial Intelligence is playing a crucial role in healthcare by enhancing decision-making and data analysis, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. This virus affects individuals across all age groups, but its impact is more severe on the elderly and those with underlying health issues like c...

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Published in:	IET systems biology
Main Authors:	Alghamdi, Maha Mesfer, Alazwary, Naael H, Alsowayan, Waleed A, Algamdi, Mohmmed, Alohali, Ahmed F, Yasawy, Mustafa A, Alghamdi, Abeer M, Alassaf, Abdullah M, Alshehri, Mohammed R, Aljaziri, Hussein A, Almoqati, Nujoud H, Alghamdi, Shatha S, Bin Magbel, Norah A, AlMazeedi, Tareq A, Neyazi, Nashaat K, Alghamdi, Mona M, Alazwary, Mohammed N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 29-10-2024
Subjects:	big data ontologies (artificial intelligence) biomedical engineering
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Summary:	Artificial Intelligence is playing a crucial role in healthcare by enhancing decision-making and data analysis, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. This virus affects individuals across all age groups, but its impact is more severe on the elderly and those with underlying health issues like chronic diseases. This study aimed to develop a machine learning model to improve the prediction of COVID-19 in patients with acute respiratory symptoms. Data from 915 patients in two hospitals in Saudi Arabia were used, categorized into four groups based on chronic lung conditions and COVID-19 status. Four supervised machine learning algorithms-Random Forest, Bagging classifier, Decision Tree, and Logistic Regression-were employed to predict COVID-19. Feature selection identified 12 key variables for prediction, including CXR abnormalities, smoking status, and WBC count. The Random Forest model showed the highest accuracy at 99.07%, followed by Decision Tree, Bagging classifier, and Logistic Regression. The study concluded that machine learning algorithms, particularly Random Forest, can effectively predict and classify COVID-19 cases, supporting the development of computer-assisted diagnostic tools in healthcare.
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ISSN:	1751-8849 1751-8857 1751-8857
DOI:	10.1049/syb2.12101