Yana Balduíno de Araújo
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Sérgio Ribeiro dos Santos
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Nívea Trindade de Araújo Tiburtino Neves
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Érika Leite da Silva Cardoso
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João Agnaldo Nascimento
ABSTRACT Objectives: Describe a predictive model of hospitalization frequency for children and adolescents with chronic disease. Methods: A decision tree-based model was built using a database of 141 children and adolescents with chronic disease admitted to a federal public hospital; 18 variables were included and the frequency of hospitalization was defined as the outcome. Results: The decision tree obtained in this study could properly classify 80.85% of the participants. Model reading provided an understanding that situations of greater vulnerability such as unemployment, low income, and limited or lack of family involvement in care were predictors of a higher frequency of hospitalization. Conclusions: The model suggests that nursing professionals should adopt prevention actions for modifiable factors and authorities should make investments in health promotion for non-modifiable factors. It also enhances the debate about differentiated care to these patients.
Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB) is a very useful tool for diagnosis of probable mild Alzheimer´s disease in a geriatric clinic
