Kumari B, Goyal N, El Morr C. Predictive Models for Canadian Healthcare Workers Mental Health During COVID-19.
J Prim Care Community Health 2024;
15:21501319241241468. [PMID:
38511839 PMCID:
PMC10958798 DOI:
10.1177/21501319241241468]
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Abstract
PURPOSE
COVID-19 impact on the population's mental health has been reported worldwide. Predicting healthcare workers' mental health and life stress is needed to proactively plan for future emergencies.
DESIGN
Statistics Canada has surveyed Canadian healthcare workers and those working in healthcare settings to gauge their perceived mental health and perceived life stress.
SETTING
A cross-sectional survey of healthcare workers in Canada.
SUBJECTS
A sample of 18,139 healthcare workers respondents.
ANALYSIS
Eight algorithms, including Logistic Regression, Random Forest (RF), Naive Bayes (NB), K Nearest Neighbours (KNN), Adaptive boost (AdaBoost), Multi-layer perceptron (MLP), XGBoost, and LightBoost. AUC scores, accuracy and precision were measured for all models.
RESULTS
XGBoost provided the highest performing model AUC score (AUC = 82.07%) for predicting perceived mental health, and Random Forest performed the best for predicting perceived life stress (AUC = 77.74%). Perceived health, age group of participants, and perceived mental health compared to before the pandemic were found to be the most important 3 features to predict perceived mental health and perceived stress. Perceived mental health compared to before the pandemic was the most important predictor for perceived life stress.
CONCLUSION
Our models are highly predictive of healthcare workers' perceived mental health and life stress. Implementing scalable, non-expensive virtual mental health solutions to address mental health challenges in the workplace could mitigate the impact of workplace conditions on healthcare workers' mental health.
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